Columbus Day parade photographs collection [graphic], 1911.

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Columbus Day parade photographs collection [graphic], 1911.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227211147

Photographs documenting the Columbus Day parade of 1911, possibly in Portland, Or. The photos feature marching bands, floats, costumes, and prominent people such as Albert B. Ferrera (1872-1952), attorney and president of the Columbus Day Celebration Association, and Oregon legislator Benjamin Selling (1852-1931).

0.04 cubic feet (24 photographs in 1 folder).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7082729

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Selling, Benjamin, 1852-1931

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Benjamin Selling, the son of German Jewish parents, was born in San Francisco, California on April 29, 1852. Migrating with his family to Portland, Oregon in 1862, Selling attended the Portland Academy and worked for a number of years in his father's general merchandise store. He later established several successful businesses of his own, including Akin, Selling & Company (a wholesale boot and shoe business), Moyer Clothing Company, and Ben Selling, Clothier. Selling went on to serve in the ...

Ferrera, Alberto

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