Three men stand on a pile driver which is pounding a large log into the ground. The log was probably a support for a bridge or road constructed near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly in Gales Creek or the Hillside neighborhood. A recently-logged hill sits in the background. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph that probably portrays the same bridge construction event; see image PUA_MS154_012b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
Construction of a bridge near Forest Grove, Oregon probably circa 1910-1914. This may have been in the vicinity of Gales Creek or Hillside. The old deteriorated bridge on the right is being replaced by the newer bridge on the left. A pile driver with a ladder can be seen in the background. A man with a team of horses stands on the new bridge, while another team pulls on load on the old one. A dirt road and a forest stand behind the bridges. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, exposed half of a glass plate negative to create this image. The other half of the glass plate was used to make another photograph that probably portrays the same pile driver seen here; see image PUA_MS154_012a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another view of the same bridges, see image PUA_MS154_024.
A road and bridge construction crew near Forest Grove, Oregon probably circa 1910-1914. This may have been in the vicinity of Gales Creek or Hillside. The men in the foreground are leading two teams of four horses, who are pulling a plow-like device, probably to dig out the road surface. More men are working on the bridges in the background. The old deteriorated bridge on the right is being replaced by the newer bridge on the left. A pile driver can be seen in the distance, along with a house, barns, fields and forest. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative. For another view of the same bridge construction, see image PUA_MS154_012b.
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.
Black and white image of a man standing next to a panel truck. Painted on the truck is 'H. J. Westerman, Building Contractor.' the man wears overalls and a baseball cap, and his truck is parked outside of an unfinished home.
Washed out black and white image of a construction site. The building is brick, around a lumber frame, and appears to rest on a simple foundation. The garage next to the building advertises bicycle repair and has a rack for bicycle parking.
