Demolition of Washington County Jail
Title
Demolition of Washington County Jail
Description
Black and white image of a large backhoe sitting in back of the Washington County Courthouse where a building was recently demolished to make way for a new county jail. The county's first 'modern' jail was completed in 1970; it had been not-quite 120 years since the first jail was built in the county. Washington county in the late 1960s and early 1970s was the fastest growing county in Oregon.
Date Created
circa 1970S
Subject
Place
Medium
black-and-white negatives
Identifier
WCMpic_012461
Rights
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Type
Still Image