In a poll conducted in 1950 Jim Thorpe was named the greatest athlete of the first half of the Twentieth Century. He played baseball for the Portland Beavers in 1922. Video MaCk MCfarland www.portlandwas.com using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
George Olsen was born in Portland, Oregon in 1893. George and His Music was the number one band in America in 1926. www.portlandwas.com Video MaCk MCfarland using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
Executive order 9066 in 1942 allowed the US Government to order all citizens and non citizens of Japanese descent to be removed from the west coast and interned in camps further inland for the duration of the war. www.portlandwas.com Video MaCk MCfarland using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
Mel Blanc created the laugh of Woody Woodpecker in HS in Portland. He created the voice in 1941. This is the second WW cartoon. www.portlandwas.com Video MaCk MCfarland using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
Miss Lee Morse was born in Portland, Oregon and became a singing star in the twenties. She also appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, in films and on the radio. She had a three octave range and yodeled. www.portlandwas.com
From a Army-Navy Screen Magazine. Mel Blanc with Kay Kyser, Lucille Ball. www.portlandwas.com Video MaCk MCfarland using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
This Mobile Video is comprised of two films made by Tim Smith, This is Portland and Drugs: Killers or Dillers. The 1972 film This Is Portland shows many sites around the city. We selected the Rose Garden as our personal favorite in the film. The film was made by fifteen year old Tim Smith. www.portlandwas.com
Wendell Wilkie and Charles McNary ran against Franklin Roosevelt and Henry Wallace for president in 1940. They lost. The Republican Party made this film to show how important farming and farmers were to them. Video MaCk MCfarland www.portlandwas.com using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
In 1937 Portland General Electric (PGE) in Portland Oregon produced It Can Be Done to promote electrification of farms. It used all local talent including PGE employees in front of and behind the camera. www.portlandwas.com
The film is of Nate Cohn's Stars of Tomorrow in 1937. The Stars of Tomorrow radio show was sponsored by Star Furniture. It premiered in 1935. Video MaCk MCfarland www.portlandwas.com using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
Portland, Oregon is beervana! Blitz-Weinhard Brewery ruled the city for a century and a half. Blitz was their most popular. Just say Blitz Me! www.dennisnybackfilm s.com www.portlandwas.com
We Are the City was made by Tom Chamberlin in Portland in 1972. It examines urban renewal and the right and responsibility of citizens, average and otherwise, to control the process. www.portlandwas.com Video MaCk MCfarland using film from The Nyback Collection www.dennisnybackfilm s.com
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