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Dwellings -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Anderson, Ericsson and Leufquist family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 625
Abstract

One album containing cyanotypes of members of the Alfred Anderson family, the Ericsson family, and Charles Leufquist family; residences in Northwest Portland, Oregon; and residences and landscapes in Forest Grove, Oregon, and Seaview, Washington. A small number of images depict other locations in Portland, as well as scenes in Astoria, Dundee, Oregon City, and The Dalles, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1892-circa 1894

Bill Devlin photographs of Canterbury Castle, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1073
Abstract

Color snapshots taken by general contractor Bill Devlin during remodeling work on the Canterbury Castle (or Canterbury House) at 2910 Canterbury Lane, Portland, Oregon. Includes views of the exterior and remodeling work being done on interior.

Dates: circa 1990

E. O. Doud residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 540
Abstract

Twelve black and white photographs of the exterior of the home of Edgar Oscar Doud at 5408 SE Morrison St., Portland, Oregon, just before it was torn down in 1966. Collection includes an article from The Oregonian with historical and biographical information.

Dates: circa 1966

Photographs from First Unitarian Church exhibit on the architecture of Jamieson Parker

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 102
Abstract

Photographs used in a 1974 exhibit at First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the church building and of Jamieson Parker (1895-1939), the Portland architect who designed it. The exhibit focused on Parker and his work; the photographs in this collection were largely taken in the 1970s, and most depict Oregon residences and churches he designed, including First Unitarian.

Dates: 1911-circa 1970; Majority of material found within circa 1970

Jacobs-Wilson house photograph collection, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1382
Abstract

Six black-and-white photographic prints of and relating to the Jacobs-Wilson house in Portland, Oregon, a historic home built in 1913. The photographs show the exterior, one room inside the house, people on the grounds, and an unidentified family.

Dates: circa 1915-circa 1955

Arthur H. Johnson residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 543
Abstract

Nineteen black and white photographs and one color drawing of the exterior and interior of the home of Arthur H. Johnson at 193 St. Clair St. in Portland, Oregon, and of May and M. Heppie Johnson. Arthur H. Johnson owned a meat market and realty company in Portland, and NW Johnson Street is named for him.

Dates: circa 1890-1910

Emil C. Jorgensen residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 544
Abstract

Eleven black and white photographs of the exterior of the Emil C. Jorgensen house at 1805 NW Glisan St. in Portland, Oregon. Jorgensen (1851-1923) came to Portland in 1872. He was the director in the planning of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905, and he opened the Lenox Hotel in 1907.

Dates: 1969 July

John W. Kern residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 546
Abstract

Collection consists of a small number of photographs and one watercolor print of the exterior of the John W. Kern house on SE Powell Blvd. between SE 29th and 31st streets in Portland, Oregon, just before it was torn down. Kern was the son-in-law of Clinton Kelly.

Dates: circa 1947-1950

John Wesley Ladd residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 550
Abstract

Fifteen black and white photographs of the J. Wesley Ladd house at SW Park Avenue and SW Market Street in Portland, Oregon, and of Helen Ladd.

Dates: circa 1900

William S. Ladd residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 551
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of the William S. Ladd house at NW Columbia Street and NW Broadway in Portland, Oregon. Six loose prints primarily depict the exterior of the house from different vantages and in different seasons. Also included in the collection is a collage of five black and white photographs that was published in the Oregon Journal newspaper; these photographs show the exterior of the house and the music room, living room, library, and dining room.

Dates: circa 1900-1927