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Mrs. Helen Malarkey, Portland Mayor George L. Baker, Helen Hawkins, and unidentified men with bus after christening ceremony

Photograph of five people standing in a row next to a bus. At center are (from left) Mrs. Helen Malarkey, Portland Mayor George L. Baker, and Helen Hawkins. At far left is an unidentified man, possibly a steward, holding a suitcase. At far right is an unidentified man, possibly the bus driver, who is holding the open door of the bus. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. Hawkins performed a christening of one of the new buses. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, and 371N5112.

Group of people in line next to buses after christening ceremony

Photograph showing a group of people standing in line next to three buses parked on a street. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a christening ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, and 371N5111. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Oregon Pony locomotive on display at Union Station, Portland

Photograph of the Oregon Pony locomotive on display outdoors at Union Station in Portland. A plaque next to the locomotive reads: “The Oregon Pony / First Locomotive in the Pacific Northwest / This engine was operated in 1862 and 1863 in freight and passenger service on the first Oregon railroad on the southern bank of the Columbia River between Bonneville and Cascade Locks.”

Unidentified man posing with car and travel trailer, Southeast 6th and Alder, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified man posing in the street next to a car with a travel trailer. The vehicle is parked outside a building at Southeast 6th Avenue and Southeast Alder streets in Portland, which housed the East Side Commercial Club and Roosevelt Masonic lodge No. 187. The car has a California license plate. See related image Nos. 372A0851 and 372A0852.

1894 Burnside Bridge

Photograph showing the 1894 Burnside Bridge in Portland. The photograph was probably taken from the east side of the Willamette River, facing west and showing the north side of the bridge.

Ramin

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front. He is wearing a fur-trimmed overcoat, a collared shirt, and a tie. He is outside the Journal Building (now known as the Jackson Tower) in Portland. The name “Ramin” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Marks and scratches on negative.

Wading to a Hawk's Nest

Ellis Hadley (First in line), William L. Finley (center), and Herman Bohlman (last) with their pants off wading to photograph a red-tailed hawk's nest.

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

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