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Portland General Electric Photograph Collection

  • Org. Lot 151
  • Collection
  • 1880 - 1965

Negatives documenting company activities, including electrical infrastructure, employees, power generation and distribution throughout Portland, the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Cascade Range. Additional general images include streetcars and trains, street lighting, power line installation, Rose Festival floats, office buildings, car barns and bridges. Of particular note are dam building projects at Bull Run and along the Clackamas River (1910-1930), and early electric stations in Oregon City at Willamette Falls.

Portland General Electric Company

Rose Festival - Portland, Oregon

Photographic postcard showing girls in white dresses marching in the Rose Festival parade in Portland, Oregon. Each holds onto a streamer attached to a pole in the middle of the group. Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "Rose Festival, Portland, Ore. Electric Studio."

Electric Studio (Portland, Or.)

Parade in Albany, Oregon

A crowd of people gathered for a parade in Albany, Oregon. There are several automobiles decorated with bunting on the street. The tracks for the Oregon Electric Railway are visible in the road. The street is decorated with bunting and American flags. A large banner above the street reads, "Albany the Railroad Center."

Parade in Albany, Oregon

A crowd of people gathered for a parade in Albany, Oregon. A float shaped like a battleship is on the street. The tracks for the Oregon Electric Railway are visible in the road. The street is decorated with bunting and American flags. A large banner partially obscured by a light pole reads, "Albany the Railroad Center."

Oregon Electric Railway Arrival, Albany, Oregon

A crowd of people gathered on a sidewalk in front of railway tracks on a street in Albany, Oregon. Typed caption from the back of the print reads, "Business men of Portland and members of their families turn out by the hundreds to assist the citizens of Albany, Portland's sister city, in the celebration of the coming of electric transportation to the famous Willamette Valley."

Parade, N. Water Street, Silverton, Oregon

An automobile is decorated for a parade in Silverton, Oregon. Garlands of leaves and flowers festoon the vehicle and an umbrella that rises from the back seat. One man and three women sit in the vehicle, looking at the camera.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Parade on Main Street, Silverton, Oregon

A parade makes its way down Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as decorated wagons are driven past, while some people watch from buildings along the route. On a wagon in the center of the image, a group of women stands on the wagon bed, all wearing white robes.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Parade on Main Street, Silverton, Oregon

A parade makes its way down Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as decorated wagons are driven past, while some people watch from buildings along the route. A wagon in the center of the image is decorated with what appears to be bags of flour and other dry goods.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Women on parade float, possibly in Astoria

Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Men in parade, possibly in Astoria

Photograph of a group of parade marchers standing in the street on either side of a decorated rope attached to a large wheeled vehicle in the background. They are wearing matching hats and sleeveless shirts with a winged “U” emblem on the chest. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Car in parade, possibly in Astoria

Photograph of four unidentified people in a car, probably during a parade. The car is decorated with flowers and United States flags, and the two men in the front seats are wearing uniforms. Spectators are watching from the sidewalk. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.

Women on parade float, possibly in Astoria

Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon; a building that may be the Clatsop County Courthouse is visible in the background. Also see image Nos. 371N4881 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portland Rose Festival electric floats

Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Life on the Plains” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs adorn much of the float, which includes a horned oxen and and three women on horses. People viewing the floats stand along the road in the background.

Portland Rose Festival electric floats

Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Apple Blossom Time in Oregon” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs and large apples adorn much of the float, and several individuals pose while looking at the camera. Flowers line the top of the float.

Women on parade float, possibly in Astoria

Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4881. Image note: Photograph is blurred and shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Parade, possibly in Astoria

Photograph of a costumed man on horseback and a Portland Elks Lodge 142 band marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Also see image No. 371N4916. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portland Rose Festival electric floats

Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Sacajawea and the Coming of the White Man” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs adorn much of the float, which includes several individuals dressed in western garb, as well as Native American statues. Two men in full white outfits stand to the left of the float, while viewers are visible in the background.

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