The East Butte School was constructed in 1896 as a one-story building. A second story was added sometime between 1903-1906. The East Butte School was destroyed by fire in 1918. The school was located on the present site of the Charles F. Tigard Elementary School in Tigard.
A sepia-toned photograph of four adult men, one child, and two horses standing outside the John Gaarde Blacksmith Shop. John Gaarde is the second man from the right and is standing next to his son Hans Gaarde. The man on the far left is Al Johnson. An unidentified man on the far right sits on one of the horses.
John Gaarde, also known as Jørgen, was born in Denmark. He settled in what is now Tigard, Oregon in the late 1800s. John Gaarde established his blacksmith shop in Tigardville in 1893. The shop was located on present-day Pacific Highway, across from McDonald Street. John Gaarde's shop and Charles Tigard's general store and post office were at the center of Tigardville's early commercial activity.
This photograph shows the shop's buildings, which had western style false-front facades and a wide bay door on the ground floor. The building to the left is a two-story building with two double-paned windows on the second floor and one on the ground floor. The building to the right is a one-story building. Two double-paned windows are visible along the side of the building and a chimney extends upward from the roof.
A black and white photograph of Main Street in Tigard shows four wood buildings lining a dirt road. In front of the first building on the left is a wood hitching post. Three women stand on the porch of the second building from the left. A telephone or telegraph pole appears in front of the third building to the left. Construction scaffolding exists on the facade of the building to the far right. Prior to 1911, Tigard's commercial activity was located around the Tigardville General Store at present-day Pacific Highway South and McDonald Street. When the Oregon Electric Railroad began service to Tigard in 1907, the local depot was established 1.5 miles north of Pacific Highway and McDonald Street. Subsequent commercial development shifted to this area (present-day Main Street) near the rail stop.
A black and white photograph of the Thomas family on the porch of the Tigard Telephone Office. Standing on the porch is Gertrude Thomas (to left) and Elmer Thomas (to right). Their daughter Helen sits on the edge of the porch. The telephone office is a one story, white rectangular building with a gabled roof and covered porch. At the front of the office is a doorway on the left side and a double pane window with a curtain in the lower half of the window on the right side. A small sign featuring the outline of bell is partially visible in the upper right-hand corner of the porch space. A one room addition containing a window is connected to the building's left side; a white picket fence and chicken wire run along the front of the addition. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas worked as telephone operators and lived in the office.
A black and white studio photograph of the Bartholomew and Tekla Scheckla Family of Durham, Oregon. Standing in the back row, from left to right, are Gustav, Annie, Joseph, John, and Albert. Sitting in the front row, from left to right, are Mamie (Mary), Bartholomew, Frank, Tekla, Fred, and Rose. Bartholomew and Tekla Scheckla established their home and farm on the site of the present day Tigard Senior High School on Durham Road. They planted hops, fruit trees and grapes in addition to hay and grain. Bartholomew and Tekla Scheckla are both buried in St. Anthony Cemetery in Tigard.
A black and white portrait of Friedrick Brandt of Tigardville. Mr. Brandt has a mustache and a long white beard that extends below his chin. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a wide black tie, and a black vest and jacket. His hair is neatly combed and parted at the side. Mr. Brandt helped organize the first Evangelical Church in Tigardville and taught the senior men's Bible class. Friedrick Brandt died in 1914 and is buried in Crescent Grove Cemetery in Tigard.
A studio photograph of Harry Frewing of Tigardville as a young man. Mr. Frewing is dressed in a white, high stand collar shirt, a patterned tie, and matching vest and jacket. His hair is neatly cut and parted at the side. Harry Frewing, son of George and Mary (Sumpton) Frewing, had a farm on Bull Mountain and married Marie Jones of Roseburg, Oregon.
A black and white studio photograph of Fred Elsner of Tigardville. He is standing next to a low table where his right hand is touching the surface. Lying on the table is a thin folder. Mr. Elsner wears a three-piece suit and tie. A carnation is pinned to his left lapel. A pocket square is partially visible in his left breast pocket. On his vest, a pocket watch chain hangs from a button. Mr. Elsner was a director of the Tigard Telephone Company and, along with Charles Tigard and others, helped start the First Bank of Tigard. Mr. Elsner was also known as Fritz.
A black and white studio photograph of Reverend August Weinert (left) and Reverend J.H. Sparr (right) of the Emanuel Evangelical Church in Tigardville. Rev. Weinert served as pastor from May 1901 to May 1905. Rev. Sparr served as pastor from May 1904 to May 1905.
Three women and a man ride in a four-wheel horse-drawn carriage on Taylor's Ferry Road. The woman holding the reins with a blanket over her legs is Catharine Vogeline. She is accompanied by Leoda Grebe, Sam Voight (wearing a suit and tie), and Ella Brandt.
Unidentified members of the Tigardville amateur baseball team pose for a picture at the edge of a wooded area. The men are arranged in two rows and all but two players are wearing their uniform. The uniform jersey has 'Tigardville' written across the front of the jersey. The men sitting in the front row wear fielding gloves on their left hands and a catcher's mitt and face guard are lying at their feet in the dirt. Two men standing in the back row have their arms at their sides; the man standing in the center has his arms crossed. An unidentified man sits on a tree stump to the group's right and holds a hat in his right hand.
Two young men from the Scheckla family face each other in a boxing match while a third man keeps time with a pocket watch. The men are in a dirt lot with a wood fence behind them. Their shadows are cast on the ground. The man to the left wears a long-sleeved white shirt, suspenders, and dark pants. His legs are spread with his right leg thrust forward. His opponent to the right wears a long-sleeved white shirt, suspenders, and gray pants. His legs are spread with his left leg thrust forward. To the boxer's right, a man keeps time and holds a watch in his right hand. He is dressed in a dark jacket, pants and a bowler hat. His left hand is placed in his left pant pocket.
A black and white photograph of the Cloverleaf bible class of Tigardville at Sucker Lake (Oswego Lake), Oregon. Class members are sitting in the grass and standing in a row for the group portrait taken on a sunny day. A dense, wooded area is in the background. The men wear suits, ties, and a variety of hats. The women wear full-length dresses and a variety of hats.
A black and white photograph of the Cloverleaf bible class of Tigardville at Sucker Lake (Oswego Lake), Oregon. Men and women stand shoulder to shoulder along the edge of the lake. A woman sits on a large tree stump lying in a grassy area in the foreground. The lake extends to each side and behind the group. Wooded hillsides can be seen at the far end of the lake in the background.
A black and white photograph shows members of the Emanuel Evangelical Church of Tigardville as they pose for a group picture outside on an cloudy day. The group is arranged in three rows--some sitting, some standing--on the grass. A wooded hillside is behind them in the distance. A leaf covered branch enters the picture frame in the upper left corner. To the right of the group can be seen a small wood structure with a wooden ladder leaning it. The gentleman sitting on the first chair on the left side of the front row is Friedrick Johann Brandt who helped organize the building of a church in 1885-1886 and taught the Senior Men's Bible Class. The Emanuel Evangelical Church was originally located at the east end of Bull Mountain Road, along the northbound lanes of present day SW Pacific Highway. The German Language was used for morning services and Sunday School. The Evangelical Church exists today as the Trinity Evangelical Church, located on 121st Avenue in Tigard.
Black and white photograph of three generations of the Scheckla family posing in front of their home in Durham on New Year's Day, 1912. Family patriarch Bartholomew Scheckla (sixth man from left) and his wife Tekla (to his left) are standing in the front row. The men all wear suits, ties, and hats. Two men are holding two infants in the back row. Bare trees and a wooden pole rises from behind the men. The home is a two-story residence with a gabled roof. Behind the family, the house's facade shows a roofed porch, two double-pane windows on the second floor and a decorative bargeboard above the windows. The Scheckla family were responsible for clearing the land for farming and roads in the Durham area around the turn of the last century.
A black and white photograph of Rose Scheckla in a black dress standing on the porch of the first Tigardville Telephone Office. The telephone office is a one story, white rectangular building with a gabled roof and covered porch. At the front of the office is a doorway on the left side and a double pane window with a curtain in the lower half of the window on the right side. A wood and wire railing runs along the front of the porch. A small sign featuring the outline of bell is partially visible in the upper right-hand corner of the porch space. Rose Scheckla was a telephone operator from 1908-1909. Telephone service first came to Tigardville in 1902 when telephone line was laid from Beaverton to Charles F. Tigard's Tigardville General Store. From 1902 until 1905, the telephone switchboard was located in the Tigardville General Store and operated by the Tigard family.
A black and white photograph of Tigard resident Harry Kuehne on horseback along Main Street in Tigard. The rider and the horse are both facing facing north. The rider is wearing a hat, a white shirt with a dark bandana around his neck, and a pair of chaps known as woolies. His left hand is resting on the saddle horn and is holding the reins. A loop of rope hangs from the right side of the saddle. St. Anthony's catholic church can be seen in the background. Harry Kuehne operated H.R. Kuehne Livery Stable and Farm Equipment on Main Street in Tigard.
Elizabeth Holman Vincent was the wife of Dr. Sylvester Vincent, the first doctor in Tigardville. Elizabeth Holman was a local childless widow and sister of Rosa Tigard (Mrs. Charles F. Tigard).
A studio portrait of Anna (Annie) Pollard McDonald, wife of Herbert McDonald. Anna is wearing a black dress with a high-collared white blouse underneath the dress. A white embroidered boarder surrounds the neckline of the dress. A black ribbon adorns her hair. Anna and Herb McDonald operated the McDonald Store (formerly the Tigardville General Store) from 1909 until the mid 1950s.
A sepia-toned image of Anna (Annie) Pollard posing in a photography studio holding a scrolled diploma in her left hand. Anna wears a high-collered, long-sleeved, full-length white dress. A white ribbon is affixed to her left breast. A column and curtain are partially visible behind her. Anna was a school teacher at Cipole, Bend, New Era, and Durham schools before she and her husband (Herb McDonald) bought the Tigardville General Store from Charles Tigard about 1909 and renamed it the McDonald Store.
A black and white photograph of the Sylvester Vincent family posing on the front lawn of their home in Tigard. Pictured from left are Arthur Herbert Vincent, Mrs. Elizabeth Vincent, Dr. Sylvester Vincent (seated in a rocking chair with a newspaper) and George Sylvester Vincent. Dr. Vincent is dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, Mrs. Vincent is wearing a full-length white dess and the boys are wearing overalls. The residence is a white, one and one-half story home with a gabled roof. A concrete walkway leads to a roofed porch and goes around the left-side of the house. The porch is partially covered by a large rose bush and vines. A nameplate affixed to a crossbeam of the porch reads 'Dr. Vincent.' A 1911 Maxwell automobile is parked in the yard to the right of the house. A gabled-roof barn is located behind the automobile. Dr. Vincent was Tigardville's first doctor and had an office in Tualatin; his 1911 Maxwell was the first automobile in Tigard.
A black and white photograph of the telephone switchboard inside the Tigard Telephone Office. The room's interior is paneled with wood. A chair with padded seat is located to the left of the switchboard. Behind the chair and hanging on the wall is a photograph of two women. A framed mirror or picture is located above the photograph. To the right of the switchboard is a table covered by a white tablecloth; a book lies on the table. On the top of the switchboard is a large book. A telephone directory sits on the switchboard near the telephone line ports and other directories hang nearby on the wall.
A black and white photograph of the Mary Brandt and Charles Beyer wedding party in a horse-drawn carriage parked outside of a house in the background. The carriage driver wears a top hat and is holding the reigns of the horses. Wedding guests are assembled on the porch of the house under a shed roof. Mr. and Mrs. Beyer's were residents of Tigard for over 50 years. The carriage in this picture was said to be rented from the Portland Hotel in downtown Portland, OR.
