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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | James Henry Polhemus (1887-1965) was a civil engineer and inventor who became chief engineer of the Port of Portland, president of Portland General Electric Co., and the owner of the Willamette Tug and Barge Company. The papers consist of Polhemus's personal diaries, 1934-1964, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and records of the various companies with which he was associated. |
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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | Photographs and documents relating to the history and development of Portland General Electric. The photos in this collection include color and black and white photographs, negatives and slides of employees, power generating stations, office buildings, recreational sites, power lines, towers, streetcars, streetcar tracks, office buildings and equipment. The documents in this collection include correspondence, logbooks, account books, manuals, ephemera, newsletters, clippings, etc. regarding employees, power stations, office buildings, operations, outside organizations and the electrical industry as a whole. |
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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | Photographs relating to the history and development of Portland General Electric. The negatives and photographs in this collection include images of employees, power generating stations, office buildings, recreational sites, power lines, towers, streetcars, streetcar tracks, office buildings and equipment. A majority are black-and-white, with a small selection of color images. Several dam building projects are included, such as those at Round Butte, Pelton, and Oak Grove. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | St. Johns Waterworks and Lighting Company was a Portland, Oregon public utility incorporated by J. L. Hartman, E. L. Thompson, and H. L. Powers; J. C. Scott was the majority stockholder. The collection (1903-1916) consists of a record book that contains director's and stockholder's meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws. |
