Four people seated in a car, probably near Forest Grove or Gales Creek, Oregon circa 1910-1914. These may be members of the Clapshaw Family, who lived in the Hillside neighborhood northwest of Forest Grove. Two older people, possibly William and Laura Clapshaw, sit in the back seat. Two younger people are seated in the front, with a boy of around 14 years old at the steering wheel. A forest is in the background, with one large tree behind the car. The car is a Model T, with the "Ford" brand faintly visible on the front grill. The branding on the smooth, light-colored tires reads: "Firestone Clincher Tire ... Garber [?] Co. Akron O."
A portrait of a family posed outside a modest home near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly in or near Hillside, Gales Creek or Banks. They may be friends or neighbors of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw. The parents wear work clothes, with the mother in a practical striped dress and the father wearing work pants, boots, an old shirt and suspenders. The children are seated bareback on two horses, with the son in short pants and bare feet, and the daughter in a dress with tights and shoes. A dog, possibly a border collie mix, lies behind them. Their one-and-a-half story house is rustic in appearance with unpainted wood siding and plain trim. What appear to be two old tractor seats flank the door. A low hill rises behind the house. Several outbuildings, including possibly an outhouse, appear in the background. Clapshaw made the photograph by exposing half of the glass plate negative; he never exposed the other half, resulting in a blank section above this image. Flaws in the photograph are due to deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
Three people, probably a mother, father and daughter, sit on the porch of a small farmhouse in Oregon. A hammock and rocking chair are on the porch behind them, and clothes can be seen on a clothesline in the background. This photograph was probably taken around 1910-1914 near Forest Grove, Oregon; possibly near the Hillside or Banks neighborhoods. 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; see image PUA_MS154_011a. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A man, a woman and a boy stand in front of a farmhouse near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. The child, perhaps around 5 years old, is wearing a sailor-style outfit and holding what may be a baseball bat. The woman appears to be older (possibly the grandmother of the boy), and is wearing a nice but somewhat outdated dress. The man is wearing overalls and a straw hat. Their two-story house has a screen door on the second floor that leads directly onto the porch roof. Fruit trees and an outbuilding are in the background on the left. 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 of a barn that may have been on the same property; see image PUA_MS154_027b. Flaws in the photograph are due to dust and deterioration of the emulsion layer on the negative.
A man and woman leading a dog and a horse pose in front of a small house. The man wears overalls while the woman wears an apron and house dress. The house is one-and-a-half stories tall, with clapboard siding and an offset central chimney. A balcony over the front door appears to have been recently removed, leaving an unusable door on the second floor. The front yard is overgrown with grass. In the background, a fence, fruit trees and a ladder are visible. The dog resembles a border collie and the horse appears to be an American Quarter Horse. The people in the image may be the friends or family of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
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 photograph of a photograph of a family, probably taken circa 1910-1914. It shows what appears to be a mother, father, their son aged around 3 or 4, and their baby. The baby appears to be wearing a Christening gown, while the other family members are wearing formal clothes. The baby is posed on a cushion but is oriented as if he is about to be baptised, with the mother's arm almost cradling his head, and both parents looking at the baby. The original photograph was probably taken to celebrate the baby's baptism. The photograph of the photograph may have been taken in order to supply a copy of the image. The family may have been relatives of the photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw.
Two photographs of a young, blond girl probably aged between 1-2 years old, and an older woman who might be her grandmother. In the image on the left, the girl sits on the grandmother's lap. On the right, the girls sits on the chair alone, while the grandmother is partially out of the frame. They are outdoors, with a hedge behind them. This photograph was probably taken near Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914. The photographer, William Alonso Clapshaw, made the two images by exposing first one half and then the other of a glass plate negative.
A man and two children stand next to brick-making machinery inside a brickyard in Wilkesboro, near the town of Banks, Oregon circa 1910-1914. They may be the brickyard owner and his son and daughter. The man is wearing business clothes, a hat, tie and a pocketwatch chain, while the children are wearing sandals and clothes that would be suitable for play. Other photographs of the same brickyard show workers wearing much rougher and dirtier clothing; see photographs PUA_MS154_036a and PUA_MS154_036b. They are standing inside a shed which sheltered the brick-making machines. Stacks of bricks are drying in the background.
A family stands on the porch of a large house in the vicinity of Forest Grove, Oregon circa 1910-1914, possibly near Banks or Hillside. The family appears to include a mother, father, their two daughters and a son, all dressed up in nice clothes. The girls wear matching dresses and large bows on their heads, while the boy wears a sailor-style outfit. The house appears to have been recently constructed at the time this photograph was taken. It is two-and-a-half stories tall with two chimneys and some elements of Craftsman style, including a large porch, one dormer, stained glass over the front windows, tapered columns, and a front door with a window and sill. Wood plank sidewalks lead around the house. Several sheds or outbuildings appear in the background.
Black and white portrait of a family group gathered in front of an interior background. Four women and five men sit or stand in the image. The men wear suits and vests, and four of the five have heavy mustaches. The women wear their hair up in loose buns, and two have lace collars, one a large lace yoke, and the other wears a narrow tie. Their dresses are gathered at the waist, and have long, full sleeves. Mrs. Fanny Friday was born in Switzerland, but emigrated to the United States with her family and settled in Wisconsin. She married Nicolas Friday there, and in the early 1880s they moved with their children to the Dairy Creek area near Banks.
Black and white image of large group of people gathered in front of a cross-gabled house with a covered porch. Some of the people are standing, some are seated, and some adults hold younger children. The men wear suits and most wear hats and either beards or mustaches; the younger boys wear dark slacks with suspenders and white shirts, some with armbands. Their hair is short, parted on the side, and combed back. The women have their hair up in styles reminiscent of a 'Gibson Girl,' and some wear hats. The women mostly wear dark skirts, belted at the waist, and white blouses with full sleeves and high necks. Some wear wide-brimmed hats. Two young girls standing at the front left of the crowd wear dresses with pleated or ruffled fronts and elbow-length sleeves. One wears a sailor hat, while the other wears a wide-brimmed straw hat. In the image front right a keg sits on a saw horse, with a pitcher and a mallet set on top of it. Against the wall of the house a number of garments and coats hang, as well as pans, buckets, and other implements.
Black and white image of a seated, smiling woman with a group of children. They appear to be sitting on a bed. The woman wears a dress that falls just below her knees, and has long, dark hair pulled back away from her face but hanging loosely over her shoulders. She holds one small child, a girl wearing a light colored dress and lace stockings with her shoes, in her lap. Another girl in a plaid skirt and sleeveless top sits beside the woman. Four boys sit on either side of the woman and the girls, two on either end of the bed. They wear casual shirts and pants, though the largest boy's pants (on the far right side of the image) appear to be too short for him. Two of the boys wear tennis shoes, and one has on boots, while the fourth wears dress shoes. All have short hair, combed neatly back. A wall behind the group is bare, though a window can be seen behind the family. This image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Black and white double image of a man, woman, and small child. The woman wears a loose, white shirt with short, gathered sleeves and an empire waistline. The man has plaid pants and a shiny, patterned, long sleeved shirt. Her hair is long and braided into a single plait pulled over her shoulder. the man's hair is short and full, and he has a mustache. The child has this black hair and wears a light colored shirt and overalls with a pattern on them. The two images are slightly different, appearing to have been taken one after the other. This image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Sepia-toned image of a family seated on a porch in front of a house with a quilt hanging behind them. The woman wears a long sleeved striped shirt with puffed sleeves and a high neck; the man wears a suit with a bow tie and has muttonchop whiskers. A young boy in a suit with short pants stands between them, while another child in a short dress sits on one side of the father's lap. A girl in a short dress with long sleeves leans against her father's other side. The quilt is a variation of a log cabin pattern.
A black and white studio photograph of the Bartholomew and Tekla Scheckla Family of Durham, Oregon. Standing in the back row, from left to right, are Gustav, Annie, Joseph, John, and Albert. Sitting in the front row, from left to right, are Mamie (Mary), Bartholomew, Frank, Tekla, Fred, and Rose. Bartholomew and Tekla Scheckla established their home and farm on the site of the present day Tigard Senior High School on Durham Road. They planted hops, fruit trees and grapes in addition to hay and grain. Bartholomew and Tekla Scheckla are both buried in St. Anthony Cemetery in Tigard.
Black and white photograph of three generations of the Scheckla family posing in front of their home in Durham on New Year's Day, 1912. Family patriarch Bartholomew Scheckla (sixth man from left) and his wife Tekla (to his left) are standing in the front row. The men all wear suits, ties, and hats. Two men are holding two infants in the back row. Bare trees and a wooden pole rises from behind the men. The home is a two-story residence with a gabled roof. Behind the family, the house's facade shows a roofed porch, two double-pane windows on the second floor and a decorative bargeboard above the windows. The Scheckla family were responsible for clearing the land for farming and roads in the Durham area around the turn of the last century.
A black and white photograph of the Sylvester Vincent family posing on the front lawn of their home in Tigard. Pictured from left are Arthur Herbert Vincent, Mrs. Elizabeth Vincent, Dr. Sylvester Vincent (seated in a rocking chair with a newspaper) and George Sylvester Vincent. Dr. Vincent is dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, Mrs. Vincent is wearing a full-length white dess and the boys are wearing overalls. The residence is a white, one and one-half story home with a gabled roof. A concrete walkway leads to a roofed porch and goes around the left-side of the house. The porch is partially covered by a large rose bush and vines. A nameplate affixed to a crossbeam of the porch reads 'Dr. Vincent.' A 1911 Maxwell automobile is parked in the yard to the right of the house. A gabled-roof barn is located behind the automobile. Dr. Vincent was Tigardville's first doctor and had an office in Tualatin; his 1911 Maxwell was the first automobile in Tigard.
