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Gilliam Portrait Studio and Camera Shop negatives

  • Org. Lot 1275
  • Collection
  • 1930-1970

Collection consists of approximately 600 negatives used to produce photographic postcards. The photographs date from 1930 to 1970 and depict landmarks, city streets, storefronts, and tourist destinations across Oregon. A selection of places and events represented in this collection include Breitenbush Hot Springs, the Columbia River Gorge, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Caves National Monument, The Pendleton Round-Up, Petersen Rock Garden, and Singing Springs Ranch. Also included are street scenes from cities and towns in all regions of the state.

Many of the negatives have original postcard series numbering and a photographer's signature written directly onto the film. Three photographers are represented in the collection; their signatures identify them only as Christian, Perkins, and Ellis. About 70 percent of the work in the collection is attributed to Christian. It is unknown whether the photographers were employed by the Gilliam Portrait Studio and Camera Shop. The studio was likely a purchaser or publisher of their negatives.

Gilliam Portrait Studio and Camera Shop

River Scene

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a calm river flowing through forested hillsides. Two power lines are visible in the top left. Handwritten note on envelope identifies this as the Rogue River.

St. Johns Bridge, Portland, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Taken from the west side of the Willamette River, and looking east across the river to the St. Johns neighborhood. Black smoke rises into the air from an area behind the bridge. Mount Adams is visible in the distance.

Administration Buildings. Bonneville, Oregon.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the administrative buildings of the Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge. Railroad tracks in the foreground. Snow-capped Table Mountain is in the background. At the base of the mountain, a steam locomotive pulls a train. Handwriting on negative reads, "Administration Bldgs. Bonneville, Ore. Christian 11-512." There are markings and a scratch near the top of the negative.

Christian (Photographer)

Simmons Hillvilla. Portland, Oregon.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing Simmons Hillvilla, a restaurant off of Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. A sign above the restaurant advertises, "The View of a Million Lights." There is a large tree to the right of the restaurant. Mount Hood and the Cascade Range are visible in the background. There are a few scratches on the negative and the mountains have been hand-colored blue.

Sacajawea - Washington Park - Portland

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a sculpture named "Sacajawea and Jean Baptiste," located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. Sculpture was made by Alice Cooper. The sculpture, or statue, depicts Sacagawea with her left arm raised and carrying her baby son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, on her back. There are trees in the background. Handwriting on negative reads, "Sacajawea - Washington Park - Portland. Christian 11-589."

Christian (Photographer)

Bonneville Dam - Fish Ladder

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Bonneville Dam and a fish ladder in the foreground. Water rushes through the open spillway gates, also known as floodgates, of the dam on the Columbia River. There is a large mountain in the background. Handwriting on negative reads, "Bonneville Dam - Fish Ladder." There are markings near the top of the negative.

Christian (Photographer)

Smelt fishing - Sandy River, Oregon.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing crowds of people fishing on both banks of the Sandy River in Troutdale, Oregon. Many of them hold fishing nets. One man stands in knee-high water with his net in the foreground. On a bridge above the river, people are lined up, looking at the scene below. Handwriting on negative reads, "Smelt fishing - Sandy River, Ore. Christian 11-687."

Christian (Photographer)

Crown Point - Vista House - Columbia River, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Vista House at Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge. Looking northeast, with a view of the Washington Cascades and the Columbia River. Handwriting on negative reads, "Crown Point - Vista House - Columbia River, Ore. Christian 11-702." There are scratches near the top of the negative.

Christian (Photographer)

Crater Lake, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing Wizard Island in Crater Lake, Oregon. Vertical rock formation in left foreground. Handwritten note on envelope states that instructions on original negative sleeve read, "For Enlarging."

Crown Point. Columbia River - Oregon.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Vista House at Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge. View looking east at the Vista House, with the gorge and the Columbia River in the background. Handwriting on negative reads, "Crown Point. Columbia River - Ore. Christian 11-759."

Christian (Photographer)

Crater Lake, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a view of the eastern rim of Crater Lake, Oregon, looking north towards Mount Thielsen in the distance. Volcanic and rock formations in the foreground. Handwriting on negative reads, "Crater Lake, Oregon. Christian 11-767."

Christian (Photographer)

Columbia River - Silver Star Mountain

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a view in the Columbia River Gorge. Taken on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, and looking north across the Columbia River toward mountains in Washington. A portion of the Historic Columbia River Highway is in the left foreground, and a large, windswept tree stands prominently left of center. Handwriting on negative reads, "Columbia River - Silver Star Mountain. Christian 11-777."

Christian (Photographer)

Crater Lake - Mt. Scott - Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a view of the southern end of Crater Lake, Oregon, looking east at Mount Scott. Tall tree in the foreground. Handwriting on negative reads, "Crater Lake - Mt. Scott - Oregon. Christian 11-737."

Christian (Photographer)

Rim of Crater Lake, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the western end of Crater Lake, Oregon. Hillman Peak is on the left. Handwriting on negative reads, "Rim of Crater Lake, Oregon. Christian 11-786." The left side of the negative is discolored.

Christian (Photographer)

Crater Lake, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a rock formation in Crater Lake, Oregon. The rim of the lake is in the background. Note on envelope reads, "Crater Lake as seen from Phantom Ship." Handwriting on negative reads, "Crater Lake, Ore. Christian 11-796."

Christian (Photographer)

State Library - Salem, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the State Library in Salem, Oregon. Automobiles are parked on the street in front of the building. Handwriting on negative reads, "State Library - Salem, Oregon. Christian 11-823."

Christian (Photographer)

Portland from Council Crest

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a view of the city of Portland, Oregon, taken from Council Crest. View looks northeast towards the east side of Portland, and the Columbia River in the distance. In the foreground, several bridges cross the Willamette River in the downtown Portland area. Handwriting on negative reads, "Portland from Council Crest. Christian 11-854." The left side of the negative is damaged.

Christian (Photographer)

Portland University - Portland, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing an aerial view of Portland University, known today as the University of Portland. There are several buildings and large fields. A portion of the Willamette River is visible at the top of the frame. Handwriting on negative reads, "Portland University - Portland, Ore. Christian 11-855A." This phrase is written twice on the negative.

Christian (Photographer)

Columbia River Highway near Biggs, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a portion of the Columbia River Highway near Biggs, Oregon. The highway is at the base of a mountain with several cliffs. The Columbia River is on the right. Handwriting on negative reads, "Columbia Riv. Hwy. near Biggs, Ore. Christian 11-916."

Christian (Photographer)

Umatilla River - Umatilla, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the Umatilla River in Umatilla, Oregon. Two bridges cross the river, a highway bridge in the foreground and a railroad bridge behind it. Several wires hang over the river. Taken close to the confluence of the Umatilla River and the Columbia River. Handwriting on negative reads, "Umatilla River - Umatilla, Oregon. Christian 11-917."

Christian (Photographer)

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