Clarke Historical Museum Photographs Collection [graphic], 1905.

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Clarke Historical Museum Photographs Collection [graphic], 1905.

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This collection of snapshots by an unidentified photographer (possibly from Washington state) gives a brief tourist-eye-view of a visit to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair at Portland, Or., in 1905. Also included is one snapshot of the Cedar River at Renton, Wash. The snapshots are glued to seven gray album pages that are assembled with cloth tape and appear to have been removed from a larger album. Identifications are handwritten on album pages in white ink.

14 photographic prints : b&w, on album p. ; 8 x 8 cm.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7765023

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Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)

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Officially titled the Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, the exposition was an international event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was held in Portland, Oregon, from June 1 to Oct. 15, 1905, and was designed to promote trade between the Pacific Northwest and Asia; to contribute to the wealth of Oregon through its forestry and agriculture; and to encourage the arts of the region. Planning began around 1901 and th...

Clarke Historical Museum.

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Portland, Or., presented the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair in 1905. The world's fair drew visitors from the region, nation, and world to see what Portland had to offer. It featured buildings of exhibits representing many states and nations, as well as a midway called the "Trail." From the description of Clarke Historical Museum Photographs Collection [graphic], 1905. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 58037797 From the...