Grace Olivier Peck photographs collection [graphic], circa 1890-1977

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Grace Olivier Peck photographs collection [graphic], circa 1890-1977

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The photographs in this collection were taken by and for Grace Olivier Peck, Oregon state legislator, and the Olivier family from circa 1890 through 1977. An important part of the collection documents Grace Peck's service in the House of Representatives of the Oregon Legislature, 1948-1976. The largest part of the collection contains portraits and snapshots of friends and family members, including soldiers and home front activities during World War I. Locations represented include Alaska, Washington state, and Portland, Canyonville, Seaside, and Zigzag, O. Activities represented include blacksmithing, fishing, logging, photography, swimming, and Elks celebrations, primarily in the 1910s and 1920s. There are many interior and exterior images of ships. The collection includes three photographs of Charles Lindbergh, one of which was taken during his 1927 speech in Portland; and one 1967 photograph of Grace Peck and Ronald Reagan. Many of the photographers in this collection are from Portland, Or., including David Evans Perry, Gladys Gilbert, William B. James, Arvid D. Leroy, Patrick J. O'Connell, Roy J. Peterson, and Bruno Art Studio, among many others. Collection includes printed material, one photograph album, and negatives.

0.9 cubic feet (2 document cases)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7883983

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Oregon. Legislative Assembly

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James, William, Bishop

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Evans, David Perry,

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Leroy, Arvid D.,

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O'Connell, Patrick Jay

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Bruno Art Studio (Portland, Or.),

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Peterson, Roy J.,

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Peck, Grace Olivier, 1898-1978

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Grace Olivier Peck (1898-1979) was born in Portland, Or., to Jules Olivier and Geneva Young. From the guide to the Grace Olivier Peck papers, 1914-1973, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Grace Olivier Peck (1898-1979) was born in Portland, Or., to Jules Olivier and Geneva Young. In 1936, she married Raymond Peck, a family friend. Peck was elected to the Oregon State Legislature in 1948 and served until 1950. She was elected again in 1956 a...

Olivier family

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Gilbert, Gladys

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