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photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 469 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Wagner Willamette Valley flax industry photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 452
Abstract

Photographic prints produced by Charles Wagner, manager of the Oregon Insurance Rating Bureau (later the Pacific Fire Insurance Rating Bureau) to document the value of crops, facilities, and equipment associated with the flax industry in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The images include facilities in Canby, Corvallis, Dayton, Harrisburg, Irving, Monroe, Mount Angel, Santiam, Silverton, Springfield, St. Paul, and Washington County.

Dates: 1941-1946

Julius Walter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2489
Abstract

Scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the career of Julius Walter (1903-1971), a Portland, Oregon, musician who performed on local radio stations, including KOIN.

Dates: 1925-1971

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

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

"The way it was" photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 580
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs used in research and production of the book "The Way it Was: A Kaleidoscopic Look at Early Theatre in the Oregon Country and a View of the Changing Pattern of Theatre in the Early Years of the Twentieth Century into the Present Day" by Cecil Matson, published in 1988. Subjects depicted in the collection include performers, producers, and directors, as well as theaters in Ashland, McMinnville, Portland, Oregon City, and Roseburg.

Dates: circa 1858-1972

George M. Weister photograph album of Pacific Coast logging and lumber views

 Collection
Identifier: Album 382
Abstract

Album containing 47 black and white photographs by George M. Weister of logging and sawmill operations from tree to board at Big Creek Logging Co. in Knappa, Oregon, and Crossett Western Lumber Co. in Wauna, Oregon. The photographs include forest scenes; logging, loggers, and camps; transportation of logs by train and river; and mills, the milling process, and lumber.

Dates: circa 1912-1913

Lucille and Dave Welch family photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1186
Abstract Three photograph albums of members of the Lucille and Dave Welch family. Two albums focus primarily on Lucille Welch and friends, with subjects including Columbia University (now the University of Portland), Oneonta Gorge and Multnomah Falls, children, mine workers, outdoor activities, and military life before World War I. The third album focuses on David Welch's travels and friends, with subjects including Gearhart, Oaks Park, and Lafayette in Oregon; Ardle Cottage in Long Beach,...
Dates: 1909-1927

W. Bittle Wells papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 894
Abstract

Papers of an editor, publisher, and insurance agent of Portland, Oregon. Includes autobiographical materials relating to William Bittle Wells's life and work with the Southern Pacific Railroad's Bureau of Community Publicity and his work with the New York Life Insurance Company; letters; photographs; poems; and diaries from his high school and college years.

Dates: 1834-1964; Majority of material found within 1888-1964

Milton W. Werschkul collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1034
Abstract

Materials related to Milton W. Werschkul, who was head of the art and photo department of the Oregonian newspaper until his retirement in 1952. Collection includes photocopy newspaper articles, photographs of Werschkul, and original drawings by Werschkul.

Dates: circa 1900-1955