A photograph of a line of cars by a wooden walkway, possibly lining up for a ferry or bridge crossing near an unidentified body of water, dating from the late 1920s or early 1930s. A woman driver wearing a cloche hat is visible in the driver's seat of the first car. A man wearing a suit stands on a wooden walkway flanking the cars. The silhouette of another man in a tall hat stands in the mid-ground; he appears to be interacting with the cars and might be a ticket-taker. A large three-story building is in the background. This photograph was likely taken in the United States, possibly in the Pacific Northwest, but its location is unknown.
This image is a digital positive scan of the original negative, which measured about 2.5 x 2.5 inches. The negative was discovered by Forest Grove resident Charlotte Lumae in 2023. It was buried in a strip of soil between the sidewalk and the street next to a residence at 1904 22nd Ave., Forest Grove. When found, it was covered in dirt, but had somehow survived at least several decades buried in the ground.
A framed examination certificate awarded to optometrist Fay C. Martin, who is believed to be the earliest woman in Oregon to practice optometry. The certificate documents that she "has passed the examination prescribed by the Oregon State Board of Examiners in Optometry" on October 24, 1910. This certificate was issued on September 10, 1923, in lieu of an earlier one that she presumably earned under her maiden name or the name of her first husband. It is numbered #279; is signed by members of the Board of Examiners in Optometry; and includes their seal.
Historical Note: Fay Clara Martin (named in some records as "Clara Fay Martin") was born around 1885 in Idaho. Fay's father was a German immigrant. Sometime in the early 1900s, she married her first husband, whose last name was Beaulieu. She was widowed young, and married her second husband, Henry Martin, in 1915. By 1920, she and her husband were living in Portland, but he was employed as a low-wage laborer doing "street work," while she ran a boarding house out of their home. In 1925, a Portland City Directory listed a "Mrs. Fay C. Martin" as an optometrist, with an address at "303 Raleigh Bldg." The 1930 census also listed her as an Optometrist working in an Optometry Shop in Portland. Her husband, meanwhile, was a shipping clerk in a wholesale hardware store. Fay Martin continued to be listed as an Optometrist in Portland in the 1940 and 1950 censuses. By 1940, she appears to have been running her own private practice. In 1950, she was listed as working in an "Opt. Eye Clinic," apparently supporting both her husband and her brother. Fay died on October 26, 1978 in Portland.
A sepia photograph of the Forest Grove Congregational Church built in 1920. This was the third Congregational church built in Forest Grove. The first church was destroyed by fire in 1901. The second church was also destroyed by fire in 1919. This photograph is part of the Nettie Shipley Haines photograph album.
1928 May Day Queen Florence Bennett (seated), and her ladies-in-waiting Dorothy Wood, Lillian Thouvenel, Florence Riffle, Shellie Slyter, Alice Montgomery, and Jacqueline Honeyworth, pictured in Herrick Hall. The subjects of this photograph exemplify the importance placed on the May Day court, all having been heavily involved in both academic and extracurricular activities.
This is a photograph of the parlor in the second Herrick Hall. This was a gathering place on the first floor of the building for women while living in this residence hall. Women were required to live in this building while attending Pacific University if they did not already own a home off campus.
The original all-female dormitory was first built in 1883 and was called Ladies Hall. During the second university president Reverend John Russell Herrick's tenure, he spent much of his four years as president away from the university, but in that time, he was able to accomplish many things including raising $16,000 to build Ladies Hall. The first year the building was put to use was in 1884. It was renamed after President Herrick in 1887. The first Herrick Hall completely burned down on Sunday, March 11, 1906, from chimney sparks on the roof. A combination of women's fundraising and the Carnegie Foundation donation of $10,000 allowed the second Herrick Hall to be built in 1907. Until 1958, it was still an all-female residence hall. Herrick Hall burned down a second time in 1973.
Promotional images of the Pacific University campus published as a small poster. Includes pictures of Marsh Hall, Herrick Hall, the Gymnasium and McCormick Hall as they appeared soon after McCormick was constructed in 1924.
Pacific University viewbook from 1927 titled, 'Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon.' This booklet was designed to promote the school to prospective students and encourage them to apply. A letter from President Dobbs talks highly of Pacific and the faculty. President Dobbs expresses that Pacific only admits one hundred and twenty-five students to ensure a small college, resulting in students have strict guidelines for admission. Admission and graduation requirements are listed along with expenses of attending Pacific. Each class offered at Pacific is listed with the objectives of the class or major. Pictures of Pacific can be found at the end of the booklet.
Pacific University viewbook 1927 titled, 'Pacific University: a pioneer college.' This viewbook was also issued as Pacific University Bulletin, Vol. 22:1 (March 1927). It was designed to promote the school to prospective students and encourage them to apply. A history of Pacific is given throughout the booklet, highlighting certain aspects that are still part of the university in 1927. A number of traditions are noted as well as pictures of dormitories, groups and the freshman class.
Pacific University viewbook from 1921 titled, 'Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon.' This booklet was designed to promote the school to prospective students and encourage them to apply. A list of the faculty members that will be at Pacific for the following year are listed with their credentials. Each class and other groups on campus are given brief descriptions to what they offer to students.
An etching of the top of the buildings along Fifth Avenue in New York. Large spires rises among the building tops, one of which is St. Patrick's Cathedral.
A larger etching than Cawein normally produced, the work depicts a man peacefully sleeping in a chair outside his cabin. His shoes are off and lay strewn on the deck beside him.
Etching of a frozen field with trees and a small house lining the perimeter. There a faint tracks of someone walking over the otherwise undisturbed ground.
