Abstract
In this Photo Essay, Oregon Historical Society (OHS) Project Archivist Lindsey Benjamin, provides readers a glimpse into the OHS Research Library's Portland General Electric collections, which contain over 7,000 images used to promote PGE's business for over seventy-five years. According to Benjamin, the collection reveals “a deep and fascinating history of electricity and its impact on every aspect of life in Portland and the Willamette Valley. From large scale dam building projects that changed the faces of mountains and rivers to the introduction of electricity in homes and on the streets of Portland, the photographs demonstrate the power of archival collections address a broad history.” Readers interested in seeing more of this collection can visit the OHS Digital Collections site (digitalcollections.ohs.org) where approximately 950 photographs are available to view online.
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