William H. Johnson General Merchandise Store, 1892
1892
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
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
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- Identifier
- ghs1015
- Description
- 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
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Date
- 1892
- Subject
- General stores
- Powell Blvd.
- Provenance
- Written on back of picture: "1983 Property of Virginia Christensen graddaughter of Jake Metzger" Store was on the south side of Powell, where Chevron station is located as of 2022. Likely taken concurrently with 1973, which shows the same building as part of a street scene looking west on Powell.
- Type
- StillImage
- Relation
- Business & Industry
