Transcription from back: “Sister of Riley Shelton, Daughter of Henry (?) & Coraline (?) Shelton, Scio, Ore.”

Transcription from back: “Mary Ellen Simons, Approx 1873, Brownsville.”

Transcription from front: “Your brother in Christ, 1868, Age 65, Brownsville, Oregon, H. H. Spalding.” Transcription from back: “To dear brother Lewis, but if gone home, to some of his family, from his bro. (brother) H. H. Spalding, born Bath (?) N.Y. 26 Nov 1803. [W]ith his wife & Doct. Whitman & wife crossed Rocky Mts. & the continent to Pacific 1836. First white woman to cross[.] This settled the question & established the Grt. Emgrt. R__t & setld this coast with Amers. Mrs. S. taught good woman to weave. Mr. S. printed first book in /39 & first press on Pacific coast by blessing of God[.] Nez Perces raised 25,000 bushels yearly[.] 500 in school over 100 converted[.]”

Transcription from back: “Cynthia Sperry, Approx 1873, Brownsville.”

Transcription from back: “William A. Templeton. Acc. No. 7669.”

Portrait of an unidentified man taken by A. B. Paxton

Back of a cartes-de-visite portrait of an unidentified man showing the studio stamp for A. B. Paxton. Transcription from back: “May be Coshow family.”

Portrait of an unidentified woman taken by Thompson and Paxton Studios.

Transcription from back: “Nettie Helm, daughter of Elizabeth Sager Helm. Gift of Myra Helm.”

A group of children who live in a migrant labor camp at Anderson Ranch stand in front of a bus in Scio, Oregon. The bus was donated by the owner of the Anderson Ranch to transport the children of migrant workers to and from a daycare center at the Knox Butte School. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 22, 1966.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a dirt road leading toward a clearing in the trees. A mountain is visible in the distance. Handwriting on negative reads, "Lava Lake Road - Santiam Highway, Oregon. Christian S-127."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the construction of the Detroit Dam in Detroit, Oregon. Taken from a nearby hillside, the view looks down on a dam that is halfway built across a river. A construction crew works on the dam. Handwriting on negative reads, "Detroit Dam Construction - Detroit, Ore. Christian S-129."

A notice instructing all persons who want to go to Quartzville to meet at the courthouse. Quartzville was located in the mountains of eastern Linn County.

An announcement from A. Wheeler that he has fall and winter goods available for sale for the "very lowest living prices, for cash only."

Reel 1. This oral history interview with Lynne E. Scott was conducted by an unidentified woman in May 1978. In this interview, Scott shares her memories of life in Brownsville, Oregon, from 1900 to 1909. She talks about her education and her recreational activities. She describes the houses her family lived in, and downtown Brownsville. She talks about her marriage to David Sterling and about their life in Cottage Grove. She also speaks about her family's journey from Nebraska to Oregon in 1898.

Reel 2. This oral history interview with Lynne E. Scott was conducted by an unidentified woman in May 1978. In this interview, Scott shares her memories of life in Brownsville, Oregon, from 1900 to 1909. She talks about her education and her recreational activities. She describes the houses her family lived in, and downtown Brownsville. She talks about her marriage to David Sterling and about their life in Cottage Grove. She also speaks about her family's journey from Nebraska to Oregon in 1898.

Reel 4. This oral history interview with Lynne E. Scott was conducted by an unidentified woman in May 1978. In this interview, Scott shares her memories of life in Brownsville, Oregon, from 1900 to 1909. She talks about her education and her recreational activities. She describes the houses her family lived in, and downtown Brownsville. She talks about her marriage to David Sterling and about their life in Cottage Grove. She also speaks about her family's journey from Nebraska to Oregon in 1898.

Harriet O'Halloran and Becky Anthony (right), with other women, gathered in front of a window at Timberline Lodge, looking towards Mount Jefferson. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 18, 1950 (negative 11 of 21).

An aerial view of the Lebanon area, showing roads, farms, and houses (negative 1 of 4).

An aerial view of the Lebanon area, showing houses and buildings in a neighborhood (negative 2 of 4).

Photograph showing the front of two Linn County Courthouses in Albany. The old courthouse is visible on the right side of the frame, showing an ornate tower and entrance with “Linn” on it. The new courthouse, built in 1940, can be seen to the left, featuring four columns at the entrance, over which is written “Linn County Court House” (negative 5 of 11). Original sleeve title: County courthouses - Oregon.

Photograph, looking south, showing two people standing in front of an ice covered building, most likely Timberline Lodge. Mt. Jefferson and the Three Sisters can be seen in the distance (negative 3 of 18).

Unmounted lantern slide of the American flag and banners hung in Camp Hardesty, the Mazama base camp at Pamelia Lake during the 1917 annual outing to Mount Jefferson.

Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified woman standing in the door of a U. S. Forest Service cabin at Pamelia Lake.

Unmounted lantern slide of Mount Jefferson from the west.

Photograph showing a scenic view of the Cove Palisades State Park area, with Mount Jefferson visible in the distance. A push device can be seen on the flat area in front of the camera, and trees can be seen throughout the image at the canyon top.