A photo of women and a young girl at the staple machine in the Thayer Box Factory, located in the back of Metzger's Feed Store at 100 Block East Powell in Gresham. A man is standing on the left of the photo watching the women. There is box material and constructed boxes, likely hallocks for holding small fruits and vegetables, all over the room. A caption on the back of the photo identifies the young girl as Robin S Thayer, and the woman on the right at the machine as her mother Vera Thayer. The women in between them are variously identified as Mrs. Leslie, Mrs. Easton, and/or Mrs. Patterson.
A portrait photo of the author Theodore Dreiser. A note on the back of the photo from the donor, Myrtle R. Butcher, reads: "His mother and my grandma were sisters. Theodore Dreiser, my brother-in-law, Helen's husband, novelist. He passed away in 1945, California. Helen also, 1955. For years together, married 1944. Stevenson, Washington. I was there with them."
Set of three woven baskets, nested. A is the largest has a handle and has remnants of paint on the outside. B is the medium basket with no handle. C is the smallest basket and has a handle.
Two touring cars parked on the beach. There is a large rock or sea stack in the background in the surf. Three men are visible seated inside the car in the foreground and one woman in the car in the background. The driver of the front car appears to be Burton Walrad. There is a rack attached to the first car's running board.. People identified: Walrad, Burton Walrad, LaVerne (Caffee)
Photograph of a train on a rail line in the Columbia River Gorge. The Columbia River is visible on the right side of the photograph. The landscape around the rail line is largely barren.
Photograph of the Linnemann Junction electric trolley station. There are two trolley cars travelling in opposite directions, one to Cazadero and the other to Portland or Bellrose.
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."
Full-length portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a WWI army uniform of unidentified make, with a trench coat and a three button garrison cap.
Small monthly calendar for 1916 affixed to a card with a photo of Gresham High School and text: "souvenir | Go to School Days" and "November 22, 23, 24" and " Union High School No. 2 | Gresham, Oregon". The card also lists the Board of Education and the faculty. The card has a small hole in the center top for hanging on a nail or hook. The "1916" on the front of the calendar is in red and surrounded by decorative holly leaves and berries in red and green. The card itself is cream color, the photo is black and white and the printing is black. People: Stapleton, G.W.; Brugger, Andrew; Yunker, Louis; Rugg, F.L.; Hornecker, W.; Miller, K.A.; Goodwin, Elmer; Bee, Charles; Struggles, Eva; Good, Mary; Cartain, Hazel; McCormick, Edith Vaughn; Gregson, Lettie; Pomeroy, Ellen Adams
Black and white photo postcard cut down; image of teacher and a group of children aged about 10-15 standing on front steps of Gresham School (combined elementary and high school). The number "111" is in the print, lower right side. Postcard appears to have been addressed to Miss Nora Pullen, but the last name is cut off.
Topographical Map of Oregon-Washington Portland Quadrangle.
Includes Portland, Vancouver, and surrounding towns. Willamette and Columbia River. Longitude 122.625 at western edge; latitude 45.625 at northern edge. 1914 reprint of 1905 edition, USGS 15-Minute quadrangle. Guide to reading USGS topographic maps is printed on back. Name "Ruth Schlapp" handwritten on back in pencil.
A 1956 list of charter and "present" members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary, which was founded June 5, 1945 (A), and a list of branch presidents and purpose of branch (B). Document B mentions that the auxiliary used to meet in the Odd Fellows Hall and Veterans Memorial Hall.
A photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers cannery on Kelly Ave. A label on the bottom left of the photograph says "Front view of main cannery building." A loading dock with hoppers is visible.
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)
Certificate of voter registration for W.A. Hessel, a Gresham business owner, dated November 13th, 1913. Signed by Henry Bruenagel, D.M. Roberts, and an illegible signature. Hessel's party affiliation is listed as Republican.
Photograph of the W.H. Maxwell home in Orient, Oregon, built in about 1890, with two men and two women standing in front. The house is a two-story, wood frame structure with a gabled roof and a second-floor deck above the front porch supported by wood columns. Print is mounted crookedly on dark grey chipboard with the following handwritten note on the back: "Mr Maxwell sold this home which he built in about 1890 to Charles Johanson on Aug 11, 1911. Later inherited by Mrs. John Campbell & now owned by her daughter, Susan. Located 1/4 mile east of Orient school on Bluff Road. The land for the West Orient school was donated by Mr. Maxwell where the first Orient school (one room) was established". Second note, different handwriting: "Original given by Mrs Tucker"
An empty cream-colored matchbook advertising Walker Travel Service. The front cover reads "Walker Travel Ser. 666-1557 - Gresham, Oregon" in blue writing. The back cover is plain.
Two black & white photos taken at the same time, outside the same house. A. Shows Burton and LaVerne Walrad standing together, Burton holding a small dog. A lot of the photo is over exposed. B. B. Shows Burton and LaVerne with another couple, likely LaVerne's parents, Ella and Howard Caffee. She wears a shawl. He holds his hat in his hand.. People identified: Walrad, Burton Walrad, LaVerne (Caffee)
Black and white photo, brick building, sign on top "GRESHAM ANCHOR STORE." Window on left "DRY GOODS & SHOES" window on right "WALRAD MERCANTILE CO. | GROCERIES" Man and young boy standing in doorway. Bicycle and Scales in front. The man and boy in the photo are Burton Walrad Sr. and Burton Walrad Jr.. People identified: Walrad, Burton, Sr. Walrad, Burton, Jr.
Photograph of the Walter Balmer Dairy Barn, taken between 1927 and 1933. The barn was located at the intersection of Stark and Kane in Gresham, across from what is now Mt. Hood Community College. The Balmer family owned 80 cows, and delivered milk and cream to Gresham, Troutdale and Montevilla areas. When the Great Depression made it difficult or impossible for people to pay their bills, Walter Balmer had to give up the dairy, instead raising feed for the cattle across the road.
Photograph of an artificial waterfall in the Floral Exhibit hall at the 1946 Multnomah County Fair. The waterfall is set amidst flowers and flowering trees and bushes.
Portrait photo of a man, Weldon Caffee, in suit and tie. Close-up photo face and chest. Striped suit, stiff detachable collar, dark background. Name on the back of the photo in pencil is Weldon Caffee.. People identified: Caffee, Weldon
Photograph of a man standing at the western gate of the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Wagon Road, a toll road, next to a board with the toll prices. The road, also known as the Santiam Wagon Road, ran from Albany to Ontario, and at the time of its construction in 1865 was the only reliable wagon road across the Cascade Range. It remained a main route for travel east and west in Oregon until the construction of the McKenzie and Santiam Highways in the 1920s, despite poor construction and limited usability during bad weather. The poor condition of the road, especially in the eastern section, became the focus of a federal congressional fraud investigation into the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon-Road Company, which had received over 400,000 acres of land via land grants on the premise that it had constructed and maintained a usable road across the state. The western tollgate was located east of Sweet Home, on John Gilliland's claim - Gilliland served as the gatekeeper until 1880, when the gate was relocated to Lower Soda Falls, also east of Sweet Home.
A white paper bag front from Senn's Drive-in Dairy. The bag has an illustration of a cow in a car with a carton of milk in the back. The street addresses of the seven drive-in locations are listed on the bottom half of the bag.
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
Two separate funeral programs for two brothers: John Skarek, March 8, 1876 to June 11, 1953 and William Skarek November 11, 1886 to June 17, 1953. Both memorial services were conducted at Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, officiated by Reverend F. Cannell, and accompanied by soloist William Elliot. Both brothers were interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham. The Lord's Prayer is printed in both programs. On the back of William's program are handwritten notes by Agatha Hart, his sister.
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
Williams family photo taken in 1908, slightly different shot from #1789. Caption identifies George, Natalie, and John Williams as three of the people in the photograph.
Photograph of a woman holding a crate of raspberries packed by Gresham Berry Growers. The woman is standing next to stacks of other crates of raspberries labeled "Gresham Oregon Raspberries", and is smiling widely. The photo is torn in several places.
Photograph of a woman sitting by a planter filled with flowers at the Multnomah County Fair. Behind her is a trellis with plants underneath being tended by people.
