posters
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Carnation Milk poster of Tigner quadruplets
Carnation Milk poster showing the Tigner quadruplets of Portland, Oregon, at age four. The Tigners were Black fraternal quadruplets born in 1946; they were sponsored by Carnation Milk for advertising purposes, though only two known advertisements featuring them were produced.
Cascade AIDS Project records
Records of and materials compiled by Cascade AIDS Project, an organization that provides services and advocacy for people with AIDS in Oregon and Southwest Washington and educates the public about AIDS and AIDS prevention. The collection also includes materials relating to other AIDS activism and gay rights activism, most notably records of the Portland Chapter of AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP).
Thomas A. Emmens collection of historical publications and posters relating to Oregon
Historical publications and posters collected by writer and researcher Thomas A. Emmens (1942-2005), including posters for Oregon Pioneer Association events, an issue of the Congressional Record including a speech about the Oregon Trail, an 1846 memorial to the U.S. Congress, and two issues of the Oregon Semi-Monthly Argus.
Peter Glazer rock and roll collection
Flyers, concert posters, and radio record surveys relating to rock music performed or played in Portland, Oregon, and Eugene, Oregon, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the autographs of members of The Doors, Fever Tree, Iron Butterfly, Buffalo Springfield, and the Steve Miller Band. The materials were collected by Peter Glazer (1952-) of Portland, Oregon.
A Great Day in Portland poster
Poster featuring a photograph depicting jazz musicians assembled in the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. Darrell Grant gathered the jazz musicians to be photographed by Owen Carey during the 2005 Portland Jazz Festival, and the photograph's composition was inspired by Art Kane's photograph "A Great Day in Harlem."
Harbor view, city of Portland, Oregon
Poster featuring a printed half-tone panoramic photograph of Portland, Oregon. The photograph was taken from the east side of the Willamette River and shows the river, steamboats, bridges, and waterfront buildings on the west side of the river.
Woody Hite collection
Photographs, clippings, posters, and ephemera documenting Woody Hite and his big band, who were active in northwestern Oregon from the 1930s and 1940s; the band was revived in the early 1970s by Hite's brother Don Hite. Photographs include images of Duke Ellington and his band in Portland, Oregon, in 1941.
Irish Setter collection of posters and other materials relating to art exhibitions and galleries
Posters, ephemera, and a photography book relating to art exhibitions and galleries. The materials were compiled by Irish Setter, a typesetting business in Portland, Oregon. The bulk of the collection consists of posters for exhibitions in the late 1970s and 1980s at Blue Sky Gallery and Blackfish Gallery in Portland.
Poster advertising talk by Robert F. Kennedy
Undated poster advertising a talk by Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) in the Britt Ballroom (possibly referring to a space at Southern Oregon College in Ashland, Oregon).
Charles H. Martin re-election campaign poster
Poster for the re-election campaign of Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin (1863-1946). After serving in the U.S. Army, Martin was elected as a representative in the U.S. Congress in 1930 and 1932, and was elected governor of Oregon in 1934. He was defeated in the primary for the 1938 Democratic gubernatorial election and retired from politics after the end of his term.