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 appears to say, "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_048.
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.
Photograph of the parade float for Wess' Tonsorials barbershop singing group, which is being pulled by a truck owned by the Hillsboro House of Antiques.
Photograph of the Carnation Milk Company parade float, which is posed in front of the Carnation Milk building. The sign on the building reads: Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co. Manufacturers of Carnation Milk.
Some women and young boys model their float advertising the Sherwood Robin Hood Festival. A sign on their car reads 'Robin Hood Festival; July 26-27-28; Sherwood - Ore.'
Several men stand around a parade float, which has a dummy labeled as a 'Boozy Old Bum?' Some of the men are in uniform, so these men may have been part of a group such as the American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Photograph of the American Legion Musicians Post 185, sitting on rolling platforms which are being pulled by a steam-powered tractor. Note the pile of cut wood on the trailer, just behind the driver of the tractor. The float appears to be taking part on a parade, and the Washington County Court house is visible in the background.
Several men pose on a parade float for Wess' Tonsorial Shop in Hillsboro. Four of them are part of a barbershop quartet, a young boy serves as the barbershop customer, and two other men act as the barber and shoe shine man. Their float is pulled by a truck that says 'House of Antiques Hillsboro' on the side.
