Photograph showing a view of vast fields and farmland near Prineville, Oregon. Scattered horses and cattle graze in the fields. A farm is visible at the base of a mesa in the background. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Willowdale Stock Ranch, Three miles east of Prineville, Oregon." Second label reads, "Photo by Honsinger."
Photograph of a farmer sitting on a piece of farm machinery pulled by 2 horses. He is in an agricultural field. A field of crops grows behind him and there is a tree on the left. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Growing Gold on Trees and Between the Rows. 95." Second label reads, "Gregory." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Medford P&E."
Dorothy Reed washes her horse, Flicka, in preparation for the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. She holds the horse’s bangs with both hands while she stands in a wooden corral area. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 1 of 11).
Photograph of agricultural laborers harvesting wheat in a field. A set of railroad tracks run beside the field on the right side of the photograph. Horses pull several types of agricultural equipment.
Photograph of an automobile passing a horse-drawn covered wagon on a dirt road. A man wearing a coat and hat stands in front of the wagon holding a camera in his hand.
Photograph of a flag planted on a beach in Oregon. A sign on the left side of the flagpole reads, "Tide Going Out," while a sign on the right side of the flagpole reads, "Tide Coming In." On the left, a child rides a small horse that is being led by another child. There are people in the ocean in the background. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photograph by F. Eugene Davis." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Seaside."
Photograph of 3 men in a wheat field. One man sits on a vehicle drawn by 3 horses. There are bushels of wheat scattered around the field. Handwriting on back of print reads, "Clackamas County. 1 Mile West Clackamas Sta."
Photographic postcard showing a group of loggers standing on logs and posing for the camera. There are many fallen logs around them and 2 horses stand behind them. Handwriting at the bottom of the postcard reads, "Logging near Clackamas, Ore. taken 1910."
Photograph of a young woman on a bicycle talking to two young women on horseback on the beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Haystack Rock is in the background. Stamp on back of print reads, "Photographed by Ralph Gifford, Cameraman, Oregon State Highway Dept."
Photographic postcard showing several men and horses on a beach, likely on the Columbia River. The horses are outfitted to haul material out of the water. The men appear to be seine fishing.
A Native American boy races his horse in the arena at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. Two other racers are visible riding behind him. Crowds watch from the stands on the left. Writing across the top of the negative reads, "Indian race" (negative 6 of 10).
A young Native American woman races her horse in the arena at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. Another racer is right behind her. A third racer trails the pair in the background. Crowds watch from the stands on the left. Handwriting across the top of the negative reads, "Squaw race" (negative 7 of 10).
A cowboy rides a bucking bronco at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. The horse is airborne. Crowds watch from the stands in the background. Writing on the right side of the negative reads, "Widow maker, Bill Watts" (negative 1 of 11).
A little boy wearing a cowboy hat holds a horse by the reigns at the Pendleton Round-Up. He looks at the horse and smiles. Writing across the top of the negative reads, "Monte Freel, trick rider." (negative 2 of 11).
A girl leads a horse by the reigns down a path next to a building that has the word "Livestock" painted on it. She is preparing for the Oregon State Fair (negative 8 of 12).
Two men sit in a horse-drawn delivery wagon on a street outside of a Meier & Frank store in Portland, Oregon. An automobile prepares to pass the wagon from behind. Pictured from left to right are Lawrence Horseman, driving the wagon, and A.W. Holts, a senior driver who began working at Meier and Frank in 1903. This wagon is a part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Meier and Frank company (negative 12 of 12).
Montie Montana, Grand Marshall of the 1955 Rose Parade, riding a horse and holding a lasso that he has used to rope a child from the crowd (negative 8 of 11).
A bear wearing a collar and drinking from a bottle of water on a street in La Grande with a dog standing next to it. An unidentified man driving a horse-drawn wagon is looking on in the background.
Two unidentified men, one on horseback, and William Finley Jr. with two packhorses loaded with camera equipment standing in sagebrush in eastern Oregon.
Irene Finley on horseback while William Finley Jr. and two unidentified men walk alongside on a trail through the desert near Jim Paul Ranch in southeastern Oregon.