Exterior view of the remains of Mt. Angel College and monastery at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon following a fire in 1926. See related image Nos. 220 and 221.

Exterior view of the remains of Mt. Angel College and monastery at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon following a fire in 1926. See related image Nos. 139-142, 220 and 222.

Exterior view of the remains of Mt. Angel College and monastery at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon following a fire in 1926. See related image Nos. 139-142, 221 and 222.

A crowd is gathered for a dedication ceremony at the new Mt. Angel monastery in St. Benedict, Oregon. The previous building was destroyed in a fire in 1926. Wooden scaffolding can be seen behind the crowd and construction materials are visible in the foreground. See related image Nos. 171 and 172.

A view of Silver Creek covered in ice and snow. Along one bank are trees, some of which have long icicles hanging off of them. A paddlewheel is visible near the left side of the image.

A crowd of men and boys stands on North 1st and Park streets in Silverton, Oregon. They watch as a smaller group of men shovel what appears to be a pile of coal that is laying on the street. A steam engine is visible behind the men and the Christian church can be seen to the left.

Two workers drive a team of horses pulling a plow that is being used to grade a road in the Silverton, Oregon area. A man and young girl stand to the side and watch. In the background, a woman sits in a horse-drawn buggy. Three houses are visible in the background.

A large group of men sit in chairs on a wooden platform. Behind them is wooden scaffolding. This photograph was taken as part of a ceremony on July 17, 1927 to dedicate a new abbey building after the previous building was destroyed in a fire in 1926. The men in the front rows wear religious garments. See related image Nos. 160, 171 and 219.

A crowd of people listen as a man standing on a wooden platform delivers a speech at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon. This photograph was taken as part of a ceremony on July 17, 1927 to lay the cornerstone for a new abbey building after the previous building was destroyed in a fire in 1926. See related image Nos. 160, 172, and 219.

A cow viewed in profile. A ring in its nose is attached to a metal bar that leads off-camera. Behind the cow is a barn.

View of the farm at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon. A large barn can be seen with three cupolas. Next to the barn are two brick silos and a farmhouse.

A fire truck is parked in front of a school in Mt. Angel, Oregon. On the side of the truck is painted "Mt. Angel Fire Dept. M.A.F.D." Twelve men wearing suits and matching fireman's caps pose in and around the truck. Letters above the doors of the building read "Saint Mary's School."

A large group portrait of over seventy men and boys standing together in six rows outdoors. The older men in the group wear dark robes and clerical collars.

Six members of a women's basketball team from Mt. Angel, Oregon pose for the camera. The woman wear matching uniforms. A man crouches in front of them holding a basketball with "'29" written on it. See related image No. 89.

A women's basketball team from Mt. Angel, Oregon. Nine women wearing matching uniforms pose for the camera. A man stands next to the group. See related image No. 89.

Ruined buildings at Mt. Angel College and monastery in St. Benedict, Oregon. A fired destroyed the college and monastery buildings in 1926. A large pile of rubble and debris can be seen in front of the buildings. See related image Nos. 220-222.

Ruined buildings at Mt. Angel College and monastery in St. Benedict, Oregon. A fired destroyed the college and monastery buildings in 1926. A large pile of rubble and debris can be seen in front of the buildings. A group of boys surveys the damage in the bottom right of the image. See related image Nos. 220-222.

Three ruined buildings can be seen at Mt. Angel College and monastery in St. Benedict, Oregon. A fired destroyed the college and monastery buildings in 1926. A group of people are visible surveying the damage in the bottom left of the image. See related image Nos. 220-222.

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.

A street in Mt. Angel, Oregon lined with businesses. Automobiles are parked along the street and people stop to look at the camera. See related image no. 084.

A basketball team made up of 9 women poses for the camera in Mt. Angel, Oregon. The women stand behind one another in a line, holding the waist of the person in front. A man wearing a suit stands at the end of the line.

A street in Mt. Angel, Oregon. The Bank of Mt. Angel can be seen on one corner. Automobiles are parked along the street and men can be seen walking on the sidewalk. The bottom of the negative is discolored.

A view of the main street in Mt. Angel, Oregon, looking east. Several stores run along the street and groups of men are gathered on the sidewalk. Handwriting on the negative reads, "DRAKE PHOTO, SILVERTON, OR./MAIN ST. LOOKING EAST MT. ANGEL, OR. #88."

A view of the main street in Mt. Angel, Oregon, looking west. Several stores run along the street and a group of men and boys is gathered in front of one of them. Handwriting on the negative reads, "DRAKE PHOTO, "08 SILVERTON, OR./MAIN ST. LOOKING WEST MT. ANGEL, OR. #87."

An automobile is decorated for a parade in Silverton, Oregon. Garlands of leaves and flowers festoon the vehicle and an umbrella that rises from the back seat. One man and three women sit in the vehicle, looking at the camera.

A parade makes its way down Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as decorated wagons are driven past, while some people watch from buildings along the route. On a wagon in the center of the image, a group of women stands on the wagon bed, all wearing white robes.

A parade makes its way down Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as decorated wagons are driven past, while some people watch from buildings along the route. A wagon in the center of the image is decorated with what appears to be bags of flour and other dry goods.

A view of a farm in the Silverton, Oregon area. A hill is visible in the foreground and behind it is a house and several outbuildings. Open fields surround the farm and hay bales dot the land to one side.