Floods -- Oregon -- Portland -- 1948 -- Photographs
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Snapshots of 1948 Columbia River flood and other Oregon scenes
Collection of 42 snapshot photographs that depict damage caused by the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, in Portland and Vanport, Oregon. Also includes five snapshots of other Oregon locations, including the Columbia River Gorge, Newport, and Timberline Lodge, taken between 1945 and 1957.
Harold M. Brown photographs
Snapshots and postcards of 1948 Columbia River flood
Twelve black-and-white snapshots and four postcard photographs depicting damage caused by the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood.
Starr Drilling employee photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood
Collection consists of 49 photographs, taken by an unknown employee of the Starr Drilling Company, showing flooding in Portland railyards and industrial buildings during the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood.
Tommy Walker photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood
Collection of 171 black and white photographs taken by Tommy Walker of Portland, Oregon. The majority of the photographs document damage caused by the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood. A small number depict people on a farm, using horse-drawn and mechanized equipment.