Photograph of a man on the roof of a building in downtown Portland. He is painting the letter "H" on a sign for Holmes Business College. Other buildings in downtown Portland are visible in the background. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Holmes Bus. Coll."
Photograph of the Imperial Hotel building in downtown Portland decorated with American flags and bunting. The Owl Drug Company is located on the ground floor. American flags hang over the street where there are several pedestrians. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "White building on L. Imperial Hotel. SW Broadway and Washington, NE corner."
Photograph of downtown Portland and several buildings on the waterfront on the Willamette River. There are signs for U.S. Mills Dock, the Stephenson Co., Chas H. Lilly Co, the Portland Seed Company, and Polson Implement Co. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Poulson (sic) Implement Co at corner of Taylor / front to water." Stamp on the back for the Angelus Studio. The top of the photograph is torn.
A glass positive of the grounds of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition as seen from the U.S. Government Buildings. Guild's Lake, the Foreign Palace, and the Agriculture and Horticulture Building are visible. Large crowds of people are visible crossing the Bridge of Nations.
A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.
A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. Part of the American Inn is visible in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
A photograph of the skyline of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Buildings visible include the Washington Building, the Foreign Palace, and the Agriculture and Horticulture Building.
A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. The American Inn is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.
A glass positive of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.
A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. The American Inn is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.
A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. The American Inn is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.
A photograph showing the construction of the U.S. Government Buildings for the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.
The Multnomah County Courthouse and a public service building on SW Fourth Avenue and Salmon Street, looking northwest. A man washes the sidewalk at the corner. The Hotel Rowland is visible. Taken June 10, 1940.
Goose Hollow area. Looking south along SW Sixteenth Avenue toward Jefferson Street, Portland Heights in the background. Taken from current site of Lincoln High School. Taken March 6, 1940.
Nighttime view of the Terminal Sales Building, constructed in 1927, viewed from SW Yamhill and Thirteenth, looking NE. A parking lot in front of the building advertises parking for $0.15, day or night. Taken February 28, 1940.