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Business collection, circa 1830-2014

Overview of the Collection

Title
Business collection
Dates
circa 1830-2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
50 cubic feet, (76 document cases, 11 flat boxes, 1 card file box, 2 custom boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
Mss 1510
Summary
Collection assembled by the Oregon Historical Society from a variety of sources, containing ephemera and other records relating to businesses of all kinds, primarily in Oregon and Portland.
Repository
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

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Business Collection is an artificial collection assembled over many decades by the Oregon Historical Society. Originally, Society librarians attempted to collate ephemera and single-item manuscripts into "Topical" collections based on general subject areas, including business, associations, architecture, and the like. More recently, librarians have cataloged manuscript items individually, but have continued to file small accessions of ephemera in the "Topical Collections." Thus the present Business Collection remains open and continually expanding.

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Content Description

The collection consists primarily of ephemera, such as advertising materials, catalogs, calling cards, postcards, pen blotters, illustrated letterheads, scrapbooks, brochures, flyers, and other publications. Also included is a small amount of unique manuscript material, primarily financial records and business correspondence. The collection documents business enterprises of all kinds, primarily in Oregon and Portland, but also in Washington State and throughout the United States. The bulk of the materials date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the greatest concentration in the 1910s and 1920s. Some materials from more recent years are included -- most notably a large selection of seed and nursery catalogs from Oregon firms. Among the department store materials are catalogs and advertising from two large Portland stores, Meier & Frank and Lipman Wolfe & Co. Of particular interest in the section "Construction Industry" are a number of pattern-book house catalogs from builders, including those from the Portland firms Roberts & Roberts and Wood Structures, Incorporated. A large group of hardware, machinery, and tool catalogs is included, with several items from the Portland firm Haseltine & Co. Also of note is a large collection of hotel related items, primarily from Portand establishments (restaurant menus, however, have been removed to a separate collection designated Mss 2942). Among the original manuscript materials is a ledger from the Smith Brothers general store in Andrews, Oregon; and two invoice books from the Portland general merchandise firm of T. J. Nealond Co.

In general, the collection provides a rich source for research in the history of design, advertising, technology, printing, and other subjects relating to U.S. social history.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Business collection, Mss 1510, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized in a single alphabetical sequence by type of business. Cross-references are provided for overlapping categories.

Acquisition Information

Materials in the collection were acquired from a wide variety of sources

Future Additions

Additional materials are added to the collection from time to time

Processing Note

The entire collection was reorganized and re-boxed in November of 2008. Boxing has been configured so that additional boxes of each size can be added to the present numerical sequence.

Related Materials

Additional information on Oregon businesses can be found in the Vertical Files, Photograph Self-Indexing Files, and collections relating to individual businesses, all at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Business Collection

    Due to the varying sizes of the materials, the numeric sequence of boxes is interrupted by entries for various oversize boxes. These boxes are coded thus:

    • "OSA": Oversize box, A size (smallest)
    • "OSB": Oversize box, B size
    • "OSC": Oversize box, C size
    • "CB": Custom-made box
    • "CF": Card file box
    • "Oversize folder": Large folder, stored in flat file drawers
    All other boxes are standard document cases.

  • Firms included in the collection

    • Description: List of firms

      Not all firms are listed here. Materials for each firm are found within appropriate categories in the collection. Names of additional firms are listed within the finding aid, above.

      • Abell Photographer (Portland, OR)
      • Acme Soap (Indian Lake, NY)
      • Acme Typewriter & Adding Machine Co.
      • Addressograph (Chicago, IL)
      • Aeolian Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Aero Fire Alarm Co. (Seattle, WA)
      • Alaska Fur Factory (Anchorage, AK)
      • Alco Valve Co. (St. Louis, MO)
      • Alinari's Photographs (Naples, Italy)
      • Allan McKinlay & Co. (Oregon City, OR)
      • Allen and Gilbert Ramaker Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Allen's Press Clipping Bureau
      • Allen Gilbert Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Anatomik Footwear Company (New York)
      • Andrew Kane Co. (Portland, OR) Andrews (Portland, OR)
      • Antiques and Arts Dealers Assn. of Oregon
      • Apperson (McMinnville, OR)
      • Armitage & Wrinkle (Portland, OR)
      • Art Media, Inc. (Portland, OR)
      • Art Metal Construction Co. (Jamestown, NY)
      • Atiyeh Brothers, Inc. (Portland, OR)
      • Auld Co. (Columbus OH)
      • Aune the Photographer (Portland, OR)
      • Austen & Co. (Oswego, NY)
      • Automatic Process Photo Co. (Alameda, CA)
      • Avon
      • Ayscough Bros. (Portland, OR)
      • B. Dalton Bookseller (Portland, OR)
      • Backman, Ben S. (Portland, OR)
      • Baehr & Sons (N.Y., NY)
      • Baker Furniture Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Balfour, Guthrie & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Barnet, Stainsby & Ballark (Newark, NJ)
      • Barton Bros. (Elbow, NY)
      • Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. (Rochester, NY)
      • Beall Pipe and Tank Corp. (Portland, OR
      • Bean Jeweler (Warrensburg, N.Y.)
      • Beck and Sons (San Francisco, CA)
      • Beers and Cupp Photographers
      • Belding & Mall (Philipburg, PA)
      • Benicia Arsenal (Benicia, CA)
      • Biles and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Bilger, dealer in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry (Portland, OR)
      • Bishop (Denver, CO)
      • Blake, Moffitt & Towne (Portland, OR)
      • Blake McFall Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Bliss Company (Brooklyn, NY)
      • Blue Jay
      • Bob's rentals (Portland, OR)
      • Boon (Salem, OR)
      • Bradley (Oregon City, OR)
      • Brauer, Carl F., Gmbh., Stettin
      • Briggs (Salem, OR)
      • Brown and Co. (Salem, OR)
      • Brown, David S. and Co. (N.Y., NY)
      • Bryan (Roseburg, OR)
      • Buchtel and Stolte Photographic Artists (Portland, OR)
      • Bunker and Ragsdill Fire and Burglar Alarm Co. (Freewater, OR)
      • Burdock Corporation (Milton, WI)
      • Burr, A. (Portland, OR)
      • Bush and Lane Piano Co.
      • Butterfield Bros. (Portland, OR)
      • C.C. Child (Boston, MA)
      • Calef (Portland, OR)
      • California Vigorit Powder Co. (San Francisco, Portland)
      • Campho Phenique (St. Louis, Mo)
      • Carter's Ink Co. (Boston, MA)
      • Caterers Centennial ' Inc. (Helena, Montana)
      • Central Camera Co. (Chicago, IL)
      • Central Pharmacy
      • Champion Register Co. (Cleveland, OH)
      • Champion Trunk Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Chas. F. BeeBe Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Chas. H. Dodd & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Chas. Hopkins
      • Cherry, Watchmaker & Jeweler (Independence, OR)
      • Chipp's (Newark, NJ)
      • Chiropractors
      • Chrysler Corperation (Dayton, OH)
      • Church and Lawson (Portland, OR)
      • Clackamas Town Center (Portland, OR)
      • Clarke Equipment Company (Niles, MI)
      • Clayton and Son (St. Louis, MO)
      • Coast Agency Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Cohen, Lyon & Haufman (Portland, OR)
      • Columbia Cascade Timber Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Columbia Chair Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Columbian Photo Paper Co. (N.Y., NY)
      • Committee of One Hundred on National Health (Minneapolis, MN)
      • Comstock Co., Ltd., (Morristown, NY)
      • Congle (Portland, OR)
      • Cook & Foster (Astoria, OR)
      • Copeland Refrigeration (Sidney, OH)
      • Corbett, Failing & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Corbett's Livery, Hock, and Sale Stable (Portland, OR)
      • Corbitt & Maclean (Portland, OR)
      • Cornstock and Cawley (Jacksonville, OR)
      • Cosmopolitan Junior Department Stores (Salem, OR)
      • Cunningham Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Curry & Bro. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Curtin, Grand Dry Goods Store (San Francisco, CA)
      • D.C. Wax (Portland, OR)
      • Dalrymple (Salem, OR)
      • Daniel S. Schanck (New York, NY)
      • Darling Typewriter Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Dave Finley (Gladstone, OR)
      • Davies for Artistic Photographs
      • Davison and Co. (N.Y., NY)
      • Day Music Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Dcweve Office Equipment House (Portland, OR)
      • Dennis, Raymond C., Special Hearing Aid Offices (Portland, OR)
      • Diamond Dyes
      • Domestic Sewing Machine
      • Dr. J.K. Bristow (Pleasant Hill, OR)
      • Dr. Joslin
      • Dr. Sill (Portland, OR)
      • Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
      • DuBois & King (Portland and San Francisco)
      • Duedall Potts Stationers
      • Duplexalite Division (New York, Philadelphia, England, San Francisco)
      • Dyer (Portland, OR)
      • Dyes E.F. Thompson's (Salem, OR)
      • East Portland Photograph Gallery (Portland, OR)
      • Eastman Galleries (Portland, OR)
      • Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY)
      • Eaton Corperation (Franklin Park, IL)
      • Eaton, James H., Photographer (Portland, OR)
      • Edmund Scientific Co. (Barrington, NJ)
      • Eggert, Young, and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • El Rays Book Store (Portland, OR)
      • Elbert Peets Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Elizabeth Arden (New York, NY)
      • Elwood Pattern Works (Indianapolis, IN)
      • Emanuel Medical Center Foundation (Portland, OR)
      • Emerson Drug Co.
      • Emery Artistic Photographer (Portland, OR)
      • Estey Organs (Brattleboro, VT)
      • Everding & Farrell (Portland, OR)
      • Fairbank's Gold Dust Washing Powder
      • Fallenius and McCormick (Portland, OR)
      • Farley's No Vigorator Foot Appliance (Portland, OR)
      • Feldenheimer, Jeweler (Portland, OR)
      • Fleischner & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Fleming Bros. (Pittsburgh)
      • Forbes & Breeden (Portland, OR)
      • Foster Drug Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Fox Gun Co. (Philadelphia, PA)
      • Fox Typewriter (Grand Rapids, MI)
      • Frank Amato Publications (Portland, OR)
      • Frank Briggs, Jeweler (Seattle, WA)
      • Fred Meyer (Portland, OR)
      • Frederick & Nelson (Seattle, WA)
      • Friction Soap
      • Frigidaire
      • Fuller and Stone (Portland, OR)
      • Gadsby & Sons (Portland, OR)
      • Galinger and Hopkins (Portland, OR)
      • Galinger, J.F. (Portland, OR)
      • Galleria (Portland, OR)
      • Gardner Bros. (Portland, OR)
      • General Gas Light Co. (Kalamazoo, MI)
      • General Sporting Goods (New York)
      • Geo. L. Hibbard & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Gevurtz & Son (Portland, OR)
      • Giant Powder Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Gifford Fotografs (Portland, OR)
      • Gilbert, John W., (Salem, OR)
      • Gillett (Chicago, IL)
      • Globe Wernicke Co. (Cincinnati, OH)
      • Gold and Silver Mining Co.
      • Gold Nuggets, Vol., No. (Kansas City, MO)
      • Golden Rule Bazaar (Portland, OR)
      • Good & Howell (San Francisco, CA)
      • Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center (Portland, OR)
      • Good, Martin G. (Chicago, IL)
      • Goodman Bros. Show Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Gorham Rubber Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Graves and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Griffin & Howe, Inc. (New York)
      • Gurley (Troy, NY)
      • H.D. Jones Sewing Machines (Portland, OR)
      • Haas, dealer in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry (Salem, OR)
      • Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. (New York, NY)
      • Hammer Dry Plate Co. (St. Louis, MO)
      • Handy (Frances, WA)
      • Hanovia Chemical and Manufacturing Co., (Newark, NJ)
      • Harding and Co. (Brooklyn, NY)
      • Harker Bros. (Portand, OR)
      • Harrell (Vancouver, WA)
      • Harrington & Richardson Arms Co. (Worcester, MA)
      • Harris Ice Machine Works (Portland, OR)
      • Hartley (Portland, OR)
      • Hartzell Furniture Exchange (Portland, OR)
      • Hathaway and Bowers (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
      • Hawley, Dodd & Co.
      • Hayward, Coleman & Co. (Portland and San Francisco)
      • Heidinger & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Helwig Chapman Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Henderson (Woodburn, OR)
      • Henrichsen & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
      • Herbert George Company (Chicago, IL Herman (Portland, OR)
      • Herring Hale Markin Safe Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Hewlett Packard (Palo Alto, CA)
      • Heywood Bros. & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Hill Office Service (Portland, OR)
      • Hill Standard Co. (Anderson, IN)
      • Hitt Fireworks Co. (Seattle, WA)
      • Hizz Remedy Company (Portland, OR)
      • Hoe and Co., Inc. (N.Y., NY)
      • Hoffman Arms Co. (Cleveland, OH; Ardmor, OK)
      • Home Incinerator Co. (Milwaukee, WI)
      • Home Incinerator Co. (Milwaukee, WI)
      • Honeywell (Minneapolis, MN)
      • House of Myrtlewood (Coos Bay, OR)
      • House of Titles (Portand, OR)
      • Household Sewing Machine Co. (Providence, RI)
      • Housewares Houseworth and Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Hoyt & Co. (Lowell, MA)
      • Hoyt and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • The Humphrey Radiantfire
      • Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma, WA)
      • Huntington, Hopkins & Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Hussmann Refrigeration, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
      • Hyatt, H.A., (St. Louis, MO)
      • Hyer and Sons (Olathe, KS)
      • Hyland Bros. Old Book Store (Portland, OR)
      • I natural cosmetics I. Magnin (Portland, OR)
      • Indeco Rules (Bridgeport, CT)
      • Inkograph company, Inc. (N.Y., NY)
      • International Harvester Company (Chicago, IL)
      • Irving and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Irving Hardware Co. (New York, NY)
      • Isaac Sinsheimer (Portland, OR)
      • Ithaca Gun Co. (Ithaca, NY)
      • Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle works (Fitchburg, MA)
      • J. Tench (Portland, OR)
      • J.K. Gill Co. (Portland, OR)
      • J.K. Gill's Booksellers and stationers
      • J Soap Company Inc.
      • Jackson & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Jaeger Bros., silversmiths (Portland, OR)
      • Jaksha (Portland, OR)
      • Janion & Rhodes (Portland, OR)
      • Jantzen Beach Center (Portland, OR)
      • Jantzen Beach Center (Portland, OR)
      • Jno. M.A. Laue, The Reliable Druggist (Portland, OR)
      • Joe's Bicycle Shop (Portland, OR)
      • John Barrett Co. (Portland, OR)
      • John Clark Saddlery Co. (Portland, OR)
      • John Furniture Corp. (Portland, OR)
      • John H. Scherner (Garden Home, OR)
      • John Lusher (Mishawaka, IN)
      • John R. Foster Johnson and Co. (Milwaukee, WI)
      • Johnson, A. M. (sailmaker) (Astoria, OR)
      • Julie McCarl (Gresham, OR)
      • K/P Graphics (Portland, OR)
      • Kane's Flash Light Burglar Alarm
      • Kannenberg's (Portland, OR)
      • Kee Lox Manufacturing Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Kelley, Edlon B. (glassblower)
      • Kellogg, Dr. J.H. (Battle Creek, MI)
      • Kinney & Bros. (Umatilla, OR)
      • Kiser Studio (Portland, OR)
      • Klock Jr. and Co. (Troy, NY)
      • Knapp, Burrell & Co. (Portland and San Francisco)
      • Koskott Laboratory, (N.Y., NY)
      • Kozy Kamp Trailers Co. (Portland, Or)
      • Krausse and Klein (Salem, OR)
      • Ladd & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Lanman & Kemp (New York, NY)
      • Larkin and Co. (Buffalo, NY)
      • Lash's Bitter's Troupe
      • Lautz Bros. and Co.
      • Lazell's Perfumes (New York)
      • Leffert's Diamonds and Jewelry (Portland, OR)
      • Lester and Co. (Binghampton, NY)
      • Lever Bros. (Port Sunlight, England)
      • Liberty Carpet and Rug Shop
      • Liberty Display Fireworks Co. (Maywood, IL)
      • Lipman Wolfe & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Looking Glass Bookstore (Portland, OR)
      • Loran W. Finch Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Lot Livermore (Pendleton, OR)
      • Lownsdale, Wheeler & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Luckel, King, and Cake Soap Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Lyman Gun Sight Corp. (Middlefield, Conn.)
      • Lytle Stevenson (Portland, OR)
      • M'Cormick, Franklin Book Store (Portland, OR)
      • Macey Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
      • Mack & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Manning (Portland, OR)
      • Manning Shoe Repair (Portland, OR)
      • Marble Arms & Mfg. Co. (Gladstone, MI)
      • Marlin Firearms Co. (New Haven, CT) Sporting goods
      • Marlin Firearms Corp. (Denver, CO)
      • May Co. (Portland, OR)
      • May Department Stores Co. (St. Louis, MO)
      • Mayim Silent Firearms Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
      • McAlister Camera Co. (Colombus, OH)
      • McAveigh Bros. (Chestertown, NY)
      • McCraken, Merrill & Co. (Portland and San Francisco)
      • McDowell, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler (Salem, OR)
      • McDowell, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler (Salem, OR)
      • McGill's Refinishing Service (Portland, OR)
      • Mckinley, T. (Albany, NY)
      • Meeker Arms Co., Inc. (Somerville, NC)
      • Mei, Frank (Portland, OR)
      • Meier & Frank Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Photography supplies and equip.
      • Miller's (New York)
      • Milwain
      • Mining Corporations P Z
      • Miracle Ear Center (Anchorage, AK)
      • Moe's Piano's (Portland, OR)
      • Monarch Gold Dredging Co.
      • Monnastes (Portland, OR)
      • Montgomery Ward & Co. (Chicago, IL)
      • Moody (Shaniko, OR)
      • Morse's & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Mount Hood Electric Co.
      • Mt. Hood Soap Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Multnomah Gallery (Portland, OR)
      • Murdey Music Box (Portland, OR)
      • National Cash Register Company (Salem, OR)
      • National Phonograph Co. (Orange, NJ)
      • Natural Body Brace Co. (Salina, KS)
      • Neuman Bros. Co. (Chicago, IL)
      • New Home Sewing Machine Co. (Orange, MA)
      • New York Jewelry Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Newberry (Portland, OR)
      • Nielsen's Jewelers (Portland, OR)
      • Nolan Corperation (Rome, NY)
      • Noon Bag Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Nordstrom Norm Thompson (Portland, OR)
      • Norris Safe & Lock Co. (Portland, OR)
      • North American Construction Co. (Bay City, MI)
      • North Coast Camera Swap Meet (Seaside, OR)
      • Northern School Supply Co. (Seattle, WA)
      • Northrop & Sturgis Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Northrop, Piano Craftsman (Portland, OR)
      • Northrup & Co.
      • Northwest Engineering Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Northwest Rug Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Old Dutch Carbon and Ribbon Co.
      • Olds & King (Portland, OR)
      • Olds, Wortman & King (Portland, OR) Department stores
      • Oliver St. Marie (Hamilton County, NY)
      • Opal Springs Water Co. (R.E. Hickson)
      • Oregon City Cash Market (Oregon City, OR)
      • Oregon Dry Dock Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Oregon Gold Prospecting and Promoting Co.
      • Oregon Leather Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Oregon Marine Supply Co. (Portland, Astoria)
      • Oregon Pacific Brokerage Co. (Portand, OR)
      • Oregon Portrait and Art Studio (Portland, OR)
      • Oregon Retail Jewelers Association (Portland, OR)
      • Osmund and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Otto Stumpf & Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
      • Pacific Coast Showcase & Furniture Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Pacific Gun Sight Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Pacific Mercantile Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Pacific Piper Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Pacific Stationery and Printing (Portland, OR)
      • Pacific Tannery (San Francisco, CA)
      • Packard Malloy, Inc. display fixtures (Portland, OR)
      • Painless Parker Dentist (San Francisco, CA)
      • Palmquist (Portland, OR) Patton Bros. (Salem, OR)
      • Pease and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Perfection Bedding (Portland, OR)
      • Perfection Bedding (Portland, OR)
      • Photo Art Commercial Studios (Portland, OR)
      • Photographic Appliances Corperation (Minneapolis MN)
      • Pope (St. Helens, OR)
      • Popper & Son (New York, NY)
      • Portland Envelope Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Portland Gas & Coke Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Portland Ladder Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Portland Oregon Purchasing Agency (Portland, OR)
      • Portland Phonograph Agency (Portland, OR)
      • Portland Piano Exchange (Portland, OR)
      • Portland Stamp and Seal Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Povey Bros. (Portland, OR)
      • Powers (Portland, OR)
      • Prentice and Co. (Porland, OR)
      • Press & Sons (Philadelphia, PA)
      • Printing and paper equipment
      • Professor Crystal's Electric Belts and Appliances (Marshall,
      • Pronto Sales (Portland, OR)
      • Protzman and Bro. (Portland, OR)
      • Protzman and DeFrance (Portland, OR)
      • Pyle, James (N.Y., NY)
      • Rader Window Shade Corp. (Portland, OR)
      • Radiant Manufacturing Corp. (Chicago, IL)
      • Read French Piano MFG. Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Reames Union Livery, Feed and Sale Stables (Jacksonville, OR
      • Red Front Stables (Portland, OR)
      • Redfield Gun Sight Corp. (Denver, CO)
      • Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment
      • Refrigeration Service Engineers Soc. (Des Plaines, IL)
      • Remington Rand Inc. (Portland, OR)
      • Rich Bros. Fireworks Display Co., Inc. (Sioux Falls, SD)
      • Richard Hudnut (New York and Paris)
      • Ricksecker: Golf Queen perfume
      • Ries, locksmith (Portland, OR)
      • Robbins & Son (Portland, OR)
      • Robbins Music Corporation (N.Y., NY)
      • Roberts Bros. Department Store (Portland, OR)
      • Rockey, A.M., M.D., (Portland, OR)
      • Rockwell Mfg. Co. (Pittsburg, PA)
      • Roebling's Sons of California (Portland, OR)
      • Rosenthal and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Roth's (Albany, OR)
      • S.J. McCormick Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Sanborn, Vail, & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Sanders Electric (Portland, OR)
      • Sanderson (San Francisco, CA)
      • Sands' Sarsaparilla (N.Y., NY)
      • Sandy's (Portland, OR)
      • Sanozone Chemical Co. (Philadelphia, PA)
      • Savier & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Sawyer Photo Service
      • Scance (Woodburn, OR)
      • Schnitzer Steel (Portland, OR)
      • Schultz and Co.
      • Schwanbeck Bros. (Detroit, MI)
      • Sealy Lowell Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Sears, Roebuck and Co. ,
      • Seattle Alaska General Supply Co. (Seattle, WA)
      • Seattle Chain Co. (Seattle, WA)
      • Seller (Portland, OR)
      • Seller, Frankenau & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Selling (Oregon City, OR)
      • Sequoia Importing Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Shanahan (Portland, OR)
      • Shanahan & Dufrenes (Portland, OR)
      • Shelby's Shew, W.M. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Shindler & Chadbourne (Portland, OR)
      • Shindler & Chadbourne (Portland, OR)
      • Silberstein & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Simmons (Portland, OR)
      • Singer Sewing Machines (Portland, OR)
      • Skaggs Stores (Portland, OR)
      • Smith American Organ and Piano Co. (Boston, MA)
      • Smith's Installment House (Salem, OR)
      • Solko Furs (Portland, OR)
      • Sommerville, J.C. (St. Louis, MO)
      • Soule Bros. Piano Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Special Veterinary Bulletin (Hammond, IN)
      • Speed O Print Corporation (Chicago, IL)
      • Sporting goods
      • Sta Hi Corperation (Whittier, CA)
      • Standard Rotary Sewing Machine Co.
      • Star Box & Mfg. Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Stewart horseshoeing (Portland, OR)
      • Stewart, watchmaker and jeweler (Portland, OR)
      • Stewart's Cantilever Shoes (Portland, OR)
      • Stickley Bros. Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
      • Stiff Furniture Co. (Salem, OR)
      • Story & Clark Organ Co. (Chicago, IL)
      • Strawbridge, J.A. (Portland, OR)
      • Streigig & Laue (Portland, OR)
      • Studio and Art Shop (Nome, Alaska)
      • Sturges, Larsen & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Sullers and Co. (Philadelphia, PA)
      • Super Office Service (Portland, OR)
      • Superior Typewriter Service (Portland, OR)
      • Tanasbourne (Beaverton, OR)
      • Taxidermists Taylor's (Springfield, IL)
      • Telephone & Telegraph Companies
      • Textile Mills
      • The Art Metal Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
      • The Catbird Seat (Portland, OR)
      • The Seavitt Co. (New Haven, Conn.)
      • Thebo's
      • Thomas, Manufacturing Jeweler (NEwport, OR)
      • Thompson DeHart & Co.
      • Thompson, Beart & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Thread Tibbett's Key Shop (Portland, OR)
      • "Tik Tok" Clock Shop (Portland, OR)
      • Timberline Lodge
      • Todhunter (New York)
      • Toledo Cooker Co. (Toledo, OH)
      • Towne, B.C. (Portland, OR)
      • Trane Company (La Crosse, WI)
      • Traver Bros. (Portland, OR)
      • Trevett & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Tudor Guild of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival
      • Underwood Typewriter Co. (N.Y., NY)
      • United Mattress & Pad Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Van Armitage, instructor (Portland, OR)
      • Vanco (Renton, WA)
      • Vanco (Renton, WA)
      • Victor Records
      • Vollum, George W. (Portland, OR)
      • Vulcan Copper Mining Co.
      • W. and L.E. Curley (Troy, NY)
      • Waite and Co. (N.Y., NY)
      • Waltham Watch Company (Waltham, MA)
      • Washington Square (Portland, OR)
      • Watches Waterhouse & Lester (Walla Walla, WA)
      • Watkins Medical Company (Winona, MN)
      • Watsco, Inc. (Hialeah, FL)
      • Weil Bros. (Portland, OR)
      • Weiland, C.
      • Weill's Decorative Art Rooms (Portland, OR)
      • Weisterl (Portland, OR)
      • Welch & Morgan (Portland, OR)
      • Werley Brothers (South Bend, WA)
      • Wertheimer (Portland, OR)
      • West Side Livery (Colorado Springs, CO)
      • Western Photo Supply (Portland, OR)
      • Wheeler and Wilson (Portland, OR)
      • White and Co. (Portland, OR)
      • White Sewing Machine Co. (Cleveland, OH) Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Newark, NJ)
      • Wholesale Typewriter Co., Inc. (Portland, OR)
      • Wiley B. Allen Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Willamette Tent & Awning Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. (N.Y., NY)
      • Williams & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Willmarth Tackle Co. (Roosevelt, NY)
      • Wilson (Chicago, IL) Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (New Haven, Conn)
      • Winslow and Co., Inc. (Portland, OR)
      • Wire Rope Fittings, Inc. (Portland, OR)
      • Wittemore Bros. and Co. (Boston, MA)
      • Wm. Beck (Portland, OR)
      • Wm. E. Trull (Mount Vernon, NY)
      • Wm.B. Cooke & Co. (San Francisco, CA)
      • Woodard, Clarke & Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Woodburn Harness Factory (Woodburn, OR)
      • Woodward & Magoon (Portland, OR)
      • World's Dispensary Medical Association (Buffalo, NY)
      • Worley & Co. (Pieo, CA)
      • Yawman and Erbe Mfg. Co. (Rochester, NY)
      • Zeeroe Ice Machine Co. (Portland, OR)
      • Zell Bros. Registered Jewelers (Portland, OR)
      Location: Firms included in the collection

Finding aid prepared by Geoffrey B. Wexler
2008

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