Black and white snapshot of two young men wearing casual clothes and hats standing behind an early 1900's truck. The man on the right appears to be Burton Walrad. The other is holding a long stick (about 6 feet long) perhaps a walking stick or alpenstock with a strap tied to it. The truck has a canvas covered cab. On the back in light pencil: "Do you have this one Burt? Ferne". People identified: Walrad, Burton
Studio portrait photo of Burton Walrad as a boy standing by a table holding a card. He is dressed in a suit with a long coat, short pants, a detatchable collar. His outfit resembles a uniform. Ankle high dress shoes with laces. One of the two buttoned pockets on his jacket has a pin or award piece hanging from it. The jacket is belted. The photo is attached to a stock card that folds over.. People identified: Walrad, Burton
Black and white portrait of Burton Walrad as a young man in suit and tie. Professional photo printed on a postcard. His white collar is high on his neck. His hair is combed back from his face. Embossed "Schneider, | Gresham, Ore.". People identified: Walrad, Burton
Black and white studio photo of Burton Walrad as a toddler. He is wearing a fancy shirt/blouse and overalls and a cap and is holding a small coal shovel. Set includes a painted backdrop and swivel chair. The photo is attached to a gray cardboard frame embossed "Chas. Hutchins | Sand Point, Idaho.". People identified: Walrad, Burton Walrad, LaVerne (Caffee)
Black and white postcard photograph of teenage Burton Walrad, Jr. standing with a goat on a leash. Walrad stands in front of a wire fence and his right arm is bandaged and splinted. In his left hand he holds the leash of a white goat, with a leather harness around its head and neck. Attached to the harness are two ribbons, reading "Second premium" and "Gresham, Ore." Another photo of the same goat shows the ribbons also read "Multnomah County Fair 1916". People identified: Walrad, Burton
A woman, Mary Crane, holds up a jar at the canning exhibit in the Domestic Science Division of Multnomah County Fair in 1923. The exhibit also has a case of bread and other baked goods.
Black and white photo of a woman, Mary E. Crane (Mrs. Fred Crane), holding up a jar at the canning exhibit in the Domestic Science Division of Multnomah County Fair in 1923. The exhibit also has a case of bread and other baked goods. Handwritten on the back "Supt. of Domestic Science.". People identified: Crane, Mary Crane, Frederic
Oval portrait of the Nelson family in 1911 or 1912. The front caption identifies the year as 1911, and the family members as Carl and Alma Nelson with their children Lillian, Leonard, Sven, Clifford, and Olaf. The location of each person is not specified. A note on the back dates the photo to 1912, and adds that there were three children born later to the family: Alice, Robert, and Chester.
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
Portrait photo of Carl Zimmerman, owner of Zimmerman's 12-Mile Store. Zimmerman appears to be sitting in an office or backroom, with an order sheet in front of him, a pen in one hand, and a cigar in the other.
An empty matchbook, red cover with silver lettering that reads "Carlin Electric, Electrical Contractor, 50 N.E. 2nd, Gresham, ORE." The back cover has an image of a rotary telephone with "we're as near as your telephone - give us a ring" over it.
An empty white matchbook advertising Carroll Funeral Home. The front cover reads "665-1117 - Carroll Funeral Home, Gresham, OR" in gold writing, and the back cover is plain.
Formal portrait of Catherine Elizabeth Linnemann. Hair done up on head, white lace scarf, dark top. Handwritten on front "Catherine Elizabeth Linnemann | 1828-1926" Written on back: "Courtesy of Virginia Grass | [words cut off]". People identified: Linnemann, Catherine Elizabeth
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.
Proficiency Award certificate awarded to Art Ceciliani on February 28, 1953 for finishing the Fundamental roller skating class at Center Roller Rink in Gresham and progressing to the Dance & Figure class. Signed by Evelyn Zanotti, instructor, and Victor W. Bacon, rink operator. Seal for Roller Skating Rink Operators Association (R.S.R.O.A.) at bottom corner.
A circular vinyl/magnetic City of Gresham car decal. The decal features Mt. Hood, a lake with a reflection of Mt. Hood, forest and blue sky in the center. "City of Gresham 1905" is in green lettering on the outer side of the decal, with three ripe strawberries on either side of "1905."
Photograph of a woman operated a machine filling boxes with corn kernels. The photogrpah was taken at the Gresham Berry Growers cannery and packing plant.
A photograph of two women working inside of the Gresham Berry Growers packing plant. The women are removing corn from a conveyer belt and putting it into corn sheller machines to remove the kernels from the cob.
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.
Photograph of a crowd observing a performance at the Multnomah County Fair. There are several musicians on the stage. To the left of the crowd is agricultural machinery and a row of barns labeled 'Judging Pavilion - Goats' and 'Cattle.' Behind the stage is a large brick building with 'Poultry' on it.
Photograph of Vista House and Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge. The photograph was taken in winter, and there is snow across the landscape, with a thick layer of ice on the tree branches in the foreground, and what appears to be ice on the Columbia River itself.
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.
Portrait photograph of Elizabeth Giles Abegg Lilly in a dress & bolero jacket purchased at Meier & Frank in 1933 for $16.00 (over $370 today). The outfit was worn when she was 17 for her Grant High School Prom. There is a studio signature for a Portland photographer in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
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 the engine room in the Gresham Berry Growers' cold storage plant, showing three steam boilers. There is a stamp on the back for Delano Photographics, a Portland-based photography studio known largely for its aerial survey work.
Portrait of Evelyn Metzger Burton with an Irish Setter dog. She is wearing a skirt and sitting on a log in front of a bush outside, and the dog is standing by her knee.
A hardcover ledger with "Record" stamped on the front. The pages contain accounting of costs and sales made by the Fairview Cheese Company (later known as the Fairview Cheese Manufacturing Company). The first entry was made by company owners H. C. Campbell, Rufus Mallory, and C. F. Swigert on July 1, 1901. Entries date from July 1901 to December 1903.
