5 of 10 of a Columbia River Highway collection. View from road looking toward a curve and then a tunnel portal. A rock wall is on the right and to the left of the road is a railroad track. There is a sign posted on the right side of the road before the tunnel but is not legible.
9 of 10 of a Columbia River Highway collection. View looking at the Vista House at the top of Crown Point. The Vista House was completed in 1918 and was an observatory and also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a rest stop for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The Vista House is 733 feet above the Columbia River offering beautiful views of the Columbia River Gorge.
Two men are standing together outside in front of a pile of firewood. The older man is Henry Harms and younger man is Ben Harms. They are both wearing long sleeved shirts and bib overalls. Henry is holding a hammer and there is a dog lying at their feet.
Henry and Alma Harms are standing together outside in front of a pile of firewood. Henry is wearing a long sleeved shirt, bib overalls and a hat. Alma is wearing a long polka dot dress with raised polka dots and a white pinafore over the dress. Two dogs are playing at Alma’s feet and she is watching them. Henry is looking at the photographer.
Henry and Alma Harms sitting on the front porch steps. Henry is wearing a long sleeved white shirt and tie. Alma is wearing a print dress and is holding a black dog in her right arm. Henry has his right hand on another dog that is sitting between them.
This blimp is from the Tillamook Naval Air Station on patrol during World War II. The photo was taken from Seaside Beach looking south toward Tillamook Head. During World War II the U.S. Navy had a naval air station just outside Tillamook. Two wooden blimp hangers were constructed to house a squadron of blimps. These hangers were huge inside, so huge that each contained eight blimps. Construction started in August, 1942 and patrols started in the summer of 1943. The blimps were sent out on missions to patrol the shipping lanes and search for enemy submarines. The blimps were also tasked with watching for a Japanese invasion fleet and escorting the Liberty Ships and Air Craft Carriers being constructed at the Swan Island shipyards, once they reached the mouth of the Columbia River. On September 15, 1945, two weeks after the Japanese surrender, Tillamook station was reduced to functional status. In October, the last two blimps left for California, and by mid-1946, all wings were decommissioned by the U.S. Navy.
A street in Forest Grove. The building on the corner is Forest Grove National Bank. Alex Timmreck Jewelry and Munkres Cleaner are the next two businesses on the street. There are parking meters in the sidewalk along the street. On the corner are signs pointing to Portland, Beaverton, and Hillsboro as well as to Oregon highways 47 and 6.
Two oxen pull a wooden plow in a field. The plow is being held down by a man in slacks, shirt, and with a straw trilby. The reins are held by a man in Egyptian costume, consisting of a white scull cap, a shirt with reflective circular disks sewn on the yoke, and a striped cotton skirt. He holds a long, thin goad in one hand. The field is bordered by a barbed wire fence, and a number of cars and a stock truck are parked alongside the road beyond a ditch filled with plants. Three girls sit on a plank fence, looking down the road at something. They wear skirts and shirts tucked in and have short hair. Power lines run along both sides of the road, held up by poles with from one to three cross-bars. Thick stands of leafy trees are visible in the background of the image.
A group of people listen to man making a speech. He wears a light-colored, double-breasted suit and holds a large microphone in his hand. Behind him is a small log cabin, and a row of elderly women and a few men sit and stand along the front of it. These women wear corsages and all including the men have ribbons pinned to their chests. The women in the remainder of the crowd wear knee-length dresses, coats and hats, while the men have fedoras and wear suits or work clothes. Next to the cabin is a large exhibit barn. A boy in a white t-shirt watches from behind the man, next to a toddler. Several girls stand on something and peer over the backs of the crowd.
Black and white photograph of two women and two men standing behind a table decorated for the First Citizens Banquet. The women wear dark dresses and corsages; their hair is short and they both wear earrings and glasses. One wears a beret-style hat. The men wear double-breasted suits with white shirts and ties. One wears a boutonniere.
Black and white photograph of a partially destroyed building on a street corner. The lower floor has lost its front wall and the upper roof and false front have been removed. Debris litters the sidewalk around the building, and the back wall appears to be caving in. Painted on the building is the following: 'Cars Washed and Polished. Used Cars bought and Sold. Nash. Used Car Exchange.' A single antique car with a closed cab and exposed engine is parked along the curb in front of the building. The streets appear to be paved, and a woman in a knee-length dress and dark pump shoes crosses the street, walking over rail lines embedded in the street. A man in overalls and a straw hat stands at the street corner, looking toward the photographer.
Black and white photograph of a group of young men, sitting in rows in a room. All wear suits and ties, and have short hair, combed back and to the side. One boy stands to the side of the group, and all are looking forward and to their right.
Black and white image of a snow-covered, cross-gabled house. A road runs in front of the house, and a power pole is just visible in the left of the image. The house sits in a fenced yard behind several trees and bushes.
Black and white photograph of an old, shingle-styled gabled house with a covered front porch in a largely overgrown yard. Just beyond the house sits a large, single-story barn with a false square front. Large double doors sit in the middle of the front facade, with windows and another, smaller door to the left of the garage doors. Still legible though faded are the words 'Blacksmith Shop' along the top of the building.
Black and white image of a couple standing outside the front door of a snow-covered house. A small covered porch is situated in the middle of the house, and two tall pine trees stand on either side of the yard. Snow covers the all the visible ground except for the road that runs in front of the house and fenced yard.
Black and white image of a single-story industrial building. Windows line the visible side, and a large concrete block extends up from the front lobby, bearing the legend 'General Motors Training Center.' The building sits in a lot that has been graded and shaped, but where no grass yet grows.
Black and white photograph of a street with a railroad on one side and a few, two-story buildings on the other. Signs advertise meats, ladies, men's, and children's wear, as well as Coca-cola and sandwiches. A grain elevator is visible in the background, and a number of cars are parked along the road. A fire hydrant sits in front of the building on the corner.
Black and white image of a room with several long tables filled with people, all looking towards a man standing at the middle back of the image who appears to be addressing the room. Plates and other detritus of a meal fill the tables. The men wear suits and a number have on military style side caps. Two flag stand at the front of the room, a United States flag and a state flag.
