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Portland City Directory OR - Portland,Polk County - 1866 - 2012aug - General Americana

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Portland City Directory OR - Portland,Polk County - 1866 - 2012aug - General Americana
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"The Portland Directory, for the Year commencing January, 1866; Embracing a Gneral Directory of Residents, and a Business Directory, together with the Charter and Codified Ordinances of the City, and other Statistical Information Relative to the Progress and Pressent Condition of Portland." Portland, Oregon Farmer book and Job Printing Office, 1866. 8 vo, xviii, 60 pages. Silver gelatin photograph affixed to the front pastedown of the "Visiting Elk Boosters; Soker to 142/Portland, Feb 13th 1912/Marcell Photo" indicated in negative near the bottom. Contains names, trades and addresses of Portland residents. Business addresses also included. Packed with period advertisements. A Diagram of the Principal Streets of Portland is in the front. The City Charter and a list of City Ordinances located in the rear. Printed boards. Front board is detached; rear board held in place by tape. Extremely rare and early for this location. It contains a half-page ad for Tracy & Co., Assayers, although there is not a category for assayers in the Business listings. Also numerous saloon ads. Missing pages I, II, IX, X of the ads in the front. This directory has a rare full page ad for Wells Fargo & Co. Expressing, Banking, and Assaying. This is an extremely rare item! -59894