Port of Portland/Commission of Public Docks Photographs Collection 1911-1997 1913-1942

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Port of Portland/Commission of Public Docks Photographs Collection 1911-1997 1913-1942

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Photographs extensively document facilities and activities of the Port of Portland, which was established by the Oregon Legislature in 1892, and the Commission of Public Docks, which was established by the City of Portland in 1910. The photographs reflect the activities of the two agencies as they operated in tandem to deepen and maintain shipping channels, provide marine terminals and related services, promote trade, and build and maintain airports and industrial parks. The commission was merged into the Port of Portland in 1970.

20.61 cubic feet; 8,970 photographs, 19 photomechanical prints, approx. 5,300 negatives, and other manuscript material in 39 document boxes, 21 oversize boxes, 3 oversize folders, and 6 photograph albums

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369351

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Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities

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Brubaker Aerial Surveys (Portland, Or.),

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Angelus Studio (Portland, Or.),

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Port of Portland (Or.)

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With improvements to navigation on the Columbia, Willamette, and Snake rivers and many rail lines converging on Portland, the city’s harbor became an important shipping point, especially for agricultural and lumber producers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The Port of Portland and the Commission of Public Docks built and maintained much of the infrastructure that made that possible. The Port of Portland was created by the Oregon Legislature in 1891, and the Commission ...

Portland, Or. Commission of Public Docks

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