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.
Photograph showing a night crew at the Sellwood car barn, with car #1093. The group is looking at the camera while standing in front of the train car. Two men stand on a step in the doorway, while others stand at ground level. All men are wearing work clothes, including either jackets or overalls.
Group portrait showing men in front of a small wooden building. Several men sit or stand at ground level, while others are on a raised wooden porch. Some of the men are wearing uniforms. A caption reads “Mt. Tabor waiting room at 69th Street in 1892 – Andy Richmond, T. Frack, ‘Mike’ Brady, ‘Mike’ McNeary.’” At the bottom right of the photograph is written “Emery, Artist.” (Image note: negative is broken at lower right corner).
Round portraits of the head and shoulders of men wearing uniforms. Each photograph is in a round frame. Below the man in the center of the frame is a caption that reads “30.” On the bottom right, a man is wearing a hat with “Conductor” embroidered on the front.
Round portraits of the head and shoulders of men wearing uniforms. Each photograph is in a round frame. Below the man in the center of the frame is a caption that reads “18.” Embroidered on the front of his hat is “Conductor.”
Round portraits of the head and shoulders of men wearing uniforms. Each photograph is in a round frame. Below the man in the center of the frame is a caption that reads “17.”
Photograph showing a large group of seated men next to a stage in a large open room. Most of the men look at the camera, while others can be seen standing in the background next to large windows.
Portrait from the knees up of a man in a suit. He stands in front of a backdrop, with grassy foliage to his right. Under the photograph is a caption reading “Guess who it is?” The man individual is likely seen in PGE136-3 at an older age (O.B. Coldwell). Also written on the photograph is “Watson, 225 First Street, Portland Ore.”
A portrait of sculptor Marianne Gold Littman during an artist residency at Reed College. She sits in an arm chair, resting one arm on a side table (negative 1 of 1).
A portrait of Lola Greene Baldwin, who served as one of the first policewoman in the United States. She was sworn in as Superintendent of the Women's Auxiliary to the Police Department for the Protection of Girls. She wears a police pin while sitting on a couch, resting one arm on the side. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 28, 1954 (negative 1 of 3).
7-year-old Joan Rose Papasadero holding “Cheetie” the gibbon at her home, at 27 S.E. 53rd Avenue in Portland. Cheetie clings to Papasadero's back as she sits on a chair in a living room. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 9, 1954 (negative 1 of 5).
A portrait of Herman Stettler, with a baby peafowl at the his at 4815 N.E. Corufoot Road in Portland. He sits in a chair while reading a newspaper, as the peafowl rests on his head (negative 3 of 4).
A portrait of Vogue Magazine editor Mildred Morton, standing in front of the Steel Bridge and Willamette River in Portland. She’s holding a purse and wearing a fur wrap around her neck and shoulders. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, October 18, 1949 (negative 1 of 2).
A portrait of Barbara Joy Lewis, seated on a bench and holding toys. She wears a winter suits and is sticking her tongue out at the camera. Most likely taken in Portland (negative 1 of 3).
This photograph depicts Bertha and Goodman Bettman, seated on a porch swing outside the Adalbert G. Bettman residence, located at 2247 Northwest Kearney in Portland, Oregon. Bertha is wearing a white embroidered blouse and dark skirt, Goodman wears a dark suit and spectacles.
An unidentified Portland model, wearing a sweetheart dress, displaying flowers for Valentines Day. She wears flowers across the top of her head as she looks at the camera and holds her right arm behind her body (negative 4 of 10).
8-month-old Kristine, daughter of Mrs. Richard B. Kennedy of Portland. She sits on a bed, frowning and wearing a bonnet. A stuffed toy lays on the bed next to her. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, April 27, 1953 (negative 2 of 10).
Eight members of a family sit on the steps leading up to the front door of a house. A woman in the back row holds a hat with a kitten inside. A woman seated in the middle holds a rose. The same people are portrayed in OrgLot1417_059.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man sitting at a microphone labeled KGW / NBC. He smiles and looks off to the left. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Brad Reynolds, KGW."
Cased photograph showing an exterior view of the D. C. Coleman store, located on the southeast corner of Oak and Front Street in Portland, Oregon. Several men stand in front of the store and 2 men shake hands near the front door. This was one of the first brick buildings constructed in Portland. Legacy collection records indicate this photograph was taken in 1853, the same year the building was constructed. Image has been removed from case and placed in archival board case.
