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Harriet Park Cramer photographic collection, 1931

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Cramer, Harriet Park
Title
Harriet Park Cramer photographic collection
Dates
1931
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
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Owen P. Cramer in March 1981 (Lib. Acc. 15461, Photo Acc. 981D044) and March 1988 (Lib. Acc. 18820, Photo Acc. 988D062).

Preservation Note

Negatives are not available for direct access due to fragility; contact library staff for assistance.

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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
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