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Vortex I music festival photographs, 1970
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Vortex I music festival photographs
- Dates
- 1970 (inclusive)1970-081970-09
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in a shared document case) : 17 photographs
- Collection Number
- Org. Lot 666
- Summary
- Photographs of attendees and performers at the Vortex I music festival held at Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, Oregon in 1970.
- 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 - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Vortex I music festival, also known as Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, was a rock festival held at Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, Oregon. Members of Governor Tom McCall's staff, in collaboration with members of the Portland counterculture community, planned the state-sponsored festival. Vortex I officially ran from August 28, 1970, to September 3, 1970, to coincide with the American Legion annual convention held in Portland the same week.
Source: Robbins, William G. "Vortex I music festival." The Oregon Encyclopedia. https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/vortex_i.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Collection was titled Vortex Festival photographic collection prior to August 2020.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of 17 black-and-white photographs of attendees and performers at the Vortex I music festival held at Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, Oregon, in 1970. The photographs depict crowds arriving at the festival, performers on stage, audience members dancing, and attendees sunbathing in the park.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
15 photographs are viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Vortex I music festival photographs, Org. Lot 666, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Counterculture--Oregon
- Music festivals--Oregon--Photographs
- Peace movements
Corporate Names
- Vortex I (Rock music festival) (1970 : Estacada, Or.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- photographs
