Black and white image of a man holding a shoe up to a machine, affecting some sort of repair on the shoe. Shoes line the counter in front of him, and shoe heels and other bits and pieces of the trade fill small boxes on the shelves below the counter and on the wall behind him. The man wears glasses and a smock over a shirt with a tie.
Black and white image of a man helping another at a counter at a shoe repair shop. A sign on the back wall reads 'Knight Shoe Repair,' and numerous machines of the trade fill the room behind him.
Sepia-toned image of a market. Eggs, beans, and other fresh foods and produce fill bins at the bottom of the image, while a woman in a cloche hat and an apron sorts through a bin just beneath a hanging scale. Another woman to the image right appears to be shopping. An antique car sits on the curb, and a street busy with pedestrian traffic fills the background. the sign above the woman's head reads 'W. S. Huff, Beaverton. Fresh Egg's [sic] Farm Produce. The Huff's market was located between Third and Fourth Streets on Yamhill in downtown Portland, but the Huffs were long-time residents of Beaverton.
Black and white image of four people, most likely the Flints and their two sons, standing in front of a two-story, cross-gabled farmhouse. A number of livestock animals are in the image, three horses hitched to a plow, another carriage horse at the far right, and a flock of sheep to the left. A dog stands between the woman and one of the men. Two of the men wear suits and hats, while the third is in shirtsleeves and holds the handles of the plow. The woman wears a high-necked, corseted dress and her hair is pulled back tightly into a small bun on top of her head. In the far background of the image is a large barn. The Flints arrived in Oregon around 1870, settling in the Scholls Ferry Area on 800 acres (purchased for $10 an acre.) This house was built in 1881.
Black and white image of a gabled farmhouse with a picket fence and a covered front porch. Alonzo Cady was Beaverton's first mayor and longtime postmaster.
Color portrait of a group of men in judicial robes gathered outside of the Washington County Courthouse. Museum records date the photograph to May of 1987.
Black and white image of a large, three-story Classical revival style home with a large covered porch and balcony surrounding it set in a grassy area with trees in the background. A young woman with a child in her lap sits on the porch railing, possibly Lillie and Harold Harding, daughter and grandson of the Sweeks. John and Maria Sweek built the original portion of the house in the late 1850s, after arriving in Washington County and taking up a Donation Land Claim. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The current city of Tualatin sits on land donated by the Sweeks from their original land claim.
Black and white image of the Jenkins Estate. The Jenkins Estate was built during the years 1912 - 1915 by Belle Jenkins and her husband, Ralph. The 7-bedroom home now belongs to the Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District.
Black and white image of a small, two-story building with a squared off front. A covered porch extends from the front of the building, and a single-gable building with large double doors sits next door to it. The buildings sit in a grassy lot, with power lines and tall cypress trees in the image. See WCMpic_14099 for an image of the blacksmith shop around 1900.
Black and white image of a two-story shop with a covered front porch. Half a dozen men and a number of horses and wagons are gathered in front of the building. Two men wear blacksmith's aprons and hold tools in their hands. The rest of the men wear suit jackets and hats. A large sign made up of a down-turned horseshoe and a wagon wheel is set up on the roof of the porch. To the image left of the building a woman sits in a carriage with two small children, identified in museum records as Mrs. Walter and her children. Advertisements for 'plug cut' tobacco and other products are posted on the walls of the building. The loft door is open, showing wagon wheels and seats. The road in front of the building is unpaved and muddy. Charles Walter's blacksmith shop was in Glencoe, which is now part of North Plains, just north of Hillsboro. See WCMpic_014102 for an image of this building in 1987.
Black and white image of a large crowd gathered in front of a Carpenter gothic church with a striped, eight-sided steeple. Museum records identify the image as the original Visitation Catholic Church in Verboort.
Black and white image of a man and a woman seated in an early model Brass-era automobile. The woman holds a baby. Trees and a large grassy area are visible behind the couple, and the road is dirt. Museum records identify the image only the 'Gaston postmaster,' the image being taken about 1910.
Black and white image of a man in a suit seated in a small covered sulkey drawn by a single horse. Printed on the side of the sulkey is 'U. S. Mail. R. F. D. No. 2.' Museum records indicate that this is a copy of a printed postcard which had a postmark date of August 9, 1909, Beaverton, Oregon. The image was donated by Waldo Flint
Black and white image of the interior of a farm equipment and parts store. One man stands at a counter being helped by an employee. Several small tractors and other equipment are parked in the showroom, along with other sorts of supplies. A sign over a door in the back wall advertises New Holland equipment, while most of the actual machinery on display bears an Allis-Chalmers brand mark. This image was part of the H. E. McMullen bequest. Herbert McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other photographs and images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a man standing in front of a new Allis-Chalmers gleaner. Behind the man is a building and garage with a number of other tractors and farm equipment parked in rows beside it. This image was part of the H. E. McMullen bequest. Herbert McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other photographs and images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a farm equipment store. Two tractor trailer rigs with trailers full of small tractors are parked in the lot, and other farm equipment is set around the lot, along with a number of parked cars. One sign indicates that the truck sells International Harvester tractors and other machines. This image was part of the H. E. McMullen bequest. Herbert McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other photographs and images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of an oil truck parked on a gravel lot beneath a sign reading 'Baseline Tank [and] Mfg. Incorporated.' Bare trees and a house can be seen in the background. The sign on the truck's door advertises 'Hilden Oil Co., Distributor. Phone Forest Grove 4092, Hillsboro 7771. McCall Oil Co.' This image was part of the H. E. McMullen bequest. Herbert McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other photographs and images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a new, 'modern' style car dealership sitting behind a large sign advertising 'Hamby Chevrolet' on TV Highway on the western edge of Hillsboro. As of 2012, the sign and the building both still stand, though the building has been expanded and the sign now reads 'Bruce Chevrolet.'
Black and white image of a number of Chevrolet pickup trucks parked in a corner lot with three large billboards behind them. One of the advertisements shows two soldiers in a tank, one exclaiming to another that the tank 'Takes the Hills Just Like our Hamby's Chevrolet Truck Back Home.' Located on W. Washington and S. First Avenue in Hillsboro.
Black and white image of a brick building situated on a corner with a large neon signs advertising 'Hudson' cars and service. Three men stand next to a new convertible parked on the curb in front of the building, and a service truck is parked on the opposite corner.
Black and white image of one man awarding another a bowling trophy, both men standing in front of a Hudson car. Three other men sit in the car itself, which is a convertible with the top down. A sign in the window behind the group advertises a Hudson car 'for only $2557.61.' Halvorson's was one of two Hudson dealerships in Hillsboro. See WCMpic_013986 for another image of Halvorson Motors.
Black and white image of checkout lines at a grocery store. Balloons and streamers decorate the edges of the room, indicating that this image was shot while the store was still celebrating its grand opening. Many of the men in the image wear plaid jackets, and everyone has boxes or bags in which to carry their groceries home. Cash registers and Toledo scales sit at each checkout station. Museum records identify this as the Safeway store in Hillsboro.
Black and white image of the interior of a grocery store. Several people shop in the aisles while others stand at checkout counters. One man has boxes in which to carry his groceries out, while another woman in the far right of the image appears to wear a mink coat. Numerous signs posted along the wall separating the upper loft from the main store advertise products and sales within the store. Cash registers and Toledo scales sit at each checkout station. Museum records identify this as the Safeway store in Hillsboro, most likely shortly after it opened.
A photograph of the Forest Grove Hotel probably taken around 1900. The name of the proprietor, "Mrs. S.A. Sloan," appears on the sign, which is hanging from a large oak tree. The hotel was also known as "Mrs. Sloan's Hotel" or "The Sloan." It stood in downtown Forest Grove on the south side of Pacific Avenue between A and Main streets, approximately where the Community School stands today. It was a stagecoach stop on the route between Tillamook and Portland; steps to get on/off a coach can be seen in this photograph. The hotel was a cross-gabled, Carpenter Gothic building with gingerbread trim around the front porch posts and the eaves. Three women sit on the front porch, two in light-colored blouses and skirts, one wearing a hat. Another woman sits next to them, and appears to wear a darker dress with 'leg-o'-mutton' sleeves. The Forest Grove Hotel was built in 1862 and had been replaced with another building by the 1930s.
