Program for Getting to Know You 1962, a Big and Little Sister tea and fashion show, put on by Gresham High School. The program is 4 pages, with a light blue paper cover.
Program for a Getting to Know You installation ceremony at Gresham High School. The program is printed on light blue paper, and has a list of incoming and outgoing officers.
A pencil sketch of Bethel Baptist Church as it was situated in Main City Park. The sketch identifies the brick wall behind church. The aspect of the sketch is looking north-northwest. The sketch is signed by H. Berg in the lower right hand corner with the date 6/15/85.
Landscape-oriented photograph of downtown Gresham looking east down Powell Boulevard. A Bentley car in the center of the photo carries three men and a woman wearing a flowered or feathered hat. The vehicle is driving through the intersection of Powell and Main. On the left-hand side is a business sign for Dr. Belt. Down the block is Smith Land Co. Across the street, is J. Hessel's, a Justice of the Peace and a sign for Keene Cigars, along with a confectionery, bakery, and ice cream shop. A barber pole stands on the corner, with a man leaning against it. The Imperial Cafe is in the middle of the block, beneath signs for Furniture and a Public Hall. A donkey stands on the sidewalk just below the Imperial sign. A large awning covers the entrance to a building on the corner (far right hand side), with a man standing on the corner and another one resting on the sidewalk. There are also two men across the street, one on the corner and one walking east under the Smith Land Co. sign.
Photograph of a horse racetrack scoreboard at the Gresham Park Track in the Multnomah County Fairgrounds. The photograph was taken by Chester Buchtel, a fireman and one of the most prolific serial arsonists in Oregon history. Buchtel was committed to Oregon State Hospital in 1925, and was released after some years; he later became a Portland-based photographer.
Joe Kato and brother Henry (in background) on Farmall tractors in a cabbage or broccoli field on the Kato family farm Southeast 190th Avenue and Richey Road. Kelly Creek, the Bliss family property, and the Bliss Butte (formerly known as Sleret Butte) are behind them.
Photograph of a school bus picking up children at the Vernon School in Northeast Portland to work as berry pickers for the Gresham Berry Growers. The photo has been cut on the left side.
Photo of First Baptist Church, also known as Bethel Baptist Church, at the southeast corner of Powell and Walters. The Gresham Grade School building visible in background.
Under the title "Gold Star Boys" two pages of Gresham High students who died in World War II and the Korean War. The typewritten list includes the class year, date of death, and location of death. There are 38 names on the list. Several corrections have been made to the list in pen.
Black and white copy of a photo of nine girls in white dresses at Gresham Grade School 8th grade graduation. The names of the girls are written on the back. Front row from left: Maude Harvey, Kate Johnston, Leora Devanie, Elsie Schultz Thompkins. Back row: Jessie Beard, Lena Wright LaLonde, Jennie Metzger, Tilda Walker Dahl, Geneva Wright Johnson.
Map of Gresham Area
Shows:
some roads, plots of land with acreage, Beaver Creek, donation land claims, Zenith Addition, Shoemaker's Addition, Bristol, the I.W. Tract, Daniel Acres, Cleveland Addition, Hall Park, Powell Blvd, Thompson's Addition, Lawrence Addition, Snovue, City Limits
Hand drawn map on back bottom left corner
Likely dates to before 1960 due to presence of Mt. Hood and P.E.P. Co. railways; low density outside Downtown Gresham core; and city limits not encompassing Powell Valley and other outlying areas since annexed.
Black and white photo, downtown Gresham, with Statue of Liberty replica in intersection. Back of photo, handwritten "Intersection Main & Powell | Looking East".
Buildings on right include brick building with "GARAGE" sign at front and sign on building "Trucks and Cars". Car in the middle of the intersection, 3 cars in background. Left side building includes one with "Gresham Drug Co" sign. Other buildings wood. Road appears to be dirt. Electric/phone poles in foreground and background. Street light hanging above.
Black and white photo, taken outside in front of the Burton house on Ava Street in Gresham. Five people, from left: Fern Rifer, Roy Burton, Addie Louise Burton, Bill Torrey, Grace Bluhm. The two men are standing in back, both wearing white caps. The three women in front in dresses.. People: Rifer, Fern Burton, Roy Burton, Addie Torrey, Bill Bluhm, Grace
Black and white photo of the 1908 Multnomah County Fair. Building with banners on the front, three tents in landscape. Sign to the right of the building says "GRANGE | HEADQUARTERS." Two wagons with horses in front and to right side of building. Other people and horses in front and to side. Tree covered hills behind (Wallula Heights). View is looking west. Handwritten on upper right corner of photo "first fair-1908 | at the present | location" White border around photo.
Black and white studio portrait of young woman. White border around photo. She is wearing a dress with white lace neck and sleeve borders, wearing pearl necklace, sitting down. Bottom right corner with handwritten "Alm '24" "1924 | Sirgrid Alm | Gresham Hi Graduation". People: Sirgrid Alm
Sepia toned photo with dark cardboard frame around. Linnemann Junction trolley station with trolley on the tracks. Sign on top of station says "Linnemann." Handwritten on back "Linneman 1910 | or before" From previous record but not written on photo: "Linnemann Station with the Bell Rose trolley nearby."
Gresham High School graduation, taken 06/02/1911. Students are Lillian Fredolph, Bert Hoss, Roy Johnson, May Kesterson, Maude Michel, Gladys Richey, Kenneth Roberts, Marion Robertson, Herbert Ryan, Margaret Schantin, Lloyd Schram, Earl Thompson, Wilbur Thompson, Ethal Wilkinson.. People identified: Fredolph, Lillian Hoss, Bert Johnson, Roy Kesterson, May Michel, Maude Richey, Gladys Roberts, Kenneth Robertson, Marion Ryan, Herbert Schantin, Margaret Schram, Lloyd Thompson, Earl Thompson, Wilbur Wilkinson, Ethal
Black and white, glossy panoramic photo of a large group of men, women, and children of all ages seated and standing in front of two wooden structures, possibly cabins. Written on back: "Old-timers of Gresham and vicinity". People: Herriford, Dennis
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
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.
Lawn campaign sign composed of white corrugated plastic. Sign is white with design and text printed in red and black, same on both sides, reading "Doing the Best for Gresham | carla | piluso | State Representative | www.carlapiluso.com". The "O" in Piluso has a check mark through it.
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.
A photograph of a group of adults and children standing outside of Rockwood School District No. 27 in the 1890s or early 1900s. A sticker caption on the photo identifies one of the men in the photo as John Brown, an early settler in the Rockwood area. The school was located off of 181st and Stark.
Sepia colored photograph, mounted on cardboard, of four men standing on the porch of Cornett & Emery Parlor Market, a butcher shop that was located on the corner of Powell and Roberts. Large cuts of meat are hanging around the porch.
A team of 5 Multnomah County bowlers at the American Bowling Congress in Seattle, WA, in 1954. From left to right: Tom Shiiki, Jim Fujii, Fergie Risk, Ted Mullan, Kaz Fujii.
Photograph of Emily and Ted Mullan standing behind the Service Parts counter at Mullan Farm Equipment, located at 12 Mile Corner in Gresham. The caption on the back of photo identifies time period as early 1960s.
Photograph of Gresham bowlers at an unknown tournament in 1954. Left to right: Tosh Okazaki, Kaz Fujii, Jim Fujii, Tom Shiiki, Ed Fujii, and Ted Mullan.
American Legion Commander Harold Lake at a dedication with other men, including Jack Wirtz and Russell McNeil, in attendance. This was either at the dedication of City Hall or the opening of the Gresham branch of First National Bank.
Photograph taken looking north down Pleasant View Avenue (now 190th Ave) in Gresham. The Ruegg farm and house are on the left. Photo is torn on 3 corners.
Photograph of Carl and Alma Nelson, Swedish immigrants to Gresham. The back has biographical information for each of them: Carl Leander Nelson Born Bodestad, Holland Sweden - 3/16/1882 Alma Josifina Olson Born Ledberg, Holland - 2/16/1879
Reproduction of a 1905 Portland Railway Light and Power Company timetable for the Estacada-Cazadero Interurban trolley line. The reproduction is enlarged from the original timetable, and printed on slick white paper.
Photograph of two men, one of whom is Dr. J.M. Short, and two women in a 4-person horse-drawn carriage. The carriage is on an un-paved street in front of a 3-story post-Victorian house with palm trees and yuccas in the yard. The original photograph is mounted on cardboard with a large inkblot on the bottom left corner. The back of the board has a short news article taped to it describing Dr. Short and his significance to Gresham.
