Portland: Metropolis & Vicinity 1914 Pictorial Oregon Downtown Antique History Historical Photos

Title: Portland: The Metropolis and Vicinity. Illustrated

Description: Wraps. Spine has loss of paper at top (2 cm.) and some tape repair at its foot. Interior pages show some minor soiling, generally clean. 96 unnumbered pages. 5.6 x 8.5 inches.

More than 100 photographs of Portland, Oregon and vicinity, published in 1914. Shows an extensive array of buildings in downtown Portland, plus Willamette River harbor scenes, Columbia Gorge views, and some other Oregon wilderness landmarks. A few private homes, private clubs, churches, department stores, and Rose Festival scenes are also shown. Many of the buildings were quite new in 1914, and are noted as such, including the Public Library, County Courthouse, Lincoln High School, Pittock Building, Benson Hotel, Telephone and Telegraph Building, Multnomah Hotel, Imperial Hotel, and Empress Theatre.

Photographs mainly by Angelus Studio, George M. Weister, and Kiser Photograph Co., all of Portland.

Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good–

Publisher: Robert A. Reid
Place: Portland, Oregon
Year: 1914

Keywords: history, Multnomah County, Oregon, downtown Portland, pictorial,