Sepia-toned image of two men and two women, seated on the ground in front of a row of bushes. They all wear hats; the men wear overalls and one wears a tie. The women wear loose dresses, gathered at the waist, and helmet style hats. The group each have an arm around the person(s) next to them.
Sepia-toned image of two young men, seated together, each pointing a finger as if shooting at each other. They wear suits and ties, and their hair is parted in the middle and combed back from their face. One man sits in front of the other, looking back up over his shoulder at his friend, while the second man sits slightly above the first and has one arm laid across his friend's shoulders. The blue 'X' above the second man's head indicates he is most likely the 'Alva Emerick' named on back of the photo.
Black and white image of a woman in a dark skirt and striped blouse, seated in a rocking chair on the covered porch of a cross-gabled house. Lace curtains hang in the windows, and the number '1404' can be seen above the door. The woman wears her hair pulled back into a severe bun, and she also wears wire-framed glasses. Martha Emerick was born in Cornelius in 1853, the daughter of Rosanna and William McLin.
Sepia-toned image of a large group of students arranged in front of a two-story building. The younger students are seated in front, and the other students appear to be arranged on rises in the background. Most of the students appear to be grammar school age. the teacher, standing to the image right of the group, wears a double-breasted three-piece suit. The young boy indicated with the blue 'X' on his chest is Roy Wilson, the younger brother of Roy Wilson. Watts School served students west of Forest Grove. See WCMpic_015631, WCMpic_015635, and WCMpic_015632 for other images of this school.
Sepia-toned image of a group of students gathered outside a one-room school building. The younger students are grouped in front by gender, the girls seated in front of the boys, who are kneeling. Seven older students, including two tall boys, stand with the teacher behind the group. Watts School served students west of Forest Grove. See WCMpic_015631, WCMpic_015635, and WCMpic_015632 for other images of this school.
Sepia-toned image of a group of students seated on the stairs of a school building. Their teacher stands next to them. The boys sit on the first three steps, and the girls sit behind them. Most of the students appear to be grammar-school age. Watts School served students west of Forest Grove. See WCMpic_015631, WCMpic_015635, and WCMpic_015634 for other images of this school.
Sepia-toned image of a group of students gathered in front of a small, one-room school house with a church visible just beyond the building. The younger students, mostly boys, are seated on the ground, and the older students stand in three rows behind them. Most of the boys wear suit coats and many wear hats. The girls wear short dresses with puffed sleeves, most gathered at the waist. Watts School served students west of Forest Grove. See WCMpic_015632, WCMpic_015635, and WCMpic_015634 for other images of this school. The blue ink 'X' on the front may indicate that the small boy at the end of the row who is scratching his nose is the 'Roy Wilson' named on the back.
Black and white image of a two-story brick building on a street corner with a number of cars parked along the curb and other vehicles in the street. The building has arched lower windows and an arched entrance on the corner. The signs on the building advertises 'Miller's Quality Foods, phone 3661.' The next sign advertises 'Dean's Drugs' and 'Dean's Rexall Drugs.' A delivery truck in front of the building belongs to 'Reedville Truck Service.' To the left of the image, down t he street, signs advertise 'Rogers Bakery,' the 'Tip Top Coffee Shop' and 'Beaverton Hardware,' and 'Pegg's Mortuary.' A man on a ladder adjusts an awning over one store front, and several cars including a 'woody' wagon, a sedan whose body is constructed of wood with wood framing. The street is paved, and a manhole cover can be seen in the center of the intersection. A city bus approaches in the distance, passing a school bus heading the other way. The signpost on the street corner indicates this is the intersection of Oregon Highways 217 and 208, and arrows point the direction to four local cities: Tigard, Progress, Laurel, and Hazeldale.
Black and white image of a group of students with their teacher. Ten girls all wear long-sleeved white dresses with high necks and gathered waists. The boys wear suits, and all the students have long ribbons attached below their left shoulders. The teacher sits at the end of the first row and also wears a suit. Heaped in front of the students on a white fur are two baskets full of flowers and a number of scrolls. B. W. Barnes introduced high school in 1904 in Hillsboro, adding a ninth grade to the curriculum, and one year each year thereafter until the full four year course was added. If, as stated on the back, this is the first class to graduate, these students have just finished the equivalent of their sophomore year of high school and most are about 16 years old.
Sepia-toned image of a group of boys and two men arranged on the steps in front of the Washington County Courthouse. All the boys wear scout uniforms of jodhpurs, knee-high socks, long-sleeved shirts and scarves. The boys in the front two rows each hold a bugle in their right hand; three of the boys in the back row carry snare drums. One boy in the center holds a drum major's stick beneath one arm. A bass drum placed at the front of the group reads 'Boy Scouts of America. Troop 216. Hillsboro, Ore.'
Sepia-toned image of a group of students gathered outside of Mountainside School, near Scholls Ferry. Built in 1875, this school was located on Hwy 219, just south of the current location of the Mountainside Cemetery. Though not specifically identified in this image, May Hansen was a student here and would have been eight years old at the time of this photo. This district was one of those consolidated to form Groner Elementary in the late 1940s. The man standing at the far right of the image is most likely the teacher, Henry Jack.
A card promoting the town of Forest Grove, Oregon, showing a forested block "between Fourth and Fifth Street," which have since been renamed Douglas and Elm Streets. It may be the site of what is now Rogers Park. A large house is barely visible behind the trees. Lettering on the bottom and back of the card brags about how Forest Grove is the "prettiest town in Oregon" and provides facts about its infrastructure and industries. This is an example of "boosterism," a common practice in smaller towns in the American West circa 1900, in which towns promoted themselves as destinations for new residents and businesses. This particular card was published by the Forest Grove Board of Trade, which was founded in 1904 to promote the commercial interests of the community.
Sepia-toned image of a young man standing beside a wagon drawn by a two-horse team. The front is a covered seat, and the back is flat and filled with milk cans. Another wagon also loaded with milk cans stands behind the first. The road is dirt, and in the background is a large industrial building.
Black and white of a group of about 40 women gathered in a room. Some are seated at a table, others stand in front of a large window. The photo is attached to a piece of onionskin typewriter paper with the names of the women pictured listed. Drawn on the bottom of the page is a legend showing which women are seated where.
Black and white image of a group of women in dresses. They stand outside in what appears to be an orchard. The dresses the women wear are knee-length, several button in the front. All the dresses are short-sleeved and gathered at the waist. Four of the ladies wear hats, several of the women wear their long hair up in a bun. The photo is attached to an onion-skin paper with typewritten information about who is pictured in the image.
Black and white portrait of a woman from the shoulders up. She wears a dress with pleated shoulders and a pleated insert. Her hair is short and parted on the side and combed back from her face.
Black and white portrait of a young woman wearing a white dress. She is seated in a wicker chair and holds a rolled up document and a bouquet of roses in her lap. Her long-sleeved dress is almost entirely overlaid with eyelet material, and she wears a large corsage on her chest. Several bouquets stand beside her and flowers are gathered at her feet. Her short hair is curled and combed softly back from her face. Though the back of the card reads 'Mrs. Morrissey,' it is more likely that the photo is that of one of the Morrisseys' daughters.
Black and white image of six nuns in habits at a beach. All seated or standing near rocks at the base of a large rock, and the sand in front of them is compacted and wet. Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon was founded in 1886, moving to their current Beaverton location in the 1890s.
Black and white image of a man and a woman. The man wears a World War I Military uniform, and his hair is cut short and combed to the side. The woman wears a loose-fitting white dress and a white cap with a train. A large dark-colored cross is emblazoned upon the front of her cap, and her hair appears to be tucked up inside of the cap. She wears glasses. They stand in front of a tree in full bloom.
Black and white image of two young women standing on a beach, each holding a crab by its claws. The young women wear bloomers, and both appear to be wearing stockings and slippers. They each wear their hair tucked up underneath a cap (or possibly a bonnet). One wears a sweater and the other wears a light pullover jacket.
Black and white image of a young woman in a white nurses uniform with cap and cape. She has dark hair, pulled up and back underneath a nurse's hat. She stands outside in a field with trees and two wooden buildings visible behind her. Another woman in a nurse's outfit is just visible standing behind her left shoulder.
Black and white portrait of a toddler in a short-sleeved white dress standing on a chair in front of a dreamy, hazy background. She wears a full white dress, belted just below the waist and bloused out. The skirt is mostly lace, and she wears white stockings and boots with numerous straps buttoned over the stockings. Her hair is short and fair, and a small pendant necklace hangs against the front of her dress.
Sepia-toned portrait of a young woman in a calf-length black dress with a neckerchief held by a large gold slide. The dress is gathered at the waist and has a full, bloused top and long, full sleeves. An armband bearing the initials 'S. M. I.' decorates the young woman's left bicep. Her hair is softly curled and full about her face before being drawn back into an elaborate snood and bow. She wears a mortarboard with a full tassel hanging down off the back edge, and the initials 'S. M. I.' across the band. Museum records do not identify what the initials represent. Neither do they identify the woman specifically, whether she is the 'Vesta' referred to on the back, if she is 'Marguerette Morrissey.'
Black and white image of a woman standing in front of a shingle-sided building. Two large plate glass windows are visible to her right, and the sign on the top of the building reads 'Red Robin, Lunch.' the woman has short hair, parted on one side, and stands with her hands in the pockets of her front button dress.
