A building at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon. The stucco building has an arched walkway with a row of flagpoles above it. A number of automobiles can be seen parked outside the building.

A bulb farm in the Silverton, Oregon area. Several people stand in a field using hand-held implements to till the ground. A Dutch-style windmill can be seen at the far end of the field and a mountain is visible in the distance behind the windmill.

A bulb farm in the Silverton, Oregon area. Rows of plants can be seen in a field. An irrigation system is visible among the plants.

View of a burned forest that had been previously logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape.

View of a burned forest that had been previously logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape.

View of a forest in the Silverton, Oregon area. In the foreground is a hill with charred tree trunks, fallen logs, and tree stumps.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape. The ground is littered with logging machinery and debris from the Silver Falls Timber Company.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape. In the foreground is a burned trestle bridge with damaged train tracks on it. Running parallel to that is a second set of undamaged train tracks.

Train tracks running through a forest that were damaged in a forest fire outside Silverton, Oregon. The wooden railroad ties are charred and the metal rails are warped and bent. The surrounding trees are also burned.

A large crowd gathers in an empty lot at the southeast corner of Oak and North Water Streets in Silverton, Oregon. A coffin in the middle of the crowd has smoke rising out of holes in the top and writing on the coffin reads "William II." A handwritten note on the negative reads, "Burning the 'Kaiser' Nov. 11, 1918 Silverton, Or." Some in the crowd have American flags and it appears they are celebrating the armistice with Germany that ended World War I.

A young man, identified as Burns Gilkeson, stands on the lawn outside Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon. He wears a football uniform and stands with his hands on his hips while looking at the camera.

An automobile is parked on Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. A man wearing a cap and gloves stands with his hand on the car. He is looking down at a child who is looking at the camera and touching the hand crank at the front of the car.

A man on a moving horse ropes a calf at the St. Paul Rodeo. At the far side of the dirt arena is a group of onlookers, riding on horses and sitting at the top of a fence (negative 1 of 5).

A man in a cowboy hat leans down onto a roped calf at the St. Paul Rodeo. Next to him is another man on a horse, who is holding a flag in a raised hand. Spectators watch from the edges of the dirt arena, beyond which buildings can be seen (negative 5 of 5).

Exterior frontal view of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Silverton, Oregon. A sign next to the front door lists the schedule for Sunday school, morning worship, evening service, Norse services, and prayer meeting.

Head and shoulders portrait, taken outdoors, of a man facing front. He is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. A cropped version of this photograph was one of eight that were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 8, 1929, under the headline “Legion Hosts Answer Roll-Call At Salem.” The photographs had the following caption: “Oregon’s capital city today and for the rest of the week will be in the hands of American Legionnaires meeting annual state convention.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Carl D. Gabrielson, Salem, chairman of the general convention committee, who may be the new state commander or vice commander.” Also see image Nos. 371N0841, 371N0916, 371N1702, and 371N2685, which were published with this photograph, and image No. 371N0915. Image note: The text “Galbrielson [sic] – Salem” and the number 11 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph, taken outdoors, showing (from left) Carl D. Gabrielson, Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson, and Ben S. Fisher standing in a row and facing front. All three are wearing suits and ties. A cropped version of this photograph was one of eight that were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 8, 1929, under the headline “Legion Hosts Answer Roll-Call At Salem.” The photographs had the following caption: “Oregon’s capital city today and for the rest of the week will be in the hands of American Legionnaires meeting annual state convention.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “From left, Gabrielson [chairman of the general convention committee], Governor Patterson, who welcomed the veterans, and Ben S. Fisher, Marshfield, present commander of the Oregon department.” Also see image Nos. 371N0892, 371N0916, 371N1702, and 371N2685, which were published with this photograph, and image No. 371N0915. Image note: On the negative, the name “Carl D. Gabrielson” is written next to the man on the left, and the name “Ben S. Fisher” is written next to the man on the right.

A black and white photograph of a carpentry class at the Oregon School for the Deaf on Locust Street. Students stand working at various locations throughout the room. Machinery can be seen in the background while mostly finished furniture fills the foreground. The class was taught by John Carpenter (wearing light colored overalls standing next to the almost-finished bench). A note written on the back of the photograph reads: "OSSD's new Industrial Arts and gym building 1922 (carpenter class). OSSD stands for Oregon State School for the Deaf, the name of the school from 1913-1989.

A view of the Cascade Highway (Oregon Route 213), which runs between Portland and Salem, Oregon. Automobiles are driving on the road and several houses can be seen along the route. A large mountain is visible in the background (possibly Mount Hood). The road, automobiles, and mountain have been painted onto the image.

A catalog of fruit trees and shrubbery available from the St. Helena Nursery. There is an image of a farmer on both top corners.

Exterior view of a Catholic church on the corner of Pine and Grant streets in Silverton, Oregon. The large three-story wooden building has two crosses on the roof.

Exterior view of a Catholic day school on the corner of Pine and Grant streets in Silverton, Oregon. The building, completed in 1902, had originally been constructed to house the Liberal University and was purchased by the Archdiocese of Oregon City in 1920.

A man smokes a cigar and brushes cattle on display at the 1955 Oregon State Fair (negative 7 of 16).

Five men wearing vestments walk in front of a crowd of people. They are identified as "Father Luke E(?) O.S.B.," Paul Benedict O.S.B., "John Dunn of Salem Or.," William McLeod, and Maurus Snyder O.S.B.