A photograph of three people standing on a dirt road with a steam cement mixer, supplies, and a mule. Additional people are visible throughout the background.
Two workers drive a team of horses pulling a plow that is being used to grade a road in the Silverton, Oregon area. A man and young girl stand to the side and watch. In the background, a woman sits in a horse-drawn buggy. Three houses are visible in the background.
View of a river, seen from the bank, in the Silverton, Oregon area. A wooden ramp in the foreground leads to the water and a horse stands on the far bank.
A man stands in a field with three horses. He is facing the camera and holds the horses by their leads. Visible in the background are a fence, trees, and the roof of an outbuilding.
Two men stand next to two horses. The men are looking at the camera and hold the horses by their halters. In the background are trees and a building with a sloping shingled roof.
A woman sits in a sulky - a lightweight two-wheeled, single-seat cart - being pulled by a white horse. A foal stands in front of them. Visible in the background are part of a house and a barn.
A photograph of Marie Holst Pottsmith, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hill, and Harvey Mowick on a horse-drawn cart leaving on the new road built that summer. Harvey Mowick was going to get his family after building a house for them on the homestead. They look back at the camera. A dog is visible on the left.
A photograph of a person sitting on a horse surrounded by trees and ferns. The Hamlet schoolhouse and another building are visible above in the distance.
A photograph of Mrs. Hill and two others standing in a clearing in a forested area with a packhorse. Mrs. Hill's skirt is upturned, showing a full petticoat, and she is knitting.
A photograph of Mr. & Mrs, Albert Hill, Albert Hill's mother, and Henry Hill (in white shirt) at their homestead which includes two structures and fences. Additional people are visible in the background as well as four horses and a dog. Trees and foliage are visible beyond the clearing.
A photograph of the Hill family standing in front of a house in a forested area. One person stands on the left with a horse and seven people pose near the porch on the right. The school age children are Hilmar, Agnes, and Einer.
A photograph showing three people and a horse. Mrs. Albert Hill stands on the left knitting. Albert Hill stands on the right holding the reins. A third person stands holding farming equipment behind the horse.
A bear wearing a collar and drinking from a bottle of water on a street in La Grande with a dog standing next to it. An unidentified man driving a horse-drawn wagon is looking on in the background.