A photograph showing three people and a horse. Mrs. Albert Hill stands on the left knitting. Albert Hill stands on the right holding the reins. A third person stands holding farming equipment behind the horse.

A photograph showing two individuals with a horse. They are surrounded by trees and a small structure is visible behind the person on the right.

Black and white photograph of a woman sitting in a canoe in the middle of a flooded street. Men and boys stand in the street and on the sidewalks, many wearing thigh-high rubber boots. A man rides on a horse behind the woman in the canoe, and a pair of horses and a buggy are visible behind him. The water is about a foot deep. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Handwritten text below the photograph reads "Flood of 1890" and "Lady in Canoe". The photograph was taken in February, 1890, when excessive rain and unusually warm weather caused the Willamette and Columbia Rivers to flood.

View of First Street in Portland, Oregon, in 1857 attributed to Lorenzo Lorain. The photograph shows the Union Hotel, Monnastes & David foundry, and Hop Wo Washing & Ironing. Several horse-drawn wagons are on the unpaved street in front of the buildings. Several men stand around large metal pieces in front of the foundry. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Portland, 1857. West side of First Street, between Yamhill and Morrison, showing the foundry owned by Monnastes & David, and the Union Hotel."

View of businesses in The Dalles, Oregon, attributed to Lorenzo Lorain likely taken between 1856 and 1857. Businesses on the street include J. Conser & Sons Flour & Feed, Metzger & Buch., and the Globe Hotel. There are several horses with carts and wagons on the dirt street in front of the buildings and several men stand in front of the buildings. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads, "The Dalles, 1864." A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "From Mrs. S. A. Brown, 1830. Lorenzo Lorain photo, 1856."
Image note: Lorain was not longer in Oregon in 1864. If Lorain was the photographer, this image was likely taken in 1856-1857.

A photograph of Ervin Flowers leading a horse down a path. Allen Flowers stands to the side. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ervin, Dad Flowers, and Maude."

A photograph of seven people seated in or standing beside a horse-drawn wagon on the Flowers family farm near Mt. Scott in Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "On the farm. Leaving for picnic on the Clackamas River. Flowers Farm, Lents."

A photograph of a group of people standing in front of a tent on the Flowers family farm in the Lents neighborhood of Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Allen Elmer [sic.] Flowers Farm on north slope of Mt. Scott. about 1895. Across from Lincoln Park Cemetery."

A photograph of Ervin Flowers standing between two horses in front of a barn at the Flowers family farm near Mt. Scott in Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ervin Flowers on Farm."

A tintype in a paper mount depicting a group of children from the Boys & Girls Aid Society taking a ride in Lester Leander Hawkin's horse-drawn wagon, Jupiter. The wagon is parked in front of the Pioneer Post Office (today the Pioneer Courthouse) in downtown Portland, Oregon. A handwritten note from the back of the paper case reads, "L. L. Hawkin's Tally-Ho "Jupiter." 34 children taking a ride."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing 3 people on horseback on Jefferson Park Trail in Oregon. Behind them is a view of the mountains. Handwriting on negative reads, "View from Jefferson Park Trail. Christian S-210."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing 2 children on horseback under a sign announcing the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston, Oregon. In the foreground, a banner over a road reads, "Welcome Umatilla County Fair." Handwriting on negative reads, "Fair Grounds - Hermiston, Ore. Christian 11-962."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing several horses in a large, open field. There are clouds in the sky above. Handwriting on negative reads, "On the Range. Christian 11-560."

A man wearing traditional Mexican clothing sits on a horse at Fiesta Days, known today as the Woodburn Fiesta Mexicana, in Woodburn, Oregon. He looks to the right while the horse looks at the camera. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on September 2, 1966.

A team of men pose with over a dozen mules and horses at a construction site in Portland. Equipment attached to the mules is used to clear land for a new street. A neighborhood of houses is visible in the background.

Photograph showing members of a civil defense organization on horseback, possibly at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. They are in a line and the riders are saluting. The number 2650 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. This photograph is probably related to image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0799, 372A0800, 372A0801, and 372A0802.

A man holds onto 2 horses in a dirt area next to a 2-story house in Portland. He looks at the camera. A wooden barn is visible in the background.

A man and woman stand next to a horse in a wooded area in front of a large tent in Portland. The tent is tied down to a long tree branch that has been fashioned into a post.

Two horses pull a piece of construction equipment on a dirt road. A man stands behind them with one hand on the reigns and the other on the equipment. This is likely part of a street construction project. A horse ring is visible in the foreground on a curb bordering the dirt road.

A little girl wearing a dress sits on a horse in a yard in Portland. A few chickens graze in the area behind them. A house is visible in the background.

Two horses stand on a dirt road in Portland. They wear blinders and have reigns around their necks. The road appears to be a residential street that passes several houses in the background.

A view of a street in Portland, Oregon, with street car tracks in the road. A horse is emerging from a livery stable at the right of the photograph. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Portland, 1895 - Livery Stable (r.)(3rd?)."

Photograph showing approximately 10 people sitting on a horse-drawn wagon in a rural area. Four horses pull the wagon. A man stands to the right of the wagon. Everyone looks at the camera.

Photograph showing a view of a farm surrounded by a desert landscape in Central Oregon. Large agricultural fields stretch out behind a farmhouse in the foreground. A harvest is underway in the fields. Two people ride horses on a dirt road in the foreground. Taken from a nearby hillside.

Photograph of 2 men operating horse-drawn machines to harvest an alfalfa field in the Ochoco Valley near Prineville, Oregon. The men turn around in their seats and look at the camera. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Harvesting Alfalfa Ochoco Valley near Prineville, Ore. Photo by Honsinger."

Photograph of 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harrow land in an agricultural field. Handwritten label on the photograph reads, "Harrowing on Willow Ranch. H. Wendt Photo."

Photographic postcard showing 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harvest crops in a field near Hillsboro, Oregon. On the right, one man sits on the machine. The other stands in the middle of the field and points toward the machine. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Fork Branch Farm, Hillsboro, Or."

Photograph showing approximately a dozen horses pulling a combine through an agricultural field in front of a farmhouse in Goldendale, Washington. Several farm workers stand on the combine. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Combine working 4 miles out of Goldendale." Second handwritten note reads, "Klickitat Co, Wn." Third handwritten note reads, "A Washington-Oregon combine harvester." Stamp on the back indicates that a reproduction of this print was ordered from Hicks-Chatten Engraving Co. on November 16, 1911. Second stamp on the back reads, "The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."