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Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs, 1890-1925
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- unknown
- Title
- Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs
- Dates
- 1890-1925 (inclusive)18901925
- Quantity
- .3 cubic feet, (1 box; 21 photographs)
- Collection Number
- OLPb031POR
- Summary
- This collection of unattributed photographs includes images of the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition (World's Fair), and general images of Portland streets and the waterfront taken between 1890 and 1925.
- Repository
-
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
This collection is an assemblage of unattributed photographs of Portland, Oregon. The photos were acquired by Roger Wendlick without provenance information, but the images appear to be from the collection of a professional photographer. Each image includes prints, a glass plate negative, and an envelope with the original caption information and an inventory number from the photographer. Subject matter includes images of the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition (World's Fair), and general images of Portland streets and the waterfront taken between 1890 and 1925.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes photographic prints and glass negatives depicting scenes in Portland (Ore.) including the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition. The photos were taken between 1890 and 1925.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs (OLPb031POR), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in a single series of photographs roughly grouped by subject.
Location of Collection
Special CollectionsCustodial History
This collection appears to have been part of a professional photographers collection. This portion of the collection was purchased (without provenance information) by Roger Wendlick in 2003.
Acquisition Information
Given to Lewis & Clark College in 2007 by Roger Wendlick.
Processing Note
Processed in 2008; photographic prints and negatives re-housed in acid free sleeves.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
: Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| Folder 1.1 |
: Grand Stairway at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.2 |
: Lewis and Clark Statue at World's
Fair, Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.3 |
: Government Building at World's
Fair, Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.4 |
: Sunken Gardens at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.5 |
: General View at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.6 |
: Massachusetts Building at World's
Fair, Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.7 |
: Women on stairs at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.8 |
: Guild's Lake at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.9 |
: Cowboy Statue at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5"); negative is broken in
half
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.10 |
: Japan Day at World's Fair,
Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.11 |
: President Theodore Roosevelt
arrives at Portland train station for World's Fair, Portland
1 print and 1 glass negative (4 x 5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.12 |
: President Theodore Roosevelt
laying cornerstone train for Lewis and Clark monument
1 print and 1 glass negative (4 x 5")
|
1905 |
| Folder 1.13 |
: Portland, Oregon, aerial view
looking north with Mt. St. Helens on the horizon
1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
|
undated, ca. 1905 |
| Folder 1.14 |
: Portland, Oregon, 1921 ice storm
scene
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
|
1921 |
| Folder 1.15 |
: Portland, Oregon, Mrs. E.R. Davis
in a car parked in front of Robert Gillan Plumbing building
1 print and 1 glass negative (4 x 5"); negative cracked
|
ca. 1925 |
| Folder 1.16 |
: Portland, Oregon, view of NW
corner of 4th and Alder Streets
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
|
1910 |
| Folder 1.17 |
: Portland, Oregon, view of flooded
section of Front Street between Stark and Washington with Stuart & Thompson
Stationers shop in background
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
|
ca. 1890 |
| Folder 1.18 |
: Portland, Oregon, photo of a
lithographic print from 1887 showing a "New Bridge Across the Willamette,"
probably from West Shore Magazine
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
|
undated |
| Folder 1.19 |
: Portland, Oregon, waterfront view
looling northwest; photo of a lithographic print
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7");
|
1911 |
| Folder 1.20 |
: Portland, Oregon, unidentified
ship on Willamette
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7"); broken negative
|
ca. 1900 |
| Folder 1.21 |
: Portland, Oregon, Old Washington
High School at 14th between Lownsdale (Morrison) and Alder Streets
1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7"); broken negative
|
ca. 1920 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lewis And Clark Centennial Exposition 1905 Portland Or
Geographical Names
- Portland, (Ore.)
Jeremy Skinner
2008
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