Aerial photograph of Netarts Bay, looking southeast. Three Arch Rocks is visible at the bottom left.

Aerial photograph of the Salmon River mouth and Cascade Head. Timber is visible nearby.

Tape 3, Side 1. In the second interview session, conducted on October 17, 1991, Thornton discusses her experience during World War II and talks about working in the blimp factory in Tillamook. She also talks about Robert Y. Thornton’s service in the U.S. Army during the war. She discusses Robert Y. Thornton’s study of Japanese and her own study of art. She then discusses living in Tillamook at the end of the war, talks about her involvement in the Tillamook Library Board, and about raising her son, Thomas Wells Thornton.

Tape 5, Side 1. In the fourth and final interview session, conducted on December 13, 1991, Thornton continues to discuss living in Salem, including her involvement in early childhood education. She also continues to discuss Robert Y. Thornton’s career as state attorney general. She talks about her involvement in the Arts in Oregon Council and other arts organizations; describes her cornea transplant surgery; and discusses taking art classes. She talks about a trip she took to Japan in the late 1950s, about attending attorneys general conventions, and about the establishment of the Grove of the States in 1967. She closes the interview by discussing her involvement with the Portland Art Museum and other arts organizations.

Models Harriet O'Halloran and Becky Anthony posing for a photograph overlooking a beach and rocks at Oceanside. One women is seated on the ground while the other stands and looks at the camera. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 18, 1950 (negative 8 of 35).

An aerial view, most likely showing buildings and hills in the Tillamook area (negative 2 of 10).

An aerial view of Neahkahnie Mountain on the Oregon coast, cliffs and a road (negative 9 of 10).

Photograph showing a group of young women on a beach near Camp Westwind, as part of the YWCA’s Girl Reserve program. All of the women have their arms raised, one of which is facing away from the camera and towards the group. Their arm positioning appears to be flag semaphore spelling out, "Hello U." Cascade Head can be seen in the distance, across the water (negative 18 of 22).

Photograph showing a side view of a bridge on Wilson River Road. A stream is running under the bridge towards the right of the frame, between several metal tower support structures (negative 6 of 16).

Photograph showing the Wilson River, taken during an inspection of the Wilson River Road (negative 7 of 16).

Photograph showing Miss Elaine Mitchell, of 916 Stillwell Avenue, Tillamook. She is seated in the front seat of a logging truck, with the door open. Another woman, wearing a hat and suit dress, is standing in front of Mitchell holding a pen and piece of paper. Mitchell is wearing a flannel shirt, pants, and tall leather boots. Logs are loaded onto the truck, and a body of water and mountains can be seen in the background (negative 1 of 12).

Photograph showing Miss Elaine Mitchell, of 916 Stillwell Avenue, Tillamook. She is standing next to a another woman, wearing a hat and dress suit, and looking downward at a piece of paper. Mitchell is leaning against a logging truck, laden with cut logs, wearing a flannel shirt, pants, and tall leather boots (negative 7 of 12).

Handwritten lecture notes describing birds studied in Oregon and California, including golden eagles, pelicans, and California condors.

Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a California murre just landing amongst other murres on Three Arch Rocks. Original negative: OrgLot369_FinleyA2508.

Tape 1, Side 1. This oral memoir of Mabel Ella Campbell was recorded at Campbell's home in Laguna Hills, California, on December 30, 1980.

In this interview, Campbell discusses the life and career of her father, John Montcalm Brown, a Methodist minister, and describes how the family came to Nehalem, Oregon, in 1912. She talks about her early life in Nehalem from 1912 to 1914, including her education and recreational activities. She describes the town, talks about the major industries of the area, and discusses the family's daily activities. She talks about people who lived in the town, and shares her memories of attending funerals and weddings over which her father presided. She describes the Methodist church in Nehalem and talks about the community's church activities, including Christmas celebrations. She describes moving with her family to Salem in 1914, and talks about churches her father worked at in other towns in Oregon.

Tape 1, Side 2. This oral memoir of Mabel Ella Campbell was recorded at Campbell's home in Laguna Hills, California, on December 30, 1980.

In this interview, Campbell discusses the life and career of her father, John Montcalm Brown, a Methodist minister, and describes how the family came to Nehalem, Oregon, in 1912. She talks about her early life in Nehalem from 1912 to 1914, including her education and recreational activities. She describes the town, talks about the major industries of the area, and discusses the family's daily activities. She talks about people who lived in the town, and shares her memories of attending funerals and weddings over which her father presided. She describes the Methodist church in Nehalem and talks about the community's church activities, including Christmas celebrations. She describes moving with her family to Salem in 1914, and talks about churches her father worked at in other towns in Oregon.

This photographs depicts a large group of seagulls along the beach on the Oregon Coast. An inscription on the photo notes "All ashore, gulls at Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City Beach."

This photograph depicts a longshot of cabins in the town of Oceanside at the Oregon Coast. An inscription on the photo notes "Oceanside, looking south from the Cape."

A typed transcript copy of all four volumes of Warren N. Vaughn's "Early History of Tillamook," copied and edited by Louise W. Goodrich for the Columbia Gorge chapter of the Daughters of the American Colonist. Vaughn was one of the early white settlers of Tillamook County and recorded his detailed recollections of the community and events in the Tillamook Bay area from 1851 to approximately 1863. The narrative recounts the journeys that Vaughn and fellow settlers made between Yamhill County and Tillamook Bay, the establishment and growth of Tillamook County, and interactions with the Native people of the area.

The first volume of Warren N. Vaughn's four-volume manuscript, "Early History of Tillamook." In this volume, Vaughn recounts how he first heard of Tillamook in 1851 while living in Dayton in Yamhill County. After deciding to relocate there, he made multiple journeys between Dayton and the Tillamook Bay area starting in 1852 and ending in 1853 when he took up residence on a claim in Tillamook. Vaughn details his travels during this period and the difficulties faced in attempting to reach Tillamook from Dayton. He writes about his experiences with his travel companions during these trips and describes encounters with the Native peoples of the area, who often acted as guides and provided assistance, food, and supplies for the immigrants during their journeys. While Vaughn's retelling of these interactions is generally positive, he also uses language that was common at the time and includes disparaging or pejorative descriptions of Native peoples.

The second volume of Warren N. Vaughn's four-volume manuscript, "Early History of Tillamook." In this volume, Vaughn writes of the hardships he and other early white homesteaders endured, including lack of provisions and supplies and isolation from the outside world, as they established their homes in the Tillamook Bay area. With construction of a new trail between Tillamook and the Willamette Valley, an influx of immigrants relocated to the area and Tillamook County was officially organized in 1853. Vaughn describes early steps taken to establish a community, including the creation of a public school and a blacksmith shop, and efforts to build a schooner to facilitate trade. He describes the first election and the first census taken of Tillamook County, both in 1854, and lists the names of all 80 white residents at that time.

The fourth volume of Warren N. Vaughn's four-volume manuscript, "Early History of Tillamook." In this volume, Vaughn writes about the establishment of the first sawmill in Tillamook County. He recounts two local legends: the story of the "beeswax ship," a ship carrying candle wax that had wrecked on the Tillamook shore, and the story of a buried treasure. He also tells the story of prospectors who discovered gold in the area. Vaughn shares that by 1862, commerce and trade had developed considerably and the community of white settlers in Tillamook County continued to grow and prosper. His narrative ends abruptly with the story of one resident murdering another.

Dallas Lore Sharp, his son, Dallas Lore Sharp, Jr., and Herman Bohlman (lower right) anchoring a tent to a small ledge on the side of Three Arch Rock. Murres and other sea birds are perched en masse upon the rock.

Two men (lower right) anchoring a tent to a small ledge on the side of Three Arch Rock. Murres and other sea birds are perched en masse upon the rock.

A flock of tufted puffins on a grassy slope above the water at Three Arch Rocks.

Dallas Lore Sharp and his son, Dallas Lore Sharp, Jr., laying on a grassy slope holding a tufted puffin.