A fire crew loading toys onto Engine 13, circa 1949. Toy & Joy Makers are an extension of Portland Fire and Rescue have been helping families during the holiday season for over 100 years. Visit the Toy & Joy Makers website to learn more about their work and their long history.
Fire crew loading toys onto Engine 13, A2001-083, circa 1949.
The Old Main Tavern located at the northwest corner of SW 1st Avenue and SW Main Street, circa 1974.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2004-002.5683.
Pouring cement for the west sidewalk during the Union Ave Viaduct construction, 1916.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2001-008.161.
Oregon is home to many archives, most rich with collections documenting Oregon’s history. In order to highlight some of these collections containing Portland-area images, Vintage Portland has invited photo submissions from other archives within the region. Today’s photo and text is provided by the Multnomah County Library John Wilson Special Collections.
The Burnside Bridge, looking east, 1920.
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Burnside Bridge, looking east, from Investigation of Burnside Street Bridge, Portland, Oregon / [Report of] Herbert Nunn, State Highway Engineer [Salem] : the Commission, [1920].
“Can Day” in the lobby of Central Precinct, 1945. This image comes from a series of Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division images. The Sunshine Division has been accepting donations and distributing food and clothing to those in need for 94 years. Visit the Sunshine Division’s website to learn more about their work and their long history, click here.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2000-026.2.
Oregon is home to many archives, most rich with collections documenting Oregon’s history. In order to highlight some of these collections containing Portland-area images, Vintage Portland has invited photo submissions from other archives within the region. Today’s photo and text is provided by the Oregon Maritime Museum.
The Brainerd Victory was launched from Oregon Shipyards in St Johns on September 12, 1945 and was fully completed November 1945. The vessel was Sold to Pope &Talbot who renamed it the P&T Voyager in 1951. In 1962 Pope & Talbot sold the vessel to Smith Shipping who renamed it the Smith Voyager. The Voyager sank in 1964 after her cargo of wheat shifted 780 miles southeast of Bermuda. All hands were rescued.
Oregon Maritime Museum
Looking north from Station “D” toward the old street railway trestle as workers begin framing temporary trestle for the Union Avenue Viaduct, 1916.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2001-008.113.
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