Black and white image of a young girl in a short skirt standing at the top of the porch stairs. A puppy stands next to her, and she appears to be cuddling either another small animal or a toy. Her hair is pulled back and tied with a large bow, and she wears a short dropped waist dress with black stockings and boots. The porch railing behind her blocks any real view of the landscape beyond. The image was donated by Thomas Clapshaw, though no identifying information about the young girl has been found.
Black and white image showing a camp in the trees and a narrow trail with tire tracks leading up into it. There are two wooden buildings and what appears to be a canvas tent to one side. Camp was located at the confluence of the South Fork and the Devils Lake Fork of the Wilson River in Tillamook County; this particular route later became Highway 6, the Wilson River Highway, after a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in the late 1930s and early 1940s completed the highway.
Black and white image of three women in a camp in the woods. A canvas tent is set up on one side, behind a table. Clotheslines with laundry hanging from them cross the center image. Two tables are visible, one appears to be a work table while the other is covered with a cloth and appears to be used for eating. Two of the women are reading, one seated near a fire with a book, and the other sitting on what looks like the seat to a wagon reading a newspaper. The undergrowth is thick and lush, and the fireplace smolders in the background. In many earlier photos of camps, it almost appears that families simply transported their usual living quarters out into the woods. This camp is less elaborate, perhaps because it is a hunting camp. This image was donated by Thomas Clapshaw of Forest Grove, Oregon.
Black and white image of a couple with cart being pulled by three large dogs similar to Great Danes. The cart has side lanterns and appears to be a passenger cart. The woman's outfit is a two-piece suit with an ankle-length skirt, while the man wears baggy pants and a button-up shirt along with a fedora. Behind them is an open hillside with grass and trees. Dogs were often used in the past to pull small carts and haul goods, especially by people who could not afford horses, however, around the turn of the century many animal welfare groups began campaigning to have dog-hauling made illegal, the common feeling being that it was inhumane to use dogs when horses were available and so much better suited to the hard work of hauling cargo.
Black and white image taken from the road of a hayfield in front of a farm. Two women and two small children can be seen in the field, walking between the piles of hay. In the background is a two-story farmhouse and a number of outbuildings, including a large barn.
Black and white image of three women, seated inside an elaborate horse-drawn carriage, two in the back and one in the front seat holding the reins and with a small child in a white dress beside her. Another child, a girl, is seated on the railing of the bridge in front of the horses; she wears a short light colored dress and has short hair, some of it pulled to the back top of her head in a bow. The carriage sits on a wooden bridge and the lettering 'Bros. Forest Gr' is just visible on the upper truss. The women wear hats and suits; one hat is large and floppy. The other hats are smaller and sit more to the front of their heads.
Black and white image of a man standing on a log over a creek, holding the hand of a small boy wearing a light-colored, striped dress. The creek water is low, and a gravel bar fills most of the creek bed behind the pair. The man wears a white shirt with sleeve garters, a kerchief tied around his neck, and loose baggy pants beneath a vest. Loyal Graham was a lawyer from Nebraska who moved to Oregon after 1910 and began practicing law in the Forest Grove area. He was later elected to the state legislature, where in 1919 he authored the nation's first gasoline tax law, making Oregon the first state in the nation to charge drivers for road maintenance and construction. Drivers paid 1 a gallon at the pump. Two of the first projects funded were the Oregon portion of the Pacific Coast Highway (now U.S. 101) and the Columbia River Highway (now Interstate 84).
Black and white image of two young men standing hip deep in a creek or river. Neither boy appears to be wearing any clothing. The river is slow moving, and heavy vegetation covers the banks, except for the right rear of the image, where a dirt bank can be seen.
Black and white image of a young woman sitting in front of an upright pump organ. She wears a shirt with a sailor collar tucked into a wool skirt, with a belt. There are a number of books stacked on the floor behind her and on the shelves of the organ. Maud was the daughter of Loyal and Carrie Graham.
Black and white image of an open carriage sitting on a bridge over a creek. Two horses pull the carriage, and at least two people can be seen sitting inside. The bridge is a queen truss style, with 'Forest Grove' is written on one of the horizontal truss chords.
Black and white image mounted on heavy mat of a hunting and fishing camp. Unusually, the two women in the group hold their rifles and appear to have shot the birds hanging on the pole that rests across two chairs in front of the group. There are also three men, two of whom hold fishing poles. A fishing pole is suspended across two upright logs in the foreground of the image, filled with fish, with two creels on the ground in front of that. A hunting dog stands in the center of the image, and behind the group is a wooden camp structure with a canvas top; two other buildings are visible to the right and the rear of the group.
Black and white image of a hunting cabin, with two deer carcasses hanging to one side, and a man working with an awl squatting by a stump on the left side of the image. The cabin appears to have only one room and has a shake roof and a chimney that appears to be made of flat stones. Five rifles lean up against the cabin, and a number of other tools and implements also hang in various places from the cabin. A great deal of cut wood is scattered about the foreground.
Black and white image of a dog with a saddled horse's reins in its mouth, pulling the horse across a dirt street. Across the streets are buildings fronted with plate glass windows, and several ladders, one on its side and another with a mans standing beneath it. A sign rests against the foot of the building; it reads 'Genuine Oliver Plows.'
Sepia-toned image of a man with a baseball glove leaning down to catch a ball. The play is in an open field, and two other men are visible in the distance, as are a number of houses and what could be a covered bridge. Bare hills fill the background of the scene. Baseball had been a popular sport in Oregon since the mid-1860s, and professional teams were fielded as early as the 1890s. Baseball was also played casually by many groups, due to the relatively easy rules and the minimal equipment required.
Black and white image of three women in fashionable dresses and hats sitting in a surrey drawn by a pair of horses along an unpaved road. The dress worn by the woman in the front seat features a unique pleated and button pattern on the sleeves. The elbow-length puffed sleeves in the dress worn by the woman in the back seat are unusual for the time period, when most women still routinely covered their entire bodies as a matter of modesty. Note the robe covering the skirt of the young woman driving, to protect her skirt from dust and dirt kicked up by the horses' hooves. The surrey has metal springs and the braking mechanism is visible along the outside of the body. Behind the women is a large pasture, divided by rail fences and having a house in the center, backed by tree-covered hills and another valley.
Black and white image of a woman wearing eyeglasses, also in a white shirt and dark skirt doing a high can-can kick. She holds her skirt in either hand and stands on tiptoe with one foot while kicking the other up into the air. She wears dark stockings and buttoned boots, and two layers of petticoats can be seen, one light-colored, and one dark. In an era when showing an ankle in public was taboo, this would have been a highly risqu photograph and, as such, it is very unusual image to have from this time period.
Black and white image of a milk delivery truck with a double trailer parked along the edge of a paved area. There are canisters visible beneath each trailer, presumably for the refrigeration. On the sides of each trailer are the words 'Dairy Delivery Co.' and 'The Milk With your Cream.' A closed door with a logo is visible in the middle of each trailer, and just beside the cab of the truck behind the door is a silver can sitting on a shelf, reminiscent of a milk can.
Black and white image of a man sitting in the cab of an antique truck with an open bed loaded with wooden crates of Coca-Cola. The building behind the truck bears the legend 'Refresh yourself -- Drink Coca-Cola -- Delicious and refreshing.' Another transport van with spooked wheels is parked behind the first truck, and the word 'Transfer' is lettered across the top above the driver's window.
Black and white image of a bus parked on a paved street with the drivers standing next to it. The bus bears the legend 'Safety Coach' on the grill and 'Vernonia' above the driver's window. One of the men standing next to the bus wears jodhpurs, boots, and a newsboy style cap, the other wears slacks and shirt and tie with a uniform hat. Signs on the buildings behind them are for cars and motor oil, as well as the 'Stage' and 'Central Garage.'
Color photograph of a shake-shingled building with a green shingled roof, behind another building. A parking lot and a large pine tree fill the foreground, while another building with square white concrete sectioned corners and glass windows sits to the middle left of the image.
Black and white image of a two-story, gabled home sitting next to several barns and flanked by an orchard and fields. The barn is large and red with a traditional weather vane on the cupola in the center of the roof. A smaller barn sits in the lower left of the image, with a metal chimney protruding from its roof. Beyond the cleared fields a line of dark pine trees marks the horizon.
Black and white image of a group of men standing about and upon the open framework of a barn. Long supports hold the sides up, and open rafters cover the top. Men sit along the second floor and in an upper rafters area, and stand along the main floor. Large logs can bee seen as part of the foundation, with planking laid over them. The ground beneath the image is not level, and the barn sits on pilings to accommodate the changing foundation elevation.
