Black and white photograph of a man and a woman with a Deering combine in a field. The man stands at the side of the machine, while the woman stands on top of it. Both wear workpants and shirts, and she wears a cap on her head.
Black and white photograph of a logging truck parked in a gravel lot with a couple other cars and trucks. There are half a dozen logs on the truck's trailer, one of significant size.
Black and white image of a booth set up alongside a muddy road. A man in a plaid jacket and baseball cap stands to one side, and trestle-style seats run across the front of the booth. The front is consists of a single door to one side of openings covered with a wooden plank that can be lowered over them. Empty shelves line the back wall. Lettered across the top of the front beneath the roof is 'Washington County Democrats.'
Black and white photograph of a two-story, flat-roofed building with a single-story addition sitting along a four lane highway. A sign running along the eaves of the porch reads 'Fresh Meats; Reedville Market; Vegetables.' Advertisements for Coca-cola intersperse the other printed advertising, and a neon sign standing atop the porch roof also states 'Reedville Grocery & Meats.' Another sign in front states that there is an apartment for rent, and a Mayflower Ice Cream freezer truck is parked in front of the store.
Tigard main street at night. A garage and gas station sits on one side of the street, while neon signs for restaurants, banks, dry cleaners, and other businesses line the other side of the street. Several cars are parked along the street in front of the various businesses. The garage sign reads 'Lee Ariss Gas Garage' and also advertises 'Richfield' and 'Green stamps' as well as 'General Blacksmithing, Welding (Electric- Acetylene)' and 'Body Shop.' The other side of the street has signs for 'Green Valley' cafe, '[illegible]rg's Cleaners,' a 'Beauty Shop' with perms for $5.00, 'United States National Bank, Tigard Branch,' and a hardware store selling paints and plumbing equipment. A railroad crossing sign stands near the center of the image, and bright halogen street lights dominate the center of the image.
Black and white photograph of a group of men in Masonic aprons. A Christmas tree and a Santa Claus figure are set on either side of the stage on which they stand, and Eastern Star and Freemasons insignia are displayed on the wall above their heads.
Black and white photograph of a wooden, two-story gabled building with a square facade. There are no distinguishing marks on the building. A fire escape leads down from a window on the second floor, and two doors lead into either end of the first floor on that same side. A vacant grassy lot sits next to the building, and a concrete sidewalk runs in front of it.
Black and white photograph of a two-story building with a square facade. Two sets of picture windows, each with a recessed door, fill the first floor, while a single window opens out from the second floor. A poured sidewalk and a paved street run in front of the building, and a temporary sign hangs on the second floor beneath a Masonic compass, reading 'Masonic Temple.'
Black and white image of a white, two-story gabled building with double front doors and curtains in the double-hung, single-paned windows. There is a covered front porch, and a rail fence runs in front of the building, which appears to be somewhat overgrown. A sign at the very top of the front facade reads 'Washington Grange No. [illegible]'.
Black and white image of a woman and a man standing at a large, circular vat-type machine processing eggs. Both wear glasses, and the woman has her hair pulled back into a net with a white cafeteria type front.
Black and white photograph of a large white building sitting on a lot near a road. A large logo bearing the legend Portland Canning Company dominates the left side of the building. Another building with the same logo can be seen in the background.
Black and white class portrait of twenty-five first grade students and their teacher. Eighteen of the students are girls, most with short hair and wearing dresses. Seven boys stand in the very back of the group, two wearing Davy Crockett t-shirts. The students are arranged on the porch of a white clapboard building with large windows.
Black and white image of a dozen men with bottles, all bearing the label Drop a Dime, the original March of Dimes slogan. On the wall behind them are three polio posters, one of which features President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Black and white image of a large group of mostly men sitting at a dinner table. A number of children and women sit in desks to the sides of the room, and in the rear of the photograph, a woman appears to have just walked into the room with a tray full of cups.
Black and white photograph of a young woman in a formal dress. Ms. Mori wears a crown and carries a dozen roses in her arms. The sign in the background merely reads 'Goddess', but museum records list the photograph as 'Goddess of Liberty, Anita Mori.' The selection of a Goddess of Liberty was often part of the Hillsboro Happy Days events, held over the Fourth of July, dating back to the early 1900s. However, the competition-based selection of local young women as 'Goddess of Liberty' to reign over various local July 4th celebrations dates back to the late 1800s in this area. The dress worn by Ms. Mori indicates that this particular pageant was likely in the late 1940s or 1950s.
Black and white image of a motorcyclist just about to jump over two cars. The motorcyclist, identified as Mike Kelly, has just come through a 'ring of fire.' In the background is a Ferris Wheel lit up; at this time the County Fair was still held at Shute Park in Hillsboro. Unfortunately, Mr. Kelly lost control of his bike after he complete the jump and died of the injuries he received in the subsequent crash. Mr. Kelly's legal name was Dean Henry Leroy Pletcher, and he was from Goshen, Indiana. (See WCMpic_012658 and WCMpic_012661 for other images of this event.)
Black and white image of the Hillsboro First Baptist Church at night with a large neon cross brightly lit as it hangs from the belfry. The Reverend John Schierling listed on the reader board served as pastor of the congregation from 1945 to 1957. The church has occupied its present site has at the corner of 2nd and Lincoln streets since 1921. Though the exterior features composite siding, the building's architectural style is Mission Revival.
Black and white image of a group of people gathered in front of a church building. Most likely the event commemorated here is the dedication of an expansion of the church building and its basement. Tualatin Plains Presbyterian was founded in 1873 by four families from Glasgow, Scotland. One of the most well-known historic buildings in the area, the current building was completed in 1878. The stained glass windows in the front are from Scotland, and at one point in the 1980s vandals broke one of the panes. This pane was an unusual dark red color, so the church contacted the original manufacturer in Scotland. The company subsequently unearthed the original, now century-old order in their archives, and was able to manufacture an exact replica for the broken pane.
Black and white image of a group of boys and several adults watching as a priest ceremonially breaks ground with a shovel. Though the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon were no longer affiliated with the school after 1953, the school today retains the 'St Mary's' name as the modern iteration of the orphanage which first brought the sisters to Beaverton in 1891.
Black and white image of a group of boys and men gathered to watch as a Catholic church official (likely a bishop) prepares to turn over a shovel full of earth. St. Mary's Boys' home was founded by the Catholic church in 1889 as an orphanage. While it was run by the Sisters of St. Mary's of Oregon for almost fifty years, in 1953 they withdrew from the home, though it kept their name. In the 1960s, it was a self-sufficient campus with its own dairy, orchards and livestock, providing a home for boys ages 6 to 14.
