Port of Portland/Commission of Public Docks Photographs Collection [graphic], 1911-1997 (bulk 1913-1942).

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Port of Portland (Or.). Port of Portland/Commission of Public Docks Photographs Collection [graphic], 1911-1997 (bulk 1913-1942).

Port of Portland/Commission of Public Docks Photographs Collection [graphic], 1911-1997 (bulk 1913-1942).

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Photographs extensively document facilities and functions of the Port of Portland and Dock Commission, primarily during the period when they operated separately. Few include identified people, but many show people at work. The Dock Commission subgroup provides extensive coverage of Portland harbor, bridges, and shipping, including many privately-owned docks. The Dock Commission amassed a large collection of quality 8-inch by 10-inch prints and their negatives, produced primarily by Angelus Studio, for use in annual reports and other publications. The Port of Portland did most of it's own photography, primarily in 3-inch by 5-inch format. Many of the photographs were originally mounted on album pages, and the collection includes some intact albums.

8,943 photographic prints : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.) or smaller + 19 folders manuscripts.27 photographic prints : col. ; 28 x 36 cm. (11 x 14 in.) or smaller.ca. 5,300 negatives : b&w, glass, nitrate, and safety ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.) or smaller.

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