- OrgLot151_PGE129-108.2
- Item
- 1930-04-28
Photograph of train car #1359, Standard Gauge Paye Motor Car, partway under a building facade. Multiple electric lines pass overhead. “Sellwood” is displayed at front of train.
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Photograph of train car #1359, Standard Gauge Paye Motor Car, partway under a building facade. Multiple electric lines pass overhead. “Sellwood” is displayed at front of train.
Utility lines at corner of SW 7th and SW Washington
Photograph showing the corner of SW 7th Ave (Broadway) and SW Washington St. Utility poles and wires are visible throughout the image, and the Electric Building (621 SW Alder Street) can be seen in the background. The caption on the image reads “Corner of 7th and Washington before wires were placed underground, electric building in background.” (Image note: slight damage to bottom right corner of negative).
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph showing snow and ice on several damaged utility poles and electric lines, with a wooden building visible in the background. Tangled electric lines can be seen trailing towards the ground on the right side of the image.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground near the center of the frame. A truck and a group of people are gathered around the damaged pole, with other people visible further down the street. Above, numerous overlapping electric lines can be seen.
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph taken from ground level showing damaged utility poles with snow and ice. Several buildings with snow and icicles can be seen in the background, with a person walking through the snow on a road.
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph taken from ground level showing damaged utility poles with snow and ice. On the left side is a brick building (part of the PGE Tabor substation), and a house with icicles hanging from its roof. Trees and houses can be seen in the distance on the right side of the image.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen in the center of the street, as well as the right side of the frame next to a decorative railing. Buildings with advertisements can be seen to either side of the street.
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph taken from ground level showing damaged utility poles with snow and ice. In the background, on the left side of the frame, is a wooden building with “Drugs and Stationary” and “Tom Graham – Pharmacist” written on the side (now at 6031 Southeast Stark Street). Also visible is the Brubaker, Normandin, and Co. Mt. Tabor Store.
Silver thaw, Grand Avenue between Holladay and East Flanders
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground and next to the decorative railing lining the street. In the distance, people and automobiles are visible on the street.
Silver thaw, Grand Avenue between Holladay and East Flanders
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground, with a truck and group of people behind. Above the street, numerous layers of electric lines are visible.
Silver thaw, East 80th Avenue and Foster
Photograph showing a house, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. The right utility pole is leaning, and several ice-covered electric lines can be seen on the ground. Snow laden trees are visible in the background.
Silver thaw, East 80th Avenue and Foster
Photograph showing a street with snow and ice, lined with numerous utility poles and electric lines. A horse and cart can be seen on the street in the distance, as well as snow laden buildings and trees.
Silver thaw, East 80th Avenue and Foster
Photograph showing houses, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. A tall wooden building with a windmill can be seen on the right side of the frame, with “Powers Furniture” painted on the side. A woman walks away from the camera in the street, and ice laden damaged electric lines are visible at either side.
Silver thaw, East Glisan near East 39th Avenue
Photograph showing a group of people with a street car after a snow fall. The people are using tools and shovels to clear snow around the street car train, which is attached to an electric line above. On the side of the train is “P.R.L & P. Co.” Ice laden electric lines can be seen above and around the train, with buildings visible in the background.
Photograph taken from a high angle showing an icy city scene, with large icicles hanging from a utility pole in the foreground. Two churches can be seen in the distance. The church on the right is likely the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Northeast Portland.
Silver thaw, East 60th between Stark and Glisan
Photograph showing damaged utility poles. Snow and ice are visible on the ground and on the poles and electric lines. Several wooden buildings are visible in the background.
Linemen working on utility pole
Photograph showing a group of linemen working at the top of a wooden utility pole on a residential street, most likely in Portland. At the base of the pole are several other men in overalls and a utility truck. On the negative is written "49-134."
Industrial yard with electric lines
Photograph showing an industrial area with buildings, trains, and electric lines. In the middle of the frame, a dirt road can be seen curving to the right around a large pile of dirt. The utility poles feature multi-tier electric lines throughout the frame. Written on the negative is "50-507."
Line Department, lineman on utility pole
Photograph taken from a side angle, showing a lineman at the top of a utility pole with a hard hat, harness, and tools. He is facing towards the pole, has a cigarette in his mouth, and is using a screwdriver in his right hand. Trees and a building can be seen in the background. Written on the negative is "53-116."
Line Department, lineman on the utility pole
Photograph showing two men at the top of a wooden utility pole with hard hats, harnesses and tools. They are both facing towards the pole, with trees and buildings visible in the background. Written on the negative is "53-116."
Line Department, lineman on the utility pole
Photograph looking upward, showing a man on a wooden utility pole. He is facing towards the pole with both hands visible, and is looking downwards towards the camera. Electric lines, insulators, and other utility equipment is visible on the poles. Written on the negative is "53-116."
Line Department, linemen working on utility pole
Photograph showing two linemen working on a wooden utility pole, with harnesses, buckets and tools. The man closest to the camera is facing towards the pole and looking down towards the ground. Another lineman is visible in the background, also on a wooden utility pole. Electric lines and utility poles are visible throughout the image, with houses and trees in the background. Written on the negative is "53-116."
Line Department, linemen working on utility pole
Photograph showing two linemen working at the top of a wooden utility pole. They are both wearing hard hats and harnesses, and are looking downwards towards the ground. Below is a street with automobiles and buildings, with trees visible in the distance. Written on the negative is "53-116."
Portland General Electric Photograph Collection
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