Three men stand on a pile driver which is pounding a large log into the ground. The log was probably a support for a bridge or road constructed near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly in Gales Creek or the Hillside neighborhood. A recently-logged hill sits in the background. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph that probably portrays the same bridge construction event; see image PUA_MS154_012b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
Construction of a bridge near Forest Grove, Oregon probably circa 1910-1914. This may have been in the vicinity of Gales Creek or Hillside. The old deteriorated bridge on the right is being replaced by the newer bridge on the left. A pile driver with a ladder can be seen in the background. A man with a team of horses stands on the new bridge, while another team pulls on load on the old one. A dirt road and a forest stand behind the bridges. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph that probably portrays the same pile driver seen here; see image PUA_MS154_012a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another view of the same bridges, see image PUA_MS154_024.
Three sets of empty wagons drawn by pairs of horses, each driven by a man in work clothes, stand in front of cords of wood. The wood is cut roughly and was probably meant to be firewood. A barn or warehouse sits behind them. In the background, there is a hill planted with rows of crops (possibly grapes or berries). The tall, skinny top of an agricultural building, perhaps used for drying or smoking food such as hops or prunes, extends above the horizon. This photograph was probably taken near Forest Grove, Oregon around 1910-1914; possibly near the Hillside neighborhood.
A self-portrait by photographer William Alonso Clapshaw. He is looking away from the camera while pulling a string that operated the shutter on the camera. He is dressed informally, wearing a white shirt that is left unbuttoned at the collar, dark striped pants and suspenders. He is seated on a wide curule chair that rests on what appears to be an oil cloth rug, with a plain backdrop behind him. This image was probably taken in Clapshaw's home studio; several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The photograph is overexposed on the lower left corner and has some flaws due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A large, two-and-a-half story house in the countryside near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. It appears to have been relatively new when the photograph was taken. It displays some Craftsman-style elements including wide porches, tapered wood columns and dormers. It is standing in front of an older, smaller house. The yard by the house has been mown recently, with loose stacks of hay on the ground. Several outbuildings and trees appear in the background. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another, albeit damaged, view of the same house, see image PUA_MS154_058.
Three adult women and one baby pose for a family portrait, probably in or near Forest Grove, Oregon. This appears to portray a baby, their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The great-grandmother, who is holding the baby, sits on an ornate curule chair, while the mother and grandmother stand behind them, giving the portrait a triangular composition. All the subjects gaze directly into the camera. There is what appears to be an oil cloth rug on the floor and a plain backdrop behind them. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in his home studio around 1910-1914. The people in the image may be his relatives or friends. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. For another version where the grandmother is not smiling, see Image PUA_MS154_021. Flaws in the image are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the glass plate negative.
A Fourth of July parade float near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. A note found with the original describes this as "Hillside Girls Float," indicating that the girls were from the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove. A pennant on the front of the float that is faintly visible appears to say, "Hillside." One girl standing on a platform at the center of the float wears a sash that reads "Oregon." American flags and stars-and-stripes fabric decorate the float, which is built on a wagon drawn by a team of horses. Swags of greenery are draped over the wagon and the girls hold large bouquets of ferns and leaves, with crowns of flowers on their heads. For another view of the same float, see image PUA_MS154_048.
Two men, possibly brothers based on their similar looks, spar in boxing gloves outdoors. This photograph was made near Forest Grove, Oregon, circa 1910-1914. The men wear shirts, bowties and slacks, and are standing in front of a hedge near a fenced-in field. They may have been friends of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
A baseball player rounds the bases at a baseball game near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, possibly in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of town. A player appears to be heading towards home base while the catcher walks forward. Men and boys sit on the sidelines watching the game. A partially logged hill stands in the background. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph of the same game; see image PUA_MS154_008a. Based on other images by Clapshaw, the runner in this image likely belonged to a team with initials "HT" (or "TH" if the image is reversed). Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A small house with clapboard siding in the countryside near Forest Grove, Oregon. The house has a wood shingle roof and a central chimney, surrounded by a large grass lawn. A girl and a dog stand in the background. Trees and bushes are planted around the yard. It was taken circa 1910-1914 by William Alonso Clapshaw.
Three adult women and one baby pose for a family portrait, probably in or near Forest Grove, Oregon. This appears to portray a baby, their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. The great-grandmother, who is holding the baby, sits on an ornate curule chair, while the mother and grandmother stand behind them, giving the portrait a triangular composition. All the subjects gaze directly into the camera. There is what appears to be an oil cloth rug on the floor and a plain backdrop behind them. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in his home studio around 1910-1914. The people in the image may be his relatives or friends. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. For another version where the grandmother is not smiling, see Image PUA_MS154_016. Flaws in the image are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the glass plate negative.
Several men and boys stand with a set of Adriance brand reaper-binders in Banks, Oregon, circa 1910-1914. A caption reads: "One Day's Delivery of Binders By John Wunderlich, Banks, Ore." John Wunderlich was a merchant in Banks at the time. Many houses are in the background of this image; a woman stands of one their porches. The reaper-binder machines were used to cut grain and bind it into bundles or sheaves, which would then be pushed into cone-shaped stacks that would be left to dry in the fields. This photograph may have been taken at or near the train depot in Banks. For another version of the same scene, see image: PUA_MS154_055
A steam tractor engine (left) powers a belt that drives a threshing machine (right, behind hay wagon). This photograph was taken circa 1910-1914 north of Forest Grove, Oregon, possibly at or near the property now found at 42440 Purdin Road. The ridgeline in the background of the photograph closely matches the modern view looking southwest from that location.
The men standing on the wagon are loading harvested grain - perhaps oats or wheat - into the thresher, which is separating the grain from the chaff. The grain is coming out of a chute that descends from the lower right side of the thresher. The chaff, or straw, is shooting out of the thresher into the barn on the right. A field with many tree stumps and wildflowers appears in the foreground. The Coast Range, farms and groves of oak stand in the background. For a similar image by the same photographer, see Image PUA_MS154_026.
A road and bridge construction crew near Forest Grove, Oregon probably circa 1910-1914. This may have been in the vicinity of Gales Creek or Hillside. The men in the foreground are leading two teams of four horses, who are pulling a plow-like device, probably to dig out the road surface. More men are working on the bridges in the background. The old deteriorated bridge on the right is being replaced by the newer bridge on the left. A pile driver can be seen in the distance, along with a house, barns, fields and forest. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another view of the same bridge construction, see image PUA_MS154_012b.
A portrait of a young man with a wavy pompadour hairstyle. He is dressed formally in a light colored, finely detailed wool suit with freshly pressed pants, a white vest, a white shirt with a starched collar, and a tie with a silver pin. He is seated on an ornate curule chair, with his arm draped over the backrest. There is what appears to be an oil cloth rug on the floor and a plain backdrop behind him. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in his home studio. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The man may have been a friend of the photographer. Flaws in the image are due to scratches and cracks in the emulsion layer on the negative.
Threshing of a grain harvest, probably near Forest Grove or Banks, Oregon circa 1910-1914. A steam-powered tractor engine (right) turns a long belt which drives the threshing machine on the left. Men standing on the wagons with pitchforks are feeding harvested grain -- possibly oats -- into the thresher, which separates the grain from the chaff. Men standing by the empty horse-drawn wagon (left) are gathering the grain from a chute that extends from the thresher, while the chaff, or hay, is being shot into the air, forming huge pile (left, background). Additional workers wait nearby, while what may be a covered chuck wagon sits by the steam tractor. Cut grain that is waiting to be threshed waits in the field in the foreground. For a similar image by the same photographer, see Image PUA_MS154_023.
A man, a woman and a boy stand in front of a farmhouse near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. The child, perhaps around 5 years old, is wearing a sailor-style outfit and holding what may be a baseball bat. The woman appears to be older (possibly the grandmother of the boy), and is wearing a nice but somewhat outdated dress. The man is wearing overalls and a straw hat. Their two-story house has a screen door on the second floor that leads directly onto the porch roof. Fruit trees and an outbuilding are in the background on the left. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph of a barn that may have been on the same property; see image PUA_MS154_027b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A large barn with a man standing on a ramp in one of its doors, seen from a vantage point below it on a hill. A field and several other outbuildings are also visible. This photograph was probably taken near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph of a house that may have been on the same property; see image PUA_MS154_027a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A small house, probably in the forested hills of the Coast Range northwest of Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly near Hillside, Gales Creek or Hayward. The house is a very modest structure, probably consisting of just one or two rooms, with a pyramidal hip roof. A man, a boy and a horse stand on the left. A shed or small barn stands behind the house, and another small but tall-roofed outbuilding sits to the left. The latter structure might be a smokehouse. The land around the house has been cleared of trees recently, with many stumps and ferns still present in the foreground. An old wood plank sidewalk is also visible. The forested hill in the background looks like it may have been burned, with dead snags left standing. All of the structures including the fences appear to have been built recently before the photograph was taken. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A portrait of two young men posing with cigars. One is seated with a crossed leg on a wide curule chair, while the other stands behind him. They look as if they are trying to project a jaunty carelessness, but neither of their cigars are lit and they both appear slightly awkward. The seated man wears a straw boater hat, a tweed suit and boots. The standing man wears a dark hat and suit with a lapel pin. There is what appears to be an oil cloth rug on the floor and a plain backdrop behind them. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in a home studio. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The men may be friends of the photographer. Flaws in the image are due to scratches and cracks in the emulsion layer on the negative.
Two children stand on a sheepskin that has been laid on top of a small table. Both are dressed in fine clothes, with the girl aged around 3 wearing a lacy dress, a bow in her hair and fancy shoes, and the boy wearing a sailor-style outfit. The table sits outdoors on the grass by some stairs, with a dense vine or bush behind them. Flaws in the photograph are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A man and woman leading a dog and a horse pose in front of a small house. The man wears overalls while the woman wears an apron and house dress. The house is one-and-a-half stories tall, with clapboard siding and an offset central chimney. A balcony over the front door appears to have been recently removed, leaving an unusable door on the second floor. The front yard is overgrown with grass. In the background, a fence, fruit trees and a ladder are visible. The dog resembles a border collie and the horse appears to be an American Quarter Horse. The people in the image may be the friends or family of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
A young woman poses for a portrait. She is wearing a white blouse with lace trim, a white skirt, a brooch and a necklace with a locket. Her hands rest on a table. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in a home studio circa 1910-1914. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The woman may have been a friend or relative of the photographer. For another version of this portrait, see Image PUA_MS154_042. Flaws in the image are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A baseball game near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. Based on notes found with the original, this game might have taken place at Balm Grove in Gales Creek. Tall trees surround the game, while a crowd of mostly male spectators watch. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
