Two young children at the Drake Brothers Studio in Silverton, Oregon. One child sits on a chair and looks at the other child, who is pretending to take its picture using a toy camera made out of a box.
A display at the Silverton Community Fair in Silverton, Oregon. A white picket fence surrounds the display, which is decorated with flowers. A small table is set with a teapot, cups, and saucers and a pot sits on a hot plate. Two signs read, "Free wafers and cocoa" and "Biscuits served with compliments of Pacific Coast Biscuit Company.
An automobile is parked on the side of a street in Silverton, Oregon. A dog sits on the back of the car. The dog is Bobbie the Wonder Dog, a Scotch Collie who achieved nationwide fame when he found his way home to Silverton after being lost in Indiana in 1923.
View looking up Water Street in Silverton, Oregon. One automobile is driving up the street and another is parked on the curb. A man carrying an umbrella stands in the middle of the street and a group of people stand on the sidewalk. Part of the street and sidewalk are flooded and a man stands in the water.
Four adults and one child sit in an automobile on Main Street near the intersection with McClain Street in Silverton, Oregon. There are two houses visible behind them; they are identified as the Dr Wrightman home (left) and the McCleary home (right).
A May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. Children and adults can be seen on a stage and rows of children stand in front of it. A man in a black robe stands on the stage reading from a long piece of paper.
A young woman poses with a basket during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 758, 759, and 760.
A young woman poses with a basket during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 758, 759, and 761.
A young woman poses during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She holds a basket in one hand and a handful of flower petals in the other. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 758, 760, and 761.
A young woman poses with a basket during a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She is barefoot and wears a white tunic-like dress. See related image Nos. 759-761.
A young girl participates in a May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. She wears a ruffled dress and a floral garland on her head and carries a basket decorated with flowers.
A May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. A young woman sits on a wicker chair under a trellis covered in flowers. She wears a floral garland on her head and holds a book in her lap. Seven children sit around her.
A May Day celebration in Silverton, Oregon. Children sit in a circle, some of them holding baskets of flowers. A young woman sits on a wicker chair under a trellis covered in flowers. She wears a floral garland on her head and holds a book in her lap. A woman can be seen talking to a young girl.
Six apples are displayed on a wooden table. One apple is placed on a postal scale, showing a weight of 17 ounces. Another apple has been cut into two pieces.
Six potatoes are displayed on a small wooden table. One of the potatoes is placed on a scale and shows a weight of 3.5 lbs. A small sign placed on one of the potatoes reads, "6 weigh 18 lbs. The size of $1.00." Accompanying description reads, "Believe it or not one hill of potatoes yielded eleven tubers 6 of which weighed 18 lbs was grown by J.D. Drake, Silverton, OR. -J-D-Drake-Silverton, Or./ This is to certify that the above statement and photo on opposite site is true and not exaggerated. -illegible [signature]. J.D.Drake [signature]"
A large cabbage that is identified as being 18 inches in diameter and weighing 24.5 pounds. The cabbage sits on a wooden bench and a ruler is balanced on it to show the size. Accompanying description reads, "Believe it or not. Cabbage 18 inches in diameter weighing 24 1/2 lbs. was grown at Silverton, Oregon. J-D-Drake Silverton-OR. / This is to certify that the photo on opposite side and the statement above is true and not faked or exaggerated. (illegible signature). J.D. Drake."
Wooden crates of apples are displayed on a rack. A banner hanging beneath it reads "Silverton's Fruit Show." Signs on the apple crates read "Hands off!" The display is decorated with bouquets of flowers and branches.
A group of eight men stands in front of a building that has been raised off its foundation and is in the middle of a street in Silverton, Oregon. The location is identified as 1st and Oak streets. A horse is hitched to a piece of equipment that is being used to move the building. A second group of men stands on the sidewalk and watches.
The Palace Theatre in the old Opera House building on Water and Oak streets in Silverton, Oregon. A sign on the awning reads, "Home of the big new Robert Morton pipe organ." An automobile is parked in front of the building. It carries an advertisement promoting the film "Driftwood."