Research Catalog

Title

Views of Portland, Oregon for the Oregon Art Project. [graphic] / Minor White.

Author

White, Minor, 1908-1976

Publication

1937-1939.

Details

Additional Authors

Romana Javitz Collection.

Description

30 photographic prints :silver gelatin, b&w; 25.2 x 20 cm. and smaller.

Summary

Views of Portland, Oregon and vicinity made for the Works Progress Administration's Oregon Art Project. Views include architectural and historic sites, landmarks, industrial and waterfront districts and residential streets.

Subject

• United States. Works Progress Administration
• Oregon Art Project
• Agricultural buildings
• Architectural decorations & ornaments
• Architectural elements
• Architectural orders
• Architectural sculpture
• Automobiles > 1930-1939
• Banks
• Bridges
• Business districts
• Business enterprises
• Cast ironwork
• City & town life
• Crosses
• Doors & doorways
• Dwellings
• Farm life
• Fences
• Fire escapes
• Food storage building
• Fountains
• Garages
• Grain elevators
• Grain industry
• Hoisting machinery
• Iron industry
• Loading docks
• Logs
• Lumber industry
• Marine terminals
• Mills
• Piers & wharves
• Railroad cars
• Railroad facilities
• Railroad tracks
• Religious buildings
• Religious education
• Remodeling
• Residential streets
• Shipping
• Signs
• Ships
• Street railroads
• Streets
• Trees
• Tugboats
• Waterfronts
• Water pumps
• Windows
• Works Progress Administration
• Portland (Or.)
• St. John's (Ore.)

Genre/Form

• Cityscapes.
• Photographic prints.
• Silver gelatin photographic prints.

Note

• Collection stamps, verso.
• Series title, captions, photographer's credit, negative numbers typed, verso.
• Numbers inscribed in pencil, verso, recto in margins.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• Romana Javitz Collection.

Terms of Use (note)

• Apply to the Office of Special Collections for permission to reproduce.

Provenance (note)

• Transfer, 1991.

Call Number

MFZ (White, M.) 93-6221

OCLC

NYPG93-F158

Author

White, Minor, 1908-1976, photographer.

Title

Views of Portland, Oregon for the Oregon Art Project. [graphic] / Minor White.

Imprint

1937-1939.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Cite As:

Romana Javitz Collection.

Terms Of Use

Apply to the Office of Special Collections for permission to reproduce.

Finding Aids

Detailed inventory available.

Provenance

Transfer, 1991.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Romana Javitz Collection.

Research Call Number

MFZ (White, M.) 93-6221