View of Bridal Veil Bluff covered in snow during the winter storm of 188401885. There is an unidentified many standing in front of a cabin in the foreground and a train in the background on the right half of the image. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
View of Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
View of Oneonta Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
Collection consists of photographs collected by the Tabor family. Most of the photographs are believed to have been taken or acquired by J. W. Tabor and Margaret Tabor during a trip to Portland, Oregon in 1895. Subjects include various views of Portland, including City Park (now Washington Park) gardens and bear pit, Mount Tabor reservoir, the Portland Heights cable car line, the Willamette River waterfront, and the Morrison Bridge; Celilo Falls; photographs of James Waucop Tabor, Margaret S. McNulty Tabor and her cousin, Alice Bachman Bettner; and a coroner's investigation of a body found in a mining camp near Granite, Oregon. None of the photographers are identified.
A photograph of a group of people standing in front of a tent on the Flowers family farm in the Lents neighborhood of Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Allen Elmer [sic.] Flowers Farm on north slope of Mt. Scott. about 1895. Across from Lincoln Park Cemetery."
A city map of Portland showing Portland, East Portland, and Albina. The map shows city boundaries, wharves, fire limits, railroads, street railways, and vacated streets.
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."
Advertising broadside for the Mount Tabor Villa subdivision of Portland, Oregon, sold by the Hart-Royal Company, including a colored plat map. Mount Tabor Villa is today part of the Montavilla neighborhood.
The front side of a broadside produced for the Hart-Royal Co. advertising plots of land for sale in Mount Tabor Villa. The neighborhood is part of today’s Montavilla neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The broadside includes a birds-eye view map, a plat map of available plots for purchase, and a map of Portland showing the neighborhood in relation to the rest of the city.
Birds-eye view map of Portland, Oregon in 1890., looking north. The map is printed on paper and mounted on a cloth backing. It is credited as being published by Elliott Pub. Co. 120 Sutter St, San Francisco.
Photograph showing people standing in front of a Portland Cable Railway car, with “Alder, Fifth, Jefferson and Fifteenth St”written on the side. A child is visible on the right side of the image, and two men in conductor uniforms are in the center. The photograph is a reproduction of a pinned image (pins can be seen in the frame), with caption “ A cable car scene taken on Portland Heights. J.G. Mann in his palmy days.”
Photograph showing the sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah Falls is in the background on the Oregon side of the Gorge. Handwritten note on the back reads, "S.S. Bailey Gatzert passing Multnomah Falls." Second handwritten note reads, "Return to Traffic Dept., SP&S." Stamp on the back for Beaver Engraving Co.
Black and white photograph of a Portland Cable Railway Company cable car stopped on Alder Street (now Southwest Alder Street). A man stands in front of the cable car and another stands on it in the background. Near the top of the cable car is text that reads "Alder, Fifth, Jefferson, and Fifteenth St." The Portland Cable Railway Company was founded in 1887 and public service began February 22, 1890. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat and a handwritten note below it reads "Foot of Alder St -- Cable Car"
Black and white photograph of a three-masted ship beside a dock. A gangplank connects the ship to the dock and two men sit on the dock nearby. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A handwritten note below the photograph reads "Bark "Coloma" at Portland, Oregon". The Coloma was owned by the Pacific Shipping Company and traveled between Portland and Hong Kong many times between about 1880 and 1900. She sank off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on December 8, 1906.
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)."
Black and white photograph of Second Street (now Southwest Second Avenue) in Portland. The photograph is taken from the center of the road facing north towards Alder Street (now Southwest Alder Street). It shows a street lined with 2-4 story buildings on either side. Streetcar rails run down the center of the road and a couple of horse-drawn carts are visible. One cart is turning left onto Alder Street. The Portland Savings and Commercial National Bank is visible on the left side of the street.The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A note below the photograph reads "China Town".
Black and white photograph of a street scene in Portland. The photograph is taken from the center of of First Street (now Southwest First Avenue) towards Morrison Street (now Southwest Morrison Street). It shows a street lined with 2-4 story buildings on either side and streetcar rails running down the of the street. A couple of horse-drawn carts are visible. People stand on the sidewalks and a child crosses the road. Signs for Uncle Myer's Money Lender, Dr. Alden - Dentist, a Tailor's, and a Furniture store are visible. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A note below the photograph reads "First Street".
Black and white photograph of the Riverside Hotel. The photograph shows a three-story wooden building with an ornate porch and balcony along the front. Horses and carts are parked in front of the building. The road slopes down towards a river in the distance. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Notes below the photograph read "Riverside Hotel" and "also known as "The White House"."
Photograph showing the interior of a train car, with a conductors seat and wheel and wooden benches. Light bulbs and strap handles can be seen along the top of the ceiling.
Boats on the Willamette River in Portland Oregon. Signs for “Vulcan Iron Works” and “Mt. Hood Railway and Power Co.” are visible on buildings in the background.
