Sepia-toned studio image of two children, one seated in a rustic-style chair and wearing a white dress with a lace trim. The other boy stands next to the baby, and he wears a dark suit with pleated details and short pants. Both children have their hair cut short.
Sepia-toned studio image of a woman standing beside a table. She wears a full skirted dress with a white collar and a dark bow tied at the neck, with a matching long-sleeved, bolero style jacket. The material is dark, with a dot-dash lighter colored pattern running through it. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and pulled back, apparently caught up in a snood, and she wears earrings in both ears.
Sepia-toned studio image of a man seated in a chair with a small boy standing to one side. The man wears a suit over a shirt with an upright mandarin-style collar; his hair is short and combed to the side, and he sports a full, trimmed mustache. His boots appear worn and scuffed. The boy stands with one hand on the man's thigh, and wears a Fauntleroy style shirt with a wide lace collar and bow underneath a jacket. His pants are short, and he holds a narrow-brimmed, high-crowned straw hat in one hand.
Black and white image of a large threshing crew standing in a field in front of a large, circular, two-story barn. A tractor sits to one side, with steam coming from the smokestack. Large piles of straw fill the ground in front of the barn. Men stand scattered about the field, some with hand tools, some on the tractor, and some with bags of grain in the background. Several men stand in the background on the stairs leading up into the second story of the barn. One man in the front right center of the image wears a watch fob and a vest.
Sepia-toned image of a sawmill, with a large log being squared off on one side, and several smaller logs to the other. Three men watch, while another one runs the machine that controls the log.
Sepia-toned studio portrait of a small girl, standing on a chair. She wears a short white dress over pantaloons and white stockings. Elaborate embroidery extends across the yoke and skirt and fills the front bodice. A wide, dark sash with white streaks is tied at one side of her waist. Her hand rests on top of two books set on the table beside her. Her hair is parted in the middle and hangs in small ringlets to either side of her face.
Sepia-toned studio portrait of a woman seated on a couch. She sits with one leg crossed over the other, and her hands in her lap. Her dress is dark, with a tunic style bodice over an elaborately flounced skirt. She wears a large lace collar that ties in a jabot, with a brooch just visible at the center of the bow. The couch appears to be a Victorian style fainting couch, covered with a thick pelt of fur.
Black and white studio image of a woman in a dark coat, wearing a dark straw hat with a narrow brim. The brim is upturned on one side, and an elaborate series of bows circles just inside the brim, ending in a rosette with feathers that droop elegantly over the hat's crown. A slender brooch of what appears to be a bare tree branch decorates her neck just above the collar and final button of the coat.
Black and white studio image of a man from the shoulders up. He wears a dark suit over a light-colored shirt with a standing collar, circled by a simple ribbon bow tie. His hair is combed back, and he wears a kepi-styled hat that appears to be made of leather.
Black and white studio image of a woman in a dress with a tunic bodice. The bodice features a double row of buttons in a v-shape going up to a small collar. The cuffs and collar of the dress appear to be velvet, and a large ribbon bow is tied at her neck and upon her head. The skirt has a double row of small flounced ruffles, and she holds a fan of feathers along with a handkerchief in her hand. She appears to be sitting on a rustic fence with a blanket on the railing beside her and a stump at her feet.
Black and white, tinted image of a woman in a dark dress with a white brooch, wearing a tall felt hat with a tapered crown and a rosette with a feather.
A tintype portrait of a man wearing regalia, probably from a fraternal order such as the Odd Fellows. The man has not been identified, but he may have a connection to the Washington County, Oregon region. The initials VCT or WCT (possibly referring to the name of his fraternal lodge) are visible in reverse on the collar to his left, and two large badges adorn each lower lapel. Based on the format and style of the portrait, this likely dates from the 1860s-1880s.
Black and white studio image of a woman from the shoulders up. Her dress is dark, and fastened at the neck with a brooch. A white lace collar is visible, and she wears dangle earrings in each ear. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back and up.
Black and white studio image of a balding, mustachioed man from the shoulders up. He wears a suit over a white shirt with an upright, stiff collar, over which a ceremonial collar has been fastened with an elaborate badge. The collar is fringed along the outer edge, and bears the initials W C in reverse.
Black and white studio image of a woman standing beside a chair. She wears an elaborate dress consisting of a long, fitted jacket, buttoned down the front, with contrasting collar and cuffs. The cuffs are finished with a double layer of pleats and lace. She appears to wear a high-necked blouse with a lace collar and an elaborate jabot beneath the bodice. Her matching overskirt consists of petal shaped sections edged in the same coordinating material as her collar and cuffs, while the underskirt is thickly pleated with a decorative band of the coordinating fabric. She wears a simple band ring on the ring finger of her right hand, and earrings dangle from each ear. A slight reddish tint has been applied to her cheeks.
Black and white image of a room with several long tables filled with people, all looking towards a man standing at the middle back of the image who appears to be addressing the room. Plates and other detritus of a meal fill the tables. The men wear suits and a number have on military style side caps. Two flag stand at the front of the room, a United States flag and a state flag.
Sepia-toned studio image of a man in a uniform. He wears gloves, a sash with a star and from which hangs a sword, and an old-fashioned cocked hat with white feathers and an emblem on the side. He stands at attention, staring off to the side.
Sepia-toned image mounted on cardstock of several men with tools standing on a bridge that is half covered. One boy sits on a large, square beam laying across the bridge. Another man in the background holds a cross-cut saw, while others hold axes or measuring instruments. In the distance, the road can be seen through the covered portion of the bridge.
Color photograph of an older, two-story barn. It appears to be in disuse and has only small windows in the upper floor of the front facade and then to the side. Two large, bare-branched oak trees stand to the side, and two boats, one old and splintered and one fiberglass and turned upside down on a trailer, stand between the barn and the trees.
Black and white image of two people standing in field with a farm in the background. A dog stands with one person, and a barn is off to the left side of the image. In the background are other outbuildings and a farmhouse in an 'L' cross-gabled shape with a square front facade. A large haystack sits to the right of the barn, and two of the pine trees in the center of the image are larger and fuller than any of the others visible in the background. The ground appears to have been plowed under for winter.
Black and white image of a narrow, two-story building with a cross-gable addition in the rear. A man sits on a chair on the porch; he has a full beard and wears a dark suit and a hat. The building has shutters on the front windows and a long covered porch running down its side. The front facade is squared off at the top. A boardwalk runs in front of the building and the street itself is dirt.
Black and white image of a number of men and women standing with boxes of strawberries. The men wear work clothes while the women are wearing dresses or skirts and blouses and hats. Boxes of ripe strawberries line a table in front of the group, while other boxes are being held up by the members of the group.
