Two children, a boy and a girl, sit looking up at a Christmas Tree. They are most likely Dorothy and Harold Clapshaw, the daughter and son of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw. They would have been around 6-9 years old in 1914. The setting is the Clapshaw Home, which was probably in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove, although they may have been living in another location when this photograph was taken.
The children are dressed in nice clothing, with the boy wearing a tie and the girl wearing a large bow on her head. The tree is trimmed with ornaments and a garland made of popcorn; crepe paper decorations hang from the ceiling in the foreground. Envelopes and small presents also hang from the tree, while several larger presents are on the floor beneath it. The edge of a stove appears on the right. The same oilcloth rug on the floor also appears in many of the studio-style portraits that Clapshaw created.
Students, faculty, staff, and the community enjoy the Wassail holiday celebration in the University Center, Washburn Hall, in 1988 at Pacific University
Black and white image of a decorated Christmas tree in the corner of a room. Decorations on the live tree include popcorn strings and paper chains, while the gifts under the tree include a tea set, a brush and mirror set, and a violin. A doll sits on a carriage to one side of the tree. Note also the intricately patterned rug and the flocked wallpaper.
Black and white image of a decorated Christmas tree in the corner of an interior room. At the base of the tree are two dolls and a teddy bear. One of the dolls is a printed fabric doll, much like the ones available today, where the pieces, including the face and hair, are printed on a fabric panel, then cut out and assembled at home and stuffed. The teddy bear means that the photo was taken sometime after 1903, since the first teddy bears were marketed at that time in Europe and the United States.
