Photograph showing the exterior of the Parlor Grocery on Northeast Fremont Street near Northeast 47th Avenue in Portland. Produce is displayed in the store window at center. On the windows are signs advertising prices for Ivory Soap; Royal Gelatin and Royal Pudding; Calo pet food; Pillsbury pancake flour; Lipton’s tea; Oxydol; Fontana’s macaroni spaghetti noodles; Linit starch; Leslie salt; Chase & Sanborn coffee; and Kellogg’s Pep. Stacked cans of Franco-American Spaghetti and Campbell’s Soup are seen in the window on the right. See related image No. 371N5613.
Cased photograph showing an exterior view of the D. C. Coleman store, located on the southeast corner of Oak and Front Street in Portland, Oregon. Several men stand in front of the store and 2 men shake hands near the front door. This was one of the first brick buildings constructed in Portland. Legacy collection records indicate this photograph was taken in 1853, the same year the building was constructed. Image has been removed from case and placed in archival board case.
Cased photograph featuring an exterior view of the Henry W. Corbett general merchandise store, likely located on Front Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Image is a copy negative due to the deterioration of the original.
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).
People sifting through the debris in front of the office for Vonnie Hall Real Estate following an explosion at the Signal Fireworks Company warehouse near SE 84th Avenue and Powell Boulevard. All of the windows in the building are broken out and large pieces of debris are scattered in the lawn (negative 3 of 14).
Shattered glass windows in the storefront of Luther convenience store on SE 82nd Avenue and Powell Boulevard following an explosion in the nearby Signal Fireworks Company warehouse. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on July 5, 1958 (negative 8 of 10).
Janice Corno, age 3, holding up a large slice of watermelon. She is seated on a wooden table in Corno's Food Market and a stack of Hermiston watermelons are visible behind her.
A sidewalk display in front of the Portland Seed Store (Portland Seed & Pet, at S.W. 2nd Avenue and S.W. Yamhill Street?). A table holds wooden trays of seed starts, as a group of people stand in front and look downward at a tray (negative 1 of 1).
The location of a shootout between FBI agents and Wayne Long, at S.E. 82nd Avenue and S.E. Foster Road. Long had robbed the First National Bank, visible in the distance. A Fred Meyer Store can be seen on the right side of the frame. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 15, 1950 (negative 12 of 14).
The location of a shootout between FBI agents and Wayne Long, at S.E. 82nd Avenue and S.E. Foster Road. Long had robbed the First National Bank, visible in the distance. A Fred Meyer Store can be seen across the street. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 15, 1950 (negative 1 of 14).
Five men stand next to a counter in a shop. Two of the men are behind the counter, standing in front of cabinets and shelves holding items. Chinese writing can be seen on numerous wall posters (negative 3 of 8).
Photograph looking west from the St. John neighborhood, showing the St. Johns Bridge entrance (North Philadelphia Avenue). To the right of the bridge entrance is the Bridge Tavern building. The St. Johns City Hall building can be seen to the left, behind several storefronts (negative 24 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Willy Fong hands boxes of moon cakes to Michael Leslie Gong and Kathleen Law at Fong Chong & Co. in Portland. Behind Fong are cabinets of various goods. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, September 16, 1945 (negative 2 of 4).
C.B. Stephenson, war loan drive chairman for Multnomah county, buying war bonds at Olds, Wortman & King in Portland. Betty McKay (center) and Ardythe Russell are at a store counter and facing towards Stephenson, as Russell holds a paper war bond. This photograph was published on page 6 of the Oregon Journal on Monday, January 31, 1944 (negative 1 of 2).
Photograph showing Williams Avenue at Russell Street (now North Williams Avenue and Northeast Russell Street) in Albina, Portland. The photograph shows vehicles and a streetcar on Williams and the buildings bordering the street. In the foreground at left is the Matthieu Drug Company; a sign for J. C. Penney Co. is also visible in the background at left. In the foreground at right is Groves Hardware; a sign for the Berg-McLaren is also visible next door to Groves. Image note: The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Photograph showing the North Jersey Market storefront, likely on North Jersey Street in St. Johns. The front of the store of open to the street, where crates of fruits and vegetables can be seen. A mother and two children are walking by on the sidewalk (negative 9 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
North Lombard Street looking southeast towards the intersection with North Alta Avenue. On the ride side of the street, signs can be seen for Idle Hour Billiards and the St. Johns Theater (St. Johns Twin Cinemas). A street car tracks is in the middle of the street, with cars parked on either side (negative 23 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph showing the Anderson’s Food Market storefront in St. Johns. Displays of produce can be seen outside the building (negative 17 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph showing Portland Lumber Mills on the Willamette River, viewed from the St. Johns neighborhood. Rows of lumber can be seen throughout the frame, which surround a building with Portland Lumber Mills painted on the roof. The Willamette River can be seen on the right side (negative 16 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph showing the Forsythe’s Food Store in St. Johns, likely on S. Jersey Street. In front of the store is a street sign with a Oregon U.S. 30 marker, as well as distances to Astoria, St. Helens, and St. Johns Bridge (negative 15 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph showing the Swanson’s Frozen Food Lockers storefront in St. Johns. A polar bear is painted on the above the entrance to the store, which also features neon writing along the front. Stacks of vegetables and dry goods can be seen inside the store. Painters can be seen working in a adjacent storefront (negative 13 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph showing the Ben Franklin Five and Dim store in St. Johns. Objects can be seen in the storefront window, and a man and women stand in front of the entrance. A sign on an adjacent store reads F. Kass Shoe Shop (negative 14 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph showing the Gain More Food Store storefront in St. Johns, at 8602 N. Jersey Street. A wing motif is painted on the front of the building, and short awnings can be seen over the windows (negative 11 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
A man stands in front of a fruit display holding an orange. A smiling woman and child, wearing long coats, stand in front of him. Piles of fruit (citrus?) can be seen behind them (negative 9 of 11).
Photograph looking northeast from the corner of North Leavitt Avenue and North Jersey Street (part of which is now North Lombard Street. Signs can be seen for St. Johns Drug So., Safeway, Bonham and Currier, and United States National Bank. In the distance, a sign for the St. Johns Theater (now the St. Johns Twin Cinemas, 8704 N Lombard St) can be seen (negative 1 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.
Photograph taken at the intersection of SE Bybee Boulevard and SE Milwaukie Avenue, looking north. Two pedestrians walk across the street towards Newman-Tarbell Co. Realtors and Oppie’s Recreation Parlor (negative 6 of 11). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Sellwood/Westmoreland.
Photograph taken near the intersection of SE Bybee Boulevard and SE Milwaukie Avenue, looking north. Shops and cars line both sides of the street, with signs visible for Safeway, Bybee Avenue Garage and Red Hen. The Moreland Theater can be seen in the distance (negative 4 of 11). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Sellwood/Westmoreland.
