A photograph of people gathered on the observation deck of a passenger train car. One man holds a small child who stands on the deck railing. The main on the far right of the group wears a railroad uniform. A sign on the railing of the deck reads, "Spokane, Portland, & Seattle Inland Empire Express."
Photograph of Train Engineer Charles W. Miller standing with 2 other men in front of an SP&S locomotive. Miller is in the middle. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Picture taken at Portland Oregon Union Station on arrival SP&S #1 - April 27, 1952 with Engineer Charles W. Miller completing his last run before retirement. From left - Condr. L.S. Rosendaul; Miller; J.A. Cannon, Gen'l Supt. Motive Power."
Photograph of a female employee working in the SP&S machine section in Portland, Oregon. An open box on a table in the foreground is labeled, "Remington Rand Sealed Edge Tabulating Cards." The employee appears to be working with these cards at a machine. There are several Remington Rand machines to the left. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S Machine Section Portland, Summer 1952."
Photograph of a large group of men in a room. Most of the men sit in rows of chairs but the room is crowded so several stand in the back. They all wear suits. A portion of a table covered in papers and documents is visible in the foreground. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Commercial Club excursion, Ptld - Lewiston, Nov. 1911."
Photograph of Millen Van Hoogstraaten, conductor for the Portland Symphony Orchestra, posing in a locomotive cab with an unidentified train engineer. Hoogstraaten, pictured on the left, stands behind the engineer. Both men look straight ahead of the locomotive as though they are driving the train. The engineer has his left hand on the controls. Hoogstraaten leans slightly out of the cab. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "left, Millen Van Hoogstraaten, 1929." Stamp on the back for L.C. Jones.
Photograph of 2 men standing on railroad tracks. The man on the left is dressed in farming clothes while the man on the right wears a suit and tie. Both men wear hats. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S General Manager Mr. Davis and a section (?) farmer. NC Ryan Collection."
Photograph of an explosion conducted by Portland & Seattle Railway to clear way for the construction of a railroad on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The explosion sends dirt and debris into the air out of the base of a mountain. The Columbia River and the Oregon side of the gorge are visible in the background. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "Firing 30 Ton Blast Cooks, 1906, P. & S. Ry., June 13, 10:35am, 1300 feet away."
Photograph of Sheridan Point on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, showing where Portland & Seattle Railway plans to construct a railroad. The Columbia River and the Oregon side of the gorge are visible on the right. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Sheridans Point, Columbia River, showing where the P&S Ry. is to be built.
Photograph looking through a railroad tunnel on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. A person stands in the opening at the far end of the tunnel. The tunnel goes through a rock face. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "SPS, 959. Tunnel at Drano, P&S Ry."
Photograph of an explosion conducted by Portland & Seattle Railway to clear way for the construction of a railroad. The explosion appears to lift a hill as dirt and debris fly into the air. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "95 ton explosion, Cow Creek Wash, photo caught just as powder was lifting the hill."
Photograph of a work train crossing a railroad bridge that is under construction. Taken from the bank of a river, looking up at the bridge. Wooden planks for construction float in the water in the foreground. Handwritten note at the bottom of the print reads, "Sep 12 - 07, First work train."
Photograph showing a view of a train stopped on railroad tracks in Willow Creek Canyon near Madras, Oregon. In the distance, a railroad construction crew works on the railroad track through the remaining section of the canyon. Taken from the top of the canyon, looking down at the train and the creek. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "Oregon Trunk Ry. Willow Creek Canyon, near Madras, Ore. Photo by Hedlund, Madras, Ore."
Photographic postcard of a pile of fresh produce. Potatoes are delicately balanced atop squash, cabbage, and other produce. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Products of Goose Lake Valley Or., Wendt Photo." One cabbage is labeled "18.5#" while another piece of produce is labeled "26#." Handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads, "We do this yearly for the fun of the thing. Guess what we can do when we get down to business."
Photographic postcard of a man standing next to a recently harvested crop of timothy grass. The timothy is almost as tall as he is. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print is mostly illegible but likely reads, "243 heads of Timothy grown near La Pine, Oregon."
Photograph of a crowded room of people who sit in rows of chairs. Some people stand in the back. A sign reading, "Alfalfa on Every Farm" is displayed in the back of the room.
Photograph of a man talking to a group of people. He is likely giving a presentation to farmers about growing alfalfa. As he talks, he points to a chart behind him titled, "Alfalfa in United States," which shows the amount of acreage dedicated to growing alfalfa in various states. There are several children in the front row.
Photograph of a large, open agricultural field. There are farmhouses and barns in the distance. Signed "Gifford" on the bottom left of the print. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "From Passenger Department: The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."
Photograph of 2 people, each standing in a field on either side of a wooden fence. The fence forms a dividing line between a desert landscape and farmland. On the left of the fence, a man stands on land covered with sagebrush. On the right of the fence, a man stands in an agricultural field on farmland. The crops come up to his chest. Signed "Gifford" on the bottom right of the print.
Photograph showing several agricultural workers posing in a hay field in Kennewick, Washington. They are baling hay. Two horse-drawn wagons are piled high with hay. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "K-23, Emigh's hey (sic) field, Kennewick, Wash., 1906. Photo by Graveslund, Kennewick, Wn."
Photograph showing a farm and alfalfa fields surrounded by a desert landscape. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "8 - Alfalfa Fields Replace Barrenness."
Photograph showing 50 - 60 scattered farm workers working in rows of crops in a large agricultural field. Some look at the camera while others continue with their work.
Photograph showing a man inspecting an apple tree in an orchard near Lyle, Washington. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "13584--Weister, Portland. Shows two year old tree in the Stopper orchard, eight miles north of Lyle, Klickitat County, Wash., with Mr. Stopper standing by the tree. This is red-shot soil, elevation of about 1700 feet."
Photograph of a man holding onto a branch of a tree in an orchard. Long rows of trees stretch out behind him. Mount Hood is in the background. Likely taken near Parkdale, Oregon in the Hood River Valley.
Photograph of 2 rows of apple trees in bloom in an orchard in Maryhill, Washington. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Kiser 5453. Old Apple Orchard, Maryhill, Wash. SP&SRy." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."
Photograph looking down the middle of a row of trees in an orchard. There is a forested hillside in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "From R.H. Crozier."
Photograph of an orchard and farmhouse. Rows of trees stand in an orchard on the left and in the right foreground. At the center of the photograph, behind a field of crops, is a farmhouse. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "From R.H. Crozier."
Photograph showing a view of the apple and peach orchards at the Glen Cove Orchard near Scappoose, Oregon. In the foreground, a wooden bridge crosses a creek. A barn and farmhouse are visible in the distant background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "A portion of the fifty acre Glen Cove apple and peach orchard near Scappoose. K3." Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1911 copyright by Kiser Photo Co.