A bagpiper, “Dr. Holt” standing with a police officer at Mill Ends Park in Portland. Holt plays a set of bagpipes as the police office holds his left arm in the air. A small fenced area of plants can be seen in the middle of traffic lanes on S.W. Naito Parkway (negative 1 of 2).
Photograph of Belmont Street (now Southeast Belmont Street) in Portland, showing streetcar tracks, cars, and buildings, including the Sunnyside Theatre. The view is to the west.
A wheeled baby carriage outside the Book Shelf store on SE Hawthorne Boulevard and SE 48th Avenue. Valentines advertisements can be seen in the store window (negative 18 of 25). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Hawthorne Ave.
Photograph showing cars passing a Red Crown gas station and a sign marking the Peninsula Golf Course in North Portland. The golf course was located between the Denver and Union Avenue approaches to the Interstate bridge (now North Interstate Avenue and Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Cattle be rounded up in Portland on S.W. Naito Parkway after a collision between after a truck loaded with seventeen head of cattle collided with an empty gasoline truck. Three cattle stand in traffic as a man prepares to throw a lasso. The Battleship Oregon Memorial can be seen on the left side of the frame. A story detailing the accident was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 30, 1954 (negative 3 of 8).
People standing on S.W. Harbor Drive in Portland after a truck loaded with seventeen head of cattle collided with an empty gasoline truck. Eleven of the cattle escaped from the truck and needed to be rounded up. A damaged vehicle can be seen in the northbound lane, with the second Morrison Bridge in the distance. A large ship is moored on the Willamette River, across the street from the Oregon Journal Building. A story detailing the accident was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 30, 1954 (negative 1 of 8).
Negative of a photographic postcard showing the central bus depot in downtown Portland, Oregon. The building has signs for Greyhound Lines and North Coast Lines. It is on the corner of an intersection. Handwriting on negative reads, "Central Bus Depot Portland, Oregon. Christian 11-830."
Photograph showing a child on a tricycle outside a Hawthorne (?) shop with a dog. The storefront appears to be barber shop (negative 17 of 25). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Hawthorne Ave.
Photograph looking east, showing a child riding a tricycle next to a dog on SE Hawthorne Boulevard neat SE 18th Avenue. A storefront can be seen for Gatto Market (negative 22 of 25). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Hawthorne Ave.
Photograph showing a crowd of people in coats and hats, walking along a sidewalk. Some are carrying parcels. Garlands and other decorations are hanging from buildings and streetlights in the background. The photograph may have been taken at the corner of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street in Portland, outside the Meier & Frank building.
Photograph showing cars and the entrance to the Journal Building on Broadway at Yamhill (now Southwest Broadway and Southwest Yamhill Street) in downtown Portland. At upper left is the Portland Hotel. The Journal Building is now known as the Jackson Tower.
An accident scene at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland, after fire trucks crashed. Looking south on S.W. 4th Avenue, people are gathered in the street around vehicles. On the left side of the street is a damaged fire truck with a pile of hose. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 2 of 8).
People loading a gurney into an ambulance at the scene of a fire truck accident at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland. The back of the ambulance is open, and three people are standing at the end of the gurney. Other people can be seen throughout the scene. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 3 of 8).
A woman holding an umbrella stands on the corner of an intersection at SW 4th Avenue in downtown Portland. It is raining and the street is wet. Manning's Tea and the Farmer's Market are visible on the other side of the street. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "First rain in Portland after long, dry summer" (negative 4 of 6).
Front Avenue looking south from the Burnside Bridge, Oct. 16, 1938. The 1st building from the left was the Johnson and Spaulding Building, followed by the Johnson Building, Dodd Block, and Cook’s Building. On Front Avenue, between Ash and Pine.
View south down Front Avenue from Dekum & Reed block. A car turns onto Ankeny Street in the foreground. Attached to the same strip of film as Negative No. 3994.
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.
Photograph, taken at night, showing a group of suited men standing next to a paved street while looking towards the left. Wooden buildings can be seen on the left and right sides of the frame. Most likely in Portland. On the negative is written "49-106."
Two horses stand on a dirt road in Portland. They wear blinders and have reigns around their necks. The road appears to be a residential street that passes several houses in the background.
Two horses pull a piece of construction equipment on a dirt road. A man stands behind them with one hand on the reigns and the other on the equipment. This is likely part of a street construction project. A horse ring is visible in the foreground on a curb bordering the dirt road.
Photograph showing the view looking north at the corner of Adams and Oregon Streets, taken from the east end of the Steel Bridge in Portland. The photograph shows streetcar tracks and overhead wires, and parked cars and buildings lining the street. At right is a Mack truck dealership located at 285 Oregon St (now 7 NE Oregon St.).
Intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. The storefront of the Spear Linoleum Company is visible. Cast-iron balcony on the second floor. The Marion Hotel and Harmony Club Cafe are visible in the background. Taken through an archway, January 10, 1940.
Intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. The storefront of the Spear Linoleum Company is visible. Cast-iron balcony on the second floor. The Marion Hotel and Harmony Club Cafe are visible in the background. Taken through an archway, January 10, 1940.
Photograph of North Killingsworth Street, likely near North Kerby Avenue. A bus with a “Killingsworth” sign is on the street, as well as street car tracks. A sign for Jockey Club can be seen on the left side of the street, in addition to cars parked along the sidewalk (negative 4 of 14). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Albina and Killingsworth Streets.
Photograph, taken from the middle of North Lombard Street in Arbor Lodge, Portland, showing the street and the building at the intersection of Lombard and Oatman Street, which is blocked by a barrier. Streetcar tracks run down Lombard into the distance. The number 11 is written on the negative is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Automobiles drive on Madison Avenue, with the Hawthorne Bridge in the background. Looking east towards Front Avenue. Witch Hazel building at right. A Cohn Bros. truck is also visible. Taken January 10, 1940.
Automobiles drive on Madison Avenue towards the Hawthorne Bridge. Looking east towards Front Avenue. Witch Hazel building at right. Taken January 10, 1940.