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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

Station M at River Mill Dam

Photograph showing the exterior of the River Mill Dam powerhouse, likely shortly after construction. Loose hillsides can be seen to the left and right of the building, with transmission lines throughout (image note: corner of glass negative is broken and missing).

River Mill Dam, tail race

Photograph taken from a side angle of the River Mill Dam and powerhouse, showing exterior of building and view of dam structure. Water from the Clackamas River can be seen moving over the dam, and trees and transmission lines are visible in the distance.

Oak Grove Project construction

Photograph of Oak Grove Dam showing second intake unit generator and five employees in work clothing. Four of the individuals are standing below ground inside the machinery, while one stands further back at ground level. The building in industrial, with large windows on all visible walls. In the background is another generator unit.

Workers processing turkeys in meat plant

Photograph showing unidentified women working in a meat plant. At center is a woman holding a turkey carcass hanging from a rack overhead. The number 4647 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 372A0777.

Workers processing turkeys in meat plant

Photograph showing unidentified women working in a meat plant. The women are standing in a row, each one processing a turkey hanging from a rack overhead. The number 4646 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 372A0778.

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