Tsuboi family home movie featuring footage of the Tsuboi family and the Portland area in the 1930s. Footage is in black-and-white. 00:00 - Trip to the River. Scenes of family fishing, cooking, and playing on the bank of a river. Also scenes of family in a rowboat. 03:01 - Scenes from a car race and air show. Cars race on a dirt track. Air show in which a person hangs beneath a flying plane and later stands on the wings. Airplane crashes into a wood building. 04:50 - Driving around Portland. Taken from the front seat of moving car. 05:16 - Parade with children in traditional clothing 05:26 - Snow Scenes. Geese, swans, and dog in snow. Driving through Downtown Portland in the snow. Broadway Bridge is lowered. Great Light Way is visible. Snow in the countryside. 08:32 - Blurry footage taken from the back of a moving train as the train travels through a snowy mountain pass. 10:32 - Scenes from a big parade in Portland. The parade has floats celebrating countries from around the world and one for Felix the Cat.
People cross a street lightly dusted with snow in downtown Portland. A large sign for the “Mayfair Theatre” arches over the street, with the Jackson Building visible at the far end of the block (negative 2 of 7).
Children in southwest Portland, near Council Crest, playing the in snow. Wearing jackets and hats, several of the children are holding snowballs while playing next to a sign reading “Council Crest” and “S.W. Fairmount Blvd” (negative 4 of 7).
John S. Howland and his son stand in front of their home on Brower Road in Corbett. Howland is holding an ax and facing towards the camera, while his son leans in a doorway. The building is deteriorating, with a broken window in the front. Snow is on the ground and roof. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 1 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”
A son of John S. Howland, of Brower Road in Corbett, holding a cow and standing outside a barn. Snow can be seen on the roof of the barn and the ground. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 10 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”
John S. Howland and an unidentified man, possibly Walter Mattila of the Oregon Journal, face away from the camera walking toward the Howland residence on Brower Road in Corbett. A young boy walks slightly behind them. The ground is covered in snow. The building shows visible deterioration and wear. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 2 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”
John S. Howland stands on the porch of his residence on Bower Road in Corvett. The ground is covered in snow. The building shows visible deterioration and wear. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 9 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”
An aerial view of the Oregon Journal building, Willamette River, and Hawthorne Bridge in the snow. Looking east, the central east side industrial district can be seen at the other side of the river (negative 2 of 10).
An aerial view of Lownsdale Square in Portland, with a dusting of snow. Looking west, the Multnomah County Courthouse can be seen at the top of the square, with the Spanish-American War Soldier’s Monument at the center (negative 4 of 10).
An aerial view of the Steel and Broadway Bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, with a recent dusting of snow. Looking northwest, Union station and a train yard can be seen on the west side of the river (negative 6 of 10).
An aerial view, looking west, of snow covering the southwest hills in Portland. The Charles Piggott House can be seen on S.W. Buckingham Avenue, along with other homes (negative 8 of 10).
An aerial view of the University of Oregon Medical School (later Oregon Health & Science University) in southwest Portland, with a recent dusting of snow. S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard can be seen winding along the hillside (negative 9 of 10).
An elk fountain in downtown Portland, on S.W. Main Street between Lownsdale and Chapman Squares. Freshly fallen snow can be seen throughout the scene, with the Hotel Lenox in the background. The statue was donated to the city of Portland in 1900, and was sculpted by Roland Hinton Perry (negative 6 of 7).
Freshly fallen snow near the George Hidoff farm, at N.W. Skyline Boulevard and N.W. Springville Road in Portland. Two mailboxes are next to the road, including a box for the “Journal.” Two automobiles can be seen on the road in the distance (negative 2 of 12).
Freshly fallen snow near the George Hidoff farm, at N.W. Skyline Boulevard and N.W. Springville Road in Portland. Automobile tracks can be seen in the snow, with a wooden barn building across the road (5 of 12).
Two-year-old Peter Lerner, son of Dr. Aaron Lerner, building a snowman at his home at S.W. Fairview Boulevard. He wears a winter hat and jacket as he leans against a snowman, bashfully smiling at the camera (negative 1 of 7).
A group of people gather in the snow at the corner of N.E. 60th Ave and N.E. Sacramento St. in Portland. A number of children are sledding down the street. (negative 2 of 9).
Seven children playing in the snow. Four are seated on a sled while two pull it along a road or sidewalk in front of a house, while one pushes behind (negative 3 of 9).
A child laces skates on the side of the frozen pond at Westmoreland Park. A bicycle sits on its side in the snow in the foreground, several groups of skaters are on the ice in the background (negative 1 of 3).
A snowy scene of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Taken from the east side of the Willamette River from an area above Grand Avenue, looking west across the bridge at the west hills. Grand Avenue is in the foreground. Two rows of automobiles travel east on the bridge in heavy traffic. Two automobiles take the westbound exit off the bridge. The caption on negative sleeve reads, "Snow and traffic scenes at east end of Ross Island Bridge" (negative 3 of 5).
Photograph of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Rose Festival association president Frank C. Riggs standing in ankle-deep snow outside Union Station in Portland on January 20, 1927. That day, a cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N0394, was published on Page 18 of the Oregon Journal. The photographs were published under the headline “Getting Ready for June’s Roses.” This photograph had the following caption: “Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer of ‘Rosaria,’ arrives to confer with Rose Festival board on coming pageant. Above—F. C. Riggs, president of festival association, Wakefield and Mayor Baker revel in snow in front of Union station.” The photograph accompanied a story, headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music,” which reported that Cadman was serving as director general of the 1927 festival pageant. See additional related image Nos. 371N0136 and 371N0393.
A garden terrace with a maple tree covered in heavy snow. Likely taken at the house of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Snow Scene - Terrace and Maple Tree, 1901, S2, LW3-2."
Footprints in the snow on a garden path. Likely taken at the house of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Snow Scene - Clover Terrace - Tree & Walk, S3, LW3-3."