Lovett Smith photographs collection [graphic], 1945-circa 1975

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Lovett Smith photographs collection [graphic], 1945-circa 1975

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This collection contains photographs relating to the Southern Pacific Railroad (SPRR) Company in the Portland, Or. area, mostly from 1945-circa 1955, with some images from the 1970s. The photographs were collected by Lovett Smith, one-time superintendent of the Portland division of the railroad. Subjects consist of the damage to the SPRR lines and facilities in Portland after the Vanport, Or. flood in 1948; SPRR train wrecks and other damage to train tracks; and many photographs of railroad company personnel, including birthday and retirement parties, as well as the company picnic in Oakridge, Or. in 1952. Many of the photographs depict Lovett Smith. Most of the photographers are unknown. Includes panoramic photographs and one color photo.

0.18 cubic feet (162 photographs in 1 box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8005359

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Smith, Lovett

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Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...