Multnomah County (Or.)

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45.54687, -122.41534 Map of Multnomah County (Or.)

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Multnomah County (Or.)

8 Collections results for Multnomah County (Or.)

Helen Miller Senn, Abigail Scott Duniway, and Dr. Viola M. Coe outside a polling tent

Helen Miller Senn, Abigail Scott Duniway, and Dr. Viola M. Coe standing outside a polling tent shortly after voting for the first time in the May 3, 1913 election. This photograph ran in the Sunday Oregonian on May 4, 1913 with the caption, “A Trio of ardent suffrage workers--Mrs. Helen Miller Senn, Mrs. Duniway, and Mrs. Coe.”

Abigail Scott Duniway registering to vote

Abigail Scott Duniway seated at a table signing the precinct voter registration book. County Clerk John B. Coffey stands beside her. Duniway was the first female voter to register in Multnomah County, Oregon. This photograph ran in the Oregonian on February 15, 1913 with the caption, “Pioneer Suffragist who is first woman to register as voter in Multnomah County.”

Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee and Scott Lee at polls

Portland Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee and her husband, Scott Lee, arriving to vote at a polling location. They both turn back towards the camera, as the mayor holds a purse under one arm (negative 2 of 2).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Abigail Scott Duniway voting

Abigail Scott Duniway voting for the first time in the May 3, 1913 Oregon election. This photograph ran in the Sunday Oregonian on May 4, 1913 with the caption, “Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, the “Mother of Suffrage,” achieves her life’s desire.”

Voter with owl, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Voters at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, serving as precinct No 137 1/2, at 908 NE Hassalo Street in Portland. The man stands leans into a wooden booth while an owl watches from above. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, May 16, 1952 (negative 1 of 7).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

People voting, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Voters at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, serving as precinct No 137 1/2, at 908 NE Hassalo Street in Portland. Wooden booths have been built against the back wall, as people stand around a table holding wooden ballot boxes. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, May 16, 1952 (negative 3 of 7).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

People voting, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Voters at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, serving as precinct No 137 1/2, at 908 NE Hassalo Street in Portland. Wooden booths have been built against the back wall, as people stand around a table holding wooden ballot boxes. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, May 16, 1952 (negative 2 of 7).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998