Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs

Overview of the Collection

Creator: unknown
Title: Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs
Dates: 1890-1925 (inclusive)
18901925
Quantity: .3 cubic feet, (1 box; 21 photographs)
Collection Number: OLPb031POR
Summary: This collection of unattributed photographs includes images of the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition (World's Fair), and general images of Portland streets and the waterfront taken between 1890 and 1925.
Repository: Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical Note

This collection is an assemblage of unattributed photographs of Portland, Oregon. The photos were acquired by Roger Wendlick without provenance information, but the images appear to be from the collection of a professional photographer. Each image includes prints, a glass plate negative, and an envelope with the original caption information and an inventory number from the photographer. Subject matter includes images of the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition (World's Fair), and general images of Portland streets and the waterfront taken between 1890 and 1925.

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Content Description

This collection includes photographic prints and glass negatives depicting scenes in Portland (Ore.) including the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition. The photos were taken between 1890 and 1925.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs (OLPb031POR), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single series of photographs roughly grouped by subject.

Location of Collection

Special Collections

Custodial History

This collection appears to have been part of a professional photographers collection. This portion of the collection was purchased (without provenance information) by Roger Wendlick in 2003.

Acquisition Information

Given to Lewis & Clark College in 2007 by Roger Wendlick.

Processing Note

Processed in 2008; photographic prints and negatives re-housed in acid free sleeves.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

: Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925

Container: Box 1

21 photographs .3 cubic feet
- Description: : Grand Stairway at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.1
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Lewis and Clark Statue at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.2
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Government Building at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.3
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Sunken Gardens at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.4
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : General View at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.5
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Massachusetts Building at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.6
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Women on stairs at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.7
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Guild's Lake at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.8
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Cowboy Statue at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5"); negative is broken in half
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.9
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Japan Day at World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.10
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : President Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Portland train station for World's Fair, Portland
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (4 x 5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.11
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : President Theodore Roosevelt laying cornerstone train for Lewis and Clark monument
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (4 x 5")
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.12
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, aerial view looking north with Mt. St. Helens on the horizon
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (8.5 x 6.5")
  
  Dates: undated, ca. 1905
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.13
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, 1921 ice storm scene
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
  
  Dates: 1921
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.14
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, Mrs. E.R. Davis in a car parked in front of Robert Gillan Plumbing building
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (4 x 5"); negative cracked
  
  Dates: ca. 1925
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.15
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, view of NW corner of 4th and Alder Streets
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
  
  Dates: 1910
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.16
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, view of flooded section of Front Street between Stark and Washington with Stuart & Thompson Stationers shop in background
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
  
  Dates: ca. 1890
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.17
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, photo of a lithographic print from 1887 showing a "New Bridge Across the Willamette," probably from West Shore Magazine
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7")
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.18
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, waterfront view looling northwest; photo of a lithographic print
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7");
  
  Dates: 1911
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.19
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, unidentified ship on Willamette
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7"); broken negative
  
  Dates: ca. 1900
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.20
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925
- Description: : Portland, Oregon, Old Washington High School at 14th between Lownsdale (Morrison) and Alder Streets
  
  1 print and 1 glass negative (5 x 7"); broken negative
  
  Dates: ca. 1920
  
  Container: Folder Folder 1.21
  
  Location: : Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925

Wendlick Collection of Portland (Ore.) Photographs, 1890-1925

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Historical Note

Content Description

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative Information

Arrangement

Location of Collection

Custodial History

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the Collection

: Box 1: Portland Photographs, 1890-1925

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