Photograph of children in traditional dress on a Chinese-themed float at the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon. The float has a sign with language in both English and Chinese. The English reads, "Great Gathering on the Veranda." On the left is a second float representing Yugoslavia, with people in traditional dress. Stamp on the back for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.
Photograph of people performing a traditional Chinese Dragon Dance. They perform in a crowded stadium. Stamp on the back for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.
Photograph of children in traditional dress on a Chinese-themed float in the Rose Festival parade in Portland, Oregon. The float displays 2 Chinese flags. Stamp on the back for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.
Photograph of people sitting in an automobile decorated with flowers for the Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon. The automobile is in front of a house. Flowers on the hood spell out "Portland Ad (?) Club." The photograph has been colored. Handwriting on the back reads "Prentiss" indicating this was likely taken by Arthur Prentiss.
Photograph of people sitting in an automobile decorated with flowers at the Rose Festival parade in Portland, Oregon. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Rose Festival, 1912." Stamp on the bottom of the print reads, "Gifford, Portland, Oregon."
Photograph of a long counter at the Consolidated Ticket Office of the SP&S Railroad. Two men behind the counter help customers. There are several other men in the lobby. Writing at the bottom of the print reads, "Acme Photo 37002." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Consolidated Ticket Office. Opening April 2, 1928." Stamp on the back for Acme Commercial Photographers.
Photograph of a long counter at the Consolidated Ticket Office of the SP&S Railroad. The lobby is empty and there are several flower bouquets displayed throughout the room. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Consolidated Ticket Office. Opening April 2, 1928." Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.
Photograph of downtown Portland and several buildings on the waterfront on the Willamette River. There are signs for U.S. Mills Dock, the Stephenson Co., Chas H. Lilly Co, the Portland Seed Company, and Polson Implement Co. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Poulson (sic) Implement Co at corner of Taylor / front to water." Stamp on the back for the Angelus Studio. The top of the photograph is torn.
Photograph of the Imperial Hotel building in downtown Portland decorated with American flags and bunting. The Owl Drug Company is located on the ground floor. American flags hang over the street where there are several pedestrians. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "White building on L. Imperial Hotel. SW Broadway and Washington, NE corner."
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."
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."
