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.
Approximately 20 men form 2 rows and pose for a group portrait on a field. Two of the men hold baseball bats. Two boys stand off to the left. A man in the back row holds a little girl over his head. Another girl stands in the middle of the group.
Eight members of a family pose for a portrait in a grassy area next to a rose bush in a yard. A man and woman sit in chairs on either end of the group. A woman seated on the ground in the middle holds a doll on her lap. The same people are portrayed in OrgLot1417_061.
Eight members of a family sit on the steps leading up to the front door of a house. A woman in the back row holds a hat with a kitten inside. A woman seated in the middle holds a rose. The same people are portrayed in OrgLot1417_059.
Approximately 40 people dressed in formal clothing stand in a grassy area. Most of them look at the camera. The women wear long dresses and most wear hats displaying flowers. The men wear suits and hats. A few children stand and sit in the foreground.
Four girls of various ages sit on the steps leading up to a house. Two girls have their arms around each other. The face of one of the girls is obscured by markings on the glass plate negative. Two of these girls are also depicted in OrgLot1417_078.
A man stands on a dirt path. He wears a dark suit and holds a closed umbrella in 1 hand, leaning it against the ground. He looks at the camera. This man is also portrayed in OrgLot1417_035.
A man sits in a chair in the yard of a house. He looks at the camera. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind him. This man is also portrayed in the background of OrgLot1417_047. A person in the background has been crossed out by scratches made on the negative.
A man sits in a chair in the yard of a house. He looks at the camera. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind him. Taken in the same location as OrgLot1417_057.
A man stands in the yard of a house. He looks at the camera. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind him. This man is also portrayed in OrgLot1417_053 and in the background of OrgLot1417_047. A person in the background has been crossed out by scratches made on the negative.
A man holds an open book while sitting at a bureau or desk. He looks at the camera. Several shelves of biblical books sit on a bookcase behind him. A portrait of a woman is displayed on the desk.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man. He wears a suit and looks off to the right. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Homer Welch, KGW."
Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man sitting at a microphone labeled KGW / NBC. He smiles and looks off to the left. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Brad Reynolds, KGW."
Four young women sit on the steps leading up to the doorway of a house. A girl stands behind them. The woman on the front left holds a mandolin while the woman sitting next to her holds a bouquet of flowers. A woman sitting behind them holds an umbrella. Another umbrella is propped up on the landing.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman and 2 children. The woman holds a baby in her lap while a young child stands at her side. The woman is identified as Lucinda Sumner Hadlock and they two children are likely Samuel W. Hadlock and Lillian Hadlock. Typed note enclosed with the image reads, "Mrs. Lucinda Sumner Hadlock, a pioneer of 1852, and children. Taken by Buchtel, Portland, O. T., 1856. In later life this lady was known as Mrs. Taylor." Case is made of leather. Case cover missing and replaced with archival board during conservation.
Cased photograph of the steamboat Multnomah in dock. Several crew members pose on the decks of the ship and on the dock. Handwritten label enclosed with the image reads, "Str. Multnomah." Legacy collection records indicate this dock was located at the foot of Alder Street in Portland, Oregon. The Multnomah operated on the Willamette and Yamhill Rivers. Case is made of wood and leather.
Cased photograph showing an exterior view of the D. C. Coleman store, located on the southeast corner of Oak and Front Street in Portland, Oregon. Several men stand in front of the store and 2 men shake hands near the front door. This was one of the first brick buildings constructed in Portland. Legacy collection records indicate this photograph was taken in 1853, the same year the building was constructed. Image has been removed from case and placed in archival board case.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman and man standing next to each other, looking at the camera. The woman wears a dress while the man wears a suit. Handwritten note enclosed with the image reads, "Cyrus H. Walker and Abigail B., his sister, afterwards Mrs. James A. Karr, founder of Hoquiam, Washington. Taken by Buchtel, Portland, O. T., Oct. 23, 1857." Case made of wood and pressed paper.
Cased photograph featuring a group portrait of 17 members of a congregational church choir. The group includes men and women, all standing and looking at the camera. The men wear suits while the women wear dresses. Case is missing and has been replaced with archival board. Typed note on the envelope reads, "Congregational Choir, Portland 1855." Below this note, two columns list the names of those pictured. The first column reads:
Henry L. Hoyt
A. R. Shipley
Harley McDonald
...
James B. Wyatt, Organizer & Leader
...
Thomas A. Savier
... The second column reads:
Mrs. E. B. Comfort
Mrs. Helen Burton
Mrs. A. R. Shipley
Miss Lizzie Failing
Sarah Abrams
Mrs. P. B. Chamberlain, wife of second pastor of Congregationalist church
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a woman sitting at a table. She wears a dress with a white collar and rests her right arm on the table. Typed note affixed to the inside of the case reads, "Mrs. Anna Johnson Sylvester, Pioneer of 1858, Taken in Portland in 1866." Notes in legacy collection records speculate this photograph may have been taken by Joseph Buchtel. Case is a book-style case made of leather.
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of photographer Joseph Buchtel and his daughter. Buchtel stands next to his daughter, holding a watch up to her face. The girl is seated and wears her hair in braids. Both look to the right of the camera. Handwritten note affixed to the case reads, "Joseph Buchtel and daughter." Legacy collection records indicate this is likely his daughter Lucy. Case is missing its cover.
A formal portrait of the Flowers family. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "1st row / Allen Ervin Flowers - Father / Louisa M. (Thacker) Flowers - Mother / Lloyd Flowers - Son / Ralph P. Flowers - Son / Elmer A. Flowers - Son / Ervin M. Flowers - Son."
A full length portrait of Ervin Milton Flowers at two years of age. He is standing with one arm resting on the seat of a chair. He wears a dark playdress with a white, ruffled undershirt. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ervin Milton Flowers, 2 years old."
A full length portrait of Elmer Allen Flowers as an infant. He is wearing a long white gown and is laying on a chair covered in a striped blanket. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Elmer Allen Flowers, 4 months & three weeks old."
A head and shoulders portrait of Roscoe Dixon. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Roscoe Dixon, About 1880, Operated Roscoe's Oyster House in Astoria, Ore."
A head and shoulders portrait of Grandad Booth. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Grandad Booth on mother side (Flowers family)."