Birds-eye view map of Portland, Oregon in 1890., looking north. The map is printed on paper and mounted on a cloth backing. It is credited as being published by Elliott Pub. Co. 120 Sutter St, San Francisco.

Black and white photograph of a Portland Cable Railway Company cable car stopped on Alder Street (now Southwest Alder Street). A man stands in front of the cable car and another stands on it in the background. Near the top of the cable car is text that reads "Alder, Fifth, Jefferson, and Fifteenth St." The Portland Cable Railway Company was founded in 1887 and public service began February 22, 1890. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat and a handwritten note below it reads "Foot of Alder St -- Cable Car"

Black and white photograph of a three-masted ship beside a dock. A gangplank connects the ship to the dock and two men sit on the dock nearby. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A handwritten note below the photograph reads "Bark "Coloma" at Portland, Oregon". The Coloma was owned by the Pacific Shipping Company and traveled between Portland and Hong Kong many times between about 1880 and 1900. She sank off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on December 8, 1906.

Black and white photograph of Second Street (now Southwest Second Avenue) in Portland. The photograph is taken from the center of the road facing north towards Alder Street (now Southwest Alder Street). It shows a street lined with 2-4 story buildings on either side. Streetcar rails run down the center of the road and a couple of horse-drawn carts are visible. One cart is turning left onto Alder Street. The Portland Savings and Commercial National Bank is visible on the left side of the street.The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A note below the photograph reads "China Town".

Black and white photograph of a street scene in Portland. The photograph is taken from the center of of First Street (now Southwest First Avenue) towards Morrison Street (now Southwest Morrison Street). It shows a street lined with 2-4 story buildings on either side and streetcar rails running down the of the street. A couple of horse-drawn carts are visible. People stand on the sidewalks and a child crosses the road. Signs for Uncle Myer's Money Lender, Dr. Alden - Dentist, a Tailor's, and a Furniture store are visible. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A note below the photograph reads "First Street".

Black and white photograph of the Riverside Hotel. The photograph shows a three-story wooden building with an ornate porch and balcony along the front. Horses and carts are parked in front of the building. The road slopes down towards a river in the distance. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Notes below the photograph read "Riverside Hotel" and "also known as "The White House"."

Black and white photograph of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church on the southwest corner of Tenth Street (now Southwest Twelfth Avenue) and Taylor Street (now Southwest Taylor Street) in Portland. It is a stone structure with a tall bell tower and stained glass window. Bare trees line the streets around it. The structure was built in 1889, functioning as the building for the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church until it merged with another church in 1912, becoming First Methodist Episcopal Church. It was demolished in 1957.

Black and white photograph of a lithograph of Portland, Oregon in 1858. The artwork shows the Willamette River from the east bank. Several boats are on the river, and downtown Portland is visible on the opposite bank. It appears to be framed. Text below the painting reads "Portland, Oregon Terr'y, 1858." The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. A note below the photograph reads "Portland, Oregon Ter. 1858". The image is based on a lithograph by Kuchel and Dresel as part of their "Pacific Views" series.

A city map of Portland that shows city boundaries, electric and cable car lines, and railroad lines. A note on the bottom right of the map reads, "First map made after renaming of streets beginning with A which hereafter was called Ankeny."

Photograph showing a group of people posing with four railroad trains. All the individuals are looking at the camera, and a train garage building can be seen in the background. On the left side of the image, a man holds a baby in front of the train with “4” painted on. The photograph is a reproduction of a pinned image (pins can be seen on the frame).

Photograph showing a trestle cable car from the Portland Cable Railway. A large trestle is seen on a steep hillside, with wooden houses in the foreground. Two cars can be seen on the wooden structure. The photograph is a reproduction of a pinned image (pins can be seen in the frame), with caption “Scene from the cable RY. trestle on Portland Heights 1892.”

Photograph of a steam dummy train at East 6th St and Morrison St from the Willamette Bridge Railway Company. On the side of the first car is written “Mount Tabor.” Several men and a group of children look at the camera. A church building can be seen in the background.

Group portrait showing men in front of a small wooden building. Several men sit or stand at ground level, while others are on a raised wooden porch. Some of the men are wearing uniforms. A caption reads “Mt. Tabor waiting room at 69th Street in 1892 – Andy Richmond, T. Frack, ‘Mike’ Brady, ‘Mike’ McNeary.’” At the bottom right of the photograph is written “Emery, Artist.” (Image note: negative is broken at lower right corner).

A full length portrait of Ervin Milton Flowers at two years of age. He is standing with one arm resting on the seat of a chair. He wears a dark playdress with a white, ruffled undershirt. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ervin Milton Flowers, 2 years old."

Photograph showing a cable car during the “Great Flood of Portland” in 1894. Several men and women sit in the car, and four men stand in the water, all looking at the camera. On the right side, a woman and a baby are visible. The photograph is a reproduction of a pinned image (pins can be seen on the frame), and the caption reads “Photos, of the Great Flood of Portland, Or. June 4th 1894.” Also on the caption is written “Pro. G. L. Eastman Cor, First and Taylor Streets.”

A photograph of a crowd of people gathered on a raised platform above the flood waters in front of the Meier & Frank Department Store during the 1894 flood. A man stands in front of the platform, submerged up to his knees in the flood water.

A photograph of a crowd of people gathered on a raised platform above the flood waters in front of the Meier & Frank Department Store during the 1894 flood. A typed caption below the photograph reads, "Views of the Flood, Portland, Oregon, June, 1894."

A photograph of a crowd of people gathered on a raised platform above the flood waters in front of the Meier & Frank Department Store during the 1894 flood. Additional people are seated on a rowboat in front of the platform. Four men stand beside the boat, submerged to their hips in the flood water.

A view of the bear pit in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, circa 1895. A bear stands on a wooden platform in the center of a stone and iron fence enclosure. An unidentified child and woman holding an umbrella are visible on the outside of the fence in the background of the photograph. A handwritten description on the back of the print reads, "Portland zoo 1895, bear pit."

A view of the bear pit in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, circa 1895. Two bears stand on wooden platforms in the center of a stone and iron fence enclosure. A handwritten description on the back of the print reads, "Portland zoo 1895, bear pit." Condition note: Pen ink markings are visible on the photograph, including tracing the outline of the bears.

A cyanotype of a steamboat on the Willamette River, circa 1895, with the Portland, Oregon, waterfront visible in the background. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Steamboat on Willamette, Portland, 1895."

A view of Portland, Oregon, taken from an elevated point in the West Hills looking east, circa 1895. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Portland, 1895."

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?)."

A view of fountains spraying water into the air in the center of Mount Tabor Reservoir in Portland, Oregon, circa 1895. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Mt. Tabor Reservoir, 1895."

Margaret Tabor and Alice Bachman standing beside a fountain in the gardens at City Park (now Washington Park) in Portland, Oregon, circa 1895. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Mrs. J. W. (Margaret) Tabor & Alice Bachman, 1895, City Park (now Wa. Park)."

An unidentified man and young child walking on a path in the gardens at City Park (now Washington Park) in Portland, Oregon, circa 1895. The park greenhouse is visible behind shrubbery at the right of the photograph. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "City Park (Wa. Park), 1895 (greenhouse at right)."

A view of ships lined up along the Portland, Oregon, waterfront, circa 1895. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Portland, 1895. Note line-up of steamship, riverboat, sailing ship, & ferry."