Morrison Bridge, Spanning Willamette River on Morrison & Alder Streets...
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Morrison Bridge, Spanning Willamette River on Morrison & Alder Streets...
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Slateford House, U.S. Route 611 & T709, Portland, Northampton County, ...
Significance: The Slateford farm was established in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, retaining two of its early structures. The main house, built before 1850, exhibits finely crafted interior and ex... More
Slateford House, U.S. Route 611 & T709, Portland, Northampton County, ...
Significance: The Slateford farm was established in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, retaining two of its early structures. The main house, built before 1850, exhibits finely crafted interior and ex... More
Portland General Electric Company, Station "L", L.P. Boiler Room, 1841...
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Portland General Electric Company, Station "L", L.P. Boiler Room, 1841...
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[Design drawing for stained glass window for a Catholic Church in Lewi...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portland General Electric Company, Lincoln Substation, 1841 Southeast ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a narrow passage, corridor, street, old town architecture, arch, vintage print, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Portland General Electric Company, Lincoln Substation, 1841 Southeast ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company Garage, Corner of Southeast Grand & Divis...
Significance: The structure is significant for its rarity as a lumber milling resource remaining in the Portland harbor area of the Willamette River and for its association with the large Inman-Poulsen Lumber M... More
[Ort, Portland Team, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Portland Reservoir No. 2, 6007 Southeast Division Street, Portland, Mu...
Significance: Portland's reservoirs are significant, not only as functioning components of the municipal water system, but also as symbols of the importance of that system to the development of the city from a ... More
Portland Reservoir No. 2, 6007 Southeast Division Street, Portland, Mu...
Significance: Portland's reservoirs are significant, not only as functioning components of the municipal water system, but also as symbols of the importance of that system to the development of the city from a ... More
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...
Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...
Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...
Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...
Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...
Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...
Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More
Union Avenue Viaduct, Spanning between Southeast Harrison & Southeast ...
Significance: Completed in 1937, the Union Avenue Viaduct is the longest continuous concrete slab/beam/girder-type structure in the state of Oregon. The original structure was built in 1936-37 and refined with ... More
Broadway Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Broadway Street, Portlan...
Significance: The Broadway Bridge is the first bascule span built in Portland and, at the time constructed, the longest in the United States. Its completion resulted in a dramatic shift in land values and busi... More
Broadway Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Broadway Street, Portlan...
Significance: The Broadway Bridge is the first bascule span built in Portland and, at the time constructed, the longest in the United States. Its completion resulted in a dramatic shift in land values and busi... More
U.S. Courthouse, 620 Southwest Main Street, Portland, Multnomah County...
Significance: While Portland has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, the Federal Courthouse remains an impressive example of early 1930 architecture. The Federal Courthouse is also an important Portla... More
U.S. Courthouse, 620 Southwest Main Street, Portland, Multnomah County...
Significance: While Portland has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, the Federal Courthouse remains an impressive example of early 1930 architecture. The Federal Courthouse is also an important Portla... More
U.S. Courthouse, 620 Southwest Main Street, Portland, Multnomah County...
Significance: While Portland has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, the Federal Courthouse remains an impressive example of early 1930 architecture. The Federal Courthouse is also an important Portla... More
U.S. Courthouse, 620 Southwest Main Street, Portland, Multnomah County...
Significance: While Portland has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, the Federal Courthouse remains an impressive example of early 1930 architecture. The Federal Courthouse is also an important Portla... More
Odd Fellows Building, 1019 Southwest Tenth Street, Portland, Multnomah...
Significance: Noteworthy building erected on the periphery of Portland's business district during a period of intense development between 1900-1930. This building represents a historical link with a fraternal ... More
Odd Fellows Building, 1019 Southwest Tenth Street, Portland, Multnomah...
Significance: Noteworthy building erected on the periphery of Portland's business district during a period of intense development between 1900-1930. This building represents a historical link with a fraternal ... More
Odd Fellows Building, 1019 Southwest Tenth Street, Portland, Multnomah...
Significance: Noteworthy building erected on the periphery of Portland's business district during a period of intense development between 1900-1930. This building represents a historical link with a fraternal ... More
Odd Fellows Building, 1019 Southwest Tenth Street, Portland, Multnomah...
Significance: Noteworthy building erected on the periphery of Portland's business district during a period of intense development between 1900-1930. This building represents a historical link with a fraternal ... More
A prospect of Port Antonio, and town of Titchfield, in parish of Portl...
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Jamaica.
Indian training school, Forest Grove, Oregon / drawn by T. De Thulstru...
Composite of five scenes at school including Indians learning housekeeping, carpentry, and shoemaking. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1882 May 27, p. 324.
[Nathan Clifford Brown, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / La...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Band members wait out clearing of train wreck [en route from Portland ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland, Me.
Title from jacket. "108" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039316. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Casino, Riverton Park, Portland, Me.
Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Longfellow's statue, Portland, Me.
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Maine General Hospital, Portland, Me.
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[Bird's-eye view of Portland, Oregon with Mt. St. Helens in background...
H40203 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
View in Deering Park, Portland, Me.
Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033546. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
[Ten miles of huge logs, interior of Forestry Building, Lewis & Clark ...
Stereo copyright by C.L. Wasson (International Stereograph Co.) This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Forests...; Photog I. (2); Exhibitions 1905 (Lewis & Clark); Shelf.
Portland, Oregon: A flight to Vancouver, Baldwin's airship carrying a ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Exhibit of Linn Co., Ore. - Agriculture Palace, Lewis & Clark Expositi...
Apples and canned foods on table. H71386 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by C.L. Wasson. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Food processing;... More
Spring Point Ledge Light, Portland, Me
Negative cracked twice, right side and taped to second sheet of glass. Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). "2924" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018927. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Congress Street, looking north, Portland, Me.
Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Fort Allen Park, Fort Gorges in the distance, Portland, Maine]
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Construction of a wooden ship, Portland
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Street car with prevent fires sign in Portla...
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["High Hatch," Thomas Kerr garden, SW Military Lane, Portland, Oregon....
Site History. Today: Not extant. Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library ... More
Market scene. Portland, Oregon. Great Depression public domain photogr...
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Squatters' shacks along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Many...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Hooverville shack with outdoor store. This man obtains seasonal employ...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Portland, Oregon. Woodyard - safety film negatives, Library of Congres...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Log raft in Willamette River. Portland, Oregon
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Loading bulk wheat into hole of barge for shipment from Port Kelly to ...
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Desk, mail, etc. at the Portland Hotel. San Diego, California
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Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Some of the five British cargo-carr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ship launching in Portland, Maine. Stern of a newly completed ship at ...
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M. Silver and Sons - safety film negatives, Library of Congress
Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnston, residence at 16 Portland Pl., Saint Loui...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Cupola of the Pioneer Courthouse, a federal courthouse in Portland, Or...
Built beginning in 1869, the structure is the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest, and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her... More
Cupola of the Pioneer Courthouse, a federal courthouse in Portland, Or...
Built beginning in 1869, the structure is the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest, and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her... More
Sculpture "Law of Nature" at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Por...
Artist: Tom Otterness, 1997. 3 vignettes, bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit li... More
Textile "Oregon Justice, Judicial Heritage, Oregon Environment" at the...
Artist: Judith Poxon Fawkes, 1997. Fiber, linen with flat wooden rods. Four panels of various sizes. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and s... More
Elk, also known as the David P. Thompson Fountain, Elk Fountain, or th...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More
A portion of the Steel Bridge, a through truss, double-deck vertical-l...
The 1912 bridge, whose lower deck carries railroad and bicycle/pedestrian traffic and upper deck carries road traffic, is the only double-deck bridge with independent lifts in the world and the second oldest ve... More
The main public library, a remodeled 1978 building in downtown Portlan...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-11). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the... More
Security guards Jeremy Singer (left) and Kaela Morti are all too well ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More
Aerial view of downtown Portland, Oregon, with a focus on the Willamet...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More
Alice in Wonderland - theatrical playbill, public domain image
A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other details such as the theater... More
Hotel Lenox, 1100-1116 Southwest Third Street, Portland, Multnomah Cou...
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Hotel Lenox, 1100-1116 Southwest Third Street, Portland, Multnomah Cou...
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[Lamline, Portland Team, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Burnside Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Burnside Street, Portlan...
Significance: Burnside Bridge is one in an ensemble of twelve monumental highway bridges across the lower Willamette River, and one of five Portland span bridges (with Ross Island Bridge, Sellwood Bridge, Lovej... More
Burnside Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Burnside Street, Portlan...
Significance: Burnside Bridge is one in an ensemble of twelve monumental highway bridges across the lower Willamette River, and one of five Portland span bridges (with Ross Island Bridge, Sellwood Bridge, Lovej... More
Burnside Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Burnside Street, Portlan...
Significance: Burnside Bridge is one in an ensemble of twelve monumental highway bridges across the lower Willamette River, and one of five Portland span bridges (with Ross Island Bridge, Sellwood Bridge, Lovej... More
New Portland Suspension Bridge, Spanning Carrabasset River, New Portla...
Significance: The New Portland (Wire) Bridge is the only early American suspension bridge that remains basically unaltered, aside from John A. Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct. It is also the only extant example of... More
Oriental Theatre, 828 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, Multnomah Coun...
Significance: The Oriental Theatre, the second largest moving picture theatre built in Oregon, was erected in conjunction with an office building and contained notable examples of thematic decor derived from an... More
Portland & Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, Willamette Meridian, Chapman,...
Significance: The Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel is one of the longer semi-temporary railroad tunnels built for logging transport in Oregon and the only tunnel to cross the divide of the Oregon coast... More
Morse-Libby House, 109 Danforth Street, Portland, Cumberland County, M...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-23 Survey number: HABS ME-53 Building/structure dates: ca. 1859 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000074
Steel Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at State Route 99, Portland, M...
Significance: An early example of the Waddell-type vertical lift bridge, the Steel Bridge documents that, guided by Harrington, most features of the type achieved "standard" form by 1912. It also demonstrates ... More
Steel Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at State Route 99, Portland, M...
Significance: An early example of the Waddell-type vertical lift bridge, the Steel Bridge documents that, guided by Harrington, most features of the type achieved "standard" form by 1912. It also demonstrates ... More
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House, 487 Congress Street, Portland, Cumbe...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS ME-2 Building/structure dates: 1785- 1786 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1815 Subsequent Work National ... More
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House, 487 Congress Street, Portland, Cumbe...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS ME-2 Building/structure dates: 1785- 1786 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1815 Subsequent Work National ... More
First Parish Church (Unitarian), 425 Congress Street, Portland, Cumber...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS ME-6 Building/structure dates: 1825- 1826 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1852 Subsequent Work
First Parish Church (Unitarian), 425 Congress Street, Portland, Cumber...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS ME-6 Building/structure dates: 1825- 1826 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1852 Subsequent Work
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
North Star Woolen Mill, 109 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennep...
Significance: The mill is historically significant for its association with the development of the West Side Milling District in Minneapolis. Established in 1864, the mill remained in operation until its closur... More
Sellwood Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Southeast Tacoma Street,...
Significance: The Sellwood Bridge, the busiest two-lane bridge in Oregon, is the southern-most span in an ensemble of twelve monumental highway bridges across the lower Willamette River at Portland, Oregon. Th... More
Portland General Electric Company, Stephens Substation, 1841 Southeast...
Survey number: HAER OR-12-N Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction
Portland General Electric Company, Stephens Substation, 1841 Southeast...
Survey number: HAER OR-12-N Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction
Woodman Building, 140 Middle Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
Significance: Complete, well-preserved, and flamboyant facade. Survey number: HABS ME-136 Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction
Standard Mill, 116-118 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Standard Mill, 116-118 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Standard Mill, 116-118 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Standard Mill, 116-118 Portland Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co...
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Meridian Street Bridge, Spanning Salamonie River at State Road 27, Por...
Significance: The bridge is the only reinforced concrete thru arch bridge remaining in Indiana. Survey number: HAER IN-93
U. S. Post Office & Old Courthouse, 169 Middle Street, Portland, Cumbe...
Significance: The Old Post Office and Courthouse was a distinguished example of the Renaissance Revival style. Careful workmanship and a lavish use of fine marble, generous scale, carefully calculated proportio... More