A group portrait of the older students at Cherry Grove School near Gaston, Oregon from the 1922-1923 school year. This photograph was originally found in a 'souvenir' booklet made for Cherry Grove, somewhat like a miniature yearbook. The students pictured are likely those from the older classes at school, possibly the fourth through eighth grades. The accompanying scan of two pages from the souvenir booklet provides students' names. This booklet came from the Patton Family and is part of the Pembroke Patton Family Papers at Pacific University.
A group portrait of younger students at Cherry Grove School near Gaston, Oregon from the 1922-1923 school year. This photograph was originally found in a 'souvenir' booklet made for Cherry Grove, somewhat like a miniature yearbook. The students pictured are likely those from the younger classes at school, possibly the first, second and third grade. The accompanying scan of two pages from the souvenir booklet provides students' names. This booklet came from the Patton Family and is part of the Pembroke Patton Family Papers at Pacific University.
Black and white image of a man and a woman seated in an early model Brass-era automobile. The woman holds a baby. Trees and a large grassy area are visible behind the couple, and the road is dirt. Museum records identify the image only the 'Gaston postmaster,' the image being taken about 1910.
Portrait of Main Street in Gaston, Oregon. A large welcoming sign reads 'GASTON We Advertise What We Have - And Have What We Advertise.' To the right of the sign are two stores, the Gaston State Bank and Bell & Owens Co. general store.
Group photo of a large group of men and women, who are gathered for a meeting of Christian Endeavor, an evangelical, nondenominational group which sought to promote a Christian life among its members. A pennant being held up at the back of the photo shows the Christian Endeavor symbol and reads 'Washington County Union 1912-13.' This convention was held in Gaston, Oregon.
Black and white image of a group of young children gathered on the sidewalk outside a brick school building. Gaston was one of the larger schools in the area, listing 158 students from ages 4 - 19 and drawing students from both Yamhill and Washington County. See WCMpic_012978, WCmpic_012980, for another image from this school year at Gaston.
Black and white image of a boys' basketball team, identified in museum records as that of Gaston School, 1937. The boy in the middle holds a basketball with the number '37' lettered on it, presumably indicating the year.
Black and white image of a group of children gathered on the sidewalk outside a brick school building. Gaston was one of the larger schools in the area, listing 158 students from ages 4 - 19 and drawing students from both Yamhill and Washington County. See WCMpic_012978, WCmpic_012980, for another image from this school year at Gaston.
Black and white image of a group of students gathered in front of a brick school building, identified in museum records as Gaston School. As Gaston was one of the larger schools in the district, having 158 students registered during the year, this is likely one grade or class. See WCMpic_012980 for another image from this school year.
Black and white image of a group of students gathered in front of Gaston school. These students all lived in Yamhill County according to school district records, but their school was in Washington County. Of the forty-four students listed on the school record, twenty have Japanese names.
Sepia-toned portrait of a young girl sitting on a bench with a parasol. She wears a broad-brimmed hat and a light-colored dress with lace trim. Eleanor Fitch was about five years old in this picture. Carrie Fitch is Eleanor's older sister; she was approximately 21 years of age and still living on the family farm in Dilley when she sent this postcard. Sister Mary Clare grew up in Cornelius, Oregon and entered the convent in 1904, at the age of sixteen. Her name prior to taking her vows was Agnes Morressey.
Sepia-toned image of a group of young people grouped beneath a tree. The four women wear high-necked white blouses tucked into skirts, while all but one of the men wear variations on a suit and tie. One man wears a baseball uniform. Carrie Fitch sent the postcard to Mary Morressey, the older sibling of Sister Mary Clare at St. Mary's Institute. (Sister Mary Clare's name prior to taking her vows was Agnes Morressey.)
Black and white image of a store in the middle of town. Note the muddy street in front of the store, and the loading area provided for customers where they can park the team on the boardwalk and also have most of their wagon out the mud. Mr. Wescott is listed in the 1900 census of Washington County as a merchant, and two of his sons, Frank (age 17) and Charles (16), are listed as 'clerks.'
Black and white image of Gaston, Oregon. The train station is central to the page, and power poles line both sides of the street. Notice the four hitched wagons at the store, all of the wagons have bags of the supplies in the back. Two dogs are walking on boardwalk. Two stores advertise farming equipment, one John Deere and the other Champion Harvest Machines, reflecting the rich agricultural heritage of this area.
A portrait of Pembroke M. “Pem” Patton (1871-1939), who farmed hops in Patton Valley near Cherry Grove, west of Gaston, Oregon. Pem Patton's parents were among the earliest white settlers to claim land in the area. This photograph was made in the studio of H. A. Crosley in Forest Grove, who was active from the late 1880s-1890s. This photograph probably dates to circa 1890.
