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Vanport (Or.) -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Gordon and Virginia Jeffries photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1427
Abstract

Collection consists of 18 snapshot photographs of damage from the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, taken by Gordon Jeffries and Virginia Jeffries in May and June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Multnomah County Division of Public Safety photographic collection on the Vanport flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 567
Abstract

Photocopies of black and white photographs depicting the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport flood.

Dates: 1948

"Oregon looks at the electric sign" photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 575
Abstract

Collection consists of 19 black and white photographs of electric and neon signs and billboards in Portland, Oregon, particularly car dealerships, taken for a survey titled "Oregon Looks at the Electric Sign." The survey was commissioned by the Portland City Club and conducted by Bardsley & Haslacher, Inc.

Dates: circa 1940-1966

Ernest V. Page photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1433
Abstract

Collection consists of 33 black and white photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, which depict the evacuation of residents, flood damage, and cleanup efforts in Vanport and Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken or collected by Ernest V. Page in May and June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Herman Tint photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1428
Abstract

Collection consists of 31 photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, which depict flood damage in Vanport and Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken by Herman Tint or a family member in May or June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Photographs of the Vanport (Or.) flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1363
Abstract

Collection consists of 10 black-and-white photographs of the Vanport flood in 1948, taken by an unidentified photographer. Most of the photographs are aerial views showing the floodwaters, damaged and floating buildings, and other debris. Several photographs show people standing amid the wreckage.

Dates: 1948

Photographs of Vanport, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1364
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of Vanport, Oregon, before and after the flood of 1948. The photographs belonged to Dale Skovgaard and include images of Skovgaard and his family, who lived in Vanport at the time of the flood.

Dates: circa 1948