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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.”

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.

Group at Mt. Angel

A photograph of a group of people at Mount Angel. They are gathered around a table containing a large block. Many wear vestments.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

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."

Lee Owen Stone papers, 1903-1977

  • Mss 2423
  • Collection
  • 1930 - 1977

Collection includes: Correspondence, sermons, awards and certificates, files from his activity in the Urban League of Portland and other civil and philanthropic associations, minutes of meetings for Men's Club of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church, missionaries' quarterly reports, etc.

Stone, Lee Owen, 1903-1977

Parish church and parsonage, Mt. Angel, Oregon

A view of the parish church and behind it the church parsonage in Mt. Angel, Oregon. Handwriting on the negative reads, "COPYRIGHTED 1908 J.D. DRAKE, SILVERTON, OR./PARISH CHURCH & PARSONAGE, MT. ANGEL, OR./#85"

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

People pay tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Hillsboro, Oregon

A woman holds a baby and a candle as she stands in front of a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Hillsboro, Oregon. On the left, musicians play music and others wait their turn to pay tribute. This marks the first time that Hillsboro held a celebration for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 16, 1966.

Providence Baptist Church

A photograph of a person standing in front of the Providence Baptist Church at a stone marker that reads "Eld. Joab Powell Pioneer Circuit Rider and other Charter Members Providence Church. Founded 1853" followed by a list of names.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Raising the Methodist church, Silverton, Oregon

A group of nine men pose in front of a white clapboard building that is raised off its foundation at Fiske and Main in Silverton, Oregon. The men stand in two rows and look at the camera. They are holding crowbars. A stained-glass window and an open wooden door are visible on the building.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

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