Black and white image of the West Union School 48 girl’s basketball team and three adults. Most of the team members wear shorts and white t-shirts with numbers on them. One girl in the front row holds a basketball, while the two girls next to her hold a sign that reads 'West Union School 48.' Two adult women and one adult man stand in the back of the group.
Black and white photo of a group of children gathered in front of a school. West Union was the first school established in Washington County, formed in 1851 and classes starting in 1852. The building these students stand in front of was built in 1892, and remained in use until 1949, when it was abandoned.
Black and white image of a group of students gathered outside a small wooden school. West Union School was the first school district in Washington County, classes beginning in 1852.
Sepia-toned photograph of a group of school students ranging in age from elementary to teenagers. Notice that most of the boys wear overalls, and the girls mostly have short hair, and wear short dresses. At this time, 1933, the area was still largely rural, with farms and a sawmill. West Union was the first school district in Washington County, formed in 1851. The building behind the students in this image was the second building to house the school, and was in use from 1892 until 1949. Today, the school is part of the nearby Hillsboro School District.
Black and white image of a man and a woman. Her curly bangs and tightly drawn back hair together with the puffed sleeves of her dress were typical fashions in the 1890s. The Kattermans are listed in the 1900 census as farmers in the Beaverdam area, now occupied by the communities of Oak Hills and Cedar Mill. Born in Germany, Joseph arrived in the U.S. in 1888. Magdalena was born in Switzerland and immigrated in 1891. Most of the early European immigrants to the area were either born in the United States or from the British Isles, but in the late 1800s the Pacific Northwest, like much of the rest of the nation, saw an influx of immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia, as well as other Eastern European countries.
Black and white image of half a dozen men sitting on a combine, with one man laying inside the pipe that feeds the harvested crop from the blades into the back container of the machine. The machine is steam-powered; the gears for the engine are just visible in the far left of the image.
Black and white image of a cemetery, with a number of graves in a row in the central area. Larger monuments dot the background, and a lone tree stands at the left of the image. The graves in the center are mostly flat gravestones with a few tablets set upright on bases. Empty fields stretch out beneath a cloudy sky in the image background.
Black and white image of a group of children in front of a building. Most are younger, though a few older girls stand at the back of the group. Most of the girls wear dresses with a yoke or collar. Some of the boys wear longer pants, jackets, and newsboy caps, while others have suspenders on. One boy in the front of the group holds a snare drum and two drumsticks. the children stand on a boardwalk in front of a building with two doors visible behind them in an opening.
Black and white photo of an old wooden church. The church is single-storied, with large, double-hung, paned windows on either side of an enclosed porch. There is a double door leading into the porch, and a bell tower with louvered windows at the top and a flat roof extends up from the gabled roof. The building sits behind a wire fence, with a metal gate in front of the steps leading from the porch. Large pine trees fill the image to the right, and are also visible in the distance behind the church.
