A group of children who live in a migrant labor camp at Anderson Ranch stand in front of a bus in Scio, Oregon. The bus was donated by the owner of the Anderson Ranch to transport the children of migrant workers to and from a daycare center at the Knox Butte School. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 22, 1966.
A group of children sit on wooden boards in the back of a bus that transported them and their families from Texas to Oregon for work. They are the children of migrant farm workers and remember the long journey earlier in the year. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 8, 1966.
Two boys sit next to each other on a school bus on a field trip to visit the Portland International Airport. The boy in front is Mario Reyes, who wears a paper pilot hat. His brother, Junior, is in the background. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.
Five children pose on a school bus while on a field trip to Portland International Airport. The boy on the lower right makes a face at the camera. The girl in the middle wears a paper pilot hat. They are students at the Dayton Summer School in Dayton, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 27, 1965.
Full-length portrait of three unidentified men standing next to a bus parked at a Gilmore Oil station. On the front of the bus is a sign reading “MILWAUKIE”; on the side are the words “MILWAUKIE BUSSES.” The text “Gilmore Oil” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.
A wrought-iron balcony overlooks the intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. An automobile and 2 buses wait to cross the street. The bus in front is the Fifty-Second Avenue bus, and a sign in its window reads, “Woodstock / 82nd Avenue.” The second bus is the Hawthorne bus. A man stands on the corner. Taken November 22, 1938.
Photograph of two unidentified men looking at a bus that is lying on its side on railroad tracks. On the front of the bus is a destination sign for Portland. The bus appears to have fallen down the slope on the right side of the photograph. The damaged wall shown in image No. 371N3123 may be related to this crash.
Photograph of a Southern Pacific Motor Transportation Company bus stuck in a tilted position on the slope next to a road. Several unidentified men are gathered near the bus.
Photograph, taken from the side, of an Oregon Stages System bus with passengers on board. The bus is on Harrison Street, next to a building; the city is unidentified.
Photograph of a Southern Pacific Motor Transportation Company bus stuck in a tilted position on the slope next to a road. An unidentified man is standing on one of the bus’s rear wheels, and other unidentified men are standing on the road nearby.
Photograph of a group of unidentified people gathered around a bus lying on its side on railroad tracks. The bus appears to have fallen down the slope on the left side of the photograph. The damaged wall shown in image No. 371N3123 may be related to this crash.
Photograph of an unidentified man examining a bus that is lying on its side on railroad tracks. The bus, which has a destination sign for Portland on the front, appears to have fallen down the slope on the right side of the photograph. The damaged wall shown in image No. 371N3123 may be related to this crash.
Photograph, taken from the rear passenger side, of a bus in the middle of a street. On the back of the bus are an ornamental grille and a sign that reads “Oregon Stages System / ‘The Pioneer Line.’ ” Also see image No. 371N5116.
Photograph of unidentified people gathered around a bus lying on its side on railroad tracks. The bus appears to have fallen down the slope on the left side of the photograph. The damaged wall shown in image No. 371N3123 may be related to this crash.
Photograph of a North Coast Lines bus to Seattle parked next to the Bank of California building at Sixth Avenue and Stark Street in Portland. Unidentified people are standing outside the bus and on the street corner.
Photograph of bus #63, with name “Pacific N.W. Public Service” written on side, and “Powell Blvd” displayed on front panel. Bus is parked on the side of a paved street with wooded hills and electric lines in the background.
Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, parked on a hillside highway. Two people stand in an area across the highway, looking at a waterfall in a ravine. The bus is likely traveling on Highway 30 in Clatsop County above the Columbia River. Handwritten notes on the back of the print read, "Lower Columbia" and "Angelus."
Photograph of a group of people boarding a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. The bus is on a street lined with shops and restaurants, likely in a town along Highway 30 between Portland and Astoria. A separate group of children look at the back of the bus.
Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, driving on a residential street. There is a large house behind the bus. Two passengers stand on the sidewalk, looking at the bus. The destination placard on the front of the bus reads, "Seaside."
Photograph of a group of men, likely Christmas carolers, holding sheet music and standing in front of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. A banner on the bus reads, "Ad Club Glee, Courtesy S.P.&S." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Christmas Carols, 1929."
Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, parked on the side of Highway 30 in Clatsop County overlooking the Columbia River. Passengers stand outside the bus, looking at the view. The bus is marked "Reserved." A sign on the left reads, "Summit Clatsop Crest, Elev. 784." A second sign reads, "Old Oregon Trail." Stamp on the back of the print for A. M. Prentiss, Portland, Oregon.
Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, driving on a road past the Lewis and Clark Exposition Forestry Building. Passengers look out the windows of the bus. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photograph by F. Eugene Davis."
Photograph of passengers standing behind a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. One man appears to be handing a bag off to another man. Another passenger is collecting his baggage. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photograph by F. Eugene Davis."
Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway on Highway 30 in Clatsop County overlooking the Columbia River. Passengers look out the windows of the bus. The bus is marked, "Portland - Seaside Special." Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.
Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, driving on a hillside highway past a waterfall in a ravine. The bus is marked, "Portland - Astoria." The destination is marked as Astoria. The bus is likely traveling on Highway 30 in Clatsop County above the Columbia River. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photographs from A.J. Baker."