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photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 485 Collections and/or Records:

Ernest V. Page photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1433
Abstract

Collection consists of 33 black and white photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, which depict the evacuation of residents, flood damage, and cleanup efforts in Vanport and Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken or collected by Ernest V. Page in May and June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Panel & Folding Box Co. photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 308
Abstract

Album containing 12 black and white photographs of exterior and interior views of the Panel & Folding Box Co. in Hoquiam, Washington. Subjects include employees at work, sawmill and planing mill scenes, dry kilns, and lumber.

Dates: circa 1910-1919

William Russell Parnell photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 533
Abstract

Collection consists of five photographs that were originally owned and may have been taken by William Russell Parnell (1836-1910). Parnell was stationed at several military encampments in the Northwest, including those depicted in this collection. While stationed in the Northwest, he commanded Troop H and Troop F of the 1st Cavalry of the United States, and fought in multiple conflicts with Native peoples in the region.

Dates: 1864-1871

Parvin-Brown family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 771
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs depicting members of the Parvin and Brown families. The bulk of the photographs are of spouses Addie Sutton Parvin and Zimri Mullen Parvin; other family members depicted include their grandson Vivian Zimri Brown, great-grandson Walter Zimri Brown, and daughter Mamie P. Brown.

Dates: circa 1880-1927

Grace Olivier Peck photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 105
Abstract

Photographs of and relating to Grace Olivier Peck (1898-1979), who served in the Oregon House of Representatives for more than 20 years. The collection includes photographs documenting the Olivier family, Peck's life and legislative career, and her friends and associates.

Dates: circa 1890-1977

Pendleton and Klamath-area photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1406
Abstract

Collection comprises five black-and-white photographs, including aerial views of both Pendleton and Klamath Falls, Oregon, circa 1900, as well as the Klamath Hot Springs Hotel, in Beswick, Siskiyou County, California.

Dates: Circa 1900

Peninsula Industrial District photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1341
Abstract

Collection consists of 39 black and white photographs that were originally bound in a booklet. The photographs primarily depict mills, factories, and other industrial facilities in the Peninsula Industrial District in North Portland, Oregon, and surrounding neighborhoods.

Dates: approximately 1915-1920

Peninsula Shipbuilding Company photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 300
Abstract

Four black and white photographs of the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company in Portland, Oregon, including a panorama and an aerial view, and photos of employees and equipment.

Dates: circa 1916-1939

Charles Pettit photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 588
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of Charles Pettit, the U.S.S. Oregon and other battleships, crew, life aboard ships, diving, and military drills.

Dates: 1911-1919

Photograph of the airplane City of Portland, United Airlines

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1069
Abstract

Collection consists of one black and white photograph showing a Douglas DC-3 airliner operated by United Airlines on the tarmac outside a United hangar. The name "City of Portland" is painted on the side of the plane.

Dates: circa 1955