A photograph showing the schoolhouse in Hamlet. There is an American flag on the top of the building and a shed to its right. Alex Sarpola, Alfred Haikura, Fred Mattson, and Eli Lampi (right to left) are sitting on a stump in the foreground and Alfred Hill stands beside the stump. Evelina Hill and Phemi Lampi are visible standing on the bridge below. Ten additional people are visible in the distance in various places around the schoolhouse.

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.

A photograph showing five individuals standing in front of a cabin. An additional structure is visible on the right.

A photograph showing six individuals in a forested area building the first road out of Hamlet to Necanicum. They are standing on the beginning of a log road and are holding tools.

A portrait of Evelina Hill wearing a plaid dress and a bow on her head.

A photograph showing a Marie Holst Pottsmith on wash day in Hamlet at the rear of the Hill homestead house. She stands at a wooden wash bin and clothes are visible on a line next to her. The bath house, where she developed film and printed pictures, is visible behind her.

This photograph depicts a headstone of the Geisel family. The headstone inscription notes "In memory of John Geisel, also his three sons John, Henry and Andrew, who were massacred by Indians Feb 22, 1856, aged 45, 9, 7, 5 yrs. Also wife and mother died Sept. 20, 1899, aged 75 years." A grave fence surrounds the site.

This photograph depicts a memorial marker in Depot Bay for Roy Bower and Jack Chambers. The marker is a rectangular stone plinth erected on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It has two brass plaques which are illegible in the photograph, but which read, "In Memoriam / From this harbor - in storm - departed - Roy Bower and Jack Chambers fishermen of the trolling fleet October 4, A.D. 1936 on a mission of rescue." and, "It is not true. Life is not slain by death. The vast, immortal sea shall have her own, shall garner to her this expiring breath, shall reap where she has sown." Seaweed is draped over the top of the marker and there are fresh flowers laid at the base.

This photograph depicts a rock monument sitting on top of a cement base. Two dates are etched in the rock: "The Shark was lost Sept 10, 1846." "The industry was lost March 16, 1865. Lives lost 17, saved 7." Dates refer to the shipwrecks of The Shark, a U.S. Naval schooner, and The Industry, an American trader ship. An inscription on the photo notes "Shark Rock in Astoria."

This photograph depicts a rural area, consisting of a small church and homes.

Photograph of a church in Walker, Oregon. The foreground of the photograph depicts a wire fence running through a meadow. A power line runs across the right side of the image. The church is visible among trees in the distance at the far side of the meadow. The handwritten caption from the back of the photographs reads, "The Little Country Church, Walker, Ore."

This photograph depicts people grouped outside an unidentified building. A note on the negative envelope mentions this may be a schoolhouse.

This photograph depicts the First Regatta held at Devils Lake near Lincoln City, Oregon. Several men in uniforms and women wearing straw hats are seated on a stage wrapped in bunting.

This photograph depicts the First Regatta held at Devils Lake near Lincoln City, Oregon. Several men in uniforms and women wearing straw hats are seated on a stage wrapped in bunting. At the center of the stage, a man is handing a small trophy to a woman.

This photograph depicts the First Regatta held at Devils Lake near Lincoln City, Oregon. Several men in uniforms and women wearing straw hats are seated on a stage wrapped in bunting.

This photograph depicts the Hanthorn Cannery pier in Astoria, Oregon. A note on the back of a corresponding print reads, "Old wharves on Columbia River. Astoria in distance."

This photograph depicts several docked schooners. A note on the back of a corresponding print reads, "Fishing Fleet and Wharves at Astoria."

This photograph depicts a Ford Model A parked on the road along the beach in Astoria, Oregon. Several buildings are visible in the distance.

This photograph depicts a longshot of Astoria, Oregon. An inscription on the photo notes "Astoria, west from the Columbia towards the mouth of the Columbia River and bar."

This photograph depicts a longshot of Astoria, Oregon, viewed from above.

This photograph depicts a sawmill along the Oregon Coast. Planks of stacked wood are visible in the foreground on the left.

This photograph depicts the Look-Out at Cape Foulweather in Newport, Oregon. An inscription on the photograph notes "'Ye Looke-Oute' on Otter Crest. Chateau, Newport, Ore."

Henry Gilbert Wiggins and Donegan Reeder Wiggins stand near a rock formation on the beach in Newport, Oregon.

This photograph depicts several boats docked in Yachats, Oregon. The town of Yachats is visible in the background.

This photograph depicts beachside cabins near dunes along the Oregon Coast. A hand painted sign on the left advertises "Pacific Coast Tracts, 20 Tracts at $20."

This photograph depicts two vehicles (one in the background) driving through a flooded area of land. A measuring pole is visible to the left of the road, indicating the height of the rising water.

This photograph depicts several people fishing along the coast in Yachats, Oregon. An inscription on the photograph notes "Fishing for tomcod. Yachats, Ore."

This photograph depicts two people fishing off the rocky shoreline of the Oregon Coast.