An outdoor scene with trees, a fence, a creek, and what appears to be farming equipment covered in snow in the Silverton, Oregon area.

A house identified as the Hugh Latham home in Silverton, Oregon. Snow covers the roof and the surrounding yard. Other houses are visible in the background.

A two-story wooden house with an outbuilding in back sits in a snowy landscape. A man stands in the road passing the front of the house and looks at the camera. I woman and child stand on the front porch of the house, and a second child stands by the outbuilding.

A train carrying logs loaded onto flatbed cars is parked on tracks going through a forest in the Silverton, Oregon area. The train is viewed looking back from the top of the engine. A man stands on top of the logs with his hands on his waist while two other men set and stand next to the train. The surrounding trees are stripped of limbs, as if they have been through a fire.

An open-top train car full of dirt is parked on a railroad track in the Silverton, Oregon area. Nine men stand in the car holding shovels with their blades in the dirt.

Four hogs feed at a trough in a farmyard in the Silverton, Oregon area. A man holding a bucket stands with one foot on the trough. Two wooden hog shelters are visible behind them.

An orchard of young walnut or filbert trees in the Silverton, Oregon area. One tree stands in the foreground of the image, with rows of other trees visible beyond it.

A farmhouse in the Silverton, Oregon area with a yard and outbuilding in front. A flock of chickens is seen in the yard. A windmill protrudes from the roof of the outbuilding, with the word "Easy"printed on its tail fin.

A house and two outbuildings sit on a farm in the Silverton, Oregon area. A woman stands on the porch of the house. A vertical crack runs through the negative from top to bottom.

Exterior view of Silverton Methodist Church at Main and Fiske Streets in Silverton, Oregon.

A crowd is gathered outside the Lutheran Church at First and A Streets in Silverton, Oregon for the dedication of a new flagpole. Cars are parked along the street and an American flag flies from the flagpole.

Exterior view of Silverton Methodist Church in Silverton, Oregon. Planks of wood can be seen piled in the grass around the building. A wooden sidewalk is visible in the foreground of the image.

View of Silverton High School from across the street. It is a three-story, brick building.

The Silverton Marine Band marches in a Fourth of July parade in Silverton, Oregon. The band is viewed from the front as they are marching down a street with businesses along one side. Spectators can be seen along the sides of the street.

A wooden one-story house in the Silverton, Oregon area. Deep snow covers the ground and icicles hang from the eaves of the house. A man and woman with a baby and young girl stand on the front porch. Other houses are visible in the background.

A farmhouse and barn are seen in a winter landscape in the Silverton, Oregon area. Snow covers a field next to the house and trees behind it. Wheel tracks are visible in the snow in front of the house.

Snow covers a hillside in the Silverton, Oregon area. A wooden fence runs up the hill and trees can be seen in the distance.

A four-story wooden building is partially visible along the banks of a creek, possibly Fischer's Flouring Mill in Silverton, Oregon. The building and surroundings are covered in snow and the creek is covered in ice. Water pours into the creek from beneath the building and icicles cover the surrounding area.

A snow-covered road runs along a hillside in the Silverton, Oregon area. Wheel tracks can be seen in the snow and trees are visible along the side of the road.

Train tracks run along the base of a hillside in the Silverton, Oregon area. Two men stand on a large platform constructed of logs, while a third man on the ground cuts a log with a cross-cut saw. Two other men cut and stack smaller pieces of wood. A large piece of machinery, possibly a steam donkey, can be seen nearby with steam rising out of it.

Train tracks cross a bridge that spans a ravine in the Silverton, Oregon area. A forest can be seen on the opposite side of the bridge.

A person wearing a hat drives a horse-drawn wagon down a snow-covered road in the Silverton, Oregon area. Snow also covers a nearby fence and trees.

Fischer's Flouring Mill in Silverton, Oregon, viewed from Silver Creek, which runs past the building. Snow is visible on the roof of the building, the banks of the creek, and the branches of trees overhanging the creek.

A hillside and trees covered in snow in the Silverton, Oregon area.

The front of Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon, viewed from the side. The brick building has three stories.

Exterior view of the First Christian Church building at First and Park Street in Silverton, Oregon. The wooden building has a tower with a parapet at the top.

Exterior view of the first hospital in Silverton, Oregon, located on north Water Street. The building is a two-story residence with a wrap-around porch and a sign above the front door that reads, "Silverton Hospital." The hospital was operated at this location from 1918-1937.

A photograph of Colonel Owen Summers standing near a group of men in front of what appears to be a train, in Salem, Oregon. Summers was a businessman, state legislator, and founder of the Oregon National Guard who served as the commanding colonel for the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. Summers wears a uniform, hat, and spats.