A baseball team near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914; probably in the Hillside neighborhood. The field appears to be located near the intersection of Hillside and Clapshaw Hill Roads, looking west towards the hills. The men are wearing uniforms with the logo "HT". Baseballs, bats, mitts, and a catcher's mask are visible in the image. A barn and fencing stand in the background.
A house in the countryside near Forest Grove, Oregon, circa 1910-1914. The home may be in the Hillside, Gales Creek or Banks areas. A man stands on the porch facing the camera. The home is one-and-a-half stories high with a porch that wraps around one corner, and a shed connected by a covered walkway to its rear. A wood plank walkway lined with flowers (possibly foxgloves and dahlias) connects the home to the street. The photographer was standing just outside the open gate leading from the house to the street.
A portrait of a woman and a small child, holding hands while the child stands on a stool. The woman is wearing a fine white blouse and skirt, a long chain of dark beads that runs from her neck to her belt, a small bowtie and glasses. The child (probably a girl), aged around 2, wears a white dress, a similar necklace of beads, white tights and dark booties. Both gaze directly into the camera. This photograph was taken by amateur photographer William Alonso Clapshaw, probably in his home studio around 1910-1914. Several other photographs exist that were taken in the same setting. The woman and child may be his relatives or friends.
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, and a ring on her middle finger. 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_032. Flaws in the image are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A portrait of a young woman wearing a loose, white blouse with a dark sash around her waist, and a locket on her neck. Her hair is in a ponytail that has been curled to hang down in a coil over her shoulder. 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. Flaws in the image are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For two similar portraits that may portray the same woman, see Images PUA_MS154_032 and PUA_MS154_042.
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.
Men on a farm near Forest Grove, Oregon, fill a silo attached to a barn. The man in the bowler hat (right) is tending an engine that is driving a belt. The belt turns a wheel which is attached to a silo-filling machine (center, with tall white pipe extending vertically). The man by the silo-filling machine is feeding hay into its hopper, which the machine chops and then blows through the pipe into the silo. A third man, standing on the wagon drawn by two horses, is delivering the hay -- possibly alfalfa. This was likely to be used as livestock feed. A farm dog stands on the right, and one more man stands almost behind the silo, facing away from the camera. A pulley system is attached to the side of the barn. This photograph was probably taken in the Hillside, Gales Creek or Banks neighborhoods between 1910-1914.
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 says, "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_017.
A pond filled with floating logs waiting to be cut for lumber at the sawmill in the background. A small bridge, a shed, and workers standing inside the mill are also visible. This photograph was taken in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. It may show the mill that was formerly located near the intersection of String Town Road and Highway 8 between Forest Grove and Gales Creek; the ridgeline in the background appears to match the one seen from that location. At this time, logging companies would cut trees in the Tillamook Forest and then float them down Gales Creek for milling.
Two farmers wearing overalls and straw hats sit on a pair of plows, each of which is drawn by a team of two horses. A young horse (or possibly a mule?) stands near one of the horse teams. This photograph was taken in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, possibly in the Hillside or Hayward communities northwest of town. A field stands behind them, with a partially cleared forest and several houses on the hill in the background. This photograph appears to have been overexposed, and also has some damage due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A group of girls mostly aged around 4-8 years old, at a party in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, likely in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of town near Gales Creek. This was probably the birthday party of the girl who is sitting on a chair in the center. She is wearing a large bow on her head and a pinned flower or ribbon on her chest. The same girl appears in at least one other image by the same photographer (see image PUA_MS154_005); she may have been the photographer's daughter or niece. The small table behind her appears to hold a birthday cake with candles, a vase of flowers and several other desserts. A woman holding a younger child aged around 2 stands on the right. The house they are standing next to has unpainted siding; an outhouse and another house appear on the hill in behind them.
A group portrait of children and adults on a porch in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, possibly in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of town. Based on the range of ages of those present, this may be a portrait of an extended family. Most are formally dressed in what were likely some of their best clothes. These are likely relatives and/or friends of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
A baseball game in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. The teams appear to be changing sides, with people walking to and from the infield. A covered stand in the background seats women spectators. Men and boys sit on the sidelines watching the game. A makeshift dugout for one of the teams is along the fence. On the hill behind the baseball field, there is a small orchard (center-left), a logged field (right), a hops field (top of hill along the ridge), and several small houses (lower right). Based on other images by Clapshaw, this likely depicts the team from Hillside, Oregon. There is another photograph that depicts the same field and possibly the same game; see image PUA_MS154_019.
Road construction by men with horses near Forest Grove, Oregon probably circa 1910-1914. This may have been in the vicinity of Gales Creek or Hillside. Several men are driving teams of horses that are pulling road-grading equipment, which are digging out and leveling the ground on a hill to make a road. Several boys watch from the side, and a thick forest of fir trees appears in the background. The damage to this photograph is due to the emulsion layer on the negative deteriorating and cracking off. For several other images by the same photographer that appear to depict the same road construction event, see PUA_MS154_024 and PUA_MS154_012b.
A group of Pacific University students and faculty having a picnic near Gales Creek. Henry Liberty Bates, principle of Tualatin Academy, Mary Frances Farham, Dean of Women and Professor of English and Literature, Victor Emmanuel Albright, Instructor in Public Speaking and English, possibly Grace Christine Wood, Instructor in Tualatin Academy , Livia Ella Ferrin, Arthur John Prideaux, Frances Thora Sorensen William Beatty Rasmussen and Chester Kimes Fletcher class of 1906, Ethel Belle Moseley, Sarah Pamela Boldrick, Pearl Wilma Chandler and Howard Hill Markel class of 1907.
A group of Pacific University students and faculty posing for a picture during a picnic outing at Gales Creek, Oregon. Those pictured include: Henry Liberty Bates, Principal of Tualatin Academy; Mary Frances Farnham, Dean of Women and Professor of English and Literature at Pacific University; Victor Emmanuel Albright, Instructor in Public Speaking and English at Pacific University; and students Livia Ella Ferrin, Arthur John Prideaux, Frances Thora Sorensen, William Beatty Rasmussen, Willard Herman Wirtz, Daniel Deronda Bump and Clara Ida Irvin (Class of 1906); and Ethel Belle Moseley, Sarah Pamela Boldrick and Pearl Wilma Chandler (Class of 1907).
Black and white image several gabled buildings, two with false fronts. Primary is a building with large double doors and a sign reading 'Blacksmith shop' on the front facade. A man identified in museum records as James Lincoln Loving, the proprietor, stands just outside the shop's large door. He wears work clothes, a newsboy-style cap, and a leather apron. Another man sits on a bench nearby; most likely a man named Sylvester Culver. Numerous wagon axles, frames, and wagon wheels are parked in front of the shop and leaning against various walls and fences. A fenced yard separates the blacksmith shop from another building with a door and two windows in the front facade and a sign indicating it is Jacobsen's Shoe and Harness Shop. A man and a boy stand on the front porch; the man may be I. Jacobson, the proprietor. The third building in the image is the Berry & Dallas Prune Dryer, which dried apples, prunes, pears, pumpkins, and corn.
Black and white image of a group of students gathered outside their school. The younger students sit on a bench while the older children stand behind them. Buxton was named for one of the original European settlers in the area. In 1937, the school registered 66 students, and Ruth Ginther was listed as the teacher.
Black and white photo of a group of students gathered on the front steps of their school. Their teacher stands at the top of the steps on the image left, and a bicycle is partially visible to the right of the steps on which the students stand. Part of the community named for Oregon pioneer Joseph Gales, once a resident of the area, Gales Creek School was established in 1859 and served students until the of the 2010-2011 school year, when it was closed due to budget cuts in the Forest Grove school district.
Black and white photo of a group of students gathered on the front steps of their school. Their teacher stands at the top of the steps on the image left, and a bicycle is partially visible to the right of the steps on which the students stand. Part of the community named for Oregon pioneer Joseph Gales, once a resident of the area, Gales Creek School was established in 1859 and served students until the of the 2010-2011 school year, when it was closed due to budget cuts in the Forest Grove school district.
Black and white image of three women, seated inside an elaborate horse-drawn carriage, two in the back and one in the front seat holding the reins and with a small child in a white dress beside her. Another child, a girl, is seated on the railing of the bridge in front of the horses; she wears a short light colored dress and has short hair, some of it pulled to the back top of her head in a bow. The carriage sits on a wooden bridge and the lettering 'Bros. Forest Gr' is just visible on the upper truss. The women wear hats and suits; one hat is large and floppy. The other hats are smaller and sit more to the front of their heads.
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 photo of a church building set off a road and in behind brush with several oak trees to the right front. The building is gabled, with an enclosed porch having an arched entrance. The bell tower is centered in the front and protrudes slightly. The belfry has louvered windows and an elongated pyramidal roof with a cross on top. The rest of the building is obscured by brush. The road in front of the church is paved, and there is a white building just visible behind the oak trees in the right of the image.
