A postcard depicting Fifth Street and the Post Office in Portland, Oregon. It includes a note to Charles Walker from "Eva". It is postmarked November 6, 1908. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A postcard depicting the Washington Street entrance to a city park in Portland, Oregon. It includes a note addressed to "Mr. Chas. Walker". It is postmarked August 13, 1908. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A postcard depicting Fourth Street in Portland, Oregon. It includes a note addressed to Charles Walker and is postmarked October 17, 1907. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A photograph of the "Albany Boosters" in Lebanon, Oregon. There is an arrow pointing at one of the cards pictured, indicating "self". The photograph is printed on postcard stock and includes a note from "Earle" to "Mrs F. A. Logan". This photograph is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A photograph of the Lebanon Peerless Band on Main Street in Lebanon, Oregon. This photograph is printed on postcard stock and includes a note from "Earle" to "Mr. James K Sears". Earle is likely Walter Earle Sears, James K. Sears' son. This photograph is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A postcard depicting Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. It includes a note to "Miss Winnette Sears" and is postmarked June 22nd, 1911. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A postcard depicting "Residence Street, 'Yewpark', Salem, Oregon". It includes a brief note from Winnette Sears to Bernice Sears (Winnette's sister). It is postmarked March 14, 1910. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A postcard depicting a marching band on the streets of McMinnville, Oregon. It is entitled "Busy Day in McMinnville, Ore.". The postcard is postmarked for July 18, 1910 and includes a note to Winnette Sears. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Fourth Street looking East in Santa Rosa, California. This photograph is printed on postcard stock and includes a short note to "Mr F. A. Logan". This photograph is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Looking north through the intersection of SE 3rd and Walnut Streets in Hillboro, Oregon. A dirt road runs north, between two grassy verges. Sidewalks run along each verge, and houses and two church buildings are visible, as well as power lines. A man stands on the sidewalk beside the house at the left. The church on the image left of the intersection is St. Matthew's Catholic Church, though the rectory now sits where this building is located, with the church on the northeast corner of the block. The house on the right is the Rice-Gates House at 308 SE Walnut Street, which was built in 1890. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. The house on the left is 272 SE Walnut Street, which was built in 1910.
Black and white image of an intersection in a residential area. Trees line the street, blocking most of the houses, but a few small bungalow style homes can be seen. A station wagon is parked along the curb in the center of the image. See WCMpic_015265 for a view of this particular street and intersection fifty years previous to this one.
Black and white image of a residential street. The street is dirt, though a boardwalk extends along most of both sides. Several small, bungalow style homes line both sides of the street in the background, and power poles can be seen receding into the background of the image. There are only a couple of small pine trees in the image. Two small girls stand on the boardwalk at the right of the image. See WCMpic_015266 for a later view of this same street.
Black and white image of a city intersection at night. Neon signs are lit up above many of the buildings, advertising banks, hotels, a chiropractor and at least two car dealerships. According to museum records, this is the intersection of Main and Second Streets in Hillsboro, looking south, during the Christmas season of 1948.
Black and white image of a dirt street with buildings along one side. The first building, a two-story with a hipped roof, bears a sign identifying it as the Cherry Grove Hotel. A power line runs down the street in front of the other businesses, most of which after the hotel and its neighbor appear to be single story wooden constructions. A portion of the road directly beside the sidewalk has been planked. Two or three houses dot the hills which rise in the background.
Color image of a street with cars along it. A stop light hangs from wires near the middle of the image. Various store and business signs line the buildings along the road. According to museum records, this image dates from 1956 and looks down Main Street from its intersection with Second Street.
Black and white image of crowds watching one-horse carriages being pulled down Main Street in Hillsboro. The street is plank, and there are power lines crossing the street and running alongside them. Most of the buildings visible are brick and the trees are in full leaf.
A black and white photograph of Main Street in Tigard shows four wood buildings lining a dirt road. In front of the first building on the left is a wood hitching post. Three women stand on the porch of the second building from the left. A telephone or telegraph pole appears in front of the third building to the left. Construction scaffolding exists on the facade of the building to the far right. Prior to 1911, Tigard's commercial activity was located around the Tigardville General Store at present-day Pacific Highway South and McDonald Street. When the Oregon Electric Railroad began service to Tigard in 1907, the local depot was established 1.5 miles north of Pacific Highway and McDonald Street. Subsequent commercial development shifted to this area (present-day Main Street) near the rail stop.
A black and white photograph of Main Street in Tigard, looking south. A black sedan drives north along Main Street. Telephone poles and four commercial buildings line the right side of the street. The building on the extreme right with a porch and shed roof appears to be vacant. The two-story white building with a shed roof to its left has the words 'meat market' painted along the side wall. To the left of the meat market is the William Ariss blacksmith shop.
A large group of men are lined up on the sidewalk and gathering in the street to join the Industrial Workers of the World union. All the men are wearing hats and coats.
A street corner in Forest Grove. An early automobile is parked outside the Forest Grove National Bank. Three men are on the street corner and one other is crossing the dirt road. An electric trolley is parked on the other side of the building. Names of businesses are written in the windows above the bank including 'Dr. Pollock Dentist', 'Dr. Wend[e] Physician Surgeon', and a real estate business whose name is indecipherable.
A view of Fourth Avenue in Forest Grove. It is a wide dirt road with paved sidewalks. Houses and trees line the street on both sides. There are a couple of electrical poles on the left side. A young man is standing on the sidewalk near the house on the left.
A view of 21st Avenue in Forest Grove looking towards College Way. A few businesses and a church line the dirt road. One car is parked to the left. Some men are standing next to a cart on the sidewalk. The entrance to Marsh Hall is visible at the end of the street.
A street in Forest Grove. The building on the corner is Forest Grove National Bank. Alex Timmreck Jewelry and Munkres Cleaner are the next two businesses on the street. There are parking meters in the sidewalk along the street. On the corner are signs pointing to Portland, Beaverton, and Hillsboro as well as to Oregon highways 47 and 6.
