Photographs
Found in 413 Collections and/or Records:
Valley Migrant League photographs
Collection consists of photographs taken primarily by staff of the Valley Migrant League for their program newspaper, "Opportunity News." Subjects depicted include VML-sponsored adult education and child care programs, working and living conditions for agricultural migrant laborers, labor organizing activities, and community events.
Fanny Van Duyn photographic collection
Small collection of black and white copy prints of photographs of and taken by Fanny B. Wright Van Duyn of Tygh Valley, Oregon. The bulk of the photographs are portraits of Native people on the Warm Springs Reservation.
Photographs of the Vanport (Or.) flood
Collection consists of 10 black-and-white photographs of the Vanport flood in 1948, taken by an unidentified photographer. Most of the photographs are aerial views showing the floodwaters, damaged and floating buildings, and other debris. Several photographs show people standing amid the wreckage.
Photographs of Vanport, Oregon
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.
Carl Vermilya photograph of the Vanport Flood
Black and white photograph of people abandoning cars to escape floodwaters in Vanport, Oregon.
John S. Volpe photographs collection
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.
Ralph J. Voss photographic collection on the construction of the First National Bank of Oregon building
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.
Wagon train photograph by the Aune Studio, Portland, Oregon
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.
Wallowa County (Or.) photographic collection
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.
Frank M. Warren residence photographic collection
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.