A pond filled with floating logs waiting to be cut for lumber at the sawmill in the background. A small bridge, a shed, and workers standing inside the mill are also visible. This photograph was taken in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. It may show the mill that was formerly located near the intersection of String Town Road and Highway 8 between Forest Grove and Gales Creek; the ridgeline in the background appears to match the one seen from that location. At this time, logging companies would cut trees in the Tillamook Forest and then float them down Gales Creek for milling.
A man and two children stand next to brick-making machinery inside a brickyard in Wilkesboro, near the town of Banks, Oregon circa 1910-1914. They may be the brickyard owner and his son and daughter. The man is wearing business clothes, a hat, tie and a pocketwatch chain, while the children are wearing sandals and clothes that would be suitable for play. Other photographs of the same brickyard show workers wearing much rougher and dirtier clothing; see photographs PUA_MS154_036a and PUA_MS154_036b. They are standing inside a shed which sheltered the brick-making machines. Stacks of bricks are drying in the background.
A Stimson Lumber mill near Scoggins Valley, Oregon. Scoggins Valley was flooded and dammed into Hagg Lake in 1975. This slide is a part of the Scoggins Valley Dam Collection (RG.5.12).
Sepia-toned image of a young man standing beside a wagon drawn by a two-horse team. The front is a covered seat, and the back is flat and filled with milk cans. Another wagon also loaded with milk cans stands behind the first. The road is dirt, and in the background is a large industrial building.
Black and white image of three men in white laboratory jackets standing near a desk. One man holds a rack of test tubes and appears to be explaining something about their contents to the other two men. On the desk, three more racks of test tubes sit, along with a metal chemical balance scale in a wooden case. Steel drums are just visible behind the men. Though perhaps better known today for their cornmeal and grits, museum records identify this Albers Mill, located in Hillsboro, as a manufacturer of Friskies canned pet foods.
Black and white image of a square, two-story building with a sign reading 'Noblecraft Industries' on the front. A large semi is parked nearby. The trailer of the truck reads in part, 'Noblecraft. Kitchen cabinets -- Fixtures. Hillsboro, Oregon.' The factory stretches out away from the first building. The upper portion of the image has been obscured by a piece of paper, held on by a paperclip. This images was part of the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white aerial view of Hillsboro, looking north. The large square building in the lower center of the image is the Carnation factory at the south edge of town, and the Washington County courthouse can be seen a few blocks north on First Avenue. See WCMpic_015495 for a similar view, taken ten years previous.
Black and white image of a two-story bungalow style house. The sign in front of the house indicates that it is the home of 'Cub Hill Mop and Specialty Co.' The house served as the 'factory' for the products, mostly mops and other cleaning tools, sold by the company.
Black and white image of the interior of a store selling office equipment. Scales, adding machines, and typewriters fill the shelves along the wall while desks, chairs, and other furniture fill the open floor space. Numerous floral bouquets decorate the room. Northwest Typewriter Company was located on Main Street in Hillsboro.
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 the interior of a 'milk shop,' showing the counter and stools where customers sat and the ice cream storage and the milk shake machines. Two refrigerated cases with cubes of butter stacked on top sits behind the counter section, facing out through the display windows. The room is brightly lit and bare of advertising or any other decoration. Mayflower Milk was brand name for milk bottled by the Dairy Cooperative Association, founded in 1929. The Dairy Cooperative Association changed its name to Mayflower Farms in 1962. They merged with the Seattle-based Northwest Dairymen's Association in 1981, dropping the Mayflower brand name for its milk a few years later. Before refrigerators became common home appliances, milk was delivered daily. This distribution center in Hillsboro opened in 1947. See WCMpic_013891 for an exterior view.
Black and white image of three men in suits, two wearing white lab coats over their suits. They stand in front of a concrete brick wall. Though perhaps better known today for their cornmeal and grits, museum records identify this Albers Mill, located in Hillsboro, as a manufacturer of Friskies canned pet foods. See WCMpic_013851, WCMpic_013854, WCMpic_013855, and WCMpic_013875 for other images of the mill as a pet food plant.
Black and white image of a group of men, six of whom sit on a conveyor belt while five stand behind them. All but one of the men wear white shirts and/or coveralls; the remaining man wears a white lab coat over a suit and tie. Various arrangements of pipes and machinery fill the background of the image. Though perhaps better known today for their cornmeal and grits, museum records identify this Albers Mill, located in Hillsboro, as a manufacturer of Friskies canned pet foods. See WCMpic_013851, WCMpic_013854, WCMpic_013855, and WCMpic_013875 for other images of the mill as a pet food plant.
Black and white image of three men monitoring what appears to be a pet food canning machine. A large steel drum occupies the lower right of the image, and a narrow chute descends from the ceiling at one end. Cans appear to be being fed into the tube, then ejected at the bottom. One man in a white coverall stands directly next to the chute, while two others watch from a distance. One wears a coverall and the other a white lab coat. Though perhaps better known today for their cornmeal and grits, museum records identify this Albers Mill, located in Hillsboro, as a manufacturer of Friskies canned pet foods. See WCMpic_013851, WCMpic_013854, WCMpic_013869, and WCMpic_013875 for other images of the mill as a pet food plant.
Black and white image of a man in a white coverall, moving large blocks of meat and bone parts from a cart to be sliced into a bin. Though perhaps better known today for their cornmeal and grits, museum records identify this Albers Mill, located in Hillsboro, as a manufacturer of Friskies canned pet foods. See WCMpic_013851, WCMpic_013855, WCMpic_013869, and WCMpic_013875 for other images of the mill as a pet food plant.
Photograph of the Carnation Milk Company parade float, which is posed in front of the Carnation Milk building. The sign on the building reads: Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co. Manufacturers of Carnation Milk.
