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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 424 Collections and/or Records:

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 272-B
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, including laying of tracks in East St. Johns in July 1952; railroad trains and tracks; railroad stations, particularly in Washington state; and interior views of railroad cars.

Dates: 1938-1954

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line scenes photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 272-A
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs by multiple photographers, circa 1920-1969, of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, from Portland, Oregon, to Spokane, Washington. A large number of the images were taken along the Columbia River and in the Columbia River Gorge. Also included are photographs of Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams, and aerial views of Portland and Spokane.

Dates: circa 1920-1969

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 78
Abstract

Collection consists of marketing and promotional photographs used by the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway. It includes images of rolling stock, railroad tracks, railroad stations, agriculture, street scenes, and landscapes.

Dates: 1890-1970

Charles A. Sprague photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 3
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and negatives of Charles A. Sprague (1887-1969), governor of Oregon from 1938-1942, as well as of his wife, Blanche Chamberlain Sprague, and their children, Wallace and Martha. The images depict Sprague's political activities, as well as the Sprague family's private life.

Dates: 1911-1972

Hilary K. Spray photographic collection on a walking trip around Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 538
Abstract

One album of black and white photographs taken on a walking trip in the summer of 1902, from Eugene, Oregon, up the coast to Astoria, to Mount Hood via Portland, and back to Eugene via Salem.

Dates: 1902

Spruce Division, Clatsop Co. photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 960
Abstract

Thirteen black and white photographs of the Spruce Division in Clatsop County, Oregon, including group portraits, work scenes, trestle building, and worker camps.

Dates: circa 1916-1918

St. Johns Bridge photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 888
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The images include close-ups of supports and cables, as well as scenic views of the bridge and its surroundings.

Dates: circa 1935

Starr Drilling employee photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1429
Abstract

Collection consists of 49 photographs, taken by an unknown employee of the Starr Drilling Company, showing flooding in Portland railyards and industrial buildings during the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood.

Dates: 1948

Starr family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 466
Abstract

Album of black and white photographs and postcards depicting members of the Silas Starr family and others. Images include portraits, residences, outdoor recreation, and locations, particularly in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, and on the Oregon Coast.

Dates: circa 1920-1928

Hettie V. Starr photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 449
Abstract

Album that belonged to Hettie V. Starr, containing black and white photographs, primarily card photographs and tintypes, as well as several loose photographs. The images are studio portraits of adults and children, most unidentified. Identified people include several members of the Starr family.

Dates: circa 1860-1940