Automobiles parked, likely near Second Avenue on the eastside.

Automobiles drive on Madison Avenue, with the Hawthorne Bridge in the background. Looking east towards Front Avenue. Witch Hazel building at right. A Cohn Bros. truck is also visible. Taken January 10, 1940.

The Wynkoop Bros. Co. store, advertising roofers and sheet metal work. 1214 SW Second Avenue, near Madison Street. Nextdoor is the Williams Mfg. Co. Taken January 1, 1940.

Intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. The storefront of the Spear Linoleum Company is visible. Cast-iron balcony on the second floor. The Marion Hotel and Harmony Club Cafe are visible in the background. Taken through an archway, January 10, 1940.

Houses and buildings at the intersection of SW First Avenue and Hall Street. The Hotel Harrison is visible in the background. A sign advertises Board & Room for $5.00 and Meals for $0.25. Taken October 10, 1940.

Intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. The storefront of the Spear Linoleum Company is visible. Cast-iron balcony on the second floor. The Marion Hotel and Harmony Club Cafe are visible in the background. Taken through an archway, January 10, 1940.

Houses and buildings at the intersection of SW First Avenue and Hall Street. The Hotel Harrison is visible in the background. A sign advertises Board & Room for $5.00 and Meals for $0.25. Taken October 10, 1940.

Automobiles drive on Madison Avenue towards the Hawthorne Bridge. Looking east towards Front Avenue. Witch Hazel building at right. Taken January 10, 1940.

Western Foundry Co. warehouse, SW Water Avenue, west end of Ross Island Bridge. SW Caruthers Court. Advertisements for Coca-Cola, 7Up, Double Cola, Philip Morris, and Camel.

Houses and buildings at the intersection of SW First Avenue and Hall Street. A garage is on the corner and the Hotel Harrison is visible in the background. Taken October 8, 1940.

Businesses on the west side of Front Avenue between Columbia and Jefferson Streets. Sign advertises ACME Bottle store. Several barrels are stacked on the sidewalk. Taken January 8, 1940.

House located on SW Third Avenue and Montgomery Street in Portland. A man looks out the window of the top floor, and laundry dries on a line in a balcony window. Taken January 8, 1940.

Houses and buildings at the intersection of SW First Avenue and Hall Street. The Hotel Harrison is visible in the background. Taken October 8, 1940.

Businesses on the west side of Front Avenue between Columbia and Jefferson Streets. Sign advertises ACME Bottle store. Several barrels are stacked on the sidewalk. Taken January 8, 1940.

A streetcar crosses the intersection at SW Front Avenue and Madison Streets. Spear Linoleum Company store is on the corner, with a wrought-iron balcony on the second floor. Taken January 8, 1940.

A pedestrian walks past an unidentified house. A sign advertises furnished rooms for rent inside. Taken January 8, 1940. Same subject as Negative No. 400108-2.

A man walks up the stairs to an unidentified house. A sign advertises furnished rooms for rent inside. Taken January 8, 1940. Same subject as Negative No. 400108-2 1.

A view from Council Crest Park looking SW over Tualatin Valley. White cross is Raleigh Hills, intersection of Scholls Ferry Road and Beaverton Highway. The negative number for this item was provided by OHS, no known negative number was given by Minor White.

Men unload poultry, likely turkeys, from a truck and hang them onto hooks at Oregon-Savinar, on Front Avenue. View north on Front Avenue between Washington and Stark Streets. Taken December 14, 1939.

The D. Nemerovsky Furniture & Hardware Company on Front Avenue south of Madison Street. Photographed through an archway across the street. Taken December 14, 1939.

Men unload poultry, likely turkeys, from a truck and hang them onto hooks at Oregon-Savinar, on Front Avenue. View north on Front Avenue between Washington and Stark Streets. Taken December 14, 1939.

A man walks past the D. Nemerovsky Furniture & Hardware Company on the west side of Front Avenue south of Madison. Taken December 4, 1939.

Two men sit outside a junk shop. White identified this as SW Harrison Street, but this is more likely the St. George Hotel at SW First Avenue and Columbia Street. The shop sells ice skates, hammers, boots, and other items. A sign advertises, “Elk Rifles for Sale.” Taken December 4, 1939.

A group of men smoke and eat food on the sidewalk in front of the Spear Linoleum Company on SW Front and Madison Streets. A cast-iron balcony is on the second floor of the building. Taken December 4, 1939.

View of steam plant from First Avenue. A McCracken Brothers truck is in the roadway.

Wooden blocks on a dock.

A crane sits on the dock over the Willamette River. Sign reads, “Fire Boat Connection.” Distant hills in the background.

Harbor view showing the Willamette River, the Morrison Bridge, and the Public Market Building Towers from the east. Taken September 20, 1939.