Photograph of a man on the roof of a building in downtown Portland. He is painting the letter "H" on a sign for Holmes Business College. Other buildings in downtown Portland are visible in the background. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Holmes Bus. Coll."

Photographic postcard showing a horse-drawn parade float in Prineville, Oregon. There is a miniature log cabin on the float, along with children dressed as pioneers. A sign on a building behind the float reads, "Foster & Hyde - The General Furnishing Store." Embossment on the bottom of the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."

Photograph of a cart or wagon parked outside a house in Prineville, Oregon. A sign painted on the side of the cart reads, "O.T.R.Y. Special Premium, Crook County Fairgrounds." The wagon was likely used as promotion for the Oregon Trunk Railway. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Prineville, Ore. only." Embossment on the bottom of the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."

Photograph of 3 men standing in a field with 4 cattle. The cattle are arranged in a row by side and the men are holding each one by a lead rope and looking at the camera. Some of the cattle have horns. In the background, people sit or stand on a line of automobiles, watching an event in the opposite direction. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Crook Co." Embossment on the bottom of the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."

Photographic postcard showing the Crook County Courthouse in Prineville, Oregon. Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "No. 1930, B. Bakowski, LaGrande, Ore. Courthouse, Crook Co. Ore."

View of Prineville, Oregon, taken from near what is now Ochoco Viewpoint. Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "Birdseye view of Prineville. Lafler, Prineville." Handwriting on the back reads, "Photog = Lafler."

Photograph of orchards and fields on a hillside near Salem, Oregon. A dirt path on the left leads to a house in the distance. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Farm Scene near Salem." Embossment on the front of print indicates a 1902 copyright by Kiser Photo Co., while a hand-written note on the back indicates a 1904 copyright by the Kiser Photo Co.

Photograph of the old state capitol building in Salem, Oregon. This building was destroyed in a fire in 1935. A typed label affixed to the photograph reads, "Stately Capitol at Salem, Oregon."

Photograph of a fair, possibly the Oregon State Fair, in Salem, Oregon. Taken from the roof of a nearby building, there is a wide view of pedestrians walking through a garden toward tents in the background. One tent has a sign that reads, "Portland Seed Co." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Salem, State Fair?" Stamp on the back for Angelus Photo Co.

A temporary train depot for the Oregon Electric Railway at the intersection of E. Fifth and Lyon Street in Albany, Oregon. A group of people are gathered in front of the wooden building with a small ticket booth and covered, open-air seating area. The building is decorated with bunting and American flags and there is a sign with "Albany" written on the roof. Handwritten caption from the back of the photograph reads, "Temporary Depot at Albany, OERY."

A crowd of people gathered on a sidewalk in front of railway tracks on a street in Albany, Oregon. Typed caption from the back of the print reads, "Business men of Portland and members of their families turn out by the hundreds to assist the citizens of Albany, Portland's sister city, in the celebration of the coming of electric transportation to the famous Willamette Valley."

The station for the Oregon Electric Railway Station in Albany, Oregon.

People on the path at the front entrance of the Oregon Electric Railway Station in Albany, Oregon.

A crowd of people gathered for a parade in Albany, Oregon. A float shaped like a battleship is on the street. The tracks for the Oregon Electric Railway are visible in the road. The street is decorated with bunting and American flags. A large banner partially obscured by a light pole reads, "Albany the Railroad Center."

A crowd of people gathered for a parade in Albany, Oregon. There are several automobiles decorated with bunting on the street. The tracks for the Oregon Electric Railway are visible in the road. The street is decorated with bunting and American flags. A large banner above the street reads, "Albany the Railroad Center."

Photograph of people sitting in scattered groups on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Men wear suits while women wear long dresses or skirts. People walk along the ocean on the left, and along a promenade on the right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "On the Sands at Seaside." Stamp on the back reads, "Credit line - Weister Co. Portland, Ore." Second stamp on the back for Beaver Engraving Co.

Photograph of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Men wear suits while most women wear long dresses or skirts. Two boys play in the sand in the foreground. Stamp on the back reads, "Credit line - Weister Co. Portland, Ore."

Photograph of people lying on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Behind them, people walk along the Seaside Turnaround and Promenade, in front of the Hotel Seaside. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer. Handwritten note on the back indicates this was taken circa 1936.

Photograph of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Men wear suits while women wear long dresses or skirts. The Hotel Moore is visible on the right. In the background, people walk on a long wooden pier that crosses the beach and goes out toward the ocean. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Beach, pier, and Hotel Moore, Seaside."

Photograph looking north at a portion of Clatsop Beach, Oregon. Clatsop Beach is located in the area between Tillamook Head in Seaside and the mouth of the Columbia River near Fort Stevens. Scattered people walk along the ocean. Ocean water has pooled onto the beach in the foreground. A small town is visible in the distance. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Clatsop Beach, Ore." Stamp on the back reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."

Photograph of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. In the background, people stand on the Seaside Turnaround and Promenade, in front of the Hotel Seaside. On the right, a few businesses are visible on the promenade, including Tom'n'Larry's candy shop. Writing on the front of the print reads, "71516 Angelus."

Photograph of a group of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Their backs are to the camera, and they look up at an airplane flying in the sky. Three children on donkeys face the camera to the right of the photograph. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Photograph of a flag planted on a beach in Oregon. A sign on the left side of the flagpole reads, "Tide Going Out," while a sign on the right side of the flagpole reads, "Tide Coming In." On the left, a child rides a small horse that is being led by another child. There are people in the ocean in the background. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photograph by F. Eugene Davis." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Seaside."

Photograph of a child digging a hole in the sand on a beach in Oregon. Another child stands next to the hole with a shovel. In the background, people stand or play in the ocean.

Photograph of a person standing on the Seaside Promenade, with their back to the camera, looking toward the ocean. In the background, there are people on the beach while others swim in the ocean.

Photograph looking down on the Seaside Turnaround and Promenade in Seaside, Oregon. Many people stand or sit on the promenade. Some talk in groups and others look at the beach and ocean. An American flag flies on a median in the turnaround, above a sign reading, "End of the Lewis and Clark Trail." In the background, people walk on the beach and swim in the ocean. Photograph taken looking southwest toward the ocean and Tillamook Head, both visible in the distance. Stamps on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer and Portland Engraving Co. Areas of the photograph were whitened after printing.

Photograph of five young women in bathing suits sitting on the ground and posing next to a sign advertising the Lewis and Clark Festival in Seaside, Oregon. This photograph was published in the Oregonian newspaper on June 4, 1949. The women are (left to right): Rosetta Clark, Maureen Luthe, Nancy Woodcock, Lynn Luthe, and Alene Sanders. Each is a candidate for the title of Miss Seaside at the festival. A label taped to the bottom of the print reads, "Lewis & Clark Festival, Seaside, Oregon." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "May be used for reprint or publication if credit given - Montag Film Shop - Seaside, Ore."

Photograph of five young men and women in bathing suits, standing on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. They smile and pose for the camera. The man in the middle wears a shirt that reads, "Life Guard." Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "71513 Angelus." Handwriting on the back of the print indicates this was taken in 1936.