Photograph of three men standing next to a Farmall tractor, ridden by one man, in the middle of a potato field on a farm off of Regner Road. From left to right, the men are Ted Mullan, unidentified, unidentified, and Carl Ekstrom. This photo was taken shortly before or after 2218C, and is in black and white.
Photograph of a man on a McCormick Farmall tractor in a cabbage field. A second man is leaning on the tractor. The Farmall tractor model is F-14, manufactured in 1923. The back of the photo identifies the man on the tractor as "Tanaka, brother of Frank."
Black and white landscape oriented photo of Cedarville Confectionery, a small, 2-story wood frame structure with pitched roof. The building has a narrow covered porch in front with signs reading "CEDARVILLE CONFECTIONERY." and "HOT COFFEE AND CAKE". Signs in window read "CIGARS & TOBACCO" and "HOT COFFEE AND CAKE". A young man, Richard Forbes, stands in front of porch steps on dirt/unpaved road. Landscape is mostly open around building.
A certificate appointing R.L. Fanning to the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission for a 4 year term, signed by governor Paul Patterson and secretary of state Earl T. Newbry on December 20th, 1955.
Two war ration books issued to Galen Calvin Fancher and his wife Mildred Viola Fancher in 1942. The books consist of an outer folder and two "books" pieces of paper folded in four to form a book. There are four ration stamps left in each of the books. Galen Calvin Fancher's book also has 4 stamps in it that could be used to purchase food worth eight "points" each - likely canned fruit. Each book has notes recording the purchase of 15 pounds of a rationed good in August 1942 and August 1943.
An honorable discharge certificate from Oregon National Guard issued to Sergeant Albert R. Heiney on November 3, 1912. Discharge was due to expiration of a one year term. On the back of the certificate is Heiney's record of service, which at that time went from 1896-1898, 1905-1912. A note on the back from Heiney's commanding officer, Captain Clarence [last name unclear] says "this man has been a most exemplary soldier his entire term of service."
A complimentary pass to the 1918 Multnomah County Fair for William H. Gore and wife. The pass was issued by K.A. Miller, secretary. Pass includes the Fair shield and describes the fair as the "twelfth annual exhibit." The fair was held September 19-21, 1918.
Photograph of three women operating a telephone switchboard at Multnomah and Clackamas Telephone Company, wearing headsets. Women are Lillian Markwart, Ora Sweek, and Oral "Orie" Sweek. Mounted on brown cardboard backing with decorative border.
Photograph of three men standing next to a Farmall tractor, ridden by one man, in the middle of a potato field on a farm off of Regner Road. From left to right, the men are Ted Mullan, unidentified, unidentified, and Carl Ekstrom. This photo was taken shortly before or after 2218A, and is in color.
Black and white photo of Evelyn Ida (Evie) Mason as Miss Gresham, posing with two other pageant members, Miss Oregon (Sue Pack) with a tiara and Miss Hillsboro (Maureen Elizabeth Bassett). Evie Mason is on the left. The contestants are in their formal gowns with long white gloves. This is a full length photo.
Fitted knee-length women's coat. Coat is deep fuchsia wool with silver fox fur trim lining the bottom (approximately 12"). Long sleeves have wide (2") cuff. Placket has visible and not visible fasteners with multiple methods of closing and displaying, with a large red tie encircling the waist. Inner black label has silver Fromm logo embossed and "Fromm "Bright with Silver" Pedigree F 4704" in silver thread.
Pocket cut from U.S. Army uniform shirt/jacket (A) containing items B-P.
A) Rectangular patch pocket with rectangular button flap, composed of OD wool twill; cut from fabric of shirt leaving a rough border around the pocket. Single button, circular brown plastic.
B) Patch, double chevron; gold ribbon machine-stitched to OD wool felt backing cut in chevron shape.
C) and D) are matching patches, single chevron; red wool felt machine-stitched to OD wool twill (uniform material), C) cut in chevron shape and D) cut in triangle.
E) World War Service medal; double-sided cross patee pendant on rainbow grosgrain ribbon sewn over pinback bar. Medal/pendant is gilt metal; relief design of eagle over State of Oregon seal superimposed on cross; banner over eagle reads "WORLD WAR SERVICE". Reverse of cross has relief text, "PRESENTED | BY | THE | STATE OF OREGON | IN | GRATEFUL | RECOGNITION | OF FAITHFUL SERVICE | RENDERED DURING THE | 1917 1918 | WORLD | WAR". Hinged straight pin fastening; attached to white paper card. On back of ribbon bar, imprinted "W & H CO. NEWARK, N.J. | PAT. AP'D FOR". Also on reverse of medal at bottom in very small raised text, "W & H CO NEWARK NJ".
F) Blacked bronze collar disc; artillery insignia of crossed cannons over letter "A", all in relief. Threaded post fastening on back; circular nut with reeded edge.
G) Bronze collar disc (possibly had blacking originally) with raised text "US" in block letters with "N.A." superimposed over front (United States National Army). Threaded post fastening on back with circular bronze nut.
H) Bronze collar disc (possibly had blacking originally) with infantry insignia of crossed rifles; regiment number "361" over rifles and company letter "L" below. Threaded post fastening on back; circular brass nut.
I) Bronze collar disc (possibly had blacking originally) with letters "USNA" (U.S. National Army) interlocking and overlapping in relief. Threaded post fastening on back; circular brass nut.
J) Large US Army shank button for uniform; convex bronze front with spread eagle. Back and shank are brass; text "THE ART METAL WORKS | NEWARK, N.J."
K) Medium-size US Army shank button; same as J) but for size.
L) Small US Army shank button for garrison cap; same as K and J but for size and inscription: back reads "HORSTMANN | PH LA".
M) Compass in nickel-plated circular casing with hinged lid. Compass face is silver-toned with black printed markings; text reading "USANITE |TAYLOR | ROCHESTER, N.Y. | PAT. APR. 20-1915"; glass covering over face. Lid is on a spring hinge with snap fastening and button release attached to carrying ring. Imprinted on lid: "ENG. DEPT. | U.S.A. 1917".
N) Wristwatch or pocket watch in flat circular nickel-plated brass casing. Removable lid composed of nickel-plated metal with latticework design; lid snaps over front of watch face. Watch face is black with orange numbers and white markings; also white text reading "INGERSOLL | MIDGET". Second face inset within minute/hour face. Thumb screw on PL side for winding; flat wire rings at top and bottom for band.
O) is insignia/service pin consisting of enameled pinback bar with two blue stars on white ground with red frame; hinged straight pin fastening on back; pendant of crossed rifles with block letters "U.S" superimposed over front.
P) is a nib pen in black plastic casing with plastic cap with silver-toned metal ring.
Service patch for U.S. Army Advance Section, Services of Supply, World War I. Patch is composed of a light blue wool felt square, unfinished edges, on which is embroidered red Cross Lorraine flanked by letters "A | S" (Advance Section), encircled by blue embroidered line. Blue thread is in two slightly different shades.
Black and white studio portrait of three children, sitting/standing in a wicker chair. Youngest (Evelyn Metzger) in all white; Willa Metzger standing in back in black & white dress with white blouse. Walter Metzger sitting in front, with black and white skirt and jacket and white blouse. Cream colored cardboard frame. Printed at bottom "Hayes, Fotografer Portland, Or" Handwritten on back "Twins Willa May 2 yr | Walter Ray 2 yr | Evelyn Kate 1 yr Metzger" "Children of Mary Gertrude & | Jacob Metzger". People: Metzger, Willa Burton, Evelyn Kate (Metzger) Metzger, Walter Ray
Black and white photo, horse harnessed to a plow, with Edward Aylsworth driving the plow. He is wearing a hat, white shirt, and pants. Tree in immediate background. Handwritten on back "Edward Aylsworth 1920's? | belongs to | Marjorie Aylworth Schedeen". People: Aylsworth, Edward Schedeen, Marjorie Alysworth
Black and white Raney Family group portrait. Three adults seated in front row, from left: Maude Howitt, her mother Jennie Raney, and her father Ben Raney. The two younger Raney children are standing behind, Harvey on left and Orel on right. The two women are wearing dark dresses; Ben is wearing a suit and tie; Harvey is wearing a suit jacket and bowtie; Orel is wearing a light-colored frilly dress and hair ribbon. White label on front, bottom, with typewritten: "Maude Howett, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Raney & children | Harvey and Oral" Handwritten on back: "From Thelma Johnson| 1900-1910 | Edwardian | children | mimicked | grown | 1905.2". People: Howett, L. Maude Raney, Ben Raney, Jennie Raney, Harvey Raney, Orel
Sepia studio portrait. Young man standing, with right hand resting on back of a chair. He is dressed in a dark, striped suit with a white shirt. Photo is glued onto an ivory colored cardboard frame. Printed on bottom left corner of frame "B.C. TOWNE, | PORTLAND, OR." Handwritten on back in blue pen, "Maybee | Alph(onso?) | Albert Maybees | father - 1880's | at Damascus". People: Maybee, Alpha Lorenzo
Black and white studio portraits of Virginia Grass (Christensen) as a young girl. She is wearing a white dress with ruffles around the bottom, flowers on shoulder with ribbons hanging down, wearing white socks and shoes. Printed on photo, bottom right corner, "Bushnell." Handwritten on back "Virginia Grass" Portrait B, Virginia has a more serious look, and is standing next to a table, with one hand on the table, the other hand in front of her. Handwritten on back "Virginia Grass | 1925-26". People: Christensen, Virginia (Grass)
Black and white snapshot of young girl, possibly LaVerne Caffee (Walrad), holding a doll. She is standing outside with a brick wall and vegetation behind her. She is wearing a light colored, knee length dress with a collar. She has short dark hair and is smiling. Photo postcard print.. People identified: Walrad, LaVerne (Caffee)
Black and white portrait of LaVerne (Caffee) Walrad as a young woman, seated on a beach, wearing a watch on her left wrist and a long sweater, holding a parasol over her head, with a hand resting on an open book or papers. She wears a ring on her finger. She is sitting on a blanket or towel that is checkered. There is a concrete wall the entire length of the background and a person and a vehicle on the other side of the wall; wall and lamppost are distinctive to the Promenade at Seaside, Oregon. It appears to be a sunny day given the shadows from the parasol.. People identified: Walrad, LaVerne (Caffee)
Black and white photo of students standing outside of a school. White wooden building. Possibly a teacher standing behind students. From a previous record, but not written on photo: "Students attending Lusted Grade School on Lusted Road, 1890. 1st Row: Lee Radford, Will Hamlin, Dedie Ball, Olive Lusted, Warren Ball, Floyd Radford, Willie Sleret, Will Hoffman, John Hamlin. 2nd Row: Ida Blackburn, Billie Cummins, Alpha Moulton, Lola Ball, Mabel Hoffman, Edna Manary, Inez Lusted, Lillie Cummins.". People identified: Radford, Lee Hamlin, Will Ball, Dedie Lusted, Olive Ball, Warren Radford, Floyd Sleret, Willie Hoffman, Will Hamlin, John Blackburn, Ida Cummins, Billie Moulton, Alpha Ball, Lola Hoffman, Mabel Manary, Edna Lusted, Inez Cummins, Lillie
Black and white photo of a traveling mechanic fixing a flat tire on an unpaved road between Portland and Gresham. Image shows the car pulled over to the side of the road and supported with jack; one man is kneeling next to the rear tire with another man and woman standing and watching. The mechanic's car is partially in the frame, parked on the road. Mechanic may be Clifton Harris, who worked as a traveling mechanic or "car doctor." People: Harris, Clifton; Christensen, Virginia
Black and white photo of a young woman seated on a bench next to an automobile jacked up and missing its back wheels; wheels and tools on the ground nearby. Woman is wearing a loose outfit and bucket hat; posing with an exaggerated glum posture and facial expression. Back end of car is visible with license plate for 1919. Photo taken on a road between Portland and Gresham. People: Christensen, Virginia
Black and white photo of the Euphemia Butler homestead in the Pleasant Valley area. Two-story farmhouse with pyramid hip roof and a woodshed stands at left of photo and a barn at the right further in the distance. Cleared land in foreground; possibly cultivated but type of crop is unclear. Photo is a c.1980s reproduction. People: Butler, Euphemia; Clinton, Ralph
Small hardbound book with rounded corners, containing handwritten notes and signatures from friends and relatives of Amanda Stanley of Rockwood, Oregon including Mary A. Rennisson, George Prettyman, H.G. Meyer, Amanda Prettyman, Josie Engels, Jeremiah Stanley, C.N. Prettyman, Sillie Luelling, Mrs. L.A. Stanley, Jane Stanley, Gertrude Prettyman, Mary (Rowe? Rowell?), Sela Hickey, Ethe Baker, Stillman Andrews, J.C.S. (likely her husband, Joseph C. Stanley). The entries that are dated fall from 1886 to 1888. People: Stanley, Amanda Louise (Busse); Rennisson, Mary A.; Prettyman, George; Meyer, H.G.; Prettyman, Amanda; Engels, Josie; Stanley, Jeremiah; Prettyman, C.M.; Luelling, Sillie; Stanley, Lucinda A.; Stanley, Jane; Prettyman, Gertrude; Hickey, Sela; Baker, Ethe; Stanley, Joseph C.; Andrews, Stillman
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
Panorama; black-and-white photo of a large group of people in front of Hillsview Covenant Church, men, women, and children. Group includes local families Johnson, Tillstrom, Olson, Gran, Bjornstad, Shiiki, Schedeen, Gustafson. Boy at center is Norman Norquist, age 7. The church is a small building with wooden siding and a front porch supported by two columns. There are automobiles behind the group on both sides of the church. Print is a photocopy with lower edge cut off. People: Norquist, Norman; Shiiki; Johnson; Tillstrom; Olson; Gran; Bjornstad; Schedeen; Gustafson
Class photo at Rockwood School from the early 1900s. Shows children aged 5 or 6 to about 14 years standing on front steps of school building with the youngest in front and the oldest and adult staff in back, about 11 rows. Front doors are open behind the group. The building has wood panel siding and colonnaded entrance with vegetation on either side. Inscription "HARDY STUDIO | GRESHAM" and "ROCKWOOD SCHOOL" at bottom of image; handwriting "Rockwood School" in pen covering another inscription that might be the date. One name written on back in pencil, "Beverly Landon." People: Landon, Beverly
Black and white portrait photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard. He is shown from chest up and is wearing a jacket and vest with striped shirt. Photo is attached to beige mat board backing with scalloped edges. Printing at bottom reads "Shanafelt | ARTIST | Portland | Oregon". Handwriting at top (repeated on back) reads "J. Davis 1905 | Ruth's grandfather". Bottom corner torn off. People: Davis, John W.; Mortimer, Timothy W.
Surveying map showing rectangular area including J.G. Metzger property and portions of property belonging to Catholic Church (likely St. Henry) and Alfred Thompson. Map is bisected by Powell Boulevard and Bull Run Pipeline. Township 1 South, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian. Surveyed by Newell, Gossett & Walsh, Engineers. Markings are white on blue ground. People: Metzger, Jacob Grant; Thompson, A.; Koenig, Anna
Black and white photo of Henry and Clementine Metzger in old age. They are standing outside a house in front of a tree or shrub; Clementine is wearing a white blouse and long black skirt; Henry is wearing a jacket and bowler hat. This is a laser-printed photocopy on plain paper. People: Metzger, Clementine; Metzger, Henry
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
Black and white negative of the First Grade Class of Lynch School. There are 25 students and a teacher, seated and standing in three rows outside the school. People: DeWitte, Lucile Kummel; Bowles, Carol
Meadowland Dairy sign used for fairs to promote their product. The top half features a cow, white with brown speckles and yellow udders, with two chains for hanging it on the top of the cow. The botton half comprises the words "MEADOW-LAND DAIRY" in a shallow arc along the semicircular portion of the sign. Below the words is a guided track where a sign/words could be slotted into place. The backside is painted as well.
