A playful double-exposure portrait of two young men probably circa 1910-1914. They were probably friends of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw. On the top half of the image, both men wear tiny feathered straw hats, while one holds a parasol. Printed ribbons on their hats are partially legible and read, "-FUL MAB-" and "THE MER-". The bottom half of the image shows the same men upside down resulting in a mirror-image effect, with one wearing a top hat and the other a slouchy straw hat. They wear the same ribboned lapel pins, but one man wears the pin flipped upside down. The image may be playing with notions of gender, with the parasol half of the image representing the feminine and the other representing the masculine. Clapshaw created the image by exposing the top half of the negative, then flipping it 180 degrees and exposing the other half.
A house partially obscured by snow-covered trees. The house may be associated with the Clapshaw Family who lived in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove, Oregon. The house may have been in Hillside, Gales Creek, or Banks. The photograph was taken by William Alonso Clapshaw, probably circa 1910-1914.
A wintry scene showing a barn, fences and a lean-to in a snow-covered field, with trees in the distance. The edge of a house (possibly the same house that appears in image PUA_MS154_002) appears in the background, mostly obscured by trees. This property may be associated with the Clapshaw Family who lived in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove, Oregon. The photograph was taken by William Alonso Clapshaw, probably circa 1910-1914. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A portrait of a woman wearing a loosely ruffled white dress with a ruched central band, and a delicate necklace. She gazes straight into the camera. She is seated on an ornate curule chair in front of a plain backdrop. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in his home studio around 1910-1914. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The woman may be his relative or friend. Flaws in the image are due to scratches, dust and fingerprints on the negative.
Four people seated in a car, probably near Forest Grove or Gales Creek, Oregon circa 1910-1914. These may be members of the Clapshaw Family, who lived in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove. Two older people, possibly William and Laura Clapshaw, sit in the back seat. Two younger people are seated in the front, with a boy of around 14 years old at the steering wheel. A forest is in the background, with one large tree behind the car. The car is a Model T, with the "Ford" brand faintly visible on the front grill. The branding on the smooth, light-colored tires reads: "Firestone Clincher Tire ... Garber [?] Co. Akron O."
A portrait of a family posed outside a modest home near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly in or near Hillside, Gales Creek or Banks. They may be friends or neighbors of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw. The parents wear work clothes, with the mother in a practical striped dress and the father wearing work pants, boots, an old shirt and suspenders. The children are seated bareback on two horses, with the son in short pants and bare feet, and the daughter in a dress with tights and shoes. A dog, possibly a border collie mix, lies behind them. Their one-and-a-half story house is rustic in appearance with unpainted wood siding and plain trim. What appear to be two old tractor seats flank the door. A low hill rises behind the house. Several outbuildings, including possibly an outhouse, appear in the background. Clapshaw made the photograph by exposing half of the glass plate negative; he never exposed the other half, resulting in a blank section above this image. Flaws in the photograph are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A farmhouse and barn in Hayward, Oregon circa 1910-1914. As of the 2020s, the house is still standing at the address 53363 NW Hayward Road, Banks, Oregon. In this image, a sign for "Hayward Farm" is displayed prominently on the barn. A windmill, fences, various outbuildings, and a large field appear around the house, while a tall, thick forest of Douglas Fir lies in the background. Hayward is a small community in the Coast Range about 6 miles WNW of Banks, Oregon. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, possibly from a vantage point in Hayward Cemetery. Clapshaw exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make a portrait of a child; see image PUA_MS154_007b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
An outdoor portrait of a blond toddler, probably a girl aged around 18 months. She is wearing a light dress, dark tights and boots. She is standing between flowers in the foreground and bushes or vines in the background. The girl may be a relative or the child of a friend of William Alonso Clapshaw, the photographer. Clapshaw exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The photograph was probably taken near Gales Creek or Banks in Oregon, possibly in the Hayward area. The other half of the glass plate was used to make a portrait of the Hayward Farm; see image PUA_MS154_007a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A baseball game near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914; possibly in Banks or Gales Creek. A runner appears to be rounding third base while the baseman watches. A boy (partially obscured by damage to the negative) sits in the foreground. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph of the same game; see image PUA_MS154_008b. Based on other images by Clapshaw of the same team, the runner in this image may have belonged to a team with initials "HT" (or "TH" if the image is reversed). Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. The light area in the center of the image may have been caused by an overexposure.
A baseball player rounds the bases at a baseball game near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914; possibly in Banks or Gales Creek. A player appears to be heading towards second or third base while the baseman prepares to catch the ball. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph of the same game; see image PUA_MS154_008a. Based on other images by Clapshaw, the runner in this image likely belonged to a team with initials "HT" (or "TH" if the image is reversed). Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A group portrait of five men and two boys working on a hops farm near Forest Grove, Oregon, possibly in the Hillside neighborhood. This image probably dates from 1910-1914. The men, who are all wearing work clothes and hats, hold hoes in front of them. One man holds a pipe in his mouth. The hops vines around them hang from strings supported by tall poles. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A team of men harvest hay or grain from a field using steam-powered machinery. A steam tractor engine and a "Case" brand boiler pulled by two horses stand on the left. A pile of wood used to power the engine and two barrels sit nearby. A long belt attached to the steam tractor engine is running a third machine, possibly a thresher or baler (right). Men stand atop a horse-drawn wagon behind the machine on the right, carefully raking hay, while another empty wagon stands nearby. A recently-cut field of hay or grain is in the background, alongside a grove of oak trees. Small haystacks lie scattered around the field. This photograph was taken around 1910-1914 near Forest Grove, Oregon (possibly in Banks or Hillside), by William Alonso Clapshaw. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
People standing on the platform of the Wilkesboro train station near Banks, Oregon, circa 1911-1914. This was a stop on the electric interurban United Railways route that ran from Portland to Wilkesboro beginning in 1911. Train car number 900 is on the track. For another photograph of this station and more information about the railway line, see: Hallgren & Due, "United Railways of Oregon" (1961).
A sign on the station reads, "Great Northern Express Co." The Great Northern Express was a conventional railway that connected to the United Railways line.
The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph; see image PUA_MS154_011b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
Three people, probably a mother, father and daughter, sit on the porch of a small farmhouse in Oregon. A hammock and rocking chair are on the porch behind them, and clothes can be seen on a clothesline in the background. This photograph was probably taken around 1910-1914 near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly near the Hillside or Banks neighborhoods. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph; see image PUA_MS154_011a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
Three men stand on a pile driver which is pounding a large log into the ground. The log was probably a support for a bridge or road constructed near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly in Gales Creek or the Hillside neighborhood. A recently-logged hill sits in the background. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph that probably portrays the same bridge construction event; see image PUA_MS154_012b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
Construction of a bridge near Forest Grove, Oregon probably circa 1910-1914. This may have been in the vicinity of Gales Creek or Hillside. The old deteriorated bridge on the right is being replaced by the newer bridge on the left. A pile driver with a ladder can be seen in the background. A man with a team of horses stands on the new bridge, while another team pulls on load on the old one. A dirt road and a forest stand behind the bridges. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph that probably portrays the same pile driver seen here; see image PUA_MS154_012a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another view of the same bridges, see image PUA_MS154_024.
Three sets of empty wagons drawn by pairs of horses, each driven by a man in work clothes, stand in front of cords of wood. The wood is cut roughly and was probably meant to be firewood. A barn or warehouse sits behind them. In the background, there is a hill planted with rows of crops (possibly grapes or berries). The tall, skinny top of an agricultural building, perhaps used for drying or smoking food such as hops or prunes, extends above the horizon. This photograph was probably taken near Forest Grove, Oregon around 1910-1914; possibly near the Hillside neighborhood.
A self-portrait by photographer William Alonso Clapshaw. He is looking away from the camera while pulling a string that operated the shutter on the camera. He is dressed informally, wearing a white shirt that is left unbuttoned at the collar, dark striped pants and suspenders. He is seated on a wide curule chair that rests on what appears to be an oil cloth rug, with a plain backdrop behind him. This image was probably taken in Clapshaw's home studio; several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The photograph is overexposed on the lower left corner and has some flaws due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A large, two-and-a-half story house in the countryside near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. It appears to have been relatively new when the photograph was taken. It displays some Craftsman-style elements including wide porches, tapered wood columns and dormers. It is standing in front of an older, smaller house. The yard by the house has been mown recently, with loose stacks of hay on the ground. Several outbuildings and trees appear in the background. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another, albeit damaged, view of the same house, see image PUA_MS154_058.
Three adult women and one baby pose for a family portrait, probably in or near Forest Grove, Oregon. This appears to portray a baby, their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The great-grandmother, who is holding the baby, sits on an ornate curule chair, while the mother and grandmother stand behind them, giving the portrait a triangular composition. All the subjects gaze directly into the camera. There is what appears to be an oil cloth rug on the floor and a plain backdrop behind them. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in his home studio around 1910-1914. The people in the image may be his relatives or friends. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. For another version where the grandmother is not smiling, see Image PUA_MS154_021. Flaws in the image are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the glass plate negative.
A Fourth of July parade float near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. A note found with the original describes this as "Hillside Girls Float," indicating that the girls were from the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove. A pennant on the front of the float that is faintly visible appears to say, "Hillside." One girl standing on a platform at the center of the float wears a sash that reads "Oregon." American flags and stars-and-stripes fabric decorate the float, which is built on a wagon drawn by a team of horses. Swags of greenery are draped over the wagon and the girls hold large bouquets of ferns and leaves, with crowns of flowers on their heads. For another view of the same float, see image PUA_MS154_048.
Two men, possibly brothers based on their similar looks, spar in boxing gloves outdoors. This photograph was made near Forest Grove, Oregon, circa 1910-1914. The men wear shirts, bowties and slacks, and are standing in front of a hedge near a fenced-in field. They may have been friends of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
A baseball player rounds the bases at a baseball game near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, possibly in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of town. A player appears to be heading towards home base while the catcher walks forward. Men and boys sit on the sidelines watching the game. A partially logged hill stands in the background. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph of the same game; see image PUA_MS154_008a. Based on other images by Clapshaw, the runner in this image likely belonged to a team with initials "HT" (or "TH" if the image is reversed). Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A small house with clapboard siding in the countryside near Forest Grove, Oregon. The house has a wood shingle roof and a central chimney, surrounded by a large grass lawn. A girl and a dog stand in the background. Trees and bushes are planted around the yard. It was taken circa 1910-1914 by William Alonso Clapshaw.
