Transportation
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Portland City Club records
Collection consists of correspondence, surveys, statistical tables, and reports regarding a review of the "Carey and Harlan Traction Plan," a proposal for municipal purchase of Portland's streetcar tracks.
Portland Industrial Traffic Club records
Portland Railway, Light and Power Company charts
Collection includes plan of Multnomah Street railway cars, 1891; tables of cost per car hour and car mile, 1903-1904; drawing of Munley property, Willamette River Falls Railway, 1904; and distance charts for city lines, circa 1910.
History: Portland Transportation Club, 1929-1964
Typescript copy of a history of the Portland Transportation Club, detailing the origins and activities of the club, based in Portland, Oregon. Also included is a booklet containing the constitution and bylaws of a separate, earlier club by the same name, which is discussed in a brief addendum to the history.
Plans and drawings relating to public transportation in Oregon
Plans and drawings for streetcars, trains, and buses, as well as for related buildings of streetcar and railroad companies. Many of the plans in this collection were either produced or otherwise used by Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, which operated streetcars in Portland, Oregon, in the early 20th century.
Report on state transport between Yakutsk and Okhotsk
Photocopy of a manuscript report, 1830, prepared by the Yakutsk archivist on state transport between Yakutsk and Okhotsk, Russia, in Russian, as well as a typescript copy of the report. Also included is a cover letter in English, describing the document.
Stephen Rigdon papers
Papers of Stephen Rigdon (1829-1904), and his family, including Rigdon's counts of people traveling on the Oregon Central Military Road. Rigdon grazed cattle at a point along the road, where he operated a station and offered food, lodging, and repairs for travelers.
Rose City Transit Company records
Collection consists of correspondence, 1941-1967, memoranda, reports, court records and statistical data regarding the Rose City Transit Company; Portland Railway, Light, and Power Company; Portland Railway Company; and Portland Traction Company.
Margaret Rush papers
Margaret Rush was a photographer and correspondent for the Oregon Journal newspaper who covered Bonneville Dam construction for three years. Collection includes manuscript of "So I Went By Bus" by Rush and press releases about the progress of dam construction.
James Shand collection on Oregon transportation
Collection includes correspondence on traffic and highway development in the Portland, Oregon, area, a booklet on development plans for the Portland area, and additional materials and maps related to highway plans.