Photographs of six men and women with a stack of items donated to the Vanport Flood Disaster relief. The boxes have signs on them which read things such as 'Contribute; Van Port [sic] City Flood Disaster Relief; Cabrillo Committee.' A General Air Cargo, Inc. plane sits in the background. The women work for Volunteers of America, a faith-based nonprofit founded in 1896. The Vanport flood occurred on May 30, 1948, when a piece of the dike holding back the Columbia River collapsed. Vanport City was destroyed in the ensuing flood.
A group of children standing in a row outside of Mason Hill School. Mason Hill is located northeast of the modern town of North Plains, Oregon. A note on the back of this photograph dates it to "About 1901"; however, another copy of this photograph that belonged to the Eschmann Family (several of whose members appear in this portrait) identified it as being from the 1890s.
Black and white image of a group of people standing outside a one-room log cabin schoolhouse. Adult men wear flat-brimmed black hats, and the women wear bodices over full skirts. Many of the smaller children wear skirts, including several who appear to be boys. Built in the 1880s, Wallace school served students in the Dixie Mountain area until after World War I, when a new school was built. School at the time of this photo only took place during the summer months; the winter weather was too severe for the children to walk to school.
Black and white image of a group of students standing near the porch of a school, their teacher standing at the image right of the group. Thatcher School was located northwest of Forest Grove, one of the many one-room, rural 'walking schools' that served county residents.
Black and white image of a group of school children on the steps of the Hiteon School building. Their teacher stands to the right of the group; museum records identify her as Emma Schroder. Located off of Brockman Road in south Beaverton, Hiteon graduated three eight graders the school year following this one, 1938-1939.
Black and white photo of several students standing on the stairs of their school, with their teacher, identified in museum records as Mrs. R. A. Withycombe. One boy in the front row has a picture of 'Popeye the Sailor' on the front of his sweatshirt. At least two of the girls wear saddle oxford shoes. Johnson School served students in and around the Blooming community, which was an unincorporated area south of Cornelius originally known for its large concentration of German settlers.
Black and white image of three young women and ten young men standing on a stage. An adult man stands in the middle of the back row. Lettered on the wall behind them are the words 'Orenco 1952.' Streamers and floral arrangements decorate the stage, and all the men wear suits and boutonnieres while the women wear corsages. Originally a planned company town, Orenco was unincorporated in 1938 and during the 1950s was simply one of many unincorporated semi-rural communities in Washington County.
Black and white image of a group of young men and women seated on a stage beneath a banner that reads '1954'. The stage is decorated with streamers along the back wall and flowers along the front. The girls wear light-colored, sleeveless or short-sleeved dresses with waist corsages and the young men wear suits with boutonnieres. Most hold rolled up papers tied with ribbon. Reedville was named after Simeon G. Reed, who owned a blooded stock farm in the area. (Reed's property in Multnomah County became Reed College.)
Black and white photo of a group of students gathered on the front steps of their school. Their teacher stands at the top of the steps on the image left, and a bicycle is partially visible to the right of the steps on which the students stand. Part of the community named for Oregon pioneer Joseph Gales, once a resident of the area, Gales Creek School was established in 1859 and served students until the of the 2010-2011 school year, when it was closed due to budget cuts in the Forest Grove school district.
Black and white photo of a group of students gathered on the front steps of their school. Their teacher stands at the top of the steps on the image left, and a bicycle is partially visible to the right of the steps on which the students stand. Part of the community named for Oregon pioneer Joseph Gales, once a resident of the area, Gales Creek School was established in 1859 and served students until the of the 2010-2011 school year, when it was closed due to budget cuts in the Forest Grove school district.
School children and a teacher standing on a lawn outside of Harrison School. This school stood on Harrison Road, between Banks and Mountaindale in Washington County, Oregon. This photograph was taken on May 3, 1936. Their teacher, identified in museum records as Lelia Peters, stands at the far right of the image.
Black and white image of a group of students, boys seated on a bench and girls standing behind them, all wearing corsages and bearing rolled up documents in their hands. All of the girls wear hats. A banner in the middle of the row of girls reads 'St. Francis School, Roy, Oregon.' Behind the students stained glass windows with clerestory openings can be seen in the outer wall of a building. St. Francis was the second parish church built at Roy, constructed in 1921 when the community's population had outgrown the original mission church.
Black and white image of several students standing on the front steps of a building with their teacher in the background. She is identified in museum records as Miss Zoa Bloyd. Seghers was located where the railroad crossed Scoggins Creek. The crossing was named after the Most Rev. Charles Seghers, who was archbishop of the Portland archdiocese in the early 1880s. Seghers was murdered in Alaska in 1886 on his way to a establish missionary post in a native village.
Black and white image of a group of students on the steps of their school. Most of the students wear modern shoes and clothing for their time period, but one girl in the front row wears a longer dress, stockings, and ankle-laced shoes much more typical of clothing styles a decade or more previous. One of the oldest communities in the area, the school building still exists on Rood Bridge Road, though it is largely a ruin.
Black and white image of students standing outside their school. One girl at the end of the front row wears a sailor's hat and loose, baggy pants with a button front. The teacher standing at the right front of the image is identified in museum records as Martha Balmer. Fir Creek School was about two miles northwest of the community of Gales Creek.
Black and white image of approximately fifteen students gathered on the front steps of their schoolhouse with their teacher, identified in museum records as Harriet Ford. Leisyville school was just north of Hillsboro, between Wren and Hornecker Roads. Built on an acre of land donated by the Leisy family, the original school was built in 1874. The building in this picture was constructed in 1924 and used until 1947, when Leisyville School was consolidated into the Hillsboro School District.
Black and white portrait of eight people, seven students and their teacher, in the back row, second from the left of the image. Museum records identify the teacher as Helen Austin. These students are likely those graduating from the school at this time. Laurel School was one of two which served the community of Laurel, south of Hillsboro on Highway 219. In 1933, the school's directors applied for government funding to install a gravity flow water system, as all water for the school had to that point been hauled by hand from a nearby well. The students shared a communal dipper for drinking from a water bucket. The water system installed by the Public Works Administration was still in use in the late 1970s.
Black and white portrait of five students, three girls and two boys, all dressed up for the photo. One girl, seated, wears a brace on her leg. Laurel School was one of two which served the community of Laurel, south of Hillsboro on Highway 219. In 1933, the school's directors applied for government funding to install a gravity flow water system, as all water for the school had to that point been hauled by hand from a nearby well. The students shared a communal dipper for drinking from a water bucket. The water system installed by the Public Works Administration was still in use in the late 1970s.
Black and white photograph of a group of school children assembled in front of their school. One boy in the front row has his arm up in a sling. The gentleman in the suit in the back left of the photo is most likely their teacher, identified in museum records as Darrel Jones. Manning is located on Highway 26 west of Banks, though the school no longer exists.
Black and white photo of a group of children gathered in front of a school. West Union was the first school established in Washington County, formed in 1851 and classes starting in 1852. The building these students stand in front of was built in 1892, and remained in use until 1949, when it was abandoned.
Black and white image of a group of school children standing in front of their school with their teacher, Ms. Thelma Hesse. The historic Groner School was established in 1907 when the Flint School District split into the Groner and Kinton Schools, and the first school building was built in 1908 on land donated by Ferdinand Groner, a local walnut farmer. When the current Groner Consolidated School was built in 1949, the old school building was razed.
Black and white image of a group of school children standing in the stairs. Their teacher, Thelma Hesse, stands behind them. The historic Groner School was established in 1907 when the Flint School District split into the Groner and Kinton Schools, and the first school building was built in 1908 on land donated by Ferdinand Groner, a local walnut farmer. When the current Groner Consolidated School was built in 1949, the old school building was razed.
Black and white image of a group of students in their classroom, the teacher standing at the head of the class. The date on the blackboard is November, 10, 1916. Twenty-nine students are visible in the image.
