Boudoir card of upper Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. There is snow on the ground and behind the falls. A person is standing on the bridge at the base of the falls.
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.
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.”
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).
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."
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).
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).
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).
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 showing snow and ice with industrial buildings. On the left side of the frame is a brick building with “Great Northern Hotel” written on the side. Four smokestacks can be seen on the right side, as well as other large warehouse buildings.
Photograph showing snow and ice with industrial buildings. Men can be seen working and walking in the snow. On the left and right sides of the frame, numerous industrial buildings can be seen, including “Cendor White Lead.”
Photograph showing icy water tanks on high wooden structure, with six children in winter clothing standing below. Large icicles hang from the water tank structure, and a wooden building an be seen on the left side of the frame.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground, with a truck and group of people behind. Above the street, numerous layers of electric lines are visible.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground and next to the decorative railing lining the street. In the distance, people and automobiles are visible on the street.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground near the center of the frame. A truck and a group of people are gathered around the damaged pole, with other people visible further down the street. Above, numerous overlapping electric lines can be seen.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen in the center of the street, as well as the right side of the frame next to a decorative railing. Buildings with advertisements can be seen to either side of the street.
Photograph showing houses, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. Several small trees are bent over and laden with ice, which can also be seen hanging from electric lines throughout the image.
Photograph showing a group of people with a street car after a snow fall. The people are using tools and shovels to clear snow around the street car train, which is attached to an electric line above. On the side of the train is “P.R.L & P. Co.” Ice laden electric lines can be seen above and around the train, with buildings visible in the background.
Photograph showing a house, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. The right utility pole is leaning, and several ice-covered electric lines can be seen on the ground. Snow laden trees are visible in the background.
Photograph showing a street with snow and ice, lined with numerous utility poles and electric lines. A horse and cart can be seen on the street in the distance, as well as snow laden buildings and trees.
Photograph showing houses, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. A tall wooden building with a windmill can be seen on the right side of the frame, with “Powers Furniture” painted on the side. A woman walks away from the camera in the street, and ice laden damaged electric lines are visible at either side.
