An empty blue and white matchbook advertising the Gresham chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a fraternal organization. The front cover has the Elks logo and reads "Lunches Served Daily" and the back cover reads "Lodge Meeting Tues 8:00 PM 355 NW Division Gresham, OR 665-4797."
A trifold pamphlet describing the 1995 Gresham Farmers' Market, produced by the Gresham Downtown Development Association. Opening Date of May 13, 1995. Includes information on when to find specific types of produce, hours and months of operation, and map.
A black and white photo of a Gresham Fire Department fire engine in a maintenance bay. The truck is a Mack truck, with "Gresham Fire Dept." on the driver's side door, "71" on the front of the truck, and "Truck 71" on the side. The photo is mounted on brown foamboard.
Gresham Volunteer Fire Department with 1936 Dodge fire engine. Photo taken in front of Methodist Church on Powell and Roberts. Firefighters, from left: Glenn Ewalt (driver), Al Camp, Clair Gullickson, Earl Jones, Icy [Ellert] Hjaltalin, Staff Dowsett. "Modern first aid service for fire or accident as provided for nearby rural communities by Gresham, Ore. Fire Dep't."
Photograph of fire damage from an October 1st, 1901 fire that burned most of Gresham's business district. The fire destroyed 7 buildings along Powell on either side of Main, reaching past the Rexall drugstore on the east and threatening Gresham Grade School on the west. The photo was taken south of Powell looking east. It shows the corner of Gresham Rexall Drugstore, a bridge spanning the gulch that has since been filled in, and charred debris with some smoke still rising. Groups of people stand on the bridge looking out at the destruction. A tag stuck to photo states that "apparently fire or flood" occurred - it was definitely a fire.
Photograph of the Gresham Giants, a local semiprofessional baseball team, in their uniforms. From left: Leslie Merrill, unknown, Charles Larson, Charlie Merrill, Bill Scarek, unknown, Tommy Townsend, Bill Hamlin, coach Joe Patneaude. Players Charles Merrill, Bert Metzger, Carl Wirtz, and Fritz Wirtz are also identified on the back of the photograph, but spelling errors and an extra name make it unclear who is who.
Photograph of the Gresham Giants baseball team in their uniforms, with coach Joe Patenaude. Front Row: Unknown, Carl Wirtz, Bill Hamlin, Unknown, Bert Metzger Back Row: Unknown, Bill Scarek, Joe Patenaude, Unknown, Tommy Townsend, Unknown
Photograph of the Gresham Giants baseball team, in uniform and sitting on the ground. Charles Lundberg is identified as the player in the front row on the far right. The manager, wearing a white shirt in the back row, is notably not Joe Patenaude, who is included in other team photos in the GHS collection, indicating that this was likely taken in the mid- to late 1910s, after his tenure.
Paper scorecard for basketball games at Gresham High School. Names of Gresham players and their number listed on the left. Space on right to put in the visiting team. Coaches, Basketball Rally, Rally Advisor listed. Ads at bottom from First National Bank of Oregon, Gresham Branch and M & M Restaurant.
A photograph of Gresham Grade School and High School on Powell Boulevard, the fourth school building built in Gresham. Eight men are outside the building and on the steps and second floor balcony. The photo appears to have been taken shortly before or after construction on the building was finished, as carpenters are on site, and loose wooden planks are scattered on the ground. Two bicycles have been leaned against the building.
Photograph of the Gresham Grade School class of 1938. Four rows of students and teachers stand on the front steps of Gresham Grade School. The girls are wearing white dresses with corsages, and most of the boys are in white pants, white long-sleeved shirts, pull-over vest, ties, and a flower pinned on the left side. One young man in front, identified on the back of the photo as Robert Merle Davidson, has black pants and a long sleeved zip-up sweater. Several adults stand in the back row.
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.
Black and white photo of a group of students standing on the front steps of Gresham Grade School. Group includes Margaret Nickerson, Rose Kehrli, Gretta Kehrli, Gertrude Ward, Marie Wood, and June Moore. At bottom of picture written "(Bjur.) Gresham. 1931" Names handwritten on back.. People: Nickerson, Margaret Kerhli, Rosa Kerhli, Grettie Ward, Gertrude Wood, Marie Moore, June
This yearbook has names and photos of the staff and faculty. It also includes full photos of each class and teacher, as well as their names, from first grade to eighth grade. Eighth grade class photos are in color. There are also photos of the first day of school, fairs, various students around campus, students playing marbles, class picnics, rallies, basketball and football games, sports teams, school bands, and the safety patrol. The yearbook has a navy blue cover with gold lettering on the bottom right which reads "Scrap book." There are also gold line decorations. It is secured with two rings. There are three class photos with no name labels, and several pages have torn or missing photos.
Photograph of group of people sitting and standing in front of Gresham Grange Hall, formerly Gresham School, located adjacent to the Pioneer Cemetery on Powell Boulevard. Group is thought to be veterans of the Civil War and their families. It is composed of people of all ages. Joel Bates, Maggie Crow, Annie Bates, Mrs. Chipman, Amanda Johnson, Lizzie Joel, Lewis Bates, Henry Kane, Clara Kane, George Kimeron, Mrs. George Kimeron, Bessie Knierson, Mr. William T. Sherwood, Mrs. W. Northway. ***Display copy, mounted on foam core, located in P.I. 2***. People: Bates, Joel Crow, Maggie Bates, Annie Chipman Johnson, Amanda Joel, Lizzie Bates, Lewis Kane, Henry Kane, Clara Kimeron, George Knierson, Bessie Sherwood, William T. Sherwood, Martha Northway, W., Mrs.
Aerial view, Gresham High School, after addition of auditorium and swimming pool. View is facing east and shows some of the neighborhood west of the school and farmland east of the school. Division St. visible at right side of photo (south of school) has two jogs, one toward the north and one toward the south that were taken out at some point. Burnside runs through the upper left corner of the photograph. Main Avenue is clearly visible in the lower part of the photo and has quite a bit of traffic on it.
Three items: A is a Gresham Union High School commencement ticket for Thursday, June 8, 1961 at the Gresham High School Auditorium. The ticket admits 1 person. B is a program for the May 29, 1957 graduation exercises for the 8th grade class of Gresham Grade School. The program lists the graduates, the staff, and teachers along with the schedule of the event. C is the program for the 56th commencement exercises for Gresham Union High School held in the auditorium of the high school on June 8, 1961. Program includes a list of graduates, teachers and staff along with the schedule for the event.
A photo of the Gresham High School Band in 1952. Director Harold Weber is seated behind the drum in the center of the photo. The band members are in full uniform, some holding wind instruments. The girl on the far right is holding a cymbal. The group is standing in front of and on top of a stage-type structure, festooned with bunting. The band's drum majorette is standing next to Mr. Weber, who is wearing her tall, fur hat. Back of photo notes: "Harald [sic] Webber and his Gresham Band, 1952."
Photograph of a chemistry class at Gresham Union High School. The class is gathered around a table with an experiment on it. They are mostly seated, and the boys and girls are on opposite sides of the classroom. From left to right: Stella Roper, Alma Dailey, Bess Osborn, Mrs. Woodard (teacher), Mary Harvey, Ethel Calkins, Earl Thompson, Dan Lynch, Bert Hoss, Earl Clanahan, Charlie McColl, and Kenneth Roberts. One of the girls is unidentified. The photograph is mounted on dark blue cardboard, and has been cut across the top. There is damage to the cardboard and photograph on the right side and bottom center.
Two paper tickets from football game between Gresham Union High School and Molalla Union High School, September 19, 1941. The tickets stapled to a half sheet of paper with a typed description. Description reads that this was the first football game under the lights, and was the dedication of new lights and stands and new Stapleton Field. Description includes "Guy Mathews, Captain of first Gresham High School football team in 1908, Mr. T.C. Andersen, Mr. W.C. Lawrence, Chairman of Board, spoke briefly. Receipts this night, $177.70"
Consists of an invitation to the 1937 Gresham Union High School Graduation, held on May 28th, 1937, and two name cards for graduating students: Miss Jean Nickerson and Miss Margaret Nickerson. The invitation is printed on rippled white paper. There is a small metal insignia on the front of a Native American man wearing a headdress, in profile. Margaret Nickerson's card has a stain on it.
A photograph of a math class at Gresham High School, located on Powell Boulevard. The students and teacher are facing the camera, with a chalkboard covered in geometry equations behind them. A second, smaller chalkboard lists the classroom schedule. The photo has been mounted on cardboard and cut at the top and bottom. Damage on the bottom has been covered with clear tape. 1st Row: Earl Thompson, Earl Clanahan, Maude Mitchell, Marian Roberts, Roy Johnson, Blaine Turner, Harold Wilson. 2nd Row: Wilbur Thompson, Unidentified, May Kesterson, 2nd unidentified, Lillian Freedolf, Mazy Schan, Bert Hoss, Ethel Wilkenson, Kenneth Roberts. Standing: Baker, Unidentified.
Consists of two items: A) A lilac envelope addressed to Mr. Frank Rogers of Gresham. There is no mailing address included, so the envelope was meant to be hand-delivered. B) A lilac-colored invitation to a Junior banquet for the Senior Class taking place on June 1st, 1915, at 8 pm.
The Gresham Ladies Volunteer Fire Department Hose Team in 1914. The photograph shows ten teenage girls and one boy, Ernest Thompson, lined up against a stone building with a hose wagon.
Black and white photo postcard of Gresham Main Avenue looking north from just north of Powell. The Congdon Hotel is on the left; Bartelt's Mercantile is the two-story wooden structure visible in the background on the right side. Main Avenue is a dirt road with sidewalks. The postcard was mailed to Alice Peterson in Shaw, Oregon. The note says "I got a football and a pair of roller skates. Have you heard that Barteltes Store has burn down. I am getting along fine in school. How are you Orville D."
Picture postcard. Black and white photo of a parade of adults and children at the Gresham Fairgrounds. Man at front carrying sign that reads "Gresham | Methodist Episcopal | Sunday School". Another participant carrying U.S. flag. Large barn, possibly an exhibit hall, in background; people and horses on path in front of barn.
Newspaper office, the Gresham Outlook. Junior Linotype press/typesetting machine at left of photo, stove in middle of the room. At left is Emma B. Johnson, the press operator, standing behind the press. Man in suit standing second from left is unknown; young man second from right wearing an apron is Chase St. Clair, and the man at the right in a vest and shirtsleeves is owner/editor Harry Leslie St. Clair. Handwritten on back "1904 Ed Metzger | H.L. St. Clair" "L/R 1 Lena St Clair | 2 | 3 | 4 H.L. St. Clair" (Woman is incorrectly identified.). People: Johnson, Emma B. St. Clair, Chase Metzger, Ed St. Clair, Harry Leslie St. Clair, Edna St. Clair, Lena Chase
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.
Ledger containing list of members and dues records and extensive, handwritten minutes of meetings for a commercial and economic organization. Inside cover has pasted copy of the committees for the farmers' banquet. There are five inserts: 2 page brief story of Oregon; one page excerpts from speech given by Burton Walrad; Bankruptcy notice to creditors of Victor J. Johnson dated May 6, 1936; personal note written on the back of a counter check from the bank of Oregon; spare slip of paper with J. H. Hartag signature in black ink with some printing.
