Black and white image of a few children standing outside of a stone or cement-sided building. The girls wear loose-fitting blouses and skirts typical of the 1920s, and the building material is no longer wood.
Black and white image of a large group of people gathered outside a school building, most likely the students and their parents. Two young boys have ascended the building and are sitting in the belfry.
Black and white image of a group of children and young adults standing outside of a large school building. Though they may appear to be old enough to be teachers, the older girls in the back row are more likely to be students.
Black and white image of young people swimming in a large pond area, while adults look on. Note that everyone wears a swimsuit with a top, ensuring that all chests are covered to the same extent. Many of the girls wear swim caps as well. Lost Park was an amusement park established in the late 1900s, and included a carousel in addition to the swimming hole and play equipment. Today, it is managed by Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District, though without the carousel or swimming hole.
Black and white image of an old wooden church building. A sign above the door reads 'Cedar Mill Community Church'. The church has some elements of Carpenter or American Gothic design.
Black and white image of a small house with a covered front porch and two side additions. Snow covers the roof and the ground, and is piled up on the fence rails. Several of the trees behind the house appear to have been burned off.
Black and white image of a group of boys and girls of various ages. The girls are attired as brides in white and wearing veils; the boys all wear suits.
Black and white image of a family standing on the porch of a general store. The ad for 'White River Flour' dominates the pediment above the porch, with 'Again at your grocers' written above it. A door that appears to lead into living quarters is on the image right, and a good number of boxes and bales are piled about, as if they had just arrived with their belongings. One window displays stacked cans of foodstuffs while the other has a display of hats.
Color photograph of a shake-shingled building with a green shingled roof, behind another building. A parking lot and a large pine tree fill the foreground, while another building with square white concrete sectioned corners and glass windows sits to the middle left of the image.
Handmade quilt square which depicts local homestead as part of the 15-panel Heritage Quilt of Cedar Mill. Description from related pamphlet: BLOCK 3 THE KATTERMAN HOME by Sue Peterson. This house is located on 93rd Street one lot to the south off Cornell Road. It was built by John Katterman about 1898. This home and its outbuildings stand in near original condition with only a new porch added to the house. Three daughters of John (Frieda Wuthrich, Clara Haskell, and Martha Thorne) live in separate homes on the original property. They remember their father's vegetable garden in front and their mother's tree roses around the porch of the house.
Cashier table outside the library entrance with two women behind table and one standing. Large sign in window declares that a photocopy machine is now available at the library. The library association's first annual rummage sale, held in the breezeway between the library and Bales Thriftway at 12504 NW Cornell Road on September 18 and 19, 1976. M.E.S.S. stands for Misc. Etc. Super Sale.
Quilt is laid on floor of library for final quilting of the backing to the quilt top. As noted in the scrapbook for the project: '1977 The Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt won third prize in the Northwest Quilters' Association annual show.'
Sue was the project manager as well as the creator of the quilt block 'Ketterman Home'. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
Dolly Freed, a local artist and photographer, assisted in the design of many of the Heritage Quilt blocks.The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
The creator of the block of 'Holly Plantingsl', part of the 15-block Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
The creator of the block of 'Wesley Chapel', part of the 15-block Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
The creator of the block of 'Cedar Mill School', part of the 15-block Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt. The quilt hung on display in the library during the M.E.S.S. rummage sale.
Al and Kathryn Greathouse held the winning ticket in the raffle for the Cedar Mill Heritage Quilt, hanging in background. They stand between board president Jack Thurber and project manager Sue Peterson. According to captions in the event scrapbook, Al and Kathryn raised their family in Cedar Mill; Kathryn now lives in Beaverton.
Association board president Jack Thurber holds barrel of raffle tickets while former U. S. Senator Maurine Neuberger draws the winning ticket in a fund raising evern for the Cedar Mill Community Library on September 18, 1976.
Neuberger looks on while board president Jack Thurber and board member Allan Van Veen shake up the barrel of raffle tickets. Caption included on scrapbook page next to image says: Shake!
Heritage Quilt drawing was held inside the library space where supporters and creators of the quilt gathered.The quilt was created as a fund raiser for the new Cedar Mill Community Library Association.
