An American LaFrance Type O-10 fire truck lies on its side between a ship and a dock. The truck fell on its side after a sling that was loading it onto the ship "Oregon" gave way at Terminal #1. A man kneels and looks at the firetruck. The Broadway Bridge and Steel Bridge are visible in the distant background on the Willamette River (negative 2 of 11).
A young woman and man hold signs in a picket line in front of a liquor store in Portland, Oregon. The signs protest the sale of products from the Schenley Company in Delano, California, where grape pickers are on strike. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 4, 1966.
Pioneer Courthouse, photographed from the roof of the building just north of the YMCA at Sixth Avenue and Yamhill Street. Taken Oct. 16, 1938. Also known as the Pioneer Post Office.
Fifth Avenue facade of Pioneer Courthouse, looking south. Daffodils and roses line the sidewalk. Likely taken after May 7, 1939. This negative closely resembles 390500-1-1 which was likely taken on the same day. Neither negative was given a number by Minor White, but they are from the same vantage point as 390430-1, 390504-1, and 390507-1.
Fifth Avenue facade of Pioneer Courthouse, looking south. Daffodils and roses line the sidewalk. Likely taken after May 7, 1939. This negative closely resembles 390500-1-2 which was likely taken on the same day. Neither negative was given a number by Minor White, but they are from the same vantage point as 390430-1, 390504-1, and 390507-1.
Pioneer Courthouse, photographed from the YMCA Building at Sixth Avenue and Yamhill Street. Taken Oct. 16, 1938. Also known as the Pioneer Post Office.
Pioneer Courthouse, photographed from the YMCA Building at Sixth Avenue and Yamhill Street. Taken Oct. 16, 1938. Also known as the Pioneer Post Office.
Four young women sit on the steps leading up to the doorway of a house. A girl stands behind them. The woman on the front left holds a mandolin while the woman sitting next to her holds a bouquet of flowers. A woman sitting behind them holds an umbrella. Another umbrella is propped up on the landing.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man sitting at a microphone labeled KGW / NBC. He smiles and looks off to the left. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Brad Reynolds, KGW."
Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man. He wears a suit and looks off to the right. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Homer Welch, KGW."
A man holds an open book while sitting at a bureau or desk. He looks at the camera. Several shelves of biblical books sit on a bookcase behind him. A portrait of a woman is displayed on the desk.
A man stands in the yard of a house. He looks at the camera. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind him. This man is also portrayed in OrgLot1417_053 and in the background of OrgLot1417_047. A person in the background has been crossed out by scratches made on the negative.
A man sits in a chair in the yard of a house. He looks at the camera. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind him. Taken in the same location as OrgLot1417_057.
A man sits in a chair in the yard of a house. He looks at the camera. Flowers grow up the side of a building behind him. This man is also portrayed in the background of OrgLot1417_047. A person in the background has been crossed out by scratches made on the negative.
A man stands on a dirt path. He wears a dark suit and holds a closed umbrella in 1 hand, leaning it against the ground. He looks at the camera. This man is also portrayed in OrgLot1417_035.
Businesses on the west side of Front Avenue between Columbia and Jefferson Streets. Sign advertises ACME Bottle store. Several barrels are stacked on the sidewalk. Taken January 8, 1940.
An industrial elevator of the Municipal Paving Plant, a cement plant, sits on the banks of the Willamette River, with a view of the Portland Waterfront. Taken from the east bank of the river, looking west. The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company is also visible across the river.
An industrial elevator and building of the Municipal Paving Plant, a cement plant, sit on the banks of the Willamette River, with a view of the Portland Waterfront. Taken from the east bank of the river.
Streetcar rails reach the end of the line on a wooden dock on the Willamette River. Ropes hang down from wooden beams. Across the river is the Union Pacific Railroad Dock.
View of the Portland waterfront. There are logs and debris in the Willamette River. The Broadway Bridge is in the background, with the Steel Bridge visible behind it. Taken July 13, 1939.
A large piece of driftwood sits on the bank of the Willamette River. The Athina Livanos ship is docked in the river, but only the front of the ship is visible.
