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Flocking of the swallows

Manuscript on the spotting of a large group of swallows near a roadside. The author goes on to discuss how the birds are joined by other flocks to travel in large groups in order to hide their true numbers from predators.

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

Gresham Depot

Photograph of Gresham railroad depot with shuttered windows. A dirt road passes in front of the depot, and other wooden building structures can be seen to the left and right. Electric lines are visible throughout the frame.

Gresham Station and Substation

Exterior photograph of the wooden Gresham train station and brick substation. Two railroad tracks pass in front of the buildings. A signed with “American Express Co” is mounted on the wooden building, in addition to painted distances to Portland and Cazadero. On the left, a doorway leads to a signed “waiting room” area.

Dog and alligator at Aquatic Wonders, Gresham

A chihuahua and small alligator on a tabletop at the Aquatic Wonders store in Gresham. A hold is holding the hips of the chihuahua, while another hand rests next to the alligator (negative 1 of 1).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Don Johnson, Gresham High School football player

Don Johnson, a 335-pound football player for Gresham High School Gophers, standing on a field. Johnson is holding a burlap sack under each arm. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 24, 1948 (negative 1 of 4).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Multnomah County Fair in Gresham

Vendors and rides at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. At the center of the frame is a booth selling hats, balloons, and toys, with a ferris wheel visible behind (negative 5 of 6).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Gambling at Multnomah County Fair in Gresham

A gambling booth at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. People stand in front of a booth where a number wheel can be seen and wrapped ham hangs on the wall (negative 3 of 6).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Multnomah County Fair in Gresham

Vendors and booths at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. At the center of the frame, a man sells hats and toys under a large umbrella (negative 2 of 6).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Gambling at Multnomah County Fair in Gresham

People gambling with a number wheel at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. A crowd stands in front of a table, behind which a man with a cigar is standing (negative 1 of 6).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Street Scene - Gresham, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a street scene in Gresham, Oregon. In the foreground, a traffic signal hangs over an intersection with E. Powell Street. Signs point the way toward Powell Blvd., Mt. Hood, Bull Run, and Sandy. Businesses line both sides of the street and there are signs for Gresham Rexall Drugs, Arden Ice Cream, and more. Automobiles are parked along the street. Several telephone poles line the street. Handwritten note on envelope indicates this was taken in 1951.

Street Scene - Gresham, Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a street in Gresham, Oregon. Businesses line both sides of the street and there are signs for the Cornet 5-10-25 Cent Store, Payless Drugs, First International Bank, a Shell gas station, and more. Automobiles are parked along the street. There is a hill in the background with snow on it. Handwriting on negative reads, "Street Scene - Gresham, Ore. Ellis 2240." Handwritten note on the envelope indicates this was taken in 1953.

Ellis (Photographer)

Gresham, Oregon.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a street scene in Gresham, Oregon. In the foreground, a traffic signal hangs over an intersection with E. Powell Street. Signs point the way toward Powell Blvd., Mt. Hood, Bull Run, and Sandy. Businesses line both sides of the street and there are signs for Gresham Rexall Drugs, Arden Ice Cream, and more. Automobiles are parked along the street. Several telephone poles line the street. Handwriting on negative reads, "Gresham, Oregon. Christian 11-578."

Christian (Photographer)

Portland General Electric Photograph Collection

  • Org. Lot 151
  • Collection
  • 1880 - 1965

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.

Portland General Electric Company

Agriculture and animals

Photographs related to agriculture, horticulture, and animals from approximately 1920 - 1945. The bulk of the photographs depict people, animals, and scenes at fairs and livestock shows, probably the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon, and the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland, Oregon. Other images depict topics such as cats, dogs, wild birds, poultry, and Tusko the elephant; farms and farmland; flowers, flower shows, and gardens.

Oregon Journal (Firm)

Trick rider performing stunt

Photograph of an unidentified woman hanging upside down from the side of a running horse. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The photograph may be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, and 374N0784.

Trick rider on running horse

Photograph of an unidentified woman performing a stunt on a running horse. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The photograph may be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, and 374N0785. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Four people on horseback outside gates at Multnomah County fairgrounds

Photograph of four unidentified people, possibly trick riders, on horseback next to the gates at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. All four riders are doffing their hats. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken during the county fair. The photograph may be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0784, and 374N0785.

Trick rider? twirling lasso

Photograph of an unidentified young man lying on the ground, spinning a lasso with one hand and propping up his head with the other. He is probably on the racetrack at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon, possibly during the county fair. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. May be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785.

Trick rider performing stunt

Photograph of an unidentified man hanging from the back of a running horse. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at a fair. May be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0782, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Trick rider performing stunt

Photograph of an unidentified person upside down, with feet in the air, on the back of a running horse. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. May be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Man on horseback, doffing his hat

Photograph of an unidentified man on a horse. He is holding his cowboy hat in the air with one hand. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. May be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785.

Man on horseback

Photograph of an unidentified man on a horse. The man is wearing a cowboy hat. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The photograph may be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0774, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785.

Cowboy riding bull

Photograph of an unidentified man on the back of a bucking bull. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Four people on horseback outside gates at Multnomah County fairgrounds

Photograph of four unidentified people, possibly trick riders, on horseback next to the gates at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. The photograph may have been taken during the county fair. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0773, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785.

Trick rider standing on horse’s back, twirling lasso

Photograph of an unidentified man standing on a horse’s back as he spins a lasso around the horse with one hand and doffshis cowboy hat with the other. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The photograph may be related to image Nos. 374N0770, 374N0771, 374N0774, 374N0776, 374N0777, 374N0780, 374N0781, 374N0782, 374N0783, 374N0784, and 374N0785.

Cowboys on horseback, running down track

Photograph of four unidentified men on horses running down a dirt track, probably the racetrack at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. Each man is holding a lasso. The number 21 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken during the county fair.

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