Portland (Or.)

First Steel Bridge

P202_series09_box12_0001
Item
1900 - 1910

Part of Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection, ca. 1890-1925

View of the first Steel Bridge across the Willamette River. The Union Station clock tower is visible behind the bridge.

Bohlman, Herman

Harness racing

P202_series09_box12_0003
Item
1890 - 1925

Part of Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection, ca. 1890-1925

View of people watching harness races from the grandstands.

Bohlman, Herman

Steel Bridge under construction

P202_series09_box12_0005
Item
1912?

Part of Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection, ca. 1890-1925

The new Steel Bridge under construction in Portland, Oregon.

Bohlman, Herman

Boats on the Willamette

P202_series09_box12_0017
Item
1890 - 1925

Part of Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection, ca. 1890-1925

Boats on the Willamette River in Portland Oregon. Signs for “Vulcan Iron Works” and “Mt. Hood Railway and Power Co.” are visible on buildings in the background.

Bohlman, Herman

Letter discussing Urban Land Utilization Committee and report, "A master plan for Portland"

mssfinley_series06_box08_folder02_43
Item
1936-04-21

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Wilson, Sinclair A., 1888-1948

Gary Scott photographs collection

Org. Lot 1386
Collection
1970-04-22

This collection contains black-and-white photoprints of images taken by Gary Scott on the occasion of Oregon Governor Tom McCall's visit with the students of Parkrose High School and Fremont Jr. High School, in Portland, on April 22, 1970. This marked the first celebration of Earth Day in Oregon. Those in attendance included personnel from both Parkrose High School and Fremont Junior High School.

Digital Collection consists of retouched high resolution scans created by Gary Scott from original prints.

Scott, Gary

Rev. O.B. Williams and Sarah Ann Bates celebrate Mother's Day

Coll189_b1f1_MothersDayCelebration
Item
1962

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Sarah Ann Bates stands beside Rev. O. B. Williams who is holding a cake during a Mother's Day Celebration.

Willa Ida Jackson-Williams and Rev. O.B. Williams

Coll189_b1f1_RevOBMrsWilliams1966
Item
1966

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Willa Ida Jackson-Williams and Rev. O.B. Williams (seated) of the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in Portland met with local and associate ministers in 1966.

O.B. Williams anniversary party

Coll189_b1f3_30thPastorAnniversaryCommittee1975
Item
1975

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The Vancouver Baptist Church congregation celebrated the 30th anniversary of O.B. Williams as pastor in 1975. Williams formed the congregation in 1945 in Burton Homes, Washington, and facilitated its permanent move to Albina in Portland. He served as an important community and civil rights leader throughout his tenure as pastor.

Martin Luther King visit to Vancouver Ave. Baptist Church

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Martin Luther King visited Portland in 1961 and met with leaders of the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church. Rev. O.B. Williams stands on the far left.

First Baptist Church of Burton Homes

Coll189_b1f7_ChurchServicesBurtonHomes1945
Item
1945

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church began as the First Baptist Church of Burton Homes, a federal wartime housing project managed by the Vancouver Housing Authority (Washington state). Most of the people in this 1945 photo of an early service were employees of the Kaiser Shipyards. The church moved to the Bagley Downs housing project later that year, then to Vanport City in 1946, and finally to the Albina neighborhood in Portland after Vanport was flooded in 1948. The current building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance to the history of civil rights in Oregon.

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church services

Coll189_b1f7_ChurchServices1961
Item
1961

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Rev. O.B. Williams leads services in 1961 for the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in the Albina neighborhood, Portland.

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Gospel Choir concert

Coll189_b1f8_BenefitConcertNeighborsWoodcraftBuilding1950
Item
1950

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Gospel Choir held a benefit concert in 1950 at the Neighbors of Woodcraft Building (Tiffany Building), located on SW Morrison and 14th St.

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Gospel Choir

Coll189_b1f8_GospelChorus1960
Item
1961

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The Gospel Choir for the Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church in 1960. Rev. O.B. Williams stands on the far left.

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Junior Choir

Coll189_b1f8_JuniorChoir1961
Item
1961

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The Junior Choir for the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church poses for a photo in 1961.

Christian Interracial Club

Coll189_b1f9_ChristianInterracialClub1962
Item
1962

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Members of the Vancouver Avenue Congregational Church attend a meeting of the Christian Interracial Club in 1962.

Local Ministers' Wives Council

Coll189_b1f9_LocalMinistersWivesCouncil1966
Item
1966

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Members of the Vancouver Avenue Congregational Church attend a meeting of the Local Ministers' Wives Council in 1966.

Baltzegar, Manley M.

Mothers' Union, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church

Coll189_b1f9_MothersUnion1960
Item
1960

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

Members of the Vancouver First Avenue Congregational Church Mothers' Union (a charity society) in 1960. Rev. O.B. Williams stands on the left.

Church Deacon Board, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church

Coll189_b1f10_DeaconBoard1960
Item
1960

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

A group photograph of members of the Church Deacon Board at the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in 1960.

Church Vacation Bible School

Coll189_b1f11_VacationBibleSchool1953
Item
1953

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

An group photograph of unidentified children taken during the 1953 Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School.

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church picnic

Coll189_b1f12_ChurchPicnic1964
Item
1964

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

A group of children and adults posing for a photograph in front of the Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church bus during a picnic in 1964.

Annual Women's Day, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church

Coll189_b2f2_VancouverAveFirstBaptistWomensDay1990
Item
1990-05-20

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The program for the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church annual observance of the Annual Women's Day (36th) was handed out to congregants on May 20, 1990.

MLK memorial flyer, Portland

Coll189_b2f14_MLK-Memorial1971
Item
1971-01-15

Part of Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church collection, 1940-2015

The Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church held a Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service on January 15, 1971.

Oregon Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Annual club women of the year awards, Portland, c.1985.

OrgLot587_b8f3_OACWCawardsrecipients
Item
1985?

Part of Oregon Association of Colored Women's Clubs photographs, 1953-1988.

Six unidentified women posing with their awards certificates during an Oregon Association of Colored Women’s Clubs annual Woman of the Year awards event, circa 1985.

Oregon Association of Colored Women's Clubs

Little Women’s Club Mother’s Day Tea

OrgLot587_b8f3_OrHi95658
Item
1950?

Part of Oregon Association of Colored Women's Clubs photographs, 1953-1988.

Oregon Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, Little Women’s Club of Portland held a tea for Mother’s Day at the YWCA in Portland, Oregon.

Oregon Association of Colored Women's Clubs

Female shipyard worker

OrgLot651_b1f2_CN022277
Item
1945?

Part of Rev. Lee Owen Stone Collection

An unidentified female employee of a shipyard in Portland during WWII takes a lunch break. Women were recruited into wartime industry jobs when men were sent overseas. Portland’s shipyards attracted thousands of women and African American workers looking for skilled, high-wage jobs.

Urban League Interpretive Statement

Mss2423_b2f20_UrbanLeagueIntStatement
Item
1945

Part of Lee Owen Stone papers, 1903-1977

A statement of purpose mailer and membership form distributed by the Urban League of Portland shortly after their organization in 1945.

Urban League of Portland (Portland, Or.)

Oral History Interview with Bette Lee, by Sandy Polishuk [Transcript]

SR11258_Transcript
Item
2014-06-17 - 2014-12-29

Part of Oral History Interview with Bette Lee

Transcript. Bette Lee discusses her activism and career in photographing protests, beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, and later in Portland, Oregon. She discusses several specific photographs, many of which can be found in the transcript. Protests and movements discussed include the Portland Alliance, Indie Media, World trade Organization, Iraq War, Occupy Wall Street, Livermore Action Group, etc.

Lee, Bette

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