Minor White photographs [graphic], 1938-1942.

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Minor White photographs [graphic], 1938-1942.

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Photographs taken by Minor White, the renowned photographer who began his career as a "creative photographer" with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Most of the photographs in this collection are copy prints made from White's original negatives, which depict the work he did for the WPA in 1938-1939, documenting Portland's cast-iron buildings and the waterfront area long Front Ave. There are also several photographs, commisioned by the Portland Art Museum in 1942, that document two Victorian houses in Portland that were later demolished, the Jacobs-Dolph House and the Knapp-Lindley House.

Unprocessed collection: ca. 0.36 cubic feet (1 box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

White, Minor

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Minor White, b. 1908; d. 1976, Photographer. From the description of Oral history interview with Minor White, 1973 Mar. 30-1973 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397616 Photographer. Born 1908, died 1976. From the description of Minor White interviews, 1973 Mar. 30-May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190957 Minor White (1908-1976) was a photographer from Rochester, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Minor W...