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).

An apartment building in Vanport City, after being dismantled following the end of World War II. Two chimneys can be seen amid piles of wooden debris, with workers. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 25, 1946 (negative 1 of 5).

People standing in front of the burned home of Omar Spencer on Sauvie Island. Two brick chimneys can be seen behind the group with smoke and burned wood in the background. From left to right: Omar C. Spencer Jr., Mrs Thomas J. Machoney, her son Michael Mahoney, Omar C. Spencer, and his wife. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday May 5, 1950 (negative 1 of 7).

Fire fighters at the burned home of Omar Spencer on Sauvie Island. One man holds a fire house, spraying water towards smoking debris. Two standing chimneys can be seen in the distance. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday May 5, 1950 (negative 2 of 7).

The burned home of Omar Spencer on Sauvie Island. Two chimneys can be seen in the debris, above a lower basement. Smoke and burned wood can be seen throughout the scene. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday May 5, 1950 (negative 3 of 7).

A view of two Public Service Buildings in Salem, taken from a high angle and looking downward. The buildings appear identical, with a grass park across the street. Cars are parked on streets around the buildings (negative 7 of 10).

A two-story City Hall building in Sweet Home. A sign next to one door reads “Ed. Russel Mun. Court” while the other says “Library.” At the other side of the wooden building is an arched metal structure serving as a police department (negative 7 of 7).

Photograph showing a small corner building with signs for a lunch counter and a barber shop. The street numbers 536 and 534 are visible above the businesses’ doors. Signs for the Rowe Plumbing Company (center) and a theater (right) are visible on buildings in the background.

Photograph showing an unidentified eight-story building with bas-relief figures at the top corners. A street sign on the pole at left may read “11th St.”

Photograph, taken in May 1933, showing trees and wooden buildings at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Zigzag, Oregon. See related image Nos. 371N5970, 371N5971, 371N5972, 372A0751, 372A0752, 372A0753, 372A0754, 372A0755, 372A0756, 372A0757, 372A0758, 372A0759, 372A0760, 372A0761, 372A0762, 372A0763, and 372A0764.

Photograph showing wooden buildings at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Zigzag, Oregon. This photograph, along with image No. 372A0755, was published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on May 27, 1933, under the headline “Here’s Where a Forest Army Will Live.” This photograph had the following caption: “Surrounded by great mountains covered with giant trees, a detachment of recruits in the civilian conservation corps built these buildings which will house the more than 200 members of the camp at Zig Zag in the Mount Hood National forest.” See related image Nos. 371N5969, 371N5971, 371N5972, 372A0751, 372A0752, 372A0753, 372A0754, 372A0755, 372A0756, 372A0757, 372A0758, 372A0759, 372A0760, 372A0761, 372A0762, 372A0763, and 372A0764.

Photograph showing wooden buildings at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Zigzag, Oregon, in May 1933. See related image Nos. 371N5969, 371N5970, 371N5971, 371N5972, 372A0751, 372A0752, 372A0754, 372A0755, 372A0756, 372A0757, 372A0758, 372A0759, 372A0760, 372A0761, 372A0762, 372A0763, and 372A0764. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing a group of people at the site of a burned home in Bandon, Oregon, after the town was destroyed by wildfire on Saturday, September 26, 1936. The building’s chimney remains standing at left. Just visible in the background is the roof of a building still standing. A cropped version of this photograph was one of seven that were published in a spread on Page 18 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 30, 1936. The photographs were published under the headline “Tents Replace Ruined Homes as Bandon Citizens Prepare to Rebuild Where Fire Wiped Out City.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mrs. O. W. Ransower inspects ruins in her ‘best’ house while the smaller one stands unharmed, the only home left in South Bandon.” Also see image Nos. 372A0720 and 372A0723, which were published on the same page as this photograph. Image note: The number 16 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph showing a metal stove and chimney still standing at the site of a destroyed building in Bandon, Oregon, after the town was destroyed by wildfire on Saturday, September 26, 1936. In the background are a wall, foundation, and debris. The text “x14” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph showing a chimney and debris at the site of a U. S. Coast Guard building in Bandon, Oregon, after the town was destroyed by a wildfire on Saturday, September 26, 1936. A cropped version of this photograph was one of seven that were published in a spread on Page 13 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 29, 1936. The photographs were published under the headline “Photographs Vividly Portray Horror of Holocaust Which Completely Destroyed Beautiful Bandon-by-the-Sea.” This photograph had the following caption: “Only a chimney and flagpole remain erect in the air, where once stood the fine headquarters of the Bandon United States coast guard.” Also see image Nos. 372A0725, 372A0727, and 372A0728, which were published on the same page as this photograph, and image No. 372A0722, which was published on the front page the same day. Image note: The text “x 15” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph of Canterbury Castle under construction. The private residence was built with a stone facade designed to look like a castle. The building was also known as the Arlington Castle. Wooden scaffolding is visible on the front and side of the building.