Black and white image of a young woman with light blonde hair. Her hair is swept up into a type of beehive hair style, leaving a flip curl along her right side from the cheek to the top of her hair. She wears a light colored sleeveless shirt and appears to be wearing eyeliner and false eyelashes. Museum records do not identify the woman, but this image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of five young men standing on front of a studio. All the young men appear to have crew cuts, and each one has a cigarette hanging from his lips. They are casually attired in pants and polo shirts. One wears a light jacket. Two of the young men wear denim jeans. Museum records do not identify the men in the picture, but this image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Sepia-toned portrait of a young woman. She wears a dark dress with a lace 'Peter Pan' collar. Her long blonde hair is styled in a long 'flip' hairstyle, teased to add extra volume in the back. Museum records do not identify the woman, but this image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles and other fashions of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a woman standing on a carpet in front of a long curtain. She wears a long-sleeved mini-dress styled like a man's dress shirt, dark nylons, and flat shoes. Her hair is piled on top of her head in a large beehive hairstyle consisting of many curls. She appears to be wearing eyeliner and false eyelashes. Museum records do not identify the woman, but this image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white portrait of a young woman in what appears to be a formal gown. She wears her hair upswept in a bee-hive hairstyle with large curls visible on the surface. Museum records do not identify the woman, but this image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white portrait of a young woman. She has long straight hair, parted in the middle and brushed back over her shoulders. She wears a dark, v-necked top with a light floral pattern. This image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a man and woman standing on a grassy field in front of some trees. They each wear one-piece swimsuits consisting of a darker bottom section and a lighter top. The woman also swears a bathing cap, though her hair is not completely contained by the cap. The couple stand close together with their arms around each other's waists, and the woman holds the man's hand where it rests on her hip. Museum records do not identify the couple, but this image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white portrait of a woman wearing a dark, sleeveless top and a large beehive hairstyle. This image was part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest, and appeared to be one of several intended to document hairstyles of the day. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a group of ten men arranged in a row, all on motorcycles. At least one of the motorcycles appears to have the deeply valanced fender indicating it was made by the Indian Motocompany. Several of the men wear Gatsby or newsboy hats of various colors, and two have on leather jackets. The rest of the men wear casual shirts and pants. A younger man sits on his bicycle at the image left end of the row. Those who are not wearing hats wear their hair greased back, a style popular in the 1940s. The men have arranged their motorcycles on what appears to be the parking lot of a gas station, with an unidentifiable building in the background and what appears to be a filbert orchard across the street from their location. Someone has tried to write in pen on the front of the picture, drawing an arrow pointing at the man third from the left end of the row of motorcycles and writing 'Dad' beneath the arrow. This image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Sepia-toned image of a two-story 'American Foursquare' home with a hipped roof, a side addition, and a screen-in porch attached. Snow covers the house, the fields, and the evergreen trees behind the home. Barns and outbuildings are also covered with snow. Museum records identify this as the 'Ward family farm in the Tualatin Valley, south of Hillsboro, ca. 1918.
Sepia-toned image of people gathered for a barn raising. The barn is framed, but not roofed or sided. A number of men sit along the top of the front cross-beam, while the rest of the group is gathered along the bottom of the framing on the floor of the barn. Several children, mostly girls, stand with the men, and a group of women is seated on a board in front of the floor. Museum records identify the location as 'near Firdale Gr. School.' Firdale school was in the hills north of Cornelius, Oregon.
Black and white image of people in an outdoor swimming pool. Most of the girls wear swim caps. The original swimming pool at Shute Park opened in 1954.
Black and white image of four members of the Hillsboro Fire Department standing in front of a stage, on which sits a piano and a number of chairs. Behind them flowers decorate the edge of the stage, with fire hose nozzles at either end. A horseshoe shaped floral arrangement with ribbons indicating it has been awarded to 'Hillsboro Fire Department and City Officials' sits in the center of the image.
Black and white image of the midway at Hillsboro Happy Days. Notice the banners advertising the carnival's sideshow, including 'Human Dolls' and 'Worlds Fair Wonders.' The Hillsboro Happy Days was the traditional local Fourth of July celebration for many years. See WCMpic_012844 and WCMpic_012845 for other images of this celebration.
Black and white image of a carnival, most likely at Shute Park, in Hillsboro. The annual Fourth of July Happy Days celebration was held at Shute Park until the Fairgrounds was built. Note the signs for the midway shows over to the far left of the image. See WCMpic_012848 and WCMpic_012845 for other images of this celebration.
Black and white image of a carnival ride, the Tip Top, with a number of people watching and waiting for their turn. The Hillsboro Happy Days was an annual Fourth of July celebration. See WCMpic_012844 and WCMpic_012848 for other images of this celebration.
Black and white image of the interior of a large meeting space. Fold down chairs line each wall, while a piano sits in the left corner of the image and an old console radio sits in the other corner.
Black and white image of a group of young girls standing at the front of an auditorium. They wear the white silk gowns and robes typical of a group of Job's Daughters, the Masonic-sponsored organization typically consisting of young women. On the wall behind the group is a banner from their organization, the symbols of both the Masons and the Eastern Star hang from the ceiling above them. Members of Job's Daughters must be related to a Mason and profess belief in a supreme being.
Black and white image of a man and a woman in western wear riding horses in a parade. People sit or stand along the sidewalk and watch. Note the patriotic banner with stripes and stars on the horse to the left of the image, and the feathers approximating a Native American symbol on the horse at the right side of the image.
Black and white image of four men and two women standing beside a truck, loading household goods into the back. The signs on the truck read 'Volunteers of America. Industrial and Relief Department.' Museum records indicate that these goods were being gathered to assist the victims of the Vanport flood in 1950. Volunteers of America is a faith-based organization and was formed by one of the sons of General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Booth's son left the Salvation Army organization over disagreements with his brother.
Black and white image of two women standing beside an open refrigerator in an airport field. The refrigerator is filled with shoes, and museum records indicate that they and the refrigerator are donations intended for victims of the Vanport flood.
Black and white image of four men and two women standing beside a truck, loading household goods into the back. The signs on the truck read 'Volunteers of America. Industrial and Relief Department.' Museum records indicate that these goods were being gathered to assist the victims of the Vanport flood in 1950. Volunteers of America is a faith-based organization and was formed by one of the sons of General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Booth's son left the Salvation Army organization over disagreements with his brother.
Black and white image of a young woman in a one piece swimsuit, reclining beside a pond. Museum records indicate that she is Gloria Bates, winner of the Miss Hillsboro contest in 1949.
Black and white image of a young woman who stands with her back to the camera, looking over her shoulder. She wears a one piece swimsuit. Museum records identify her as Gloria Bates, winner of the Miss Hillsboro contest in 1949.
