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.
An empty matchbook advertising the J. Ross Brown Agency. The front cover reads "Hartford Fire Insurance Company - Accident and Indemnity Company" in white lettering and "J. Ross Brown Agency - 37 East Powell - Gresham Oregon - Phone 227 or 277" in blue lettering. The back cover has a sketch of a large-horned elk with "General insurance and bonds" in white lettering under it.
Certificate of voter registration for J.C. Hessel, a Gresham business owner, dated November 21st, 1913. The certificate was signed by J. Elkington, O.A. Eastman, and D.M. Roberts. Hessel's party affiliation was Republican.
Sepia toned photograph of home of Jacob and Gertrude Metzger, as identified by handwritten note on the back of the photo's black, curved cardboard backing. Two individuals, identified on the back of the photo as "Gertie" (Gertrude) Metzger on the left and her daughter Mabel Metzger on the right, stand at the bottom of the stairs in the front of the home. Foreground is a large grassy yard, flanked by several trees. The photo is attached to black backing which has extensive writing in pencil and appears to be a letter to someone named "Ray." The pencil script is faded and difficult to read. The back of the black backing has staining.
Black and white studio photo of James Christian Peterson, known as Chris, as an elderly man. He is shown from the chest up, wearing a dark suit jacket with striped tie and light-colored shirt; dark mottled backdrop.
Black and White Landscape photo of two people on a hay cart, being pulled by two white horses. Hand written on back "Dad Peterson & | Esther on Shaw farm"
Three framed portrait photos of Jean Elkington at age 2 years and 10 days. The frame is wood with gold accents. Elkington is wearing a white dress and in different poses in each picture.
Black and white studio portrait of young lady, white border around. Bottom right corner has embossed text reading "Schneider // Gresham, Ore." Likely to be the name of the photography studio. Hand written on back "Jene Sloop 1924 | Gresham Hi Graduation". People: Sloop, Jene
Black and white studio photo of a young couple: Jimmy Maybee (seated) and spouse Minnie Maybee, standing beside him. Both in formal dress. Cardboard edge around photo. Printed on front of photo at bottom "WATSON 225 First Street, | Portland, Or. " Handwritten on back: "Jimmy and Minnie | Maybee 1870s" (erroneous; the couple married in 1888).. People: Maybee, James H.L. Maybee, Minnie
Joe and Henry Kato on Farmall tractors in a cabbage or broccoli field on the Kato farm, off Southeast 190th Avenue and Richey Road. Kelly Creek and Bliss Butte are visible in background.
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.
Joe Kato riding on Farmall tractor in cabbage or broccoli field on the Kato farm, off Southeast 190th Avenue and Richey Road. Kelly Creek and the Bliss family property are in the background.
Black and white cabinet card photo, taken in studio. Oval portrait of John and Nellie Metzger. John is seated and Nellie is standing beside with arms resting on his shoulder. Both formally dressed in late Victorian attire. Printed on back, looks like an ink stamp: "D. H. HENDEE | PHOTOGRAPHER | I Street Bwt. 4 & 5 TH | EAST PORTLAND, OGN." Handwritten on back: " Nellie 16 John 30 Metzger". People: Metzger, Eliza Ellen "Nellie" Metzger, John Hendee, Denney H.
Black and white portrait photograph of a teenaged boy standing in the woods holding a bicycle. He is dressed in a 3-piece suit with a cap on. A wood fence is in the background of the photo.
Photograph of the John Roberts House, historically known as Elkhorn Ranch, located at 1325 W. Powell. The photograph was taken in the 1890s, after the second story and decorative ornamentation were added in 1890. There is a fence in front of the house, with two women standing behind the fence, and one young girl standing in front of it. The photograph is mounted on cardboard, which has a black strip across the bottom where a label was likely placed in the past.
Black and white photo of two men, including John Shattuck, holding the leads of three pack horses. Both are wearing hats and work clothes. They are standing in a dirt road with buildings in the backyard, one of which reads "STOCKYARD". Horse in middle has packs on it. Other two horses with saddles. Handwritten on back: " Uncle | John Shattuck | Brother of Mary Gertrude | Shattuck | Grandmother of | VMC" Handwritten on back, at bottom: "1983 | Great Niece of John Shattuck | Property of Virginia Grass Christensen | Granddaughter of Mary Gertrude Shattuck Metzger". People: Shattuck, John Christensen, Virginia Grass
Black and white photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard, seated in a chair in front of a wooden house amidst tall grass. He is wearing a long coat and a bowler hat. The cellar door and steps of the house are visible in the photo.
Postcard markings on back. Inscribed on back in pencil: "J.W. Davis | Born April 7. 1828 | taken by Mr. Cotten [sic] Spring 1910 | We were living in our own house on the Cotten Farm | (Mother) | for Nettie Carr".
Black and white photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard, sawing wood from a felled tree in a forest. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and pants with suspenders and a felt hat with narrow brim. The tree appears to be about three feet in diameter based on several rounds already cut beside the log. Setting is identified as the Cotton Farm in Gresham.
Inscribed on back in pen: "J.W. Davis sawing wood on the Cotten [sic] farm | To Nettie Carr | from Mother Davis | Sep. 8 1931" - Last two digits of the year are written over in different pen "10".
Black and white photo taken in Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, showing the grave of John W. Davis covered in flowers. Fence in background; landscape in background appears to include Johnson Creek draw, Metzger farm field and buildings, and edge of Gresham Butte/Walters Hill so view is likely facing southeast. Inscribed on back in pen: "The grave of J.W. Davis. November 12 - 1912. Gresham Oregon." People: Davis, John W.; Mortimer, Timothy W.
Black and white photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard, standing in a field of cabbage. He is wearing a short coat and pants and a felt hat with a brim. Wooded landscape in background.
Inscribed on back in pen: "1911. October 30 | J.W. Davis in his Cabage [sic] patch that he raised himself the summer he was 83 years old. taken by Mr. Cotton. | he has a pack of cabbage on his back."
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.
Black and white studio portrait of Johnny Underwood, a young man in black suit, standing. Background wallpaper or screen with ferns or leaves. Border around photo, and printed at bottom: On left: "Sixth | and Ankeny, | PORTLAND" Center: "Prof. G.L. Eastman, | COR. FIRST & TAYLOR, | 111 1/2 THIRD, BET. WASHINGTON & STARK " Right: "388 | E. Morrison, | OREGON." Handwritten on back: "Johnny Underwood | Born 1876 - Died 1912 | Buried: White Birch Cemetery | Gresham Oregon | His mother was a sister (Margaret) | of Samuel Metzger, Jake's father, | which makes him (Jake) first cousin to | Johnny.". People: Underwood, John Metzger, Samuel
Narrow folder containing a folded map and directory of Portland businesses in 1925. Includes a section that introduces businesses and gives information about where to buy items. The front cover has a design with a magnifiying glass showing over the Willamette River and streets. The back has a list of buildings by name and location. Inside it opens to an alphabetical list of businesses. Opens further to a downtown Portland map from Ash to Salmon and Second to Park showing all businesses in each block with that street area. There are sketches of some of the buildings on the map. Inside insert also has a map showing the east and west side of the Willamette River w/ mileage chart outside of downtown Portland area. Another inside map shows main routes to the Columbia River (north), 82nd Ave.to the east, Pacific Highway going south and west hills including Council Crest. 8.5" X 3" closed.
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 a team of about seven men laying railroad tracks for a logging train on Larch Mountain. A hand car or dolly is in the foreground, flanked by two piles of railroad ties; the men are in the background. Mounds of torn roots and debris are visible on either side of the tracks; intact forest in the distance.
Black and white photo of a team of about seven men laying railroad tracks for a logging train on Larch Mountain. A hand car or dolly is in the foreground, flanked by two piles of railroad ties; the men are in the background. Mounds of torn roots and debris are visible on either side of the tracks; intact forest in the distance.
Glossy black and white photo of the Lawbrook Dairy Farm, formerly DeYoung Dairy, southwest of Gresham (Linnemann/Cedarville/Pleasant Valley area). Photo shows dairy barn and silos framed by a large tree in the foreground. Some Jersey cows visible in the photo. Home in background. Angle appears to be east or southeast. People: Law, Grace; Law, Thomas
Glossy black and white photo of the Lawbrook Dairy Farm, formerly DeYoung Dairy, southwest of Gresham (Linnemann/Cedarville/Pleasant Valley area). Photo shows dairy barn and silos with an artifical pond or reservoir in the foreground. Some Jersey cows visible in the photo. Photo appears to be looking south with Bliss Butte in the background. People: Law, Grace; Law, Thomas
Glossy black and white photo of the Lawbrook Dairy Farm, formerly DeYoung Dairy, southwest of Gresham (Linnemann/Cedarville/Pleasant Valley area). Photo shows dairy barns and silo; two-story house at left. Photo appears to be looking north or northeast. Buildings are surrounded by pastures and orchards. People: Law, Grace; Law, Thomas
Cardpaper wall calendar promoting Lawbrook Jersey Farm in Gresham, Oregon. Black and white photo of four Jersey cows grazing in front of a dairy barn with brick silo is adhered to the paper backing above a small calendar for December 1943. The cows are labeled below the photo with names Whoops, Dorinda, Lassie, and Favori and caption "Four Excellents". Backing is off-white; printing is blue. Mounting hole at top. People: Law, Grace; Law, Thomas
Photograph of the Ledbury family standing outside a barn on their farm in Fairview, near 207th Avenue and NE Sandy Boulevard. There are cows standing around the barn. A slip of paper with the photo identifies the family members, from left to right as: Emily, Martha (mother), Alfred, William, Joshua (father), and Art (Arthur) and Susan in the horsedrawn wagon. An unidentified man is in the far right edge of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on cardboard.
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
