Photograph of Dr. Raymond B. Walker, pastor of First Congregational Church in Downtown Portland, standing next to two models of the first and second church buildings created for the 80th anniversary celebration of the First Congregational Church. This photo was published in the June 13, 1931 Issue of the Oregon Journal. Also see image Nos. 371N4287 and 371N4288.
Portrait of a man wearing a suit, tie, and hat. The text “Dr. Judah Leon Magnes” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. Magnes was a rabbi and the first president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A cropped version of this photo was published in the May 2, 1931 issue of the Oregon Journal, next to a brief article titled "Rabbi Tells of School in Palestine".
Portrait of a man, Dr. Judah Leon Magnes, wearing a jacket, collared shirt, tie, and hat. The text “Dr Magnes” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Magnes was a rabbi and the first president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A cropped version of this photo was published in the May 2, 1931 issue of the Oregon Journal, next to a brief article titled "Rabbi Tells of School in Palestine". Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of two men next to an airplane that has the logo of the National Exchange Club on the side. The men are unidentified, but the man on the left may be aviator Walter Hinton. The photograph may have been taken in early May 1931, when Hinton visited Portland to promote aviation. That visit was arranged by the Portland Exchange Club. Also see image No. 371N6004.
Photograph showing a group of officials and laborers standing on a hillside next to a wooden cart and train tracks. Two individuals in work clothing standing behind the main group. A loose dirt hillside and trees can be seen in the background. Closer to the photographer, lots and water can be seen, as well the the edge of a saw.
Photograph of two men next to an airplane. The man on the right is wearing a ribbon with the text “RECEPTION COMMITTEE” on it. The men are unidentified, but the man on the left may be aviator Walter Hinton. The photograph may have been taken in early May 1931, when Hinton visited Portland to promote aviation. That visit was arranged by the Portland Exchange Club. Also see image No. 371N6005.
Photograph showing a temporary work camp built on the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas river during the Oak Grove construction project. Several white tents can be seen across the water, in front of a thick forest of pines. In the foreground, stumps and logs can be seen along the waters edge.
Photograph of a plaque bearing a picture of aviator Silas Christofferson and the following text: “Christofferson Airport / Dedicated by the National Solo Flying Corporation / To the memory of Portland’s pioneer aviator / Silas Christofferson / November 25, 1887 / October 31, 1916 / Julius L. Meier / Governor of the state of Oregon / Officiating / Dedicated this 31st day of October, 1931.”
Photograph showing a crane on a flatbed rail car. The car is on an elevated railway, and the crane is knocking a boulder from the car in front of it over the edge of the railway. . The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Crane said by lookout to have been swept overboard along with another crane and the locomotive’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5713, and 371N5714.
Photograph showing the exterior of buildings at the Red Rock Cheese factory near Tigard, Oregon, and several vehicles parked next to the factory. The words “YOU’LL LIKE RED ROCK” are painted on the building at center. See related image No. 371N5511.
Photograph showing the exterior of buildings at the Red Rock Cheese factory near Tigard, Oregon. A truck is parked in the driveway, and a second truck with a load of milk cans in the bed is visible in a covered loading area in the background at right. The words “RED ROCK CHEESE” are painted on an elevated building at back right. See related image No. 371N5510.
Photograph showing the exterior of the Parlor Grocery on Northeast Fremont Street near Northeast 47th Avenue in Portland. Produce is displayed in the store window at left. On the windows are signs advertising prices for Ivory Soap; Royal Gelatin and Royal Pudding; Calo pet food; Pillsbury pancake flour; Lipton’s tea; Oxydol; Linit starch; Leslie salt; and Kellog's Pep. See related image No. 371N5614.
Photograph showing the exterior of the Foursquare Gospel church at the corner of East Ankeny and East 13th streets in Portland, now Southeast Ankeny Street and Southeast 13th Avenue. See related image No. 371N5374.
Photograph of a Boeing F4B biplane, probably an F4B-4, at Swan Island airport in Portland. On the side of the plane is the word “Anacostia,” indicating the plane was based at Anacostia Naval Air Station near Washington, D. C. Two words of text are handwritten at the bottom of the negative. The first word begins with “H” but the rest of the word is unclear. The second word is “Plane.” The text is visible at the bottom right corner of the image.
Photograph of a plaque bearing a picture of aviator Silas Christofferson and the following text: “Christofferson Airport / Dedicated by the National Solo Flying Corporation / To the memory of Portland’s pioneer aviator / Silas Christofferson / November 25, 1887 / October 31, 1916 / Julius L. Meier / Governor of the state of Oregon / Officiating / Dedicated this 31st day of October, 1931.”
Full-length portrait of three unidentified men outdoors. They are facing front and standing in a row behind a stack of boxes of Swift & Company’s Formay shortening. In the background are cars with the Swift logo and the text “Swift’s Premium Quality / Swift & Company” on the doors. See related image No. 371N5512.
Photograph, taken from the west side of the Willamette River, showing the St. Johns Bridge in northwest Portland. A C-H Line ship is sailing under the bridge. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N5542 and 371N5543.
Photograph, taken from the side, showing two vehicles parked outside the Holman and Lutz mortuary at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 14th Avenue in Portland. A plate attached to the passenger door of the vehicle at right, a hearse, reads “HOLMAN AND LUTZ.” A second plate attached to the window reads “FUNERAL COACH.” See related image Nos. 371N5629 and 371N5635. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph, taken from the side, showing a hearse parked outside the Holman and Lutz mortuary at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 14th Avenue in Portland. A plate attached to the passenger door reads “HOLMAN AND LUTZ.” A second plate attached to the window reads “FUNERAL COACH.” See related image Nos. 371N5629 and 371N5634. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph showing the boilers at Station E in northwest Portland, near the intersection of NW 21st Avenue and NW Sherlock Avenue. Written at the top of each boiler is “Cahall Safety Boiler, The Aultman & Taylor MCH Y Co. Builders, Mansfield, Ohio.”
Photograph showing the boilers at Station E in northwest Portland, near the intersection of NW 21st Avenue and NW Sherlock Avenue. Written at the top of each boiler is “Cahall Safety Boiler, The Aultman & Taylor MCH Y Co. Builders, Mansfield, Ohio.”
Photograph showing the exterior of the clubhouse of the Portland Yacht Club on Northeast Marine Drive in Portland. The Columbia River is visible in the background at left. The text “yacht club” is written on the negative and is visible on the right edge of the photograph.
Photograph showing a monoplane in flight above a field in northwest Portland. The plane was the "Cloud Buster Jr." build by William Bidwell at Bidwell-Yale Air Service, Guild's Lake Airport. In the background is the Montgomery Ward building on Northwest Vaughn Street. A cropped version of this photograph was used in the May 24, 1931 issue of the Oregon Journal. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. Light leak on negative at lower right. See related negatives 374N0272 and 374N0274.
Photograph, taken from the side, of a parked Lockheed Vega 5C monoplane, the Winnie Mae. The words “F. C. Hall” and “Around the World Flight” are visible on the plane’s fuselage, just behind the wheel. Near the tail are the words “Winnie Mae” and “Oklahoma.” This is probably the plane that pilot Wiley Post flew on two record-setting flights around the world in 1931 and 1933. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph showing a locomotive pulling two cars, one loaded with boulders and one carrying a crane. The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Locomotive which lifeguard lookout said was knocked over by great waves from South Jetty railroad’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5714, and 371N5715.
