Morris H. Whitehouse architectural photographs collection 1906-1975

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Morris H. Whitehouse architectural photographs collection 1906-1975

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This photographs collection documents much of the work of Morris H. Whitehouse (1878-1944), a Portland, Or.-based architect whose firms and successors operated for 77 years, making it the longest operating architectural firm in Oregon history. The images, dating from, 1911-1975, include construction progress photographs and exterior and interior views of buildings designed by Whitehouse and successor firms primarily in Oregon, but a few in Washington and Idaho.

4.14 cubic feet; Approx. 1,600 photographs, 585 negatives, 10 slides, and 26 works of art in 5 document boxes and 4 oversize boxes

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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