A Fourth of July parade passes down South Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A marching band can be seen marching down the middle of the street. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings.

A Fourth of July parade passes down South Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A horse-drawn float with a banner that reads "Silverton Hive No. 23" can be seen going down the street, followed by a float that has what appears to be a model of a church on the back. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings.

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Horse-drawn floats go down the street and a man wearing a sash sits on horseback. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and the surrounding buildings are decorated with American flags. Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 9 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Decorated floats are seen going down the street and a man sits on horseback holding a bullhorn. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings.

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. A horse-drawn float which appears to be covered in bags and boxes of dry goods is driven down the street, and other floats can be seen following it. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks.

A parade of Oregon State Militia members marches down a street in Silverton, Oregon. The men wear uniforms and carry rifles over their shoulders. A man at the front of the group carries an American flag and automobiles drive behind the group of men.

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. People ride decorated motorcycles down the street. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings

A Fourth of July parade passes down North Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A group of men walks down the street wearing fringed collars, followed by a horse-drawn float and a group of men carrying what appear to be axes over their shoulders. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. A sign painted on the side of a building reads, "Selz Chicago Royal Blue Shoes." Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 16 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes down North Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A horse-drawn float goes down the center of the street, followed by a line of automobiles. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. A sign painted on the side of a building reads, "Selz Chicago Royal Blue Shoes." Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 16 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes down North Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A group of people rides bicycles down the street, followed by people riding horses. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. A sign painted on the side of a building reads, "Selz Chicago Royal Blue Shoes." Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 12 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. A horse-drawn carriage with children riding on the back goes down the center of the street, followed by decorated automobiles and parade floats. Spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 7 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. A man rides a bicycle down the street that is decorated to look like a biplane. Another man behind him rides a motorcycle with people riding in a sidecar, followed by other people driving decorated motorcycles. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. Handwriting on the negative reads, "No. 10 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. A decorated automobile with a sign that reads "Christian Bible School" drives down the street. A float and other decorated automobiles drive behind it. Crowds of people line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 3 - 1914."

A Fourth of July parade passes through North Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A marching band walks down the street and groups of people march behind them. Crowds of spectators line the sidewalks and the surrounding buildings are decorated with American flags. A sign painted on the side of a building reads, "Selz Chicago Royal Blue Shoes."

A Fourth of July parade passes down East Main street in Silverton, Oregon. Decorated automobiles drive in a line down the street and women holding white parasols sit in the automobiles. Crowds of people line the sidewalks and American flags decorate the surrounding buildings. Handwriting at the bottom of the negative reads, "No. 6 - 1914."

A car is parked along Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. It is full of people and decorated with fern branches, American flags, and a large stuffed bird with its wings outstretched. The car is probably part of a 4th of July parade. The nearby buildings are decorated with stars-and-stripes bunting.

Two decorated automobiles are parked along the side of North Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. The cars are filled with young men and women who are looking at the camera. The first car has a banner attached to the side that reads "Freshmen 19." A nearby building is decorated with American flags and men in the background can be seen carrying brass instruments.

A parade of men wearing suits and hats walks down a street in Scio, Oregon. Some of the men wear sashes and carry banners. Spectators stand on the sidewalk or sit in cars and buggies.

A 4th of July parade goes down a main street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as a horse-drawn float and decorated vehicles drive past. American flags decorate the surrounding buildings.

A 4th of July parade goes down East Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds of people line the street as decorated vehicles drive past. American flags decorate the surrounding buildings.

A parade makes its way down a street in Scio, Oregon. A man on a horse is followed by men waving flags, a marching band, automobiles, and a group of men. Spectators view the parade from the sidewalks along the street.

A parade makes its way down a street in Scio, Oregon. A marching band is followed by automobiles and groups of participants marching down the street. Spectators view the parade from the sidewalks.

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.

Photograph taken from a side angle, showing a parade float in the shape of an elephant with a raised trunk. It is completely made of flowers, and includes a smaller elephant on the left side of the frame. In front of the flat, a man in a suit is faced away from the camera. Written on the negative is "50-495." (Image note: see related images PGE 50-500, PGE 50-501).

Photograph showing the back of a boat-shaped parade float, which is made up of individual flowers (Portland Rose Festival?). Written on the back in flowers is "PGE." In the background is another float, with people visible at the top. The floats sit on a paved road with a field and trees in the background. Written on the negative is "49-120." (Image note: see related images PGE 49-109.1 and PGE 49-111).

Photograph taken from a front angle of a parade float, made of individual flowers, with "Little Toot" written on the side. The float is in the shape of a ship and is parked on the street next to a wooden fence. In the background a hillside with houses can be seen in the distance, as well as people standing in a street to the left. On the negative is written "49-111." (Image note: see related images PGE 49-109.1 and PGE 49-120).