Photograph showing an unidentified man with his arms outstretched to the sides. He is facing front, looking to the left, and holding a vetch plant with one end of the plant in each hand. He is standing in front of a field, and a sign next to him reads “Plot 5 / Harry Vetch 5 # / Winter Oats 5 #.” The following unverified note is written on the negative sleeve: “Astoria / Astor Experiment Farm / Vetch plot / Dec 12, 1929.” See related image No. 371N5668.
Photograph showing the exterior of a barn. The unverified note “Astoria / Astor Experiment Farm / Dairy barn / Dec 12, 1929” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 371N5667. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Photograph of four unidentified people in a car, probably during a parade. The car is decorated with flowers and United States flags, and the two men in the front seats are wearing uniforms. Spectators are watching from the sidewalk. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of a goat wearing a banner with the text “Columbia Theatre Boys Drum Corps.” Next to the goat, partially outside the frame, are unidentified people in uniforms carrying drums. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of a car decorated as a ship, the U. S. Dredge Chinook. The car is parked along the edge of a road, and other decorated vehicles and a building are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of several unidentified people in a car draped with flags for a parade. The car is in the street outside the Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of two unidentified people on a parade float carrying what appears to be a pile of barrels. The float is draped with banners. Houses are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph is out of focus and shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a parade float shaped like a lighthouse, possibly taken on a street in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image No. 371N4883. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon; a building that may be the Clatsop County Courthouse is visible in the background. Also see image Nos. 371N4881 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4881. Image note: Photograph is blurred and shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a parade float shaped like a lighthouse, possibly taken on a street in Astoria, Oregon. An unidentified child is seated inside the lighthouse. Also see image No. 371N4873. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of four unidentified people riding on a parade float covered with flowers. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of unidentified girls wearing costumes consisting of fringed dresses and skirts, beaded necklaces, and headbands with feathers. Some of the girls appear to be wearing face paint. The photograph is related to a parade and may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image No. 371N4890. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of costumed people walking in a parade. Most are wearing fringed dresses and headbands with feathers; some appear to have painted faces. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a line of unidentified men in uniform standing in a street and watching as decorated cars drive by. A band is walking down the street behind the line of men. The photograph was taken at the corner of 6th and Commercial streets in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a costumed man on horseback and a Portland Elks Lodge 142 band marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Also see image No. 371N4916. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of parade marchers standing in the street on either side of a decorated rope attached to a large wheeled vehicle in the background. They are wearing matching hats and sleeveless shirts with a winged “U” emblem on the chest. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of unidentified men in uniform marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a band marching up a street in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a drum major, probably from Portland Elks Lodge 142, standing next to a building with his hands resting on his baton. Two men in uniforms are standing nearby; the man on the left is wearing a Lodge 142 marching band uniform. The photograph was probably taken in Astoria, Oregon, and is related to a parade; also see image No. 371N4912. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of buildings constructed on the original site of Fort Astoria in Astoria, Oregon. An inscription on the back of the photo notes "Site of Old Fort at Astoria. Now occupied by undertaking parlour. Fort established in 1811 by Astor. Captured by British in 1813." This inscription is referring to the site of the original Fort Astoria on Exchange Street, where a mortuary was occupying the building at the time this photograph was taken. An advertisement for a car garage is partially visible in the background.
This photograph depicts a longshot of Astoria, Oregon. An inscription on the photo notes "Astoria, west from the Columbia towards the mouth of the Columbia River and bar."
This photograph depicts the Hanthorn Cannery pier in Astoria, Oregon. A note on the back of a corresponding print reads, "Old wharves on Columbia River. Astoria in distance."
This photograph depicts a rock monument sitting on top of a cement base. Two dates are etched in the rock: "The Shark was lost Sept 10, 1846." "The industry was lost March 16, 1865. Lives lost 17, saved 7." Dates refer to the shipwrecks of The Shark, a U.S. Naval schooner, and The Industry, an American trader ship. An inscription on the photo notes "Shark Rock in Astoria."