Black and white image of a large building, with a factory in the background. Near one building a horse has been unharnessed from its wagon and set to graze just off the road. A boardwalk runs along the other side of the road, and a haze of dust obscures the horizon.
Sepia-toned image of an elderly man in a suit, standing in a garden. Frank Clark appeared in almost 200 films in 27 years in the industry. He is approximately 70 years old in this image. Beaverton, Oregon, was home to at least one movie company in the 1920s, Premium Picture Productions also known as J. J. Fleming Productions.
Black and white image of the front of an American Gothic style church. The picture appears to have been taken from a vacant area across a dirt road from the church.
One of the Bernards family's homes in Verboort, Oregon. The Bernards were a large Dutch-American Catholic family who settled in the small village of Verboort, a few miles north of Forest Grove. The community had many other Dutch-American families. Three Bernards brothers -- Hubert, Theodore and John Bernards -- came to Verboort in 1875, where they were later joined by more family members. It is unclear which of the Bernards homes this photograph depicts, but it was probably taken between 1900-1920.
Black and white image of a dozen men with bottles, all bearing the label Drop a Dime, the original March of Dimes slogan. On the wall behind them are three polio posters, one of which features President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Sepia-toned image of a two-story gabled home sitting behind a picket fence. The road is packed dirt, and there are no power lines visible in the image.
Sepia-toned image of a bearded man sitting in a sled parked in front of a painted background. Three sled dogs stand beside the sled, none of which are huskies, and part of a sign can be seen which reads Eskimo Village.
Black and white image of a group of men, most with tools in hand, and a pile driver behind them. Museum records indicate they were all members of Union Local #1153.
Black and white image of a group of men building a bridge. Two men appear to be guiding the driving of a piling for the bridge surface, while another holds a cable or rope that supports the structure placing the piling. A tractor or engine can just be seen in the background. Museum records indicate they were all members of Union Local #1153.
Sepia-toned image of a woman in a hat and jacket. Her coat and hat are very stylish for the latter 1910s, presaging the shift to the more boyish silhouette of the 1920s.
Sepia-toned image of a small herd of angora goats in a cleared area beneath thick pine trees. The book mentioned in the letter on the back, 'Freckles', was a popular novel by Gene Stratton Porter, published in 1904. The addressee, Mrs. L. [Daisy] Markee, was a local woman who had relocated to California with her husband and family. She died in the 1918 influenza epidemic and was buried in Oregon by her husband.
Sepia-toned image of a building from the side. there is a large, round, two-story verandah on the end, and a number of trees. On the back is a 1 cent U.S. postage stamp. The addressee, Mrs. L.A. [Daisy] Markee, was a local woman who had relocated to California with her husband and family. She died in the 1918 influenza epidemic and was buried in Oregon by her husband.
Black and white image of the interior of a confectioner's. The machine in the left foreground is a peanut roaster. There are chocolates in the case behind it and cigars in the center case. The advertisements on the back wall are for breath fresheners and cigars. Note the man helping the woman light up in the Cremo Cigars ad. Cremo was one of the largest cigar manufacturers in the world in the 19th century. The two people in the picture are siblings.
Black and white image of of eight performers. Five are seated and three are standing in the back. All the actors are dressed in period clothing, possibly in character for a performance. One of the performers in the back is possibly dressed as a caricature of a sex worker, with blacked out front teeth and crossed out eyes. In the foreground there is a cage for a small pet, containing a small rodent.
Sepia-toned image of a brickyard. Two horses stand beside pug mills used to process the clay before making bricks, and the large kilns in the background were built of bricks to be fired. Note the businessman in the middle of the photo, dressed in a suit, when all the other men in the photo wear work clothes. This is very likely William C. Adams, the owner of the brickworks. His father, Calvin, came to Oregon in 1852 and took up a Donation Land Claim, and William, the fourth child, was born in Oregon about ten years later. He is listed in the 1880 census at age 15, and in the 1900 census his age given as 37 and his occupation listed as 'Brickmason.'
Sepia-toned image of a ladies' brass band. They all appear to wear a long, jacket-style uniform over a shirt and tie, a cost-effective means of providing a standard look for everyone. Instruments played include euphonium, cornet, trumpet, tuba, and possibly baritone, in addition to the snare drum.
