Businesses on the west side of Front Avenue between Columbia and Jefferson Streets. Sign advertises ACME Bottle store. Several barrels are stacked on the sidewalk. Taken January 8, 1940.
Trees and a small creek at Fulton Park. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Fulton [Park] - choice [Fulton Park was between Portland and the Ladd estate.] R-30, LW-30."
The house of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. It is a white house with a rock wall and gardens in front. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "House, R-33, LW-33."
Peonies in bloom on a rock terrace. Likely taken at the home of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Peonies on Terrace, Spring 1900 (Broken Glass Negative), S45, LW2-10A."
A hydrangea bush in bloom on a rock terrace. Likely taken at the home of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Hydrangeas in Terrace, S-41, LW2-12."
An unidentified man stand beside a row of hydrangeas and azaleas in bloom on a rock terrace. A walking path and seating area are above the terrace. Likely taken at the home of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Flowers on Terrace, S-42, LW2-13."
A garden terrace with a maple tree covered in heavy snow. Likely taken at the house of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Snow Scene - Terrace and Maple Tree, 1901, S2, LW3-2."
Footprints in the snow on a garden path. Likely taken at the house of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Snow Scene - Clover Terrace - Tree & Walk, S3, LW3-3."
A crabapple tree in blossom. Likely taken at the house of Carles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "1902 - Crabs in Bloom, S1, 5x7, LW3-1
A weeping Japanese cherry tree in bloom. Photograph likely taken in the garden of the Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd residence. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Small Weeping Japanese Cherry, 1903, S6, LW3-6."
View of the gardens at the home of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "House with Crabs & Big Maple, 1903, S4, LW3-4."
The front steps and veranda of the residence of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads: "Front Veranda, S13, LW3-13."
A bank with rhododendrons in bloom. Photograph likely taken in the garden of the Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd residence. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Bank with Rhododendrons, S10, LW3-10."
Ducks on the lawn in the gardens at the residence of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Ducks on Lawn, S21, LW3-21."
The front steps and veranda of the residence of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads: "Front Veranda - Summer 1900, S23, LW3-23."
The troop transport ship, USS General W.A. Mann (AP-112) in a drydock in Portland, Oregon.Three unidentified people stand at the base of the ship next to a pile of large logs. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Drydocking troop ship "General W.A. Mann" - largest ever handled in Portland" (negative 1 of 5).
Shirley Johnson, a registered nurse at Holladay Park Hospital, stands wearing a nursing uniform. She is holding up a copy of "This Week Magazine" which features a photograph of her taken for her part-time modeling job (negative 4 of 8).
Gay Dawn (LaVerne Beck) seated at a dressing room mirror prior to a burlesque show. She is wearing a beaded sweater and holds a comb in her hand. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "LaVerne Beck - "Gay Dawn" exotic dancer, who was born in Portland." (negative 4 of 4).
Kate Aiken Minto on her 90th birthday receiving bouquet of roses from President Milton Rice of Rose Festival Association for her part in starting Portland's Rose Festival. She is seated in a wicker chair beside a bookshelf with a large bouquet of roses in her lap (negative 2 of 4).
Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing holding a white rabbit. The students are seated at a desk and two of them are wearing large headphones. A note on a bulletin board reads, "April 8, Thumper will go away to the farm today. Good-by [sic] Thumper." (negative 1 of 10).
A student at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing stands with one hand on his cheek and the other hand on the face of a woman. He is demonstrating the Tadoma method used by deafblind individuals to communicate by feeling the movement of lips and the vibration of vocal chords (negative 2 of 10).
Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing seated in a semi-circle around a teacher, possibly Madeline Dutton. The teacher is holding up cards and each of the students is wearing headphones (negative 5 of 10).
Four students from the Tucker-Maxon School for the Hard of Hearing seated on a grass lawn around a wicker basket full of eggs. Another photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on April 9, 1955 with the caption, "Admiring loot at conclusion of festive Easter egg hunt at Tucker-Maxon Oral school Friday were these four enthusiastic pupils. From left: Sandra Mohn, boarder student from Seattle; Waldo Baldridge, Colleen Glenn, Kathy Craton." (negative 2 of 13).
Mattie Harrell, a teacher at the Tucker-Maxon School for the Hard of Hearing is seated in the center of a semicircle of desks. Four students wearing headphones are seated at the desks. Harrell holds up a card for the students. Each of the desks has a microphone connected to voice amplifiers (negative 3 of 13).