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Business enterprises -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Relf and Thompson families collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1079
Abstract

Photographs and ephemera of Huston Relf and Melvin Thompson, Black residents of a house at 25 NE Prescott Street, in the Albina neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon. Photographs include: family in Alabama and Oregon; outings and recreation; street scenes; and the Lac a Wonica Cleaners at 3632 N. Williams Avenue, run by Melvin and Katie Thompson. The materials were found in the house at 25 NE Prescott after it was sold by the estate of Huston Relf in 2000.

Dates: circa 1930-1979

Howard Sands photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 92
Abstract

Partially processed collection of photographic prints, glass plate negatives, and film negatives taken by photographer Howard Sands of Portland, Oregon, circa 1920-1937. Most of the photographs depict various places and landscape views in Oregon. Some are pasted to Christmas greetings that Sands sent.

Dates: circa 1920-1937