John Gates, chief engineer for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company and mayor of Portland, Oregon, 1880's

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PHOTO ID	8073
TITLE	John Gates, chief engineer for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company and mayor of Portland, Oregon, 1880's
COLLECTION	Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION	This photograph is of a picture of John Gates, the chief engineer for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company for nearly 25 years beginning in 1860. He was born in 1827 in Somerset County, Maine, and came west to California for the gold rush of 1849. During his first ten years with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company he had 27 inventions patented and was responsible for revolutionizing the style of steamboats. He built many of the steamboats used on Oregon rivers in the late 1800's, including one named after him. In 1885 he won election as Mayor of Portland, and served in that capacity until his death in 1888. The original photograph is from the collection of Captain Eckhart.
DATE	1880's
SUBJECTS	Gates, John; Oregon Steam Navigation Company; Captain Werner Eckhart collection
PHOTOGRAPHER	unknown
COLLECTOR	Captain Werner Eckhart
OBJECT	b/w photo; negative
DIMENSIONS	H 4 1/2 inches W 3 1/2 inches NH 4 1/2 inches NW 3 1/2 inches
PHOTO SOURCE	Salem Public Library
IMAGE FILENAME	K:\SERIES1\51F94E2B.jpg
CONTENTdm file name	687.jpg
Date created	2003-01-17
Date modified	2003-01-17
CONTENTdm number	2929

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