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Photographs of ship construction at the Standifer Wood Shipyard located in Portland, Oregon, 1917-1918
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Photographs of ship construction at the Standifer Wood Shipyard located in Portland, Oregon
- Dates
- 1917-1918 (inclusive)19171918
- Quantity
- 32 : mounted photographs.
- Collection Number
- Accession 25127
- Summary
- Thirty two (32) B & W photoprints of ship construction at the Standifer Wood Shipyard located in Kenton, Portland, Oregon.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Thirty two (32) B & W photoprints of ship construction at the Standifer Wood Shipyard located in Kenton, Portland, Oregon. Contains: nine (9) photos of the construction and launching of the SS Arvonia, Hull no.20, dates range from April to September 1918; fifteen (15) photos of the construction and launching of the SS Belding, Hull no. 19, dates range from October 1917 to November 1918; seven (7) photos of the construction and launching of the SS Montezuma, Hull no. 18, dates range from February to July 1918; one (1) photo of "Miss Vera Saunders" ready to christen the SS Umatilla, Hull no. 17, dated July 13, 1918; three (3) photoprints of the North Portland Yard (Kenton Wood Shipyard) of the G.M. Standifer Construction Company (aka Standifer - Clarkson Shipyard); dates range from January 1917 to July 1918.
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Subject Terms
- Ships -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs.
- Shipyards -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs.
Corporate Names
- G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation -- Photographs.
- Standifer Wood Shipyard (Portland, Or.) -- Photographs.
- Standifer-Clarkson Shipyard, Inc. (Portland, Or.) -- Photographs.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs -- aat
