- 371N4940A
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- 1923 - 1936
Photograph of unidentified men rowing a shell on the Willamette River in Portland. The Sellwood Bridge is partially visible in the background at right.
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Photograph of unidentified men rowing a shell on the Willamette River in Portland. The Sellwood Bridge is partially visible in the background at right.
People on boat in Willamette River
Photograph of unidentified people in a motorboat on the Willamette River in Portland. The Ross Island Bridge is in the background.
Ship, possibly U. S. Navy vessel, passing under Hawthorne Bridge
Photograph of an unidentified ship, possibly a United States Navy vessel, sailing under the raised Hawthorne Bridge in Portland.
View of Multnomah County Courthouse, Hawthorne Bridge, and downtown Portland buildings
Photograph, taken from a high angle and looking toward the southeast, showing part of downtown Portland. At top is the Willamette River; the Hawthorne Bridge is at upper left and the Ross Island Bridge is visible in the background at upper right. The street at on the lower left side of the image Salmon Street (now Southwest Salmon Street). At center left is the Hotel Geneva at 2nd and Salmon, and in the foreground at right is the Multnomah County Courthouse at 4th and Salmon. The photograph may have been taken from the top of the Public Service Building. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
View of downtown Portland buildings and Hawthorne Bridge
Photograph, taken from a high angle and looking toward the south, showing the Willamette River at left, the Hawthorne Bridge at top, and the downtown buildings between the Hawthorne Bridge and the Morrison Bridge. The Morrison Bridge is partially visible at the lower left edge of the photograph. The intersection at bottom center is Southwest Morrison Street and Southwest 1st Avenue.
1931 Jefferson High School football team
Group portrait of the Jefferson High School football team posing in uniform on the steps outside the school. The text “Jeff 1931” is written on the negative and is visible on the upper right side of the image. The players are unidentified. The man standing in the second row at far right, wearing a “Jefferson” sweatshirt, is coach Eric Waldorf. He is also pictured in image No. 371N2575.
1931 Jefferson High School football team
Group portrait of the Jefferson High School football team posing in uniform on the steps outside the school. The players are unidentified. The man standing in the second row at far right, wearing a “Jefferson” sweatshirt, is coach Eric Waldorf. He is also pictured in image No. 371N2575.
Jefferson High School basketball team
Group portrait of unidentified Jefferson High School basketball players and Jefferson coach Leonard Gehrke (back row, second from right) posing on the steps outside a building. They are wearing matching sweatpants and sweatshirts with the word “Jefferson” on the chest. The player in the center of the front row is holding a basketball. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Gehrke is also pictured in image No. 371N0911.
Leonard Gehrke, Jefferson High School basketball coach
Portrait of a smiling man wearing a sweatshirt with the word “Jefferson” across the chest. The number 6 and the name “Lonard Gehrke” are written on the negative and are visible at the top of the image. The name on the negative is probably a misspelling of “Leonard Gehrke,” basketball coach at Jefferson High School. Gehrke is also pictured in image No. 371N4344.
Thomas Jefferson statue, Jefferson High School, Portland
Photograph of a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson on the campus of Jefferson High School in Portland. The figure of Jefferson is sitting in a chair with one arm resting on the chair back. On the side of the base is the following text, all in uppercase letters: “ ‘Bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.’ / Thomas Jefferson.” A cropped version of this photograph was one of 13 that were published on Page 1, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 10, 1929. The photographs were part of a “motorlog” describing a car trip around Portland to view public art. The spread included photographs of the statues and the car driven on the trip; a map of the route; and a story, headlined “Memorials Grace City / Notable Works of Art Adorn Parks and Plazas of Portland, as Motorlog Shows.” The photographs were published under their own headline and subheading: “Portland’s Statues Viewed Via Motor / Delightful Drive in Reo Flying Cloud over Route that Includes Locations of Twelve of Portland’s Art Treasures.” The tour began and ended at the Journal Building at Southwest Broadway and Yamhill in downtown Portland. The Jefferson statue was stop number 12 on the trip. See related image Nos. 371N5421, 371N5422, 371N5461, 371N2898, 371N2900, and 371N2901, which were also part of the spread.
Peggy Carper, Queen of the May at Grant High School
Three-quarters portrait of a teenage girl sitting next to a sculpture outside Ulysses S. Grant High School in Portland. She is smiling and is wearing a blouse, sweater vest, and skirt. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on May 7, 1932, with the following caption: “Miss Peggy Carper, with curly red hair, will be Queen of the May at the Grant high annual May fete, May 20. Peggy was elected by popular vote from girls of the seventh term class. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Carper, 560 East 38th street north.” The name “Peggy Carper” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.
Photograph of the interior of Station L showing a large electrical system. A sign says “Trans C21-22-23 Trans C11-12-13 Neutral Ground Sw. Neutral Ground SW.”
Photograph showing the exterior of Station L taken from across the water (now the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) with several buildings visible. The hog fuel pile can be seen on the right, and several loaded barges can be seen next to the docks on the left side of the image. The Willamette River is in the foreground. Part of the image is masked with paper.
Photograph showing exterior and large machinery in Station L building. Several large generators can be seen on the main floor, with all peaked ceiling.
Photograph showing five men looking at the camera and standing in the metal framework on a support tower in the process of being built. Water and a section of a dock can be seen on the right side of the image, next to a large brick building with several rows of windows. Written on the negative in pencil is “E-301-L-3269, first panel of tower support for cinder collector, Sta. L., May 13 1922.”
Harbor wall near completion on west side of Willamette River, Portland
Photograph showing the harbor wall near completion on the west side of the Willamette River in Portland. The photograph was taken from the top of the wall and the view is toward the south. Dirt and construction debris are piled at right. In the distance are the 1905 Morrison Bridge and the Hawthorne Bridge. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 24 of the Oregon Journal on April 4, 1929. The photographs had the following headline: “Waterfront Takes on New Dress.” This photograph had the following caption: “Looking south along the harbor wall toward the Morrison street bridge.” This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5641.
Man driving speedboat near Morrison Bridge, Portland
Photograph of an unidentified man driving a motorboat on the Willamette River near the 1905 Morrison Bridge in Portland. On the side of the boat is the name “Bad Girl” and the number “R-15.”
Yacht, Betsy Ann, moored near bridge
Photograph, taken from the side, of a yacht, the Betsy Ann. The yacht is moored near the 1905 Morrison Bridge in Portland. Image note: Light leak on negative.
George L. Baker and unidentified man with Oregon Pony locomotive, Union Station, Portland
Photograph of George L. Baker (right) and an unidentified man standing next to the Oregon Pony locomotive on display at Union Station in Portland. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.
Tito Schipa posing with Oregon Pony locomotive
Full-length portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing with the Oregon Pony locomotive outside Union Station in Portland. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2268.
Oregon Pony locomotive on display at Union Station, Portland
Photograph of the Oregon Pony locomotive on display outdoors at Union Station in Portland. A plaque next to the locomotive reads: “The Oregon Pony / First Locomotive in the Pacific Northwest / This engine was operated in 1862 and 1863 in freight and passenger service on the first Oregon railroad on the southern bank of the Columbia River between Bonneville and Cascade Locks.”
Tito Schipa posing on Oregon Pony locomotive
Portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing on the Oregon Pony. He is standing at the front of the locomotive and facing to the right. He is holding the control lever with one hand and shading his eyes with the other hand. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2267.
Photograph looking upstream, below proposed upper dam site at Cazadero Dam/Station G. A railroad track and flume can be seen running into the distance around a hillside, and two possible construction vehicles are visible. The river can be seen on the left side of the frame.
Photograph showing the Faraday flume for generating Station G. Below the flume structure, the Clackamas River can be seen, with several small waterfalls flowing off the hillside above.
Photograph taken from above Cazadero Dam/Station G, looking downriver towards the spillway and wooden dam structure. Behind, a dirt hillside and trees can be seen.
Photograph taken from a side angle, showing the flume at the Cazadero Dam/Station G. Below the wooden flume is a dirt hillside with rocks, and a long wooden building can be seen in the background on the right side of the frame.
Cazadero Dam, flume and railway
Photograph looking towards flume and railway tracks at Cazadero Dam/ Station G. A man stands on the railway tracks in the distance, and a dirt hillside drops down between the tracks and the flume.
Photograph showing the flume at Cazadero Dam/Station G during a flood. Rapidly moving water is visible in the Clackamas River below the flume, and a wooden building can be seen on a hillside above.