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Photograph of the exterior of an unidentified church. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

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Photograph of the exterior of an unidentified church. The number 9 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

First Unitarian Church, Portland

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the entrance to the First Unitarian Church at Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street in Portland. The text “Unitarian Church” is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see related image Nos. 372A1261 and 372A1262.

First Unitarian Church, Portland

Photograph showing the First Unitarian Church at Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street in Portland. Cars are parked on the street outside the church. The photograph was taken from Southwest 12th Avenue and the view is to the north. The text “Unitarian Church” is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see related image Nos. 372A1260 and 372A1262.

First Unitarian Church, Portland

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the entrance to the First Unitarian Church at Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street in Portland. The text “Unitarian Church” is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see related image Nos. 372A1260 and 372A1261.

First Presbyterian Church, Portland

Photograph, possibly from a copy negative, showing First Presbyterian Church at 3rd and Washington in Portland. At the front of a church is a three-story square tower. Visible in the upper left corner is the handwritten text “First Presbyterian Church. / N. W. cor. 3rd & Washington sts.” Below that is a date that could be either “July, 1881” or “July, 1887.” Image note: Light leak on negative.

Unidentified church?

Photograph, taken from across the street, showing an unidentified single-story building, possibly a church. The building has a tiled roof, an arched entrance, and arched windows. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. Image note: Negative damage at upper right.

St. Agatha Catholic Church, East 15th and Nehalem, Portland

Photograph showing the exterior of St. Agatha Catholic Church at East Fifteenth and Nehalem streets (now Southeast 15th Avenue and Southeast Nehalem Street) in Portland. A cropped version of either this photograph or image No. 376G0175, which is nearly identical, was published on Page 5 of the Oregon Journal city edition on Saturday, October 9, 1920, under the headline “St. Agathas Church In Sellwood Dedicated.” The photograph had the following caption: “St. Agathas Catholic church, corner Fifteenth and Nehalem streets, Sellwood, which was dedicated Sunday morning with impressive ceremonies.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Pontifical Mass Blesses Church.” Image note: Scratch at bottom of negative.

St. Agatha Catholic Church, East 15th and Nehalem, Portland

Photograph showing the exterior of St. Agatha Catholic Church at East Fifteenth and Nehalem streets (now Southeast 15th Avenue and Southeast Nehalem Street) in Portland. A cropped version of either this photograph or image No. 376G0174, which is nearly identical, was published on Page 5 of the Oregon Journal city edition on Saturday, October 9, 1920, under the headline “St. Agathas Church In Sellwood Dedicated.” The photograph had the following caption: “St. Agathas Catholic church, corner Fifteenth and Nehalem streets, Sellwood, which was dedicated Sunday morning with impressive ceremonies.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Pontifical Mass Blesses Church.” Image note: Scratch at bottom of negative.

First Presbyterian Church, Portland, with steeple damaged by lightning

Photograph showing First Presbyterian Church at 11th and Alder streets (now Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street) in Portland on Saturday, July 17, 1920, after lightning damaged the steeple. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal’s July 17 city edition under the headline “Bolt Strikes.” The photograph had the following caption: “Steeple of First Presbyterian church, Eleventh and Alder streets, showing where lightning ripped slate off the roof in a jagged streak. Below, the street is roped off to prevent injury to pedestrians.” The photograph accompanied a story with the headline “Steeple Is Shattered by Electric Bolt” and the subheading “Patrolman C. C. Martin, Seeking Shelter From Storm, Knocked Senseless When Shock Hits Edifice; Rain Puts Out Fire.” See related image No. 376G0316.

First Presbyterian Church, Portland, with steeple damaged by lightning

Photograph showing the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church at 11th and Alder streets (now Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street) in Portland on Saturday, July 17, 1920, after it was damaged by lightning. The Oregon Journal published a related photograph, image No. 376G0315, and a story about the damage on the front page of Its July 17 city edition. The story had the headline “Steeple Is Shattered By Electric Bolt” and the subheading “Patrolman C. C. Martin, Seeking Shelter From Storm, Knocked Senseless When Shock Hits Edifice; Rain Puts Out Fire.”

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