Businesses on the west side of Front Avenue between Columbia and Jefferson Streets. Sign advertises ACME Bottle store. Several barrels are stacked on the sidewalk. Taken January 8, 1940.

Businesses on the west side of Front Avenue between Columbia and Jefferson Streets. Sign advertises ACME Bottle store. Several barrels are stacked on the sidewalk. Taken January 8, 1940.

Photograph showing buildings and electric Carnation Milk sign, likely taken near SW 6th Ave and SW Pine St. A building with “Stubbs Electric Company” written on the front can be seen to the left. The large electrified sign is mounted on a large stone building.

Photograph, taken from across the street, showing a truck parked outside a three-story brick building at 105 Front Street between Stark and Washington in downtown Portland. A sign on the front of the building reads “Carstens Packing Co.” A cropped version of this photograph was part of a two-page spread in the Oregon Journal’s Sunday magazine on February 26, 1928. The spread, on Pages 4 and 5, was devoted to a story by Wallace S. Wharton about the history of the Portland waterfront and the buildings on First and Front streets. Wharton reflected on the changes that would occur as a result of the construction, then in progress, of Portland’s west-side harbor wall and redevelopment of the waterfront. He noted that many of the “stately old buildings along First and Front streets face destruction, or remodeling to such an extent that the reminiscent charm of their present environment will be lost.” Accompanying the story were 15 photos, primarily of buildings in the area. Across the top of the spread was the headline “IN THE PATH OF CIVIC PROGRESS — STRUCTURES OF ANOTHER DAY.” Below the headline on Page 4 was the subheading “Splendid Bits of Old Architecture Once Called Equal of Finest in Gotham of the Same Period.” Below the headline on Page 5 was the subheading “Waterfront Development Gives New Significance to Portland’s Old-Time Business Center.” This photograph had the following caption: “Original home of Ladd & Tilton Bank on Front Street / The first two stories were Portland’s first brick building / Built in 1853.” Wharton reported that the third story had been added later. See related image Nos. 371N5380, 371N5384, 371N5385, 371N5397, 371N5418, 371N5470, and 371N5857, which were published on the same spread.

A wrought-iron balcony overlooks the intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. An automobile and 2 buses wait to cross the street. The bus in front is the Fifty-Second Avenue bus, and a sign in its window reads, “Woodstock / 82nd Avenue.” The second bus is the Hawthorne bus. A man stands on the corner. Taken November 22, 1938.

207 Front Avenue. Street address indicates this is likely a pilaster from the Barnhart Building. Foundry mark reads “California Foundry SF.” Weeds grow out of exterior wall. Taken November 10, 1938. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2 and Negative No. 381110-3.

207 Front Avenue. Street address indicates this is likely a pilaster from the Barnhart Building. Foundry mark reads “California Foundry SF.” Weeds grow out of exterior wall. Taken November 10, 1938. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2 and Negative No. 38764.

People celebrating the end of World War II in downtown Portland. Pieces of paper fly through the air, in front of the Cascade Building on S.W. 6th Avenue and S.W. Alder Street. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1945 (negative 29 of 40).

Photograph of city scene with brick buildings and dirt road in the foreground. A round brick chimney can be seen in the distance, as well as houses and forested hills.

Interior photograph showing trains and building details of Center Street shops. Front train is held on supports, and a line of geared mechanical mechanisms can be seen along right side.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the central bus depot in downtown Portland, Oregon. The building has signs for Greyhound Lines and North Coast Lines. It is on the corner of an intersection. Handwriting on negative reads, "Central Bus Depot Portland, Oregon. Christian 11-830."

Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing the Chamber of Commerce Building on Stark Street (now Southwest Stark Street) in Portland between 3rd and 4th avenues.

A photograph showing the construction of the U.S. Government Buildings for the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.

Cast-iron details of doorway to Cook’s Building, located on the east side of Front Avenue, directly across from Vine Street. Taken October 16, 1938.

Cast-iron details in the architecture of Cook’s Building, east side of Front Avenue, south of Ankeny Street. Reflection in the window shows sign for “Howe Scales.” Taken March 4, 1939.

Two men wearing hats and long coats look downward at an engraved decorative stone, which is leaning against a stone wall. Three decorative metal cups and a trowel sit in front of the engraved stone. The names “Henry Morgenthau Jr.,” James Farley,” “Louis A. Simon,” “Neal A. Melisk,” and “[Gil]bert Stanley Underwood” are written on the stone, with the year 1936 (negative 1 of 11).

Photograph showing the opening of the new United States Post Office building, at “East Portland Station - Portland Oregon,” located at the corner of S.E. Yamhill St. and S.E. 7th Avenue. A crowd of people stand in front of the building, looking towards a podium in front of the doors (negative 8 of 11).

The Cosmopolitan Block, east side of Front Avenue between Oak and Stark Streets. Sign in the window for Peerless Pacific Co. Taken March 9, 1939.

A glass positive of the grounds of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition as seen from the U.S. Government Buildings. Guild's Lake, the Foreign Palace, and the Agriculture and Horticulture Building are visible. Large crowds of people are visible crossing the Bridge of Nations.

A two-story “Crystal Laundry” building at the corner of Sandy Boulevard and N.E. 2nd Avenue in Portland. A “Help Wanted” sign is posted on the outside of the building (negative 1 of 2). Original sleeve title: Portland - war time conditions.

Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street, with the city of Portland in the background. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Many Portland buildings and signs are visible. Signs include “Portland Trust,” “76 Union Gasoline,” “R.R. Poppleton Motors,” and “General Electric Motors.” Taken February 26, 1939.

Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Taken February 26, 1939.

Architectural detail of Dodd’s Block on the left and Cook’s Building on the right. Taken through the window of an abandoned building across the street on Dekum & Reed Block. Probably taken in February 1939. Attached to the same strip of film as Negative No. 3997. Same subject as Negative No. 390219-3.

Cast-iron details of the Dodd Block on the SE corner of Front and Ankeny Streets, viewed from the window of the Dekum and Reed Block on the west side of Front Avenue. Taken February 19, 1939.

Architectural detail of the Dodd Building, SE corner of Front and Ankeny Streets, viewed from the Dekum and Reed Block on the west side of Front Ave. Probably taken in February 1939. Photo taken through the window of an abandoned building. Attached to the same strip of film as Negative No. 3998. Same subject as Negative No. 390219-3.

A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front Avenue and Couch Street. Small portion of the Steel Bridge is visible in the background. Taken March 3, 1939. White photographed this same building again on March 8, 1939.

A doorway to the Pine Street Entrance of the Kamm Block. White photographed this doorway again later in the year, after a fire tore through the east half of the building. Taken March 4, 1939.

Photograph of downtown Portland and several buildings on the waterfront on the Willamette River. There are signs for U.S. Mills Dock, the Stephenson Co., Chas H. Lilly Co, the Portland Seed Company, and Polson Implement Co. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Poulson (sic) Implement Co at corner of Taylor / front to water." Stamp on the back for the Angelus Studio. The top of the photograph is torn.