"Sweet minstrel of the night" and "Otter was a bit too much for collie"
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Articles discussing the long-tailed chat and a struggle between an otter and collie.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
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"Sweet minstrel of the night" and "Otter was a bit too much for collie"
Articles discussing the long-tailed chat and a struggle between an otter and collie.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Photograph showing SP&S locomotive #700. Two men are on the locomotive and look at the camera. A newspaper article pasted to the back of the print has the headline, "This is one of the huge new oil-burning locomotives recently put into operation by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway. It represents the latest development in diesel locomotion." A stamp on the back gives the date as July 10, 1938. Handwritten note on the back states, "Oregon Journal Photo." Stamp on the back for A.J. Lacey Photograph. [This is the same engine pictured in OrgLot78_B4F3_011.]
Lacey, A. J.
Photograph showing SP&S locomotive #700. Two men are on the locomotive and look at the camera. The engine is outlined in white. Handwritten label on the front of the print reads, "Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. New E-1 type passenger oil burner. Length - 109 ft. 2 in. Total weight 879,600 lb. Diameter drive wheels - 77 in. Tender capacity 6,040 gal. fuel oil & 20,000 gal. water. Delivered June-21-1938." Second note reads, "Lacey, Spokane, 16998." Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Engine 700 used in passenger train service on SP&S Mainline between Portland and Spokane. Length of engine and tender 110 feet, 6.75 inches." Stamp on the back for A.J. Lacey Photography, Spokane, Wn. Second stamp on the back indicates a Portland company but is faded and illegible. [This is the same engine pictured in OrgLot78_B4F3_015.]
Lacey, A. J.
National Guard Plane Crash near Camas, Washington
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Debris from a plane crash surrounds a house west of Camas, Washington. Large pieces of the airplane lie on the ground. The house appears to be badly damaged and all of its windows are broken. There are 2 military vehicles in the background. This is the wreckage of an F-89 jet fighter plane that crashed on January 9, 1959 (negative 3 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
View of the newly added span of the Interstate Bridge taken shortly before its official opening looking south from Vancouver, Washington (negative 1 of 3).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Building for sale in Vancouver, Washington
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Building with boarded up windows in Vancouver, Washington. Sign on the corner of the building says "The Log Cabin" (negative 7 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
J.C. Penney building in Vancouver, Washington
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Street view in Vancouver, Washington. The J.C. Penney store is in the center of the frame, a building with a neon sign reading "Savings and Loan" is on the left of the frame (negative 6 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Intersection in Vancouver, Washington
Part of Al Monner news negatives
View from above an intersection of four streets in Vancouver, Washington. Several groups of people are crossing the street, while a number of cars and buses wait at stop lights (negative 2 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
View of Celilo Village with Celilo Falls and the Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge visible in the background. Other photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955 (negative 7 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A man in a hardhat stands holding a metal cable beside the top of a cofferdam. Bonneville dam is visible in the background. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 6 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Baffles on the front of Bonneville Dam exposed by low water behind a cofferdam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 4 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A two cranes on a packed-earth platform are in the process of removing a cofferdam around Bonneville Dam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 1 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
"Operation Snowbird" flight to Alaska from Larson Air Force Base
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Interior view showing mechanical infrastructure and bomb holding for an airplane in flight to Galena, Alaska. The flight departed from Larson Air Force Base, Washington to participate in "Operation Snowbird" a polar military training exercise (negative 8 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
"Operation Snowbird" flight to Alaska from Larson Air Force Base
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Four unidentified men gathered at an airplane galley during a flight to Galena, Alaska. The flight departed from Larson Air Force Base, Washington to participate in "Operation Snowbird" a polar military training exercise (negative 4 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
President Eisenhower's visit to Walla Walla for McNary Dam dedication
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A woman stands next to a large portrait of President Eisenhower in the lobby of the Marcus Whitman Hotel, on the occasion of the McNary Dam dedication. She holds her right arm on the side of the portrait, above a sign reading “See and hear the President” (negative 14 of 16).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
President Eisenhower's visit to Walla Walla for McNary Dam dedication
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A large portrait of President Eisenhower in the lobby of the Marcus Whitman Hotel, on the occasion of the McNary Dam dedication. Two people lounge in chairs on the right side of the frame, one reading a newspaper (negative 12 of 16).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Irvington School sixth grade class visit to Stickney dairy farm
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Twyla Trute (left), Janet Stickney and Melanie Bates pet a rabbit at the Stickney dairy farm near Orchards, Washington. Trute and Bates visited the farm during a field trip with their sixth grade class at Irvington School. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1954 (negative 4 of 13).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Irvington School sixth grade class visit to Deffenbaugh peppermint farm
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Dennis Louie (left) and Dick Solum from Irvington School eating lunch during an outing to the Deffenbaugh peppermint farm, near Orchards, Washington. The boys lean against a rock while holding paper plates of food. The students visited the Deffenbaugh peppermint farm and Stickney dairy farm during a sixth grade class field trip. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1954 (negative 3 of 13).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A view of the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington. A ship, named “Seaglamor” can be seen at a loading dock, on top of which is a large warehouse building. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway bridge over the river is in the distance (negative 8 of 17).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A commercial street view in Vancouver, Washington, at Main Street and W. 9th Street. Two women a crossing the street, each holding the hand of a child. Across the street, on Main, is “Hoffman’s” clothing store (negative 14 of 17).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Crown Zellerbach Corporation laboratory, Camas
Part of Al Monner news negatives
People gathered in a laboratory at the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Camas, Washington. A large machine occupies the center of the room, used to process paper. A man points towards a portion of the machine featuring calendar rolls, used to smooth paper (negative 8 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Crown Zellerbach Corporation laboratory, Camas
Part of Al Monner news negatives
The exterior of a “Development Laboratory” at the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Camas, Washington. Automobiles are parked in front of the building (negative 11 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Crown Zellerbach Corporation laboratory, Camas
Part of Al Monner news negatives
People gathered in a laboratory at the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Camas, Washington. A large machine occupies the center of the room, used to process paper. The people seem to be observing the machine, several of which are pointing. Paper cards have been affixed to the machine, likely providing information for the viewers (negative 1 of 12).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Utah and Turman Wilson at murder sentencing
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Convicted murderers Turman (left) and Utah Wilson, handcuffed together and wearing coveralls, arrive at the court of Judge Eugene Cushing to hear their sentence. Turman and Utah were sentenced to hang for the murder of 18-year-old Jo Ann Dewey, whose body was later found on the Wind River in Skamania County. They were hung on January 3, 1953. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, July 19, 1951 (negative 3 of 4).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Ceremony at Grand Coulee Dam, start of irrigation pumps
Part of Al Monner news negatives
An unidentified man speaks at a Grand Coulee Dam dedication ceremony, celebrating the opening of new irrigation pumps. He wears a suit and stands behind a podium and microphone. An empty reservoir can be seen in front of the speaker. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 15, 1951 (negative 9 of 37).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Ceremony at Grand Coulee Dam, start of irrigation pumps
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Queens and princesses from the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival at the Grand Coulee Dam for a “Water-of-all-States Ceremony,” marking the start of a new irrigation pump system. They file down a set of wooden stairs, built on a dirt hillside, as people watch from above. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 15, 1951 (negative 8 of 37).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Ceremony at Grand Coulee Dam, start of irrigation pumps
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Tribal members from the upper Columbia stand in front of an empty reservoir at the opening of an irrigation system at the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. Two men wear feathered headdresses, next to three women. One man extends his left arm. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 15, 1951 (negative 7 of 37).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Ceremony at Grand Coulee Dam, start of irrigation pumps
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Tribal members from the upper Columbia stand in front of an empty reservoir at the opening of an irrigation system at the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. The men wear feathered headdresses at either side of the group, with three women standing in the middle. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 15, 1951 (negative 5 of 37).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998