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Allen Ervin Flowers portrait

A head and shoulders portrait of Allen Ervin Flowers. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Father, Allen Ervin Flowers."

Buchtel & Stolte

Allen Ervin Flowers with his grandson

A photograph of Allen Ervin Flowers standing on a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. He is holding the hand of a young child standing beside him who is identified as his grandson. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "E. A. [sic.] Flowers & grandson."

Flowers Auto Repair garage

Ralph Flowers, Ruth Flowers, and an unidentified man stand in front of the Flowers Auto Repair garage. There is a black car parked in front of the open service door. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "2125 N. Vancouver Ave. Portland. Ralph & Ruth Flowers."

Flowers brothers posing with shotguns

A photograph of the Flowers brothers with friends. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies the people in the photographs from left to right as: Ervin Flowers. Elmer Flowers, Vassie Cash, Lee Hankins, and Ralph Flowers. Ervin Flowers and Ralph Flowers each hold a shotgun. A dog and a stuffed pheasant lay on the ground in front of the group.

Flowers family automotive sales lot

A view of a commercial car lot operated by the Flowers Company from approximately 1939-1955. There are several cars parked in two lines on a gravel lot. The automotive repair garage also operated by the Flowers family is visible in the background of the photograph. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Flowers family car lot at garage. 2125 N. Vancouver."

Flowers family farm

A photograph of a group of people standing in front of a tent on the Flowers family farm in the Lents neighborhood of Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Allen Elmer [sic.] Flowers Farm on north slope of Mt. Scott. about 1895. Across from Lincoln Park Cemetery."

Flowers family jitney bus full of passengers

A photograph of the jitney bus operated by the Flowers family filled with passengers. Several people are seated in the bus and a small group stands in front of the bus. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Flowers family jitney. Back row standing: Jan Minor, Almas Morrow, Lloyd Flowers. Seated far left of jitney, the Paynes. Woman standing in jitney, Mrs. Allen."

Flowers family on a horse-drawn wagon

A photograph of seven people seated in or standing beside a horse-drawn wagon on the Flowers family farm near Mt. Scott in Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "On the farm. Leaving for picnic on the Clackamas River. Flowers Farm, Lents."

Flowers family portrait

A formal portrait of the Flowers family. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "1st row / Allen Ervin Flowers - Father / Louisa M. (Thacker) Flowers - Mother / Lloyd Flowers - Son / Ralph P. Flowers - Son / Elmer A. Flowers - Son / Ervin M. Flowers - Son."

Evans, David Perry, 1880-1966

Oceanlake Beach Cottages

A photograph of the Flowers family at beach cottages in Oceanlake. Four automobiles are parked in front of small cottages. People are standing on the porches of several of the cottages. A handwritten transcription from the back of the photograph reads, "Year of 1930. Ocean Lake Beach Cottages of Ralph Flowers."

Portrait of Elmer Allen Flowers as an infant

A full length portrait of Elmer Allen Flowers as an infant. He is wearing a long white gown and is laying on a chair covered in a striped blanket. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Elmer Allen Flowers, 4 months & three weeks old."

Yocum, Oliver Cooper, 1842-1928

Portrait of Ervin Flowers as a child

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."

Burns, Owen Spencer

Portrait of Grandad Booth

A head and shoulders portrait of Grandad Booth. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Grandad Booth on mother side (Flowers family)."

New York Gallery (Portland, Or.)

Roscoe Dixon portrait

A head and shoulders portrait of Roscoe Dixon. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Roscoe Dixon, About 1880, Operated Roscoe's Oyster House in Astoria, Ore."

Buchtel, Joseph, 1830-1916

Ruth Flowers and Rose Scott at the Flowers farm in Lents

A photograph of Ruth Flowers and Rose Scott on the Flowers family farm near Mt. Scott in Southeast Portland. Ruth Flowers stands beside a dairy cow holding a lead rope. Rose Scott is kneeling by the cow's udder. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ruth Flowers on the farm in Lents. Ruth Flowers & Rose Scott."

Ruth Flowers, Ralph Flowers, and Clifford Flowers with an automobile

A photograph of Ruth Flowers and Ralph Flowers with their son, Clifford Flowers. They are standing in front of an automobile in a residential neighborhood. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ralph and Ruth Flowers and son in front of family residences, nos. 381, 383, 385, 387 NE 1st Ave, Portland."