Photograph looking east, showing a landslide across Fairview Boulevard at Southwest Bennington Drive in Portland. An automobile is parked next to the landslide, behind which three people can be seen, two standing on the slide dirt. Across the road is a tudor style home (2911 S.W. Fairview Boulevard) (negative 1 of 2).
A Portland Fire Department fire truck on top of another vehicle, at the scene of an accident at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland. The front of the fire truck is on top of a smaller passenger vehicle, with “P.F.D.” painted on the side. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 4 of 8).
An accident scene at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland, after fire trucks crashed. Looking north on S.W. 4th Avenue, people are gathered in the street around vehicles. A sign over the street reads “Multnomah.” Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 4 of 8).
Automobiles and people in a rowboat navigate flood water in Eugene. In the background is a wooden building above the water. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 30, 1945 (negative 23 of 27).
An automobile and two people in a rowboat navigate flood water in Eugene. The vehicle appears to be a military style jeep, and a billboard in the background reads “The Regular Army has a good job for you too!” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 30, 1945 (negative 24 of 27).
Captain Peter Rexford and Sergeant Gordon Auborn looking at the buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A portion of an automobile can be seen in a wall of snow (negative 1 of 10).
The buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A man stands next to a large snow bank, where a portion of an automobile can be seen (negative 4 of 10).
Submerged vehicles at near the Union Stockyards in the Kenton area of Portland, during a flooding event. A multi-story brick building can be seen in the distance, reflected in the water (negative 2 of 12).
Unidentified people in a “steamer car,” which appears to be parked in front of the Journal Building in Portland. Two women are seated in the car, with a driver wearing a set of goggles (negative 1 of 2).
A man stands next to a car coated in ice, after a winter storm in Portland. He has a car door opened, displaying the thick sheet of ice. Snow is on the ground and ice can be seen on trees in the background. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 4 of 14).
The interior of an automobile, likely used in the murder of Vancouver teenager Joann Dewey. The passenger door is open and items can be seen on the floor in the back (negative 2 of 6).
The open trunk of an automobile, likely used in the murder of Vancouver teenager Joann Dewey. The trunk door is open, with a tool box, tire, and can of motor oil inside (negative 3 of 6).
An unidentified man examines the interior of an automobile, likely used in the murder of Vancouver teenager JoAnne Dewey. Pillows and blankets can be seen on the floor and seat of the automobile (negative 6 of 6).
A woman driving an automobile piled with furniture, evacuating from a forest fire in the Mill Plain area. Smoke can be seen throughout the frame. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, June 3, 1950 (negative 8 of 14).
Mrs. Frank Wittrock being evacuated from a forest fire in the Mill Plain area. She sits in the passenger seat of an automobile, with two people comforting her from outside the window. A Washington State Patrol officer is in the drivers seat. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, June 3, 1950 (negative 9 of 14).
Furniture store employee Tom Rommel points at a bullet hole in an automobile window, after a shootout between federal FBI agents and Wayne Long at S.E. 82nd Avenue and S.E. Foster Road. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 15, 1950 (negative 9 of 14).
Automobiles driving on the Steel Bridge shortly after the opening of a new ramp. A damaged automobile appears to be parked along one side of the bridge, with two men standing next to it. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, August 12, 1950 (negative 2 of 7).
Photograph taken from a high angle, showing cars on a newly opened ramp leading to the Steel Bridge in Portland. Construction debris can be seen along a wall at the edge of the Willamette River. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, August 12, 1950 (negative 3 of 7).
Debris at the Multnomah Falls Lodge after a falling tree damaged the building during a heavy rain storm. A fallen tree can be seen on top of two automobiles, with trash and branches strewn across the ground. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 2 of 9).
Debris at the Multnomah Falls Lodge after a falling tree damaged the building during a heavy rain storm. A large tree can be seen leaning down a cliff side next to the lodge, below an area of damaged roof. Multnomah Falls can be seen at the other side of the lodge building. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 6 of 9).
A fallen tree at Multnomah Falls Lodge in the Columbia River Gorge. The tree leans downward from a cliff, with several automobiles parked near the damaged portion of the lodge. A gift and coffee shop can be seen on the first floor of the stone building. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 7 of 9).
Four women gathered on Sauvie Island for a Labrador retriever field event. Two women are seated in chairs behind an open automobile, while two other stand, pouring from insulated thermoses (negative 6 of 10).
An unidentified Portland high school student learning to drive an automobile between two metal barrels. A man in a uniform (police officer?) stands next to the automobile, observing (negative 2 of 3).
Ed Sullivan and Portland Rose Festival Queen Jan Markstaller, riding together in an automobile for an event put on by the Hollywood Boosters for the 1954 Portland Rose Festival. Sullivan and Markstaller both wave from a vehicle with a sign attached to a door reading “Queen Jan” (negative 1 of 11).
Traffic on E. Burnside Street, after the end of the 1954 Portland Rose Festival parade. Looking east towards downtown, an industrial building, “Al Jensen Linoleum”, can be seen at E. Burnside Street and S.E. 11th Avenue (negative 1 of 1).
A line of automobiles driving on the access road across McNary Dam from the Washington to Oregon side of the Columbia River to attend the dedication ceremony for the Umatilla Bridge. Infrastructure for the hydroelectric power plant is visible on top of the dam on the left side of the photograph (negative 1 of 9).
A small group of people gathered around a wrecked car at the intersection of Interstate Ave. and Portland Blvd. following an accident. A fire truck is parked behind the damaged vehicle (negative 1 of 6).
The remnants of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Columbia-Edgewater Golf Club following the detonation of a car bomb that killed Portland attorney Oliver K. (Kermit) Smith (negative 2 of 14).
