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Aerial view of Hood River, Oregon

Aerial photograph, looking east, showing the town of Hood River, Oregon. At lower right is Hood River High School (now Hood River Middle School) and the school’s athletic field. A cropped version of this photograph was one of 10 that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal Sunday magazine on June 5, 1932. The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Looping the Loop by Air,” that recounted an airplane trip following the route of the Mount Hood Loop Highway and described the views from the air. The photographs had the following caption: “Glimpses of familiar scenery snapped by Roy Norr, Journal staff photographer, in ‘doing’ the Mont [sic] Hood Loop the air way.” This photograph had the following additional information: “Looking down on Hood River.” See image Nos. 371N5679, 371N5698, 371N5703, 371N5704, 371N5716, and 371N5717, which were published on the same page as this photograph. Also see image Nos. 371N5699, 371N5700, 371N5701, and 371N5702, which were taken during the same trip. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Norr, Roy, 1886-1960

Japanese prints on display at Portland Art Museum

Photograph showing Japanese prints on display at the Portland Art Museum. A label below the print at far right reads: “Japanese prints, selected from the MARY ANDREWS LADD COLLECTION, containing about seven hundred and fifty prints, presented on the opening of the new museum.” Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negatives.

Waverly Baby Home, Southeast Woodward Street, Portland

Photograph showing the exterior and entrance of the Waverly Baby Home on Southeast Woodward Street between Southeast 35th and Southeast 36th avenues. Three vehicles are parked on Woodward in front of the building. The photograph was taken from Southeast 35th Place and the view is to the south. The text “Waverly Home” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Crane pushing boulders onto South Jetty at mouth of Columbia River?

Photograph showing a crane on a flatbed rail car. The car is on an elevated railway, and the crane is knocking a boulder from the car in front of it over the edge of the railway. . The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Crane said by lookout to have been swept overboard along with another crane and the locomotive’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5713, and 371N5714.

Red Rock Cheese factory near Tigard, Oregon

Photograph showing the exterior of buildings at the Red Rock Cheese factory near Tigard, Oregon. A truck is parked in the driveway, and a second truck with a load of milk cans in the bed is visible in a covered loading area in the background at right. The words “RED ROCK CHEESE” are painted on an elevated building at back right. See related image No. 371N5510.

Parlor Grocery, Northeast Fremont Street, Portland

Photograph showing the exterior of the Parlor Grocery on Northeast Fremont Street near Northeast 47th Avenue in Portland. Produce is displayed in the store window at left. On the windows are signs advertising prices for Ivory Soap; Royal Gelatin and Royal Pudding; Calo pet food; Pillsbury pancake flour; Lipton’s tea; Oxydol; Linit starch; Leslie salt; and Kellog's Pep. See related image No. 371N5614.

Boeing F4B Navy fighter at Swan Island airport in Portland

Photograph of a Boeing F4B biplane, probably an F4B-4, at Swan Island airport in Portland. On the side of the plane is the word “Anacostia,” indicating the plane was based at Anacostia Naval Air Station near Washington, D. C. Two words of text are handwritten at the bottom of the negative. The first word begins with “H” but the rest of the word is unclear. The second word is “Plane.” The text is visible at the bottom right corner of the image.

St. Johns Bridge, Portland

Photograph, taken from the west side of the Willamette River, showing the St. Johns Bridge in northwest Portland. A C-H Line ship is sailing under the bridge. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N5542 and 371N5543.

Two vehicles parked outside Holman and Lutz mortuary, 14th and Sandy, Portland

Photograph, taken from the side, showing two vehicles parked outside the Holman and Lutz mortuary at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 14th Avenue in Portland. A plate attached to the passenger door of the vehicle at right, a hearse, reads “HOLMAN AND LUTZ.” A second plate attached to the window reads “FUNERAL COACH.” See related image Nos. 371N5629 and 371N5635. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Funeral coach parked outside Holman and Lutz mortuary, 14th and Sandy, Portland

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a hearse parked outside the Holman and Lutz mortuary at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 14th Avenue in Portland. A plate attached to the passenger door reads “HOLMAN AND LUTZ.” A second plate attached to the window reads “FUNERAL COACH.” See related image Nos. 371N5629 and 371N5634. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Airplane in flight over northwest Portland near Montgomery Ward

Photograph showing a monoplane in flight above a field in northwest Portland. The plane was the "Cloud Buster Jr." build by William Bidwell at Bidwell-Yale Air Service, Guild's Lake Airport. In the background is the Montgomery Ward building on Northwest Vaughn Street. A cropped version of this photograph was used in the May 24, 1931 issue of the Oregon Journal. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. Light leak on negative at lower right. See related negatives 374N0272 and 374N0274.

Vincent, Ralph

Locomotive pulling boulders and crane on South Jetty at mouth of Columbia River?

Photograph showing a locomotive pulling two cars, one loaded with boulders and one carrying a crane. The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Locomotive which lifeguard lookout said was knocked over by great waves from South Jetty railroad’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5714, and 371N5715.

Two vehicles parked outside Holman and Lutz mortuary, 14th and Sandy, Portland

Photograph showing two vehicles parked outside the Holman and Lutz mortuary at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 14th Avenue in Portland. On the driver’s-side door of the vehicle at right, a hearse, is a plate that reads “HOLMAN AND LUTZ.” See related image Nos. 371N5634 and 371N5635. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

St. Johns Bridge, Portland

Photograph, taken from the west side of the Willamette River, showing the St. Johns Bridge in northwest Portland. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N5538 and 371N5543. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

St. Johns Bridge, Portland

Photograph showing the St. Johns Bridge in northwest Portland. The photograph was taken from the center of the roadway on the west end of the bridge, and shows the incline of the roadway toward the center of the bridge. The bridge’s eastern arch is framed inside the western arch. This photograph may be related to image Nos. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N5538 and 371N5542. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Hollywood Arcade building, 41st and Sandy, Portland

Photograph showing the two-story Hollywood Arcade building at East 41st Street North and Sandy Boulevard (now Northeast 41st Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard) in Portland. The building was adjacent to the Hollywood Theatre. Signs for the following businesses are visible on the ground floor): Gene’s Sandwich Shop; Ziegler’s Drug Store; Kienow’s Market; and Reihsen’s Better Meats. On the second floor are signs for the Hollywood College of Music and Ballet; J. W. Cormany Real Estate; and Silvanus Kingsley, lawyer.

Fred E. Kiddle, Julius L. Meier, and Earl W. Snell

Portrait of, from left, Fred E. Kiddle, Julius L. Meier, and Earl W. Snell. Meier is sitting at a desk, and Kiddle and Snell are standing on either side of him. The photograph was probably taken between 1931 and 1934, when Meier was governor, Kiddle was an Oregon state senator, and Snell was an Oregon state representative. Image note: The names “Kidder [sic],” “Meier,” and “Snell” are written on the negative and are visible at the bottom of the image.

H. J. Heinz Company truck

Photograph, taken from the side, showing an H. J. Heinz Company truck (1930 White) parked in the street outside a Heinz building, possibly at 371 Front Street in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

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