Photograph of an unidentified person driving a motor boat on the Willamette River in Portland. The Broadway Bridge is in the background. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of an unidentified man driving a horse and carriage on the Burnside Bridge in Portland, possibly during a parade.

Photograph of a trench that was dug by the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Company through North Portland between the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Railcars can be seen on tracks in the trench. The construction project was completed in 1908. The text “2 —“ is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph of the Oregon Pony locomotive on display outdoors at Union Station in Portland. A plaque next to the locomotive reads: “The Oregon Pony / First Locomotive in the Pacific Northwest / This engine was operated in 1862 and 1863 in freight and passenger service on the first Oregon railroad on the southern bank of the Columbia River between Bonneville and Cascade Locks.”

Photograph of eight unidentified young men standing on the platform at the end of a Portland Limited train car at Union Station. The young man fourth from left is holding a bouquet of flowers. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the the negative.

Photograph of a single train car on the railroad tracks at Union Station in Portland.

Photograph of a North Coast Lines bus to Seattle parked next to the Bank of California building at Sixth Avenue and Stark Street in Portland. Unidentified people are standing outside the bus and on the street corner.

Photograph of a group of unidentified people standing in a line next to a row of buses parked on Broadway next to the Jackson Tower in Portland. Most of the people in line appear to be young men or teenage boys.

Photograph showing a group of people standing in line next to three buses parked on a street. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a christening ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, and 371N5111. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of five people standing in a row next to a bus. At center are (from left) Mrs. Helen Malarkey, Portland Mayor George L. Baker, and Helen Hawkins. At far left is an unidentified man, possibly a steward, holding a suitcase. At far right is an unidentified man, possibly the bus driver, who is holding the open door of the bus. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. Hawkins performed a christening of one of the new buses. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, and 371N5112.

Photograph of Helen Hawkins and two unidentified men at the open door of a bus. Hawkins is poised to step onto the bus as the man at left, possibly a steward, holds her elbow with one hand and a suitcase in the other hand. The man at right, possibly the bus driver, is holding the door of the bus. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. Hawkins performed a christening of one of the new buses. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5111, and 371N5112.

Photograph of the Vista Avenue Viaduct, also known as the Vista Bridge, in Portland during construction in 1926.

Photograph of a ship passing under the Steel Bridge in Portland.

Photograph of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, probably during construction in 1925. The bridge opened on December 15, 1925. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of the St. Johns Bridge in Portland during construction. The bridge opened on June 13, 1931. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction in 1926.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, taken from Hood Street below the bridge. This photograph was one of four published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 21, 1926, the day the bridge was dedicated. The photographs were published under the headline “Another Bridge Spans the Flood.” This photograph had the following caption information: “Hood street, passing under the west approach.” The photographs accompanied a story with the headline, “$1,950,000 Ross Island Bridge Open.”

Photograph, taken from below, of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland. The photograph may have been taken in December 1926, when the bridge was completed; the streetlights on the bridge appear to be decorated as they were for dedication ceremonies on December 21, 1926.

Photograph of the construction scene on the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, probably in 1926. The view is from the east side of the bridge, facing to the west.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction in 1926.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction. This photograph was published on Page 20 of the Oregon Journal on September 14, 1926, under the headline “Ross Island Bridge Steel Spans River.” The photograph had the following caption: “The great center arch span of the new Ross Island bridge, third and last of Portland’s bridge program, was linked yesterday when derricks swung into place the girders that closed the gap. Above is a view of this arch, one of the longest bridges anywhere, as it looked when this girder was dropped into position.” Also see image Nos. 371N5074, 371N5075, 371N5077, and 371N5078, showing the lifting and placement of the girder that joined the bridge’s center arch. Image note: Negative damage at bottom of image.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction, probably in 1926.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, possibly taken in December 1926. A similar photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 21, 1926, the day the bridge was dedicated.

Photograph of two unidentified men holding set of plans, possibly for the Ross Island Bridge in Portland. The man on the left may also be pictured in image No. 371N5076.

Photograph of unidentified workers guiding a steel girder into place during construction of the Ross Island Bridge on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. Also see image Nos. 371N5074 and 371N5075.

Photograph of a steel girder being lifted to the center arch of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. Also see image Nos. 371N5074, 371N5075, and 371N5078. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph of four unidentified men on the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during bridge construction, possibly on September 13, 1926, when workers placed the girder that joined the bridge’s center arch.

Photograph of unidentified workers guiding a steel girder into place during construction of the Ross Island Bridge on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. The second man from left may be contractor J. H. Pomeroy. A similar photograph, image No. 371N5074, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on September 13, 1926. Also see image 371N5077 and 371N5078.