Harriet Park Cramer photographic collection, 1931
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Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Cramer, Harriet Park
- Title
- Harriet Park Cramer photographic collection
- Dates
- 193119311931
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (8 folders in shared box; 62 negatives in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Org. Lot 477
- Summary
- Photographic prints and nitrate negatives depicting Caroline Augusta Kamm, the Kamm children, and the Kamm house in Portland, Oregon; Elijah "Lige" Coalman; children and staff at the Fruit and Flower mission; and the grounds of the E. B. MacNaughton estate.
- 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
Biographical Note
Jacob Kamm was born in 1823 in Switzerland. He came the United States as a small child with his parents. He was a pioneer steamboat engineer and transportation tycoon who made his fortune in Oregon. He became part-owner in the Jennie Clark, the first sternwheeler in the Pacific Northwest. He married Caroline Gray in 1859. He was one of the founders of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company with John C. Ainsworth. His company, the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, controlled boats on all the important western rivers. He died in Portland in 1912.
Content Description
Collection includes 83 black and white photographs, 1931, of Elijah "Lige" Coalman; Caroline Augusta Kamm at the Kamm home; the Kamm children, including Carolyn and Katherine; the interior, exterior, grounds, and gardens of the Kamm house; children and staff at the Fruit and Flower mission; and the grounds of the E. B. MacNaughton estate. The collection also includes 62 nitrate negatives.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Harriet Park Cramer photographic collection, Org. Lot 477, 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 Information
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Subject Terms
- Architecture, Domestic--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Children--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Gardens--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Interior decoration--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
Personal Names
- Coalman, Elijah, 1881-1970--Photographs
- Kamm, Caroline Augusta Gray--Photographs
- MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960--Homes and haunts--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Fruit and Flower Child Care Center--Photographs
Family Names
- Kamm family--Homes and haunts--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- negatives (photographs)
- photographs
