Black and white portrait of a toddler in a short-sleeved white dress standing on a chair in front of a dreamy, hazy background. She wears a full white dress, belted just below the waist and bloused out. The skirt is mostly lace, and she wears white stockings and boots with numerous straps buttoned over the stockings. Her hair is short and fair, and a small pendant necklace hangs against the front of her dress.
Black and white image of a young girl and a small boy outside with toys. The girl wears a loose dress and her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back away from her face. She is standing next to a small boy who sits on a wooden rocking horse set is on a metal frame. The boy wears a light-colored outfit and stockings and shoes. A teddy bear sits in front of him on the horse.
Black and white image of two children standing on the porch of a house in front of a door. Both wear knickers; the smaller child wears a single-piece, romper style in a print fabric. The taller child holds the rabbit and wears a light-colored pair of knickers with a matching sailor style shirt tucked into the pants. Both children have hair that is longer and bleached lighter on top and parted to one side. The rabbit is not overly large and appears to have a light underbelly, lighter fur around its eyes, and dark tips on its upright ears.
Sepia-toned image on red cardboard of a woman with a camera directed at two women and several children standing on a boardwalk in front of a wooden house. The photographer is wearing a long skirt with a slight bustle back and a striped, long-sleeved shirt. A scarf is wrapped around her head, and she appears to be sliding a negative either into or out of a camera set on a tripod. On the boardwalk, two women stand with five children. The woman to the image left is wearing a heavy cap and a hat and the woman to the right is wearing a dark dress and holds the smallest child in her arms. All the children are in skirts and coats. Two wear hats, and three wear bonnets. The house is wooden, cross-gabled, and the street is dirt. Museum records do not identify the women or the location, but this image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life, people, and locations in Washington County and northwest Oregon.
Black and white image of a white mule harnessed to a ground sled where two children sit. One child appears to be holding each rein of the mule's harness. Thick bushes fill the background of the image, and a house with a covered porch and a railing is just visible beneath them. Museum records do not identify the children, but this image is one of a number of glass negatives donated by Thomas Clapshaw.
Sepia-toned image of a young woman crouched down next to a young girl in a white dress. Museum records identify the image as that of ' Inez Warren and a neighbor girl;' Inez is most likely the older girl in the image.
Sepia-toned portrait of a young girl in a short suit dress standing with one arm on a covered table. She wears a knee-length pleated skirt with a jacket and a buttoned vest beneath a broad lace collar, all with matching ribbon trim. Her hair is long, pulled back on top and draped over her shoulder. She wears bracelets on both wrists, black stockings, and button up shoes. Myrtle Brown later married August Blassing and lived with her husband in Washington County for approximately forty years.
Black and white photograph of a toddler, wearing overalls and a white shirt. His hair is cut short and combed to the side. Richard McKinney was the son of Verne McKinney, who was editor of the Hillsboro Argus for fifty years. Museum records date this photo as being taken on November 10, 1939.
Two black and white studio images of a young girl with a violin. She wears a short dress with stockings and shoes, and has a large bow in her hair. The violin she holds appears to be full-sized and she holds it correctly.
Two black and white studio images of a young girl dressed in a short dress with a bolero jacket, stockings, and shoes, holding a doll. In one image, she wears a hat; in the other, she has a large bow in her hair.
Sepia-toned image of four boys, two standing and two squatting beside a small rill flowing down a muddy, grassy hill. Note the ragged clothing the boys wear, with holes at the knees and frayed edges, even to the knit cap worn by the smallest boy. Their clothing is also heavily layered.
Color image of a group of young children and others riding in a convertible during a parade. The signs on the car read 'Tigard Junior Women's' and 'Woodward Park Pre-School Playground.'
Sepia-toned image of a small girl in a white dress, standing next to a doll seated on a chair. The doll is almost as large as she is and wears a similar dress. Note the bracelet the little girl wears and the long white stockings.
Sepia-toned image of two children, standing on a fur rug. Note the child-sized buggy on which the child in the plaid dress rests one hand. The children are not identified, but the donor's mother was born in Canada.
Unusual black and white image of two girls in baseball uniforms. Their uniforms consists of baggy knickers and buttoned shirts with N. B. on the fronts. Each girl wears a cap, and one girl holds a catcher's mitt and ball while the other holds a bat. Two more gloves lie on the ground at their feet. The girls wear button up boots. They stand in front of a tree with several trunks, in a large yard with an empty field in the background.
Black and white image of a little girl sitting in a chair in front of a tree with a doll in her lap. She wears a dark coat with an oriental style front that fastens on the side and has a dark decorative band along the edge as well as the cuff. She wears dark stockings and boots, and her hair is pulled back and caught up in a ribbon. The doll appears to be a bisque-faced doll and is wearing a coat with a fleece collar, a muff and a hat.
Black and white image of a man standing on a log over a creek, holding the hand of a small boy wearing a light-colored, striped dress. The creek water is low, and a gravel bar fills most of the creek bed behind the pair. The man wears a white shirt with sleeve garters, a kerchief tied around his neck, and loose baggy pants beneath a vest. Loyal Graham was a lawyer from Nebraska who moved to Oregon after 1910 and began practicing law in the Forest Grove area. He was later elected to the state legislature, where in 1919 he authored the nation's first gasoline tax law, making Oregon the first state in the nation to charge drivers for road maintenance and construction. Drivers paid 1 a gallon at the pump. Two of the first projects funded were the Oregon portion of the Pacific Coast Highway (now U.S. 101) and the Columbia River Highway (now Interstate 84).
Black and white image of a child in a short dress and coat holding an armful of wood. The child also wears a fitted cap of some sort. Note the power lines on the house in the background and the outhouse and wagon to the right of the image. Chickens can be seen scratching in the dirt around the outhouse.
Black and white studio image of a family. The mother and father are seated. He wears a sack suit buttoned at the top over a shirt with an upright collar. Next to him with hand on his shoulder stands a young girl. She wears a dark dress with lighter panels and a large white lace collar tied with a dark ribbon. Her hair is curly and dark and pulled back with a large dark ribbon. A blonde, curly-haired child stands in the middle of the photo, leaning with one arm on the woman's lap. The child's dress is also dark, with a wide white lace collar. The woman wears a fitted, long-sleeved bodice with small buttons and velvet trim on the cuffs and along the front seams. Her skirt is long and pleated, and she wears earrings. Her hair is also curly, and is pulled back severely.
Sepia-toned studio image of two children, one seated in a rustic-style chair and wearing a white dress with a lace trim. The other boy stands next to the baby, and he wears a dark suit with pleated details and short pants. Both children have their hair cut short.
Sepia-toned studio image of a man seated in a chair with a small boy standing to one side. The man wears a suit over a shirt with an upright mandarin-style collar; his hair is short and combed to the side, and he sports a full, trimmed mustache. His boots appear worn and scuffed. The boy stands with one hand on the man's thigh, and wears a Fauntleroy style shirt with a wide lace collar and bow underneath a jacket. His pants are short, and he holds a narrow-brimmed, high-crowned straw hat in one hand.
