Full-length portrait of Ida Tarbell sitting in a chair, facing front, and looking toward the left. The photograph was taken while Tarbell was in Portland as part of a lecture tour in February 1917. A cropped version of this photograph and a story about Tarbell’s visit were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, February 24, 1917, under the headline “Ida Tarbell Portland’s Guest / Big Luncheon Is Tendered Her / Talks on War, Peace, Industry.” The photograph had the following caption: “Ida M. Tarbell, noted economist and writer, who was recipient today of greatest luncheon ever tendered a woman in Oregon. This photograph was taken in Portland this morning.” The name “Mrs Ida Tarbal [sic]” and the number 162 are written on the negative and are visible in the upper right corner of the image.
Photograph showing the exterior of the Victorian-style University of Oregon Medical Department building at 23rd and Lovejoy (now Northwest Twenty-Third Avenue and Northwest Lovejoy Street) in Portland. The number 181 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. Image note: Light leak and negative damage at upper left.
Photograph showing a group of unidentified men and young men sitting in and on top of an open-topped car outside the Columbia Theatre on 6th Street (now Southwest 6th Avenue) in Portland. Image note: Light leak and deterioration in lower left corner.
Head and shoulders portrait of a man sitting in an open-topped car parked outside the central Multnomah County Library in downtown Portland. He is looking to the left and is wearing a hat and overcoat. The text “Ely, Mr / (Hippodrome Theater)” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0006 and 376G0007.
Portrait, taken from the side, of a man sitting in an open-topped car parked outside the central Multnomah County Library in downtown Portland. He is wearing a hat and overcoat. The text “Ely, Mr / (Hippodrome Theater)” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0006 and 376G0008.
Portrait showing a man in a hat and overcoat standing outside a ticket window. An unidentified woman is seated on the other side of the window. The text “Raleigh, Mr. A. C. / Columbia Theater [sic]” is written on the negative sleeve.
Portrait, taken from the side, of a man sitting in an open-topped car parked outside the central Multnomah County Library in downtown Portland. He is wearing a hat and overcoat. The text “Ely, Mr / (Hippodrome Theater)” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0007 and 376G0008.
Photograph, possibly from a copy negative, showing First Presbyterian Church at 3rd and Washington in Portland. At the front of a church is a three-story square tower. Visible in the upper left corner is the handwritten text “First Presbyterian Church. / N. W. cor. 3rd & Washington sts.” Below that is a date that could be either “July, 1881” or “July, 1887.” Image note: Light leak on negative.
Half-length portrait of a man sitting at a desk in an office. He is looking downward and is holding a pen over a book on the desk in front of him. He is wearing glasses, a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “Mack, Dr.” and the text “Milk Dept, City Hall” are written on the negative sleeve. The man is probably Dr. D. W. Mack, a veterinarian and milk inspector for the city of Portland.
Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front and looking to the right. He is smiling and is wearing a hat, a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. He may be standing outside Portland City Hall. The name “Warford, Mr” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 373G0213.
Full-length portrait of two men standing next to a car, possibly outside Portland City Hall. They are facing each other and are holding a document. The text “Warford, Mr and Baker, George L” is written on the negative sleeve. Baker is at left and Warford at right. See related image No. 373G0212.
Half-length portrait of a man sitting at a desk and holding a pen in one hand and a cigar in the other. He is facing slightly right and is wearing glasses, a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “Meyer, Sam” and “Hippodrome Theater” are written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Spots on negative.
Full-length portrait of a baseball player holding a bat and posing as though he has just swung. He is on a field, possibly at Vaughn Street Park in Portland, and is wearing a baseball cap and uniform. The name “Kenworthy” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.
Half-length portrait of a man sitting at a desk and holding a pen in one hand and a cigar in the other. He is facing slightly right and is looking downward at something he is writing. He is wearing glasses, a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “Meyer, Sam” and “Hippodrome Theater” are written on the negative sleeve.
Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors next to a sign for the Lyric Theatre in Portland. He is facing to the right and is wearing a hat, glasses, an overcoat, a collared shirt, and a tie. The sign reads: “The Lyric / Matinee 2:30 / Pictures 2:00 P.M.” The text “Flood, Dan / Lyric Theater [sic]” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 376G0277.
Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors next to a sign for the Lyric Theatre in Portland. He is facing to the right and is wearing a hat, glasses, an overcoat, a collared shirt, and a tie. The sign reads: “The Lyric / Matinee 2:30 / Pictures 2:00 P.M.” The text “Flood, Dan / Lyric Theater [sic]” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 376G0276.
Photograph showing a crowd of swimmers in the water and on the deck at the Sellwood Park pool in Portland. Some are wearing swimsuits with the words “Sellwood Park” on the chest.
Half-length portrait of an unidentified judge seated at the bench in a courtroom of the Multnomah County Courthouse. He is facing slightly left and is wearing a suit and tie. See related image No. 379G0205.
Half-length portrait of an unidentified judge seated at the bench in a courtroom of the Multnomah County Courthouse. He is facing front and is poised to write on a pad of paper. He is wearing a suit and tie. See related image No. 379G0202.
Photograph, taken from the front, showing an unidentified man driving a speedboat down the Willamette River in Portland. The boat and driver may be the same ones pictured in image No. 373G0424.
Photograph, taken from the side, showing a three-masted ship moored on the Willamette River in Portland. In the background is a bridge, possibly the 1894 Burnside Bridge. The view is probably toward the north. The ship may also be depicted in image Nos. 373G0433, 373G0434, and 373G0435. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to negative damage.
Photograph showing a ship, the Crown of Seville, moored at a pier on the Willamette River in Portland. The text “S. S. Crown of Seville” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 376G0128. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph showing the steamer Monadnock, based in Bristol, moored at the Crown Mills dock on the Willamette River in Portland. The number 147 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “#99” was etched onto the negative but then crossed out. The text “S. S. Monadnock, Bristol” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph showing the entrance to First Baptist Church in Portland, located at 12th and Taylor streets (now Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street). The entryway consists of a large central arch with pillars, flanked by two smaller arches.
Photograph showing the interior of the Apostolic Faith tabernacle in Woodstock, Portland, on what is now Southeast Duke Street at Southeast 52nd Avenue. The tabernacle has a domed ceiling. Rows of benches surround a tiered platform at the front of the tabernacle. On the wall above the platform are the words “BE YE RECONCILED TO GOD.”
Photograph showing St. David’s Parish House, a wooden church with a spire. The church was on East Morrison Street (now Southeast Morrison Street) in Portland, just east of the intersection with 12th Street (now Southeast 12th Avenue).
Photograph showing people gathered in Portland municipal court. On the bench at left is Municipal Judge George Rossman. Seated at the desk at center is the court clerk, who is unidentified. The text “Rossman, municipal judge / & courtroom - Portland” is written on the negative sleeve.
Portrait of a statue of Thomas Jefferson outdoors on a lawn. The figure of Jefferson is seated in a chair with one arm resting against the back. On the front of the base is the inscription: “All will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect and to violate would be oppression / Thomas Jefferson.” Written on the negative sleeve is the text: “By Karl Bitter. / Original at Univ. of Va. / Placed at Jefferson HS 1916.”