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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 431 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Emil Smith family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 627
Abstract

Fifteen black and white photographs of Charles Emil Smith, Hedwig Smith, and family; family events; and the Smith house on the site of what is now Lair Hill Park in Portland, Oregon, between SW 2nd Avenue, SW Hooker Street, and SW Woods Street. Charles E. Smith (1839-1912) was born in Switzerland and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1863, where he established the Smith Brothers Iron Works with his brother Ferdinand. The Smith family also founded the Congress Hotel.

Dates: circa 1863-1912

Edward W. Smoron photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 905
Abstract

Photograph album of Edward W. Smoron (1915-2012) of Peru, Illinois, who was a member of Civilian Conservation Corps Company No. 1627 and was assigned to a CCC camp at China Flats near Powers, Coos County, Oregon, during 1933 and 1935. Includes photographs of personnel, camp life, work crews, barracks, and a trip to Crater Lake.

Dates: circa 1933-1935

South Auditorium Renewal Project photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1367
Abstract

Collection consists mainly of black-and-white photographs taken circa 1965-1966 during the South Auditorium Renewal Project. The photographs show buildings during construction, as well as the surrounding area. The collection also includes four architectural floor plans and newspaper clippings about the Portland Center high-rise apartments.

Dates: circa 1965-1969

Southern Oregon towns photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 125
Abstract

Album of black and white photographs depicting scenic views of towns in Southern Oregon, including Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford, and Ashland.

Dates: circa 1900

Southern Oregon views photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 124
Abstract

Album containing 28 black and white photographs depicting scenic views of Upper Klamath Lake, the Willamette River, the Rogue River Valley, and various Southern Oregon locations.

Dates: circa 1900

Sphagnum moss industry in Oregon photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 734
Abstract

Seventeen black and white photographs of sphagnum moss bogs, harvesting, drying, and transport in Oregon.

Dates: circa 1880-1929

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