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Church in Union, Oregon

Transcription from back: “Church at Union Ore.” Transcription from back: “"Horizon line is faintly marked. A is a mountain ridge fore, soon [?] Scattered fir forests, [?] summit it is one mile away, inter__ing country flat ___ fields. Fill angle of tower marked (a) with battened boards like front of church. Fill windows or not as you please. Take the painter ? and scaffolding down."

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.

Verso of, “Catholic Church, Dalles City, Columbia River.” (Stereograph 1316)

Stereograph of a Catholic church in The Dalles, Oregon, taken from the banks of the Columbia River, 1867. Item is a half-stereograph; the other half is missing. Handwritten note on back of Stereograph: “St. Peter’s Catholic Church – 1867 – on Lincoln St., between Third & Fourth, The Dalles, Oregon.”

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Lake Sacajawea Park - Longview, Washington

Photograph of Lake Sacajawea in Longview, Washington. Typed label on the back of the print reads, "Perhaps nothing demonstrates the attention given beauty in the new city of Longview, Washington like Lake Sacajawea park, a portion of which is shown in this view. Three years ago, this was an over-grown pond. Now it has been dredged out, planted in lawns and flower beds and shrubs. It lies crescent-shaped, one and one-half miles long among the residential districts of Longview, encircled by paved boulevards. The Longview Community shurch (sic) is shown reflected in its waters."

Catholic church, Silverton, Oregon

Exterior view of a Catholic church on the corner of Pine and Grant streets in Silverton, Oregon. The large three-story wooden building has two crosses on the roof.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

St. Mary's church dedication, Mt. Angel, Oregon

Exterior view of the St. Mary's church in Mt. Angel, Oregon during a celebration to dedicate the new church building. A crowd of people can be seen standing on the front steps and along the side of the building.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

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 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.

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