A man and woman stand next to a horse in a wooded area in front of a large tent in Portland. The tent is tied down to a long tree branch that has been fashioned into a post.

A man and woman sit on the front porch of a house in Portland. The man sits on a rocking chair and the woman sits on the steps leading up to the home. A dog lies at the man's feet. Three American flags are displayed on the porch above them. A walkway made of wooden planks leads around the right side of the home.

Members of a family pose on the front porch of a house in Portland. A man stands on the steps leading up to the home. Behind him, a woman sits in a rocking chair and 4 young adults pose on the porch next to her. Two young women who sit on the porch appear to be twin sisters. They all wear black clothing. Individuals in this photograph are also portrayed in OrgLot1417_020, OrgLot1417_050 and OrgLot1417_069.

Members of a family pose in front of a 3-story house in Portland. Two children sit on the curb in front of the house. A teenager sits on the steps leading to the front porch. A woman stands on the porch with her arms wrapped around a column. Everyone looks at the camera.

A family stands in front of a 2-story house in Portland. A man holds a lawnmower on the grass. Two boys sit on their bicycles and a woman sits on the steps leading up to the house. They all look off to the right. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks.

A man, woman and 5 children pose in a yard next to a house. The man and woman are seated and the man holds a cat. A dog sits at his feet.

A man, woman and 4 children pose in a yard. The man holds a little girl and the woman holds a baby. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind them. This family is also portrayed in OrgLot1417_047. A person standing in the left background has been crossed out by scratches made on the negative.

Eight members of a family pose for a portrait in a grassy area next to a rose bush in a yard. A man and woman sit in chairs on either end of the group. A woman seated on the ground in the middle holds a doll on her lap. The same people are portrayed in OrgLot1417_061.

Four young women sit on the steps leading up to the doorway of a house. A girl stands behind them. The woman on the front left holds a mandolin while the woman sitting next to her holds a bouquet of flowers. A woman sitting behind them holds an umbrella. Another umbrella is propped up on the landing.

Four girls of various ages sit on the steps leading up to a house. Two girls have their arms around each other. The face of one of the girls is obscured by markings on the glass plate negative. Two of these girls are also depicted in OrgLot1417_078.

View of a family sitting in front of a house in Portland. A woman, 3 children and a dog sit on the steps leading up to the house while a man sits in a chair on the front porch.

A man and woman stand with their arms around each other in the front yard of a 3-story house. Several trees in the front yard obscure the view of the house. In the background, a man leans against the side of the porch. This same couple and house are featured in OrgLot1417_011.

A man, woman and 2 children pose in the yard in front of a house. The yard is overgrown with weeds. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks.

View of a 2-story house in Portland. A man and woman sit on chairs in the grass in front of the house. The woman holds a baby on her lap. The man holds a dog in his lap. Two additional dogs sit near them. A cow grazes on grass on the right. A large dirt road runs in front of the house.

View of a 2-story house in Portland. A woman stands on the front porch holding a baby. A fence encircles the house and a garden to the right of the house.

A family stands in front of a house in Portland. A man holds onto a cow in a grassy area as her calf feeds. Behind him, a woman holds a little boy as he sits on a fence. A dog stands at their feet. A woman leans out of a window of the house in the background and looks at the camera.

A woman stands next to a baby in a stroller in front of a house in Portland. The stroller is in a garden and a white parasol shelters the baby. The woman looks down at the baby while the baby looks at the camera.

Three people stand in the rows of a young orchard in Portland. They are slightly taller than the trees. A woman and girl stand in 2 separate rows and face each other. A man stands next to the girl and looks toward the camera.

A family stands in front of a 2-story house in Portland. A man holds a baby in one hand and a dog in the other. A woman stands next to him. They stand on the side of the house, next to a garden featuring rose bushes and rows of vegetables.

Members of a family stand on the front porch of a house in Portland. A man and 2 women look at the camera. One woman holds a stroller with a toddler inside. A little girl stands next to the stroller. A column on the porch of the house displays the numbers, "1503." This is likely a house on NE 11th Avenue in the present-day Woodlawn neighborhood of NE Portland.

Two women stand in the front yard of a 2-story house in Portland. They each hold croquet mallets and swing at the balls lying near their feet. The yard is outlined by rocks. Laundry hangs behind the house in the background.

Members of a family pose in front of the doorway of a house in Portland. A man stands on the left, wearing a railroad conductor's uniform. A boy and girl sit on the steps leading up to the home. The girl holds a bouquet of flowers in her lap while the boy holds a dog in his lap. Two women stand on the right, both holding bouquets of flowers. A wooden walkway leads to the right of the house.

A man sits on the front porch of a 2-story house in Portland. A little girl sits on his lap. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks. A dirt road runs in front of the house. On the left, a large pile of wood sits on the road in front of the house.

A man and woman stand in a yard next to several rose bushes. A dog sits at the woman's feet. Behind them is a house displaying a sign that reads, "Dr. O.C. Blaney, Physician & Surgeon."

Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Henrietta C. Failing was conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 14, 1976, at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library.

In this interview, Failing speaks about the history of the Failing family. She focuses particularly on the life and career of her father, James Frederick Failing, who came to Portland, Oregon, as a child in 1851; and on her uncle Henry Failing and his work as Portland mayor from 1864 to 1866 and from 1873 to 1875. She briefly discusses the role of Chinese Americans in 19th-century Portland. She also speaks about the life and career of her maternal grandfather, John Conner, who came to Albany, Oregon, in 1853. She talks about her family's involvement with the First Baptist Church in Portland. She closes the interview by talking about her early life in Portland, including her memories of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905.

View of a house in Portland. Two women and a man stand on the front porch.