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F. W. Bradley

Portrait of a smiling man looking to the left. He is wearing a hat, glasses, a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “F W. Bradley” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. The man may be Frederick Worthen Bradley, president of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating company. He also served as president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.

F. W. Bradley

Portrait of a man looking slightly to the left. He is wearing glasses, a suit jacket and vest, and a tie. The name “F. W. Bradley” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. The man may be Frederick Worthen Bradley, president of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating company. He also served as president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.

H. E. Byram?

Portrait of a man wearing a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. He is standing in front of a train car. The text “Pres Byram” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. The man is probably H. E. Byram, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company. See related image No. 371N0388.

H. E. Byram? and group

Portrait of ten men in suits, standing on railroad tracks in front of a train car at Union Station in Portland. The fifth man from right is probably H. E. Byram, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company. The other men are unidentified. The text “Byram + Mil Group” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N0386.

H. E. Byram?

Portrait of a man facing to the right and looking toward the front. He is wearing a hat, suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. A train car is partially visible in the background. The name “Byron” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image. However, the man may be H. E. Byram, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company. Also see image No. 371N0386.

Harvey Firestone?

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front. He has a mustache and is wearing a suit, jacket, collared shirt, and bow tie. The name “Firestone” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. The man is probably Harvey Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.

Samuel M. Mears looking at rope aboard frigate USS Constitution

Photograph showing Samuel M. Mears holding a loop of thick rope aboard the frigate USS Constitution in August 1933, when the ship and crew visited Portland from August 2 to August 22 as part of a national tour. A cropped version of this photograph was one of four that were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 20, 1933, under the headline “No Dull Moments on Deck of Old Frigate Constitution.” This photograph had the following caption: “Samuel M. Mears, president of Portland Cordage company and midshipman on the Constitution in 1871, is an honored visitor. He gave $600 worth of cordage for rerigging the ship.” The photograph of Mears was probably taken earlier, on Friday, August 18, 1933; his visit to the ship is mentioned in a story published on Page 2 of that day’s Oregon Journal. The story, describing activities on the ship on August 18, reported that Mears had lived on the Constitution for nine months as a midshipman in the naval academy. Image note: Also see image Nos. 371N3717, 371N3724, and 371N3736, which were published with the photograph of Mears.

Hugo Sonnenschein of Meier & Frank, using telephone

Half-length portrait of a smiling man, Hugo Sonnenschein, seated at a desk and holding a telephone receiver. In a story headlined “Sonnenschein Assumed High Post in Store,” published on Page 4 of the April 30, 1935 edition, the Oregon Journal reported that Sonnenschein would succeed P. J. MacAuley as sales promotion and advertising manager of the Meier & Frank Co. See related image No. 371A1661, of MacAuley, and No. 372A0544, which was published with the Journal’s story. Image note: The name “Sonnenschein” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

P. J. MacAuley of Meier & Frank with successor Hugo Sonnenschein

Half-length portrait of P. J. MacAuley seated at a desk and Hugo Sonnenschein standing next to him. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on April 30, 1935, under the headline “Admen, New and Retiring.” The photograph had the following caption: “P. J. MacAuley (seated), retiring sales promotion and advertising director of Meier & Frank company, explains duties of the position to his successor, Hugo Sonnenschein of New York.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Sonnenschein Assumed High Post in Store.” See related image Nos. 371A1661 and 372A0543. Image note: The names “Sonnenschein” and “McCawley [sic]” are written on the negative and are visible at the bottom of the image. Photograph shows speckling and discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Ed Wobber

Half-length portrait of a man facing front. He is seated and is wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie. The photograph was taken during the 1935 Pacific Northwest Stationers Association convention. A convention button and ribbon are pinned to the man’s lapel. On the button is the name “Ed Wobber.” On the ribbon is the text “Stationers Association / Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention / Portland / August 16th-17th / 1935.” The name “Wobber” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Businessmen in sugar industry

Full-length portrait of six unidentified men standing in two rows and facing front. All six are wearing suits and ties. The text “Sugar Men” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Three men with Churn Maid Products Co. trucks on Southeast Union Avenue?, Portland

Photograph showing three Churn Maid Products Co. delivery trucks parked on the street. An unidentified man is standing next to each truck. On the buildings in the background are signs for Churn Maid; Dairy’s Supply Co. Inc., and Portland Stove & Furnace Repair Works. This photograph was probably taken in Portland in the 300 block of Southeast Union Avenue (now Southeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard). Image note: Light leak on negative.

The Home Plate restaurant, Southeast 49th and Hawthorne, Portland

Photograph showing the exterior of The Home Plate restaurant at Southeast 49th Avenue and Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard in Portland. An unidentified man in an apron is standing in front of the building. The view is to the north. Across the top of the building are the words “ICES / ALES / CANDY / TOBACCO.” Below that are the words “THE HOME PLATE / ‘HAMBURGERS AND OTHERS.’ “ Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Four men with truck and boxes of beer at Columbia Beverage Company, Portland

Full-length portrait of four unidentified men standing on the sidewalk next to a delivery truck and stacked boxes of Horluck's Vienna-Style Beer. The photograph was taken outside the Columbia Beverage Company at Southeast 13th Avenue and Southeast Division Street in Portland.. The man at left is holding a box and is wearing an apron and a hat with the words “Columbia Beverage Co.” on the front. The other three men, wearing overcoats and suits, are standing in a row behind him. On the side of the truck are the words “Star Vaggi's Mixers” and “Columbia Beverage Co.”

Three men with barrel at Columbia Distributing Co., Portland

Photograph showing three unidentified men posing with a barrel at the Columbia Distributing Company in Portland. The barrel is lying on its side, and the man at center is filling it with a hose attached to a processing tank. The man at right is pointing to the end of the barrel, where the following text is stamped: “Columbia Distributing Co. / Rectifier / Portland, Ore. / Loganberry / Ser. No. 1 / W. G. 4S. 20 / PR. 22 / P. G. 10. 60 / Filled S 24 37.”

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