[or-roots] Frank G. Abell and the Abell Studios in Portland, Oregon

[Paulette]

Hello, 

Do any of you know how I might find out if there are archival materials, etc. for a Frank G. Abell in Portland, OR? He had a photography studio, The Abell Studios, for sure some time in the 1880s. My cousin has sent me a scanned copy of an old photo, of a female relative we are trying to identify, taken in this studio sometime in 1881 or after. The back of the photo indicates "Abell Studios - Frank G. Abell - Portland, Oregon - negatives preserved" and there is a sticker or medallion that says something about an 1881 exhibition award.

I found a few references to Frank G. Abell and his Abell Studios online via the NWDA that has family collections with photos taken there, but no details that I could locate on where his archives might have gone, and/or if there are any archived records at all.

Thanks for any help,

Paulette

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