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Northwestern Ice and Cold Storage Company photograph album, ca. 1925

Overview of the Collection

Title
Northwestern Ice and Cold Storage Company photograph album
Dates
ca. 1925 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (item is contained in a box with three other photograph albums. the item is located in folder two of the box.)
Collection Number
OLPb193NOR
Summary
Photograph album of the Portland, Oregon Northwestern Ice and Cold Storage Company
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Northwestern Ice and Cold Storage Company was founded in 1923 by Waldemar F. Henningsen, Sr., the company would expand into the Pacific Northwest with operations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. These photographs show the cold storage plant located in Portland, Oregon. The plant was located between SE Belmont and Morrison Streets on First Avenue.

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Content Description

Photograph album 23x32 cm contains nine large black and white prints 19x26 cm each. Photographs include images of ice being moved between cold storage, trucks, trains, and cars. Includes several images of the Portland Union Pacific rail yards.

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Administrative Information

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Subject Terms

  • Portland (Or.)--History

Occupations

  • Ice--Manufacture
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