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Ina Rihani Photographs, 1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Rihani, Ina Lee.
- Title
- Ina Rihani Photographs
- Dates
- 1977 (inclusive)19771977
- Quantity
- 0.01 cubic foot, including 61 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 160
- Summary
- The Ina Rihani Photographs consist of snapshots of Monroe, Oregon, taken or assembled by Rihani. Rihani enrolled at Oregon State University in the 1970s; she earned a B.A. in Sociology in 1975 and a M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1982.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ina Lee Rihani, born Ina Lee Hand, enrolled at Oregon State University in the early 1970s and earned a B.A. in Sociology in 1975. Rihani became a clerical assistant in the Archives at Oregon State University in September 1975. She held this position for about 15 months, until early January 1977, when she resigned to enroll as a full-time graduate student at Oregon State. She completed her M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1982.
Ina Lee Hand married Sarmad Rihani on July 12, 1975. The Rihanis' first son, Cedar Samard Rihani, was born on November 11, 1977.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Ina Rihani Photographs consist of snapshots of Monroe, Oregon, taken or assembled by Rihani. Monroe is a small city (population 617 in 2010 census) in south Benton County, Oregon. The photographs depict businesses, schools, parks, historic features, and homes in and near Monroe. The collection also includes a photograph of Rihani's son, Cedar Sarmad Rihani.
The collection includes both color prints and 126 film color negatives.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Ina Rihani Photographs (P 160), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series: I. Photographs, 1977.
Acquisition Information
The photographs were received by the University Archives in the 1970s or 1980s.
Related Materials
Photographs of the Oregon Apple Company Orchards near Monroe are available in the Corvallis, Oregon, Photograph Collection (P 051). Maps of Monroe are included in the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Oregon (MAPS Sanborn).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Photographs, 1977Return to Top
Series I consists primarily of snapshots of Monroe, Oregon. The descriptions in quotation marks are annotations on the phoographs, presumably made by the photographer.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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| 1 | P160:01: Entering Monroe traveling south |
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| 1 | P160:02: Old Monroe Flour Mill on 99W |
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| 1 | P160:03: View of Monroe from across the Long Tom River |
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| 1 | P160:04: Abandoned building on Commercial St. "Notice water tanks on the hill."
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| 1 | P160:05: Water storage for Monroe "The large one contains water from the Long Tom River and the small one from a spring."
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| 1 | P160:06: View of town from the water tanks "Grade School is at the far right."
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| 1 | P160:07: Monroe High School "200 students"
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| 1 | P160:08: New basketball courts at high school |
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| 1 | P160:09: Children fishing along the Long Tom River on a rainy Sunday |
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| 1 | P160:10: Monroe Clay Products Co. |
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| 1 | P160:11: Barber shop "Picturesque old barber shop on 99W; one old swivel chair to accommodate you."
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| 1 | P160:12: McCallums gun shop on 99W "World's largest collection of Winchester rifles."
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| 1 | P160:13: Southern Pacific Line comes in and stops at Monroe |
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| 1 | P160:14: Railroad track and Ortho fertilizer factory |
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| 1 | P160:15: End of the tracks and brick American Legion Hall |
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| 1 | P160:16: Monroe Fire Department |
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| 1 | P160:17: Monroe Library "Open 10 hours a week; located in the Fire Department building."
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| 1 | P160:18: Old Wilhelm Mansion "Still stands. Wilhelm built and owned the one nationally famous Monroe flour mill."
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| 1 | P160:19: New Apartments |
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| 1 | P160:20: Christmas Tree Farms |
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| 1 | P160:21-P160:22: Housing "Poor areas along 99 W."
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| 1 | P160:23: Monroe Pioneer Cemetery |
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| 1 | P160:24: 99W through Monroe traveling north |
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| 1 | P160:25: Monroe's 16-acre City Park near the Long Tom River |
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| 1 | P160:26: Southern entrance to Monroe "Park is to the right on 99W."
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| 1 | P160:27: Cedar Sarmad Rihani "Cedar 2 days old visiting my hospital room ..."
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| 1 | Monroe, Oregon 34 126 film color negatives
These include camera negatives for items P160:01 through P160:26 as well as additional views of Monroe for which prints are not part of this collection.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
- Monroe (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Film negatives.
- Photographic prints.
Finding aid prepared by
Ryan Atwood and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2015
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
