Automobiles drive on Madison Avenue, with the Hawthorne Bridge in the background. Looking east towards Front Avenue. Witch Hazel building at right. A Cohn Bros. truck is also visible. Taken January 10, 1940.
A balcony built in the style of Chinese architecture on the third floor of a building, on the corner of SW Second Avenue and Pine Streets in Chinatown. Several storefronts have signs in Chinese.
View of the Broadway Bridge with open spans over the Willamette River. Taken October 25, 1938. The Broadway Bridge is a Rall-type double-leaf bascule drawbridge.
A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front and Couch Streets. The Steel Bridge is in the background. Lumber is piled on the waterfront. Taken April 9, 1939.
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 sternwheeler tugboat pushes cargo through an opening in the Steel Bridge on the Willamette River. The drawbridge is up. Piles of lumber sit on a dock in the foreground. The Burnside Bridge is visible in the background.
Rows of railroad cars sit on the tracks at a railroad yard at McCormick Dock. Looking south toward the Steel Bridge. Several trucks are parked at a neighboring steamship company.
A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front and Couch Streets. The Steel Bridge is in the background. Lumber is piled on the waterfront. Taken March 8, 1939.
Detailed metal work on a balcony railing of the Kramer Building, located on the SW corner of Second Avenue and Washington Streets. Rooftops, chimneys, and a bridge are visible in the background. Taken January 16, 1940.
Night time view of the Madison Hotel on Madison Street with the Hawthorne Bridge in the background. A sign on the hotel building reads, “Portland Statuary Co.”
Broadway Bridge, from the east bank of the Willamette River. Old bridge pilings are visible in the river. A large ship is docked and the Hotel Hoyt is visible in the background. Taken June 28, 1939.
Automobiles drive on Madison Avenue towards the Hawthorne Bridge. Looking east towards Front Avenue. Witch Hazel building at right. Taken January 10, 1940.