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photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 487 Collections and/or Records:

Ada Bering Wien papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1536
Abstract

Collection includes letters from Ada Bering Wien of Fairbanks, Alaska, to Mrs. Graves, 1953-1959; photographs of Wien giving a talk at the Museum of History and Industry, Alaska, 1954; and a typescript speech; 1969, regarding early aviation and gold mining in Alaska.

Dates: 1953-1969

Willamette Valley photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1179
Abstract

Five albums of black and white photographs depicting scenes from Salem and the Willamette Valley, including livestock, apples, cherries, fruit orchards, farming practices, migrant farm workers, and hop yards. Also included are images of the Salem mounted police, parades, the state Capitol and members of the Salem Trade Board.

Dates: circa 1910

Mary Willett papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 366
Abstract Mary Willett served as senior teacher for the five-year-old day group at the Swan Island Kaiser Child Service Center in Portland, Oregon, beginning in January 1944. The Kaiser centers served children ages eighteen months to six years, many of whom were children of women working in the shipyard building tankers for use in World War II. The collection consists of brochures and other publications, news clippings, correspondence, teaching materials, and photographs of students, as well as...
Dates: 1943-1993; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

Ava Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 225
Abstract Ava Williams (1912-2003) performed as a popular music singer and pianist on stages on both coasts of the United States from 1939 to the late 1990s. She grew up in Eastern Oregon and spent her final years in Portland. In the intervening years, she lived and worked in California; New York City; Provincetown and Boston, Massachusetts; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her personal collection spans from her childhood to her death, and includes papers, photographs, and sound and video recordings,...
Dates: 1880-2004

E. R. Williams family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1366
Abstract Partially processed collection consisting primarily of photographic prints and postcards that are of or relate to the extended family of E. R. Williams. The images include scenes of logging and logging camps, railroad trains, blacksmith shops, and a dentist shop, as well as family portraits. Also included is a series of photographs focusing on the filming of "The General" with Buster Keaton. Most of the photographs were taken in the area of Grants Pass, Oregon. Family names mentioned include...
Dates: 1887-1965; Majority of material found within 1899-1930

William Maxwell Wood portrait

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1099
Abstract

One black and white photograph, 1887, of William Maxwell Wood, son of C.E.S. Wood, at age 3.

Dates: 1887

Frank Woodfield photographic postcards of Astoria, Oregon, after fire

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 948
Abstract

Nine black and white photographic postcards, December 8, 1922, of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the commercial district of Astoria, Oregon.

Dates: 1922 December 8

World of Speed collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1064
Abstract

Materials collected by World of Speed, a museum in Wilsonville, Oregon. Materials consist of records of automobile racing associations, a tourist brochure map of automobile loop routes in Washington, photographs, and VHS and DVD copies of a 1997 documentary, "From Hellgate to Portland." World of Speed opened in 2015, and permanently closed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dates: 1905-1997

Wendell Wyatt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 894
Abstract

Papers, including correspondence, guest books, and photographs, relating to the life and political career of Oregon politician Wendell Wyatt (1917-2009). Wyatt was a U.S. Representative from 1965 to 1975.

Dates: 1919-1999; Majority of material found within 1955-1981

Yaquina Head photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 581
Abstract

Seven black and white photos taken by A. L. Thomas of Newport, Oregon, of beach scenes at Yaquina Head in Lincoln County, Oregon, including the lighthouse at Cape Foulweather.

Dates: circa 1900-1919