The Garden Home Post Office and Store in about 1890. This building is believed to have stood on the southeast corner of what were then called Nicholl and Rex streets. The streets are now known as Garden Home Road and Oleson Road. Lumen H. Nichols, the postmaster and store owner, stands in front, near a rail for tying up horses. According to the book "Oregon Post Offices, 1847-1982" (Helbock, 1983), the Garden Home Post Office was first established March 6, 1882. It was discontinued or had a change of designation in 1904, before being reestablished in 1912.
A two or three story home with three chimneys is in the foreground, surrounded by a wooden fence. An outbuilding and an unidentified home are the right of center. Two unpaved streets are visible. The Cady home was at the corner of 7th and Angel Streets.
A woodframe, one-story structure with a cover over the front door is seen. The belfry is in the center of the roof. It is encircled by a wooden fence. The school was built in 1871 and enlarged twice before closing in 1910. It was located on Broadway Street.
Four wood frame, gabled buildings and a windmill are seen. The Welter family built the greenhouses, growing lettuce in the winter and cucumbers in the winter. Mr. Welter took the produce in his wagon to sell in Portland. The buildings were located near the family home on Third and Lombard Streets.
One-story home with two-story addition that belonged to the Kennedy family is seen with snow on the ground and roof. It was adjacent to Beaverton-Bertha Highway, now known as Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway (State Highway 10). Kennedy was a farmer and later, Beaverton rural mail carrier.
A woodframe home with corner porch has a plank sidewalk and two chimneys. A family is sitting and standing in the yard. Outbuildings are visible in the rear as is a fence and gate in the front. The residence was on 3rd Street between Main and Angel Streets. The view looks west.
School souvenir flyer from the Cornelius School, District Two in Washington County, Oregon. It list all of the teachers and pupils for the 1899-1900 school year.
Portrait of an unknown woman sitting in a chair. This photograph comes from the collection of the Cornelius Public Library, and so she may have had a connection with the town of Cornelius, Oregon.
Portrait of Albert Seymour Sholes. Albert Sholes (1844-1931) was born in North Branch, Michigan and arrived in Oregon in 1901. He initially partnered with Edward Schulmerich and Edward Russell on the Hillsboro Commercial Bank, but soon moved to Cornelius to run the Cornelius State Bank. He also served as Mayor of Cornelius from 1911-1912, and founded the town's volunteer fire department. His house in Cornelius still stands, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Portrait of a group who are part of some sort of religious meeting, possibly held in or near Cornelius, Oregon. It is likely that this event was part of the wider Christian Revival movement which occurred in America in the 1890s. The sign above them in from Hebrews 9:28 (King James Bible) and reads: "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation." This photograph is from the collection of the Cornelius Public Library.
Portrait of the Schulmerich family. Back row, from left to right: Joseph C. Schulmerich (first Mayor of Banks), George, Will, Herman, Edward (elected Oregon senator 1929, founder of Commerce National Bank). Second row standing, left to right: Etta (Schulmerich) Johnson and Josephine (Schulmerich) Bilyeu. Seated, left to right: Margeret (Schnetzer) Schulmerich and Conrad Schulmerich (he was one of the first probate filings in Washington County), Margaret (Schulmerich) Biersdorf and Kathryn (Schulmerich) Burkhalter. The framed photo is of Anna (Schulmerich) Stevens, who predeceased her siblings.
Portrait of John L. Banks and one of his sons. Mr. Banks was born October 1, 1840 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He emigrated to Oregon in 1882, and became a successful business man. He died September 22, 1909 in Washington County, Oregon. The town of Banks is named for him.
Portrait of Ewell T. Turner, the first postmaster of Banks and the first person to run a store in Banks. The photograph may be a crayon enlargement of an earlier original portrait. According to a card that accompanied the photograph, Turner was born in Kentucky in 1870 and came to Oregon in 1900. He settled in Laurel, and died there in 1919.
A newspaper clipping from the Hillsboro Argus, showing a photograph taken about 1892 of the students and a teacher from Harrison School. This school stood on Harrison Road, between Banks and Mountaindale in Washington County, Oregon.
