Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981.

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Jesse G. Sill was born in 1881 in Illinois and died in 1981 in Portland, Oregon.

From the guide to the Jesse G. Sill papers, 1911-1978, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)

Jesse G. Sill was born in 1881 in Illinois and died in 1981 in Portland, Oregon.

He was a pioneer newsreel photographer who first filmed the Rose Festival in 1912. He started free-lancing as a camera operator in the movies in 1912. He was the first to take aerial photographs of Mt. Hood. He worked on a project in 1914 for Robert Bruce. It was a travelog starting in Portland, up the Columbia River and then to the top of Mt Adams. He was also freelance photographer for Pathe Newreels. He documented the 1933 fire that became known as Tillamook burn among his many professional projects. He continued to take photographs most of his life. He married Joy Davis in Washington State and they had one son, David.

From the description of Jesse G. Sill papers [manuscripts], 1911-1978. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 706710813

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creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Livestock Show] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Jesse G. Sill papers, 1911-1978 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf [Old Oregon news events] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981,. Jesse G. Sill photographs collection [graphic], circa 1915-1976. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. Jesse G. Sill papers [manuscripts], 1911-1978. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Oregon newsclips] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Pendleton Round-Up 1927, part 1] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Pendleton Round-Up 1927, part 2] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Salmon fishing, log rafts] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Salmon fishing with horses] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Webfoot Weekly and other newsreel clips] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Salmon fishing with horses, Harding visits Oregon, Champoeg dedication, FDR visits Portland] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. Coeds in training at O.A.C [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Pendleton Round-Up 1914] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Indian Roundup] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Portland-Vancouver ferry, opening of Interstate Bridge] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Cold deck logging] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Old news events] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Doty, Harold W., 1895-1941,. Mr. and Mr. Jesse G. Sill residence plans [manuscript], circa 1921-1937. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Sill, Jesse G., 1881-1981. [Bonneville fish ladders, Columbia River fishwheels, salmon fishing] [motion picture] Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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Subject
Motion picture industry
Motion picture industry
Oregon
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Photographers
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Birth 1881

Death 1981

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