[Portland Library Association, Portland, Oregon] – Historic Reproduction
![[Portland Library Association, Portland, Oregon], [ca.1893] — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/78/78b067e415de-L.webp)
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This rare historic image captures [Portland Library Association, Portland, Oregon] in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Portland Library Association, Portland, Oregon]
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This view shows the Portland Library Association's own building in Portland, Oregon, rather than a generic library interior or street scene. The design came from the Boston firm of Chamberlain and Whidden, which was known for civic and institutional work in the late 1800s. Around 1893, Portland was a fast-growing river port, and the Library Association, a subscription library formed in the 1860s, was among the city's main centers for reading and learning. The picture is useful for studying how a young western city presented its cultural institutions in stone and brick.
| Created / published | [ca.1893] |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Chamberlain and Whidden, architect. |
| Original scan | 5,145 × 4,140 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif15381_PortlandLibraryAssociationPort |
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