A Mt. Hood aerial skiway bus, suspended on wires over a recently cleared pathway. Metal towers can be seen in the distance, and an automobile drives on a dirt road under the bus. Mount Hood is in the distance. The Mt. Hood Skiway used two modified city buses to haul visitors from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge (negative 3 of 9).

A Mt. Hood aerial skiway bus, suspended on wires at the metal tower. Other towers can be seen in the distance, with a logged pathway extending towards a shoulder of Mount Hoot. The top of the mountain is on the left side of the frame. The Mt. Hood Skiway used two modified city buses to haul visitors from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge (negative 4 of 9).

A Mt. Hood aerial skiway bus, suspended on wires over a pathway recently cleared of logs. Wooden spools of wire from Roebling litter the ground, with Mount Hood visible in the distance. The Mt. Hood Skiway used two modified city buses to haul visitors from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge (negative 5 of 9).

A Mt. Hood aerial skiway bus, in a garage at a base station building in Government Camp. The bus is suspended from a series of wires. The Mt. Hood Skiway used two modified city buses to haul visitors from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge (negative 7 of 9).

A Mt. Hood aerial skiway bus, suspended on wires next to a lower base station building. “Skiway to Timberline Lodge” is painted across the side of the bus. A metal tower structure can be seen at the right side of the frame. The Mt. Hood Skiway used two modified city buses to haul visitors from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge (negative 9 of 9).

Students in front of the Union High School building in Sweet Home. They gather in front of a school bus parked next to a sidewalk (negative 2 of 7).

The Jay W. Stevens disaster car, acting as a command center after the attempted kidnapping of 9-year-old George Brice from his third grade classroom at the Caitlin-Hillside school in at 651 N.W. Culpepper Terrace. People stand outside the open door of the vehicle, which is parked next to an automobile and motorcycle. Police undertook a man-hunt for the suspect in the west hills of Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 20, 1954 (negative 4 of 12).

Photograph showing a large group of women posing next to a bus outside the Fairvale Country Club in Glencullen, Southwest Portland.

Photograph showing Helen Hawkins smashing a bottle on the front of a new Southern Pacific company bus during a ceremony outside Portland City Hall on September 19, 1927. Watching at right is Portland Mayor George L. Baker; at left is Mrs. Herbert Malarkey. The ceremony celebrated the new Southern Pacific bus service to the Willamette Valley. The Oregon Journal published a short story, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, 371N5111, and 371N5112.

Photograph showing (from left) Mrs. Herbert Malarkey, Helen Hawkins, and Portland Mayor George L. Baker front of a new Southern Pacific company bus during a ceremony outside Portland City Hall on September 19, 1927. Hawkins, who christened the bus, is holding a large bouquet of flowers and the neck of a bottle wrapped in ribbon. Baker is holding one end of the ribbon. The ceremony celebrated the new Southern Pacific bus service to the Willamette Valley. The Oregon Journal published a short story, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927, city edition. See related image Nos. 371N0114, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, 371N5111, and 371N5112.

Photograph of Helen Hawkins and two unidentified men at the open door of a bus. Hawkins is poised to step onto the bus as the man at left, possibly a steward, holds her elbow with one hand and a suitcase in the other hand. The man at right, possibly the bus driver, is holding the door of the bus. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. Hawkins performed a christening of one of the new buses. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5111, and 371N5112.

Photograph of five people standing in a row next to a bus. At center are (from left) Mrs. Helen Malarkey, Portland Mayor George L. Baker, and Helen Hawkins. At far left is an unidentified man, possibly a steward, holding a suitcase. At far right is an unidentified man, possibly the bus driver, who is holding the open door of the bus. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. Hawkins performed a christening of one of the new buses. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, and 371N5112.

Photograph showing a group of people standing in line next to three buses parked on a street. The photograph was taken in Portland on September 19, 1927, after a christening ceremony celebrating the launch of the Southern Pacific company’s new bus service to the Willamette Valley. The Oregon Journal published a short story about the ceremony, headlined “New Bus Line is Christened in Portland,” on Page 2 of its September 19, 1927 city edition. The Oregonian newspaper, which published a story on September 20, 1927, reported that after the ceremony, city council members and Southern Pacific office staff took a short ride around Portland on the new buses. See related image Nos. 371N0115, 371N0116, 371N0117, 371N5110, and 371N5111. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a North Coast Lines bus to Seattle parked next to the Bank of California building at Sixth Avenue and Stark Street in Portland. Unidentified people are standing outside the bus and on the street corner.

Photograph of Portland bus #54, taken in front of front of large wooden house.

Photograph of bus #63, with name “Pacific N.W. Public Service” written on side, and “Powell Blvd” displayed on front panel. Bus is parked on the side of a paved street with wooded hills and electric lines in the background.

A wrought-iron balcony overlooks the intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. An automobile and 2 buses wait to cross the street. The bus in front is the Fifty-Second Avenue bus, and a sign in its window reads, “Woodstock / 82nd Avenue.” The second bus is the Hawthorne bus. A man stands on the corner. Taken November 22, 1938.

A group of children who live in a migrant labor camp at Anderson Ranch stand in front of a bus in Scio, Oregon. The bus was donated by the owner of the Anderson Ranch to transport the children of migrant workers to and from a daycare center at the Knox Butte School. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 22, 1966.

A group of children sit on wooden boards in the back of a bus that transported them and their families from Texas to Oregon for work. They are the children of migrant farm workers and remember the long journey earlier in the year. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 8, 1966.

Two boys sit next to each other on a school bus on a field trip to visit the Portland International Airport. The boy in front is Mario Reyes, who wears a paper pilot hat. His brother, Junior, is in the background. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Five children pose on a school bus while on a field trip to Portland International Airport. The boy on the lower right makes a face at the camera. The girl in the middle wears a paper pilot hat. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.

Photograph of a group of men, likely Christmas carolers, holding sheet music and standing in front of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. A banner on the bus reads, "Ad Club Glee, Courtesy S.P.&S." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Christmas Carols, 1929."

Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, parked on a hillside highway. Two people stand in an area across the highway, looking at a waterfall in a ravine. The bus is likely traveling on Highway 30 in Clatsop County above the Columbia River. Handwritten notes on the back of the print read, "Lower Columbia" and "Angelus."

Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, parked on the side of Highway 30 in Clatsop County overlooking the Columbia River. Passengers stand outside the bus, looking at the view. The bus is marked "Reserved." A sign on the left reads, "Summit Clatsop Crest, Elev. 784." A second sign reads, "Old Oregon Trail." Stamp on the back of the print for A. M. Prentiss, Portland, Oregon.

Photograph of a group of people boarding a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. The bus is on a street lined with shops and restaurants, likely in a town along Highway 30 between Portland and Astoria. A separate group of children look at the back of the bus.

Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway on Highway 30 in Clatsop County overlooking the Columbia River. Passengers look out the windows of the bus. The bus is marked, "Portland - Seaside Special." Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, driving on a hillside highway past a waterfall in a ravine. The bus is marked, "Portland - Astoria." The destination is marked as Astoria. The bus is likely traveling on Highway 30 in Clatsop County above the Columbia River. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photographs from A.J. Baker."

Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, driving on a road past the Lewis and Clark Exposition Forestry Building. Passengers look out the windows of the bus. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photograph by F. Eugene Davis."