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Found in 518 Collections and/or Records:

Harold M. Brown photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 197
Abstract Collection consists of photographs taken by Harold M. Brown, a commercial photographer in Oregon and Washington, from approximately 1909 to 1956. Subjects include photographs of the lumber and shipping industries in northwestern Oregon, views of various locations in Oregon and Washington, including ranches and agriculture, and portraits of Brown and other people. The collection also includes photocopies of three of Harold M. Brown's photography ledgers, dating from 1922 to 1956 which include...
Dates: circa 1909-1956
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  Agriculture -- Oregon -- Photographs
Found in Finding Aid Title:  Guide to the Harold M. Brown photographs
Found in Notes:  Collection consists of 140 photographs and 13 Cirkut panoramic photographs taken by Harold M. Brown

Leon Brown photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 456
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographic prints and nitrate negatives depicting dams and dam construction. Identified locations include the Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon, and the Copco No. 1 and Copco No. 2 dams on the Klamath River at the Oregon-California border.

Dates: circa 1924
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  Dams -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- Photographs
Found in Notes:  . Handwritten captions on the backs of all but one of the Gold Ray Dam photographs date the images as June 28

Bruno family scrapbooks and souvenir book

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 328
Abstract Two scrapbooks and a souvenir book relating to Thaddeus B. Bruno (1907-1997) and Wanda Starr Bruno (later Wanda Alles, 1914-1984) of Portland, Oregon. The scrapbooks include photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. The souvenir book is for the beauty competition at the Century of Progress Exposition held in 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, which Wanda Starr Bruno competed in. Thaddeus B. Bruno worked in real estate and Republican politics and was civically active; he and Wanda Starr...
Dates: circa 1932-1980; Majority of material found within circa 1932-1934
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  photographs
Found in Notes:  competition and her marriage to Thaddeus Bruno. This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings; photographs

Thaddeus Bruno family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 704
Abstract

Photographs and other materials relating to Thaddeus B. Bruno (1907-1997) of Portland, Oregon, and his family. Bruno worked in real estate and Republican politics and was civically active. The collection also includes materials relating to the Bruno family's residence in Lake Oswego, Oregon, designed by architect Van Evera Bailey, including blueprints of Bailey's architectural drawings.

Dates: circa 1933-1997
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  photographs
Found in Notes:  , and his family. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of Bruno; his first wife, Wanda

Burnham family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 6
Abstract Collection consists of negatives, taken circa 1908, that belonged to Howard J. Burnham and depict homesteading in Oregon and an expedition to climb Mt. Hood. Also included are photographic prints made from the negatives, and typed descriptions for each print. The photographer is unknown but may have been related to the Burnham family. Allison Burnham (approximately 1866-1939) was the first postmaster in the unincorporated lumbering community of Mountain in Josephine County, Oregon, and later...
Dates: 1908-1909
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  Photographs
Found in Finding Aid Title:  Guide to the Burnham family photographs
Found in Notes:  that belonged to Howard J. Burnham. The photographs were taken circa 1908; the photographer is unknown

Burnside Community Council records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6038
Abstract Administrative, fundraising, and property records of the Burnside Community Council. The organization, which was founded in 1972 and dissolved in 1990, provided services to unhoused and low-income people in Portland, Oregon, including the operation of the Baloney Joe's shelter. In addition to records, the collection includes photographs related to the organization's services and activities; issues of publications including BCC Pipeline, Hobo News, and These Homeless Times; and records of...
Dates: 1969-1992; Majority of material found within 1972-1990
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  photographs
Found in Notes:  the council produced, including BCC Pipeline, Hobo News, and These Homeless Times; photographs; press

Bushnell Studio glass negatives

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1444
Abstract

Collection consists of studio portraits taken by the Bushnell Studio in Portland, Oregon, between approximately 1918 and 1925. Also included are five photographs of Bushnell Studio manager Leo Pokorney with a Hudson Super Six Coupe automobile.

Dates: approximately 1918-1925
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  Hudson automobile -- Photographs
Found in Notes:  photoprint taken by Bushnell Studio in Portland, Oregon. Most of the photographs are formal studio portraits

Business for Culture and the Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 476
Abstract

Records of Business for Culture and the Arts, a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon, that encouraged local businesses to support the arts. It was initially founded as the Oregon Arts Foundation in 1969, and dissolved in 2015.

Dates: 1969-2014; Majority of material found within 1984-2014
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  photographs

Florence Bynon reminiscences and family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2824
Abstract

Collection consists of reminiscences by Florence Bynon (nee Hofer, 1895-1984) about childhood summers spent at a cottage on Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon, as well as six loose family photographs depicting Bynon and other family members during outdoor activities, including boating on the Willamette River, swimming in the Yaquina River, and picnicking.

Dates: 1907-1978
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  photographs
Found in Finding Aid Title:  Florence Bynon reminiscences and family photographs
Found in Notes:  summers spent at a cottage on Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon, as well as six loose family photographs

California parks photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1112
Abstract

Collection consists of four black and white photographs of scenes at parks in California, primarily of redwood forests. Places depicted are Prairie Creek State Park, the Mill Creek-Smith River project in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Bull Creek Flat in Humboldt State Park, and Del Norte Coast State Park. The photos appear to have been removed from album pages or an unidentified exhibit or display, and photocopies of captions for each image are included in the collection.

Dates: circa 1900-1939
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Found in Subjects:  Parks -- California -- Photographs
Found in Notes:  Collection consists of four black and white photographs, circa 1900-1939, of scenes at parks in

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