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photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 487 Collections and/or Records:

Jantzen, Inc. publications, photographs, and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 864
Abstract

Catalogs, souvenir book, and newsletter materials from Jantzen, Inc. (also known as Jantzen Knitting Mills), as well as photographs relating to company picnics and reunions. Jantzen was founded as the Portland Knitting Company in 1910 in Portland, Oregon, and changed its name to Jantzen Knitting Mills in 1918. The firm became a nationally known swimwear manufacturer in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1954, it changed its name to Jantzen, Inc.

Dates: 1928-1989

Gordon and Virginia Jeffries photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1427
Abstract

Collection consists of 18 snapshot photographs of damage from the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, taken by Gordon Jeffries and Virginia Jeffries in May and June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Arthur H. Johnson residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 543
Abstract

Nineteen black and white photographs and one color drawing of the exterior and interior of the home of Arthur H. Johnson at 193 St. Clair St. in Portland, Oregon, and of May and M. Heppie Johnson. Arthur H. Johnson owned a meat market and realty company in Portland, and NW Johnson Street is named for him.

Dates: circa 1890-1910

John Prescott Johnson photographic collection on John Edward Johnson

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 497
Abstract

Small collection of photographs depicting J. Prescott Johnson's parents, John Edward Johnson and Caroline Prescott Johnson, and his paternal grandfather, Henry Johnson (born Heinrich Bengtas).

Dates: 1917-1919

Mrs. Martin L. Johnson photographic collection on the Portland Fire Department

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 742
Abstract

Eight black and white photographs of Portland firefighters, horse-drawn fire trucks, a Portland Fire Department float in the Rose Parade and portraits of firefighter Glenn N. Griffin and Grace Batchelor.

Dates: circa 1894-1908

Jones and Jenkins families genealogy and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1034
Abstract

Genealogical information, biographical information, and memorabilia of the Jones, Jenkins, and related families of Oregon and Washington. Memorabilia includes photographs, correspondence and other personal papers, clippings, and ephemera.

Dates: 1837-2004

Frank I. Jones photographs of the construction of the Oregon State Capitol

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 473
Abstract

Sixteen black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of the Oregon State Capitol building in Salem during its construction, and of the State Library in Salem.

Dates: 1938-1939

Emil C. Jorgensen residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 544
Abstract

Eleven black and white photographs of the exterior of the Emil C. Jorgensen house at 1805 NW Glisan St. in Portland, Oregon. Jorgensen (1851-1923) came to Portland in 1872. He was the director in the planning of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905, and he opened the Lenox Hotel in 1907.

Dates: 1969 July

James and Helen Judge in the Pribilof Islands photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 892
Abstract

Twenty-two black and white photographs, primarily of James and Helen Judge in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. James Judge (1866-1910) was the Assistant United States Treasury Agent to the Seal Fisheries at Pribilof Islands.

Dates: circa 1894-1910

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 592
Abstract

Small collection consisting of photographs and captions relating to the Portland Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The photographs were used on a display board about the fraternity that was part of a 1988 exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon. The collection also includes a photograph of the original display board.

Dates: 1948-1978