Photograph of logging crew in unknown location, standing on and behind a very large log. The back of the photo reads "Property of GHS" and has a stamp for J. R. Hargrave, Photographer, Kelso, WA.
Photograph of a woman holding a crate of raspberries packed by Gresham Berry Growers. The woman is standing next to stacks of other crates of raspberries labeled "Gresham Oregon Raspberries", and is smiling widely. The photo is torn in several places.
Consists of 2 items: 1) A 1955 letter from 8th grade teachers - Greta Brumage, Jeanne Doty, William Jackson - asking for assistance with the 8th grade end of year presentation on the history of Gresham. 2) A reply from Burton Walrad, typed on Walrad Insurance Agency letterhead, describing the organization of Gresham's Chamber of Commerce, its purpose, and preceding similar organizations.
Photograph from inside the Gresham Berry Growers packing plant with two women working in the box preparation area. "Gresham Berry Growers, Gresham, Ore." is typed across the bottom.
A photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers cannery on Kelly Ave. A label on the bottom left of the photograph says "Front view of main cannery building." A loading dock with hoppers is visible.
A group of cannery workers at the loading dock of the Gresham Berry Growers' cannery. The majority of workers in the photograph are women, with a small group of men standing off to the side. The photo is mounted on green cardboard, both cardboard and photo are damaged.
Two yellow blank checks belonging to the Gresham Business and Professional Women's Club from the Gresham branch of the First State Bank of Oregon. First two digits of year (19) are printed on the date line. Sheet also contains corresponding slips to be filled out for the owner's records. Perforations separate the checks. Holes are punched in the page for binder rings. Printed on Timberline Safety Paper.
9" x 6" menu and program printed on 1/4" plywood board for the "Gresham products dinner, Auspices of Gresham Kiwanis Club In Co-operation with Eastern Multnomah County Growers and Manufacturers" at the Gresham Grange Hall on 11/3/1930. The dinner menu items are listed with the grower/producer's name, including Gresham Greenhouse, Thomas Biornstad; Jim Spence; Pacific Conserving Col, Inc.; Sandy Packing Co.; S.B. Hall; Carrie Powell; Gresham Produce Co., D.L. McKillican; Sandy Creamery, S.B. Harper; Gresham Bakery, Ted Van Doninck; Edward Aylsworth; A.W. Metzger Co.; Wholesome Dairy, Earl Townsend; Gresham Berry Growers; Mountain View Dairy, H. Andregg. Guest list on back, including names and companies. Gresham Outlook credited with printing the program; board manufactured by Coast Basket & Veneer Co. and funded by Walrad Mercantle Co. Lists main products of region: "berries, Poultry, Dairying, Vegetables, Bulbs, Flowers, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Etc." Borders on front are elaborately printed in orange with cornucopias filled with fruits and vegetables and produce along the edges of the board. The lettering is blue. The back of the board has an orange outline border.
Digital audio file recorded from 33 1/2 rpm record. Record contains 9 versions of a radio commercial for Zimmerman's Twelve-Mile Store located at Twelve-Mile Corner, now known as North Central Gresham. All versions consist of a man singing in a false Scottish accent with piano accompaniment about Zim's.
Transcription:
First verse (repeated in first six versions):
I find my food in the country
Not far from the Gresham Fair
Just head for the Twelve-Mile Corner
Old Zim will meet you there
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Sure and Scotch there is no (?)
So I park in the lot in my favorite spot
Cause there's bargains (?) full of food (?)
Just look for the light and tower
And the swivel light on top
Then park in the lot in your favorite spot;
To the door it's just a hop
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
There's everything good to eat
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
It's the place where old friends meet
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
On the level just ask (gramps?)
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
And get green trading stamps
The redemption room is lovely
Full of everything you wish
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
And get your favorite dish
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Cause they smile from head to toe
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
You'll save a lot of dough
Variation of first verse used in versions 7-9:
I find my food in the country
Not far from the Gresham Fair
Just drive to the Twelve-Mile Corner
Old Zim will meet you there
There's pots and pans and hardware
And garden tools galore
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
You'll love his brand-new store
Try sauerkraut and Wheaties
Or cook a good beef stew
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
Go the rest (?) is up to you
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Where traffic's not congestion
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
You won't have indigestion
Black and white aerial photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers/Flav-R-Pak Cannery shot from the northwest. Division Street/Section Line fronts the main building and the Mt. Hood Railway extends along the rear of the complex. Countryside in background is east Gresham/Powell Valley.
On the back, in pencil: "Gresham Cannery / 8th street in front of the cannery / Gresham co-op in left foreground."
William H. Johnson Home and General Merchandise Store at Southwest corner of Powell & Main with a group of mostly men with one woman and child seated and standing in front. Store is white, two stories, with large front porch on which men are seated; attached single-story home set back from road and fenced. Road is unpaved and muddy. Gresham Butte/Walters Hill in background along with scattered old-growth Douglas firs and other trees. Left to Right Mrs. William Johnson, baby daughter of Will Johnson, William Johnson (owner of store), Charley Anderson (cook), William Knox, Jake Metzger, George Kinney, Dan Metzger, George Metzger, Harve Metzger, Joe Boning, John Orevilor, Mr. Orevilor, Bob Mason (hand on post), Fred Exley (arms folded), Mr McElfee, Edwin P. Shattuck. People: Johnson, William; Anderson, Charley; Knox, William; Metzger, Jake; Kinney, George; Metzger, Dan; Metzger, George; Metzger, Harve; Orevilor, John; Knox, William; McElfee; Boney, Joe; Mason, Bob; Excely, Fred; Shattuck, Ed
Photo of a gravel-hauling crew at Linnemann Gravel Pit loading gravel for the construction of Powell Valley Road (now Powell Boulevard). The pit is about 20 feet deep and has a plank driveway to the bottom. There are five carts pulled by two horses each in the pit and 11 men visible, most driving carts or holding shovels. There is a split rail fence surrounding the rim of the gravel pit and trees and shrubs in the background. Group includes Dave Weever at left (possibly foreman or supervisor; not holding a shovel), Edd Sleret in leftmost wagon, Schuyler Jones in first wagon on right, Arnie Ruegg, Allen Shattuck also at right of photo, and the rest unidentified. People: Akin, Echo (Jones); Weaver, Dave; Sleret, Ed; Ruegg, Arnie; Shattuck, Allen; Jones, Schuyler; Cornutt, Archie
Photo of automobile advertising Raker & Son in a parade. Illegible writing painted on side. Car is full of people dressed in Western attire; Charlie Wheeler seated on hood of car in a saddle as if riding a horse. Driver is Roy Bailey. Three other men and one boy are in car; one man is in drag. All others are raising their hats. Bottle tied to side of vehicle is labeled "Spirit of '17." Taken on Main St. in Downtown Gresham. A man in the background is watching from the front yard of his house. Some buildings and another car are visible behind the car. Black and white; landscape orientation. Mounted on dense black cardboard with embossed border. People: Wheeler, Charlie; Bunting, Roy; Bailey, Roy
Handwritten receipt on letterhead for Haack Bros. Made out to J Farnell of 1797 Oregon St. Letterhead is printed in green and reads "Haack Bros.' Dr. | PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY | MEDICAL BLDG., PARK AND ALDER STS., PORTLAND, ORE. | PHONES: MAIN 712 | A-5712". Receipt is for Lysol, toothbrush, and ear syringe. People: Farnell, J.
2-page menu for Heidi's Coffee Shop. Cover is orange with illustration of a girl wearing a kerchief and skirt, holding an ice cream cone. Menu headings are "Heidi's Special Sandwiches", "Hamburgers", "Side Orders", "Other Tasty Sandwiches", "Dinner Suggestions", "Fountain Menu", "Desserts", "Beverages". Back is blank but for date "Aug 30, 1968" written at top. Pages are separate. People: Eklund, Marie; Eklund, Don
Confirmation of building contract by C. C. Stockton for furnishing all material and labor for building public restrooms in the amount of $1800 and to build and finish walk for $1920. The quote is issued to Gresham City Council. Work was likely to be done at Gresham City Hall. People: Stockton, Claude E.
Booklet with paperboard covers; titled "FIRST STATE BANK | GRESHAM, ORE." Green fabric binding. Front cover is inscribed "Edward S [illegible] | Gresham". Interior pages are blank. Interior back cover inscribed "Edward, S." Publisher's logo on interior front cover: "ROYAL | PASS BOOKS | U.S. BANK NOTE CO. | INDIANAPOLIS". No entires in the 8 page lined booklet. People: Ogle, K. Lynn; Ogle, Shirley
Black and white photo of a group of men in two rows, front row kneeling and back row standing. The men are dressed in overalls, aprons, and other work wear; all are wearing hats. One of the men in the front row is holding a small dog. Warehouse or factory building behind the group. Stamp on back for Photo-Art Commercial Studios.
Black and white photo of two men (Joe Goldston and James Vaughn Sr.) in suits are standing and looking at veneer strips, likely in a building at the Olympic Mill in Gresham, with shelves containing other materials behind them. There are piles of more veneer strips on either side of them.
Black and white photo of an office area at the Olympic Mill, showing two women and a man sitting at desks in an area divided from the rest of the room by a railing. A man in a suit is standing on the other side of the railing. Stamp on back for Photo-Art Commercial Studios.
Black and white photo of three men packing pallets of wood veneer at the Olympic Mill. Two men are stacking strips of veneer and the third is strapping another stack to a pallet. The picture is taken inside a warehouse or factory. Stamp on back for Photo-Art Commercial Studios.
Black and white aerial photo of Barger Mills Inc., a lumber mill in Gresham. Photo shows the mill's location adjacent to the Mt. Hood Railway line where it crosses Eastman Ave. (223rd). complex consists of a main building with large sign reading "BARGER MILLS INC." along with warehouse buildings, a wigwam burner, and lumber yard. There are two homes on the site; the one on the far right edge of the photo belonged to the Rice family. Writing on back of photo identifies the location and Rice family home.
Black and white aerial view, Zimmerman's 12 Mile Store at intersection of Stark (Baseline Road) and 223rd (Fairview Road). Homes and other commercial buildings are clustered at the intersection, including the Twelve-Mile Service Station opposite the store. Landscape oriented, looking northeast. View of the Washington Cascade Foothills, the west end of the Columbia Gorge and Troutdale in distance.
