Negatives documenting company activities, including electrical infrastructure, employees, power generation and distribution throughout Portland, the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Cascade Range. Additional general images include streetcars and trains, street lighting, power line installation, Rose Festival floats, office buildings, car barns and bridges. Of particular note are dam building projects at Bull Run and along the Clackamas River (1910-1930), and early electric stations in Oregon City at Willamette Falls.
Photograph of the SP&S Railroad Band marching in the Rose Festival parade in Portland, Oregon. Large crowds watch the parade. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "SPS Ry Band of Vancouver, Wash. Rose Festival, Portland, Or."
Photographic postcard showing girls in white dresses marching in the Rose Festival parade in Portland, Oregon. Each holds onto a streamer attached to a pole in the middle of the group. Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "Rose Festival, Portland, Ore. Electric Studio."
A crowd of people gathered for a parade in Albany, Oregon. There are several automobiles decorated with bunting on the street. The tracks for the Oregon Electric Railway are visible in the road. The street is decorated with bunting and American flags. A large banner above the street reads, "Albany the Railroad Center."
A crowd of people gathered for a parade in Albany, Oregon. A float shaped like a battleship is on the street. The tracks for the Oregon Electric Railway are visible in the road. The street is decorated with bunting and American flags. A large banner partially obscured by a light pole reads, "Albany the Railroad Center."
A crowd of people gathered on a sidewalk in front of railway tracks on a street in Albany, Oregon. Typed caption from the back of the print reads, "Business men of Portland and members of their families turn out by the hundreds to assist the citizens of Albany, Portland's sister city, in the celebration of the coming of electric transportation to the famous Willamette Valley."
An automobile is decorated for a parade in Silverton, Oregon. Garlands of leaves and flowers festoon the vehicle and an umbrella that rises from the back seat. One man and three women sit in the vehicle, looking at the camera.
A parade makes its way down Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as decorated wagons are driven past, while some people watch from buildings along the route. On a wagon in the center of the image, a group of women stands on the wagon bed, all wearing white robes.
A parade makes its way down Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Crowds line the street as decorated wagons are driven past, while some people watch from buildings along the route. A wagon in the center of the image is decorated with what appears to be bags of flour and other dry goods.
Photograph of several unidentified people in a car draped with flags for a parade. The car is in the street outside the Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of a parade float shaped like a lighthouse, possibly taken on a street in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image No. 371N4883. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of four unidentified people riding on a parade float covered with flowers. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of costumed people walking in a parade. Most are wearing fringed dresses and headbands with feathers; some appear to have painted faces. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of parade marchers standing in the street on either side of a decorated rope attached to a large wheeled vehicle in the background. They are wearing matching hats and sleeveless shirts with a winged “U” emblem on the chest. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of an electric float in the shape of a ship from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Commerce” written on a sign at the front. The side of the ship has “Princess Mary” written on the side. Several individuals pose on the float looking at the camera.
Photograph of four unidentified people in a car, probably during a parade. The car is decorated with flowers and United States flags, and the two men in the front seats are wearing uniforms. Spectators are watching from the sidewalk. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon; a building that may be the Clatsop County Courthouse is visible in the background. Also see image Nos. 371N4881 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Life on the Plains” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs adorn much of the float, which includes a horned oxen and and three women on horses. People viewing the floats stand along the road in the background.
Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “The Tribute of the Forests” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs adorn much of the float, and several individuals in western garb are posing and looking at the camera.
Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Apple Blossom Time in Oregon” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs and large apples adorn much of the float, and several individuals pose while looking at the camera. Flowers line the top of the float.
Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Portland Land of the Roses” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs and large roses adorn much of the float, and several individuals pose while looking at the camera.
Photograph of a car decorated as a ship, the U. S. Dredge Chinook. The car is parked along the edge of a road, and other decorated vehicles and a building are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4881. Image note: Photograph is blurred and shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a costumed man on horseback and a Portland Elks Lodge 142 band marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Also see image No. 371N4916. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of unidentified men in uniform marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of an electric float from the Portland Rose Festival from 1914, with the name “Sacajawea and the Coming of the White Man” written on a sign at the front. Electric light bulbs adorn much of the float, which includes several individuals dressed in western garb, as well as Native American statues. Two men in full white outfits stand to the left of the float, while viewers are visible in the background.