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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 410 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs of Vanport, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1364
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of Vanport, Oregon, before and after the flood of 1948. The photographs belonged to Dale Skovgaard and include images of Skovgaard and his family, who lived in Vanport at the time of the flood.

Dates: circa 1948

Carl Vermilya photograph of the Vanport Flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 257
Abstract

Black and white photograph of people abandoning cars to escape floodwaters in Vanport, Oregon.

Dates: 1948 May 30

John S. Volpe photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 274
Abstract

Photographs and printed materials relating to the work of John S. Volpe, an engineer for the Portland Electric Power Company (later named the Portland General Electric Company) in Portland, Oregon, who supervised the laying of underground utility cables. Images date from the mid-1920s to the early 1950s; they document electrical work throughout Portland, and include photographs of John S. Volpe, cable-laying and submerged-cable projects, and employees and company events.

Dates: 1917-1952

Ralph J. Voss photographic collection on the construction of the First National Bank of Oregon building

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 670
Abstract

Color slides depicting the construction and opening ceremony for the First National Bank of Oregon building at 1300 SE 5th Ave. in Portland, Oregon. The building is now the Wells Fargo Center. Ralph J. Voss (1910-2002) was president of the bank and oversaw the project to construct its headquarters. The building was reported by the Oregonian newspaper to be the tallest in the state at the time of its construction.

Dates: 1971-1972

Wagon train photograph by the Aune Studio, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1140
Abstract

Cabinet photograph depicting four covered wagons, with horses, livestock, and people. Background appears to be Mt. Hood. The mark and address of the Aune studio in Portland are printed on the card below the photograph.

Dates: circa 1890-circa 1905

Wallowa County (Or.) photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 766
Abstract

Twenty black and white photographic postcards, including duplicates, of places in Wallowa County, Oregon. A substantial number of the images depict scenes at Wallowa Lake; other places depicted in the collection include Wallowa Falls, Imnaha Canyon, Horseshoe Lake, Aneroid Lake, and the Wallowa Mountains.

Dates: circa 1874-1950

Frank M. Warren residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 703
Abstract

Twelve black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of the Frank M. Warren house at 969 SW St. Clair St. (originally 215 W. St. Clair St.) in Portland, Oregon. Warren (1876-1947) was the long-time president of the Port of Portland, a salmon packer and member of the Oregon State Fish Commission. His house was designed by Whidden & Lewis.

Dates: circa 1895-1930

Louise Savier Washburn photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 282
Abstract

Two albums containing photographs, clippings, and ephemera, and a small quantity of loose material that had been in the albums. Subjects include members of the Savier and Washburn families, and friends; Louise Savier Washburn; members of the Du Mond family; a trip to Europe; and scenes in Hawaii.

Dates: circa 1890-1960

Carleton E. Watkins photograph of block house near Upper Cascades, Columbia River

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1167
Abstract

Black and white cabinet photograph showing a two-story wooden blockhouse in a field or clearing.

Dates: circa 1867-1883

Aubrey R. Watzek photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 704
Abstract

Ten photographs of Aubrey R. Watzek and of his house, built by John Yeon in 1937. Watzek (1888-1973) was a Portland, Oregon, philanthropist, lawyer, and lumberman.

Dates: 1909-1965