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Shively Opera house auction, Oregon City

Shively Opera house auction, Oregon City

People stand around an abandoned stage at the Shively Opera House in Oregon City. The contents of the building were sold at auction in 1954 before it was later demolished. The walls above and around the stage feature damaged paintings. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, August 26, 1954 (negative 3 of 12).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Oregon City Centennial scene

Oregon City Centennial scene

Two women, wearing western style dresses, walk down a set of steps in front of a home in Oregon City, during the 1948 Oregon City Centennial. A man is waving his hat at the women while stranding next to a penny-farthing bicycle (negative 2 of 7).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Umatilla tribal members drumming at Oregon City Centennial

Umatilla tribal members drumming at Oregon City Centennial

Drummers in feathered regalia at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, at Kelly field in Oregon City. The four people are standing around a flat drum, each holding a drum beater. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 10 of 19).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Clown at Oregon City Centennial

Clown at Oregon City Centennial

A person dressed as a clown at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, filling up a makeshift vehicle with a container that reads “Snake Oil,” Painted across the side of the vehicle in “Cy's Tailspin Rig” (negative 6 of 19).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Aerial view of Oregon City and Willamette River

Aerial view of Oregon City and Willamette River

An aerial view showing the Willamette River in Oregon City, looking south. The Oregon City Arch Bridge crosses the Willamette River, to the west of Main Street. Willamette Falls, and a Portland General Electric dam and hydroelectric power plant can be seen on the river to the south of the bridge. Streets and houses in a grid pattern are on the east side of the river. Photographed with a K-25 camera (negative 3 of 14).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Hawley Pulp and Paper mill, Oregon City, Oregon

Hawley Pulp and Paper mill, Oregon City, Oregon

Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing the Hawley Pulp and Paper Company mill on the Willamette River in Oregon City, Oregon. The view is toward the southeast. Willamette Falls is partially visible at upper left. At right, on the opposite side of the river, is the Crown Willamette Paper company mill in West Linn. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5709.

View of downtown Oregon City, Oregon

View of downtown Oregon City, Oregon

Photograph, taken from the bluff above the city, showing part of Oregon City, Oregon. At left are industrial buildings and stacks of lumber and other materials. At right are downtown Oregon City and the Oregon City Bridge over the Willamette River. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5706.

Unidentified woman and girl outdoors, Oregon City, Thanksgiving 1908

Unidentified woman and girl outdoors, Oregon City, Thanksgiving 1908

Full-length portrait showing an unidentified woman and girl standing next to a dirt path or road in a rural area next to a log fence and a field. A second wooden fence borders a path in the background at right. The words “Thanksgiving / 1908 Oregon City” are etched by hand into the negative and are faintly visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Oregon City, 1857

Oregon City, 1857

View of Oregon City with Willamette Falls in the distance attributed to Lorenzo Lorain circa 1857. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Oregon City, ca. 1857, taken by Lorenzo Lorain."

Lorain, Lorenzo

Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City, circa 1857

Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City, circa 1857

Photograph of Willamette Falls in Oregon City taken by Lorenzo Lorain circa 1857. The photograph is taken from the edge of the Willamette River looking upriver to the waterfall. There are several structures around the falls on both sides of the river. The typed caption glued below the bristol board on the front of the photograph reads, "Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City. About 1857 or 1858. Taken by Lt. Lorenzo Lorain, U.S.A. Donated to Oregon Historical Society, 1946, by S. H. Lorain, Albany, Oregon."

Lorain, Lorenzo

Willamette River distress

Willamette River distress

Manuscript that recollects when Governor Clarence D. Martin called out Portland's mayor at the time, Mayor Carson, on the pollution being dumped into the Willamette River. The document goes on to point out how this is a violation of state law. Portland was not the only area affected.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Unidentified man on bluff overlooking Oregon City, Oregon

Unidentified man on bluff overlooking Oregon City, Oregon

Three-quarters portrait, taken from the side, of an unidentified man standing on a bluff overlooking Oregon City, Oregon. He is facing to the left and is wearing a hat and overcoat. A blanket is lying on a rock next to him. See related image Nos. 379G0002, 379G0003, 379G0004, 379G0005, 379G0006, 379G0007, 379G0009, 379G0010, 379G0011, 379G0012, and 379G0017.

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