Far-away portrait of a group of men on the steps of a stone Christian church with three belfries. A street sign for Taggert St. is across the street from the church.

Photograph, taken from the street, showing St. David’s Episcopal Church at SE 12th Ave and Belmont St. in Portland. It has a gabled roof; a large, round, ornamental window; and arched windows and entryways.

Photograph, taken from the street, showing St. David’s Episcopal Church, at SE 12th Ave and Belmont St. in Portland. The building has a gabled roof; a large, round, ornamental window; and arched windows and entryways.

Glass windows, a small balcony, and a piano at Trinity Lutheran Church. The top windows feature a lamb, while a robed figure can be seen in the bottom. The building later became the Morning Star Baptist Church, which burned down in 2007 (negative 1 of 8).

A glass window and wooden pews at Congregational Church in Portland. The window shows a seated man and a woman holding a clay jar (negative 1 of 11).

Unidentified members of the congregation standing in front of the east side of the Bethel AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church. The Bethel AME Church once stood on the corner of N. Larrabee Ave. and N. McMillen Street. It was torn down in the 1950s when the city built the Memorial Coliseum.

Photograph showing the exterior of Trinity Episcopal Church (now Trinity Episcopal Cathedral) at Northwest 19th Avenue and Northwest Everett Street in Portland.

Photograph showing the front exterior of St. Andrew Catholic Church at Northeast Ninth Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street in Portland. The photograph shows the steps leading to the entrance, the arched doors, and the stained glass windows above the doors.

Photograph, taken from across the street, showing the Woodstock Community Church at Southeast 44th Avenue and Southeast Woodstock Boulevard in Portland. A pencil mark is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Photograph showing the exterior of Clinton Kelly Memorial Methodist Church at Southeast 40th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard in Portland.

Photograph showing the exterior of St. Andrew Catholic Church at Northeast Ninth Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street in Portland. The front steps of the church are blocked with wooden barriers, and a large drape is hung on the building, covering the windows above the entrance.

Photograph, taken from across the street, showing the exterior of the Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal Church at Northeast Alameda Street and Northeast 58th Avenue in Portland. The church is now known as the Rose City Park United Methodist Church.

Photograph showing the exterior of Immanuel Lutheran Church at 19th and Irving streets (now Northwest 19th Avenue and Northwest Irving Street) in Portland. The text “Emanuel [sic] Lutheran Church” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

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 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. 371N5375.

Photograph showing the Beech Street Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church in Portland. Outside the church are two boys playing on a tricycle. The church was located at the corner of Beech and Borthwick streets, now North Beech Street and North Borthwick Avenue. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church at 11th and Alder streets (now Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street) in Portland on Saturday, July 17, 1920, after it was damaged by lightning. The Oregon Journal published a related photograph, image No. 376G0315, and a story about the damage on the front page of Its July 17 city edition. The story had the headline “Steeple Is Shattered By Electric Bolt” and the subheading “Patrolman C. C. Martin, Seeking Shelter From Storm, Knocked Senseless When Shock Hits Edifice; Rain Puts Out Fire.”

Photograph showing First Presbyterian Church at 11th and Alder streets (now Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street) in Portland on Saturday, July 17, 1920, after lightning damaged the steeple. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal’s July 17 city edition under the headline “Bolt Strikes.” The photograph had the following caption: “Steeple of First Presbyterian church, Eleventh and Alder streets, showing where lightning ripped slate off the roof in a jagged streak. Below, the street is roped off to prevent injury to pedestrians.” The photograph accompanied a story with the headline “Steeple Is Shattered by Electric Bolt” and the subheading “Patrolman C. C. Martin, Seeking Shelter From Storm, Knocked Senseless When Shock Hits Edifice; Rain Puts Out Fire.” See related image No. 376G0316.

Photograph showing the exterior of the First Presbyterian Church’s brick hall at 13th and Alder streets (now Southwest 13th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street). The building was completed in September 1912. The text “Presbyterian church house” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing the exterior of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland, viewed from the intersection of East Seventeenth Street North and Schuyler Street (now Northeast Seventeenth Avenue and Northeast Schuyler Street).

Photograph showing the exterior of St. Agatha Catholic Church at East Fifteenth and Nehalem streets (now Southeast 15th Avenue and Southeast Nehalem Street) in Portland. A cropped version of either this photograph or image No. 376G0174, which is nearly identical, was published on Page 5 of the Oregon Journal city edition on Saturday, October 9, 1920, under the headline “St. Agathas Church In Sellwood Dedicated.” The photograph had the following caption: “St. Agathas Catholic church, corner Fifteenth and Nehalem streets, Sellwood, which was dedicated Sunday morning with impressive ceremonies.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Pontifical Mass Blesses Church.” Image note: Scratch at bottom of negative.

Photograph showing the exterior of St. Agatha Catholic Church at East Fifteenth and Nehalem streets (now Southeast 15th Avenue and Southeast Nehalem Street) in Portland. A cropped version of either this photograph or image No. 376G0175, which is nearly identical, was published on Page 5 of the Oregon Journal city edition on Saturday, October 9, 1920, under the headline “St. Agathas Church In Sellwood Dedicated.” The photograph had the following caption: “St. Agathas Catholic church, corner Fifteenth and Nehalem streets, Sellwood, which was dedicated Sunday morning with impressive ceremonies.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Pontifical Mass Blesses Church.” Image note: Scratch at bottom of negative.

Photograph showing St. David’s Parish House, a wooden church with a spire. The church was on East Morrison Street (now Southeast Morrison Street) in Portland, just east of the intersection with 12th Street (now Southeast 12th Avenue).

Photograph showing the entrance to First Baptist Church in Portland, located at 12th and Taylor streets (now Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street). The entryway consists of a large central arch with pillars, flanked by two smaller arches.

Photograph, possibly from a copy negative, showing First Presbyterian Church at 3rd and Washington in Portland. At the front of a church is a three-story square tower. Visible in the upper left corner is the handwritten text “First Presbyterian Church. / N. W. cor. 3rd & Washington sts.” Below that is a date that could be either “July, 1881” or “July, 1887.” Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the entrance to the First Unitarian Church at Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street in Portland. The text “Unitarian Church” is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see related image Nos. 372A1260 and 372A1261.