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)
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
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.

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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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Acquisition Information

Acquired from the Port of Vancouver, Washington, April 2003, Library Accession 25127.

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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