This photo is most likely taken from a tower. It is a view of land, railroads, roads, and buildings in Cornelius, Oregon. Numerous wooden buildings, both homes and businesses, line the dirt roads of Cornelius. 'Hotel Oregon' is written in large letters on one of the structures. Piles of lumber lie in the dirt near the railroad tracks. Wooden electrical poles line the main dirt road.
Two men and a boy wait at the Cornelius electric trolley station. The station is a small wooden building with a platform leading to the trolley tracks and a large bench for passengers to wait. An electric trolley is stopped at the station. The trolley is labeled with the number '51'.
A group of men are gathered in front of Stribich's Carriage and Wagon Shop in Forest Grove. The building is a large two-story wooden structure with many windows and a large door. A large sign on the front of the building reads 'Stribich's Wagon & Carriage Shop' with a smaller indecipherable sign underneath. Carriages and wagons are parked in front of the shop. John Stribich was the owner of the store.
A large group of men are lined up on the sidewalk and gathering in the street to join the Industrial Workers of the World union. All the men are wearing hats and coats.
The F. J. Miller house was built by F. J. Miller in 1909. It is located at 1506 Cedar Street in Forest Grove. The house has numerous tall trees around the back and sides. A sidewalk runs next to and in front of the house, part of it looks like it may be wooden.
Two buildings on the Pacific University campus. The building on the left is the old Gymnasium. On the right is the Science Hall, now known as Old College Hall.
Pacific University's Herrick Hall building on fire. Smoke covers most of the building. The upper floors have nearly burned away except for a bit of charred frame and three chimneys. The stairway up the the front doors are still intact in this photo.
A group of school children, boys and girls, posing for a class photo in front of the doors to their school building. There is no identifying information as to where this school is located, although the address for the photographer is east side Portland.
The Rogers' house was located on Fifth Street in Forest Grove. The house is surrounded by a garden with well-kept bushes and flowers. Large trees line the back of the house. A sidewalk lined with small flowering bushes runs in front of the house, elevated on a high curb along the dirt road. The house was dismantled during World War II and the lot is now Rogers Park.
A marching band posing with their instruments. The band is made up of mostly men but a few boys are also holding instruments. Other men and children are next to and behind the band. It is difficult to tell if they are also a part of the band or if they are spectators. All the men and boys are wearing suits and hats. '1890' is handwritten at the top. There is more writing at the bottom but it is very faint. The first word appears to be 'Hillsboro' and the last word is most likely 'Band', but the two or three words in between are indeciperable.
Hotel Oregon was a three story hotel on the corner of Pacific and A Street in Forest Grove until 1959. This was once known as the Laughlin Hotel until a name change in the 1920s. The top floor and roof of the structure are not the original due to a fire that required reconstruction in 1914.
Three children stand next to a Best Manufacturing steam tractor. Two girls and one boy are next to the enormous wheel of the tractor. 'The Best Manufacturing Co' and 'No 168' can barely be seen on the front of the engine. It looks like there may be more writing that can not be deciphered due to the quality of the photograph.
A photo of an old newspaper clipping showing one of the first published photographs of a Forest Grove street car and of the story that accompanied it. The street car is shown with the driver standing at the entrance. 'Forest Grove Transportation' is written on the side of the car. The article title is 'FOREST GROVE CARS RUNNING' with the dateline 'Forest Grove, Or., Aug. 11.' The article reads 'The Forest Grove Transportation company cars are now running again after a delay of a week, caused by the burning out of the transformers at the plant up Gales creek. The plant formerly owned by the town will also be used and a new generator will be installed soon. The accompanying picture is of a passenger car at the intersection of Main street and First avenue, north.'
A street corner in Forest Grove. An early automobile is parked outside the Forest Grove National Bank. Three men are on the street corner and one other is crossing the dirt road. An electric trolley is parked on the other side of the building. Names of businesses are written in the windows above the bank including 'Dr. Pollock Dentist', 'Dr. Wend[e] Physician Surgeon', and a real estate business whose name is indecipherable.
A view of Fourth Avenue in Forest Grove. It is a wide dirt road with paved sidewalks. Houses and trees line the street on both sides. There are a couple of electrical poles on the left side. A young man is standing on the sidewalk near the house on the left.
A view of 21st Avenue in Forest Grove looking towards College Way. A few businesses and a church line the dirt road. One car is parked to the left. Some men are standing next to a cart on the sidewalk. The entrance to Marsh Hall is visible at the end of the street.
The front of the Star Theater in Forest Grove. Signs for the movie The Red Circle are hanging above the entries. The sign reads 'The Red Circle - Would you Let Your Baby Die?'. Another sign hanging in the middle above the ticket booth reads 'SEE IT HERE TO-DAY 5 AND 10 cents'. A few movie posters are in the doorway and on the walls. Two men stand on either side of the entry. A child is sitting on a sled in front of the building.
The Cornelius House is a historic wood-framed house built for Benjamin Cornelius Jr. circa 1873. The house is located on 2314 19th Avenue in Forest Grove. A historic site plaque is affixed to the outer wall by the front door.
The Laughlin hotel with a street car parked on tracks directly in front of the building. A group of people are on the porch and front steps. Another man is standing on the side of the streetcar. The building is a three story wooden structure with a sign that reads 'THE LAUGHLIN'. The top of a water tower can be seen behind the building.
Seven men stand behind eight seated women. Another man and a boy are sitting on the floor on either side of the women. All are well-dressed. One woman in draped in an American flag. One man is wearing a hat and a wig.
