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J.W. Sweeney Construction Company photographs , 1904-1926
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- J.W. Sweeney Construction Company
- Title
- J.W. Sweeney Construction Company photographs
- Dates
- 1904-1926 (inclusive)19041926
- Quantity
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1.25 linear feet, (1 container)
- Collection Number
- PH 317
- Summary
- The collection consists of 111 black and white photographic prints of road and railroad construction projects that the J.W. Sweeney Construction Company undertook throughout Oregon from 1904 to 1926.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
John W. Sweeney was born in May 1861. He lived in Portland, Oregon. He worked at the fire department in Portland, then as a roofing contractor. Later he went into the contracting business for himself. He held the first contract for highway construction in Oregon when he built a road across the Siskiyou mountains in Jackson County, Oregon. Later he put the culverts in the Oregon, Washington Railroad and Navigation Company between Hood River and The Dalles. In 1905 Sweeney's company quarried rock for Columbia River Jetty. In 1909 Sweeney won the contract to build the final 53 miles of the Pacific Railway and Navigation Company. From 1909 to 1911, J.W. Sweeney Construction Co. built the Tillamook Line S.P.R.R. In 1912 J.W. Sweeney Construction Co. won First and Second place in the Rose Show Work Horse Division Parade. In 1914 the company built Pacific Highway no.1 - Siskiyou Mountain Section. In 1926 the company built the Roosevelt Highway in Curry County.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains 111 photographs. All are black and white prints. They are of construction projects that the J.W. Sweeney Construction Company undertook throughout Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Public Works--Oregon
- Roads--Design and construction
Geographical Names
- Oregon