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photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 472 Collections and/or Records:

Devers family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll351
Abstract

Papers and images relating to the Devers and Plagemann families. Henry d'Evers emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1858. His son, Arthur H. Devers (1858-1944), was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, and president of Closset & Devers. Arthur H. Devers' granddaughter Jean Elizabeth Plagemann (1909-1978) was the 1932 Oregon Women's Golf Association champion.

Dates: 1840-2000

Bill Devlin photographs of Canterbury Castle, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1073
Abstract

Color snapshots taken by general contractor Bill Devlin during remodeling work on the Canterbury Castle (or Canterbury House) at 2910 Canterbury Lane, Portland, Oregon. Includes views of the exterior and remodeling work being done on interior.

Dates: circa 1990

John Dierdoff photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 360
Abstract

Album containing 36 black and white photographs, which depict several ships; rural scenes; a small number of views of Oregon City, the Snake River, and the Willamette Falls Locks; and the interior and grounds of John C. Ainsworth's retirement home in Oakland, California.

Dates: circa 1880-1899

William H. Dierdorff family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 977
Abstract

Diaries, notebook, address book, and cashbook of William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903), and photographs and postcards relating to the family of his son William H. Dierdorff (1898-1975). Dierdorff emigrated to Oregon in 1856, and after working as a civil engineer and draftsman, became a Presbyterian minister.

Dates: 1896-1966; Majority of material found within 1896-1899

William Dills papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2140
Abstract

William Dills (1878-1932) was a popular stage actor in Portland, Oregon, and a member of the Baker Theatre Stock Company. Papers include an advertisement for the Baker Theatre company, with head shots of members including Dills, 1911; a manuscript fan letter, 1927; photos of Louise Dills, his wife, 1914, taken in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and of her mother's house in Multnomah, Oregon, undated; photocopy newspaper clipping, circa 1927, about Dills' acting career.

Dates: 1911-1930

Walter R. Dimm photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1182
Abstract

Black and white photographs in two albums, relating to Walter R. Dimm's experiences as a 2nd lieutenant in Company E, 309th Regiment of Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Many members of his unit are identified.

Dates: 1917-1919

Waldo Dingman photographs of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1239
Abstract

Collection consists of 12 black and white photographs, primarily of buildings and grounds at he 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, as well as a few images of unidentified visitors to the exposition.

Dates: 1905

Dixon family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1421
Abstract

Collection consists of six portraits of members of the Dixon family of Astoria, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, dated from approximately 1870 to 1945. Roscoe Dixon and his wife, Theresa Dixon, were early Black residents of Astoria. Roscoe Dixon owned Roscoe’s First Class Oyster Saloon in Astoria in the 1880s.

Dates: 1870-1945

Mary V. Dodge photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 735
Abstract

Photographs of and relating to Oregon violinist and music teacher Mary V. Dodge (1876-1954) and her career. Many of the images are portraits of the Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra of Harney County, a rural Oregon youth orchestra that Dodge founded and led. The collection also includes photographs of Dodge; an image of her house in Portland; and photographs of other musicians, many of them children.

Dates: circa 1913-1946

Henry Dosch collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 514
Abstract

The collection contains the papers of Henry Ernst Dosch, primarily relating to the various expositions in which he participated. Materials include Dosch's citizenship application; correspondence and travel expenses; tickets for and certificates from various expositions; photograph albums; exposition publications; and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1874-1918