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Watson Station

Photograph of Watson Station, Springwater Division, at 92nd Street. Looking down the dirt road, a railroad crossing can be seen in the distance, next to several wooden buildings. Electric lines can be seen along both sides of the road.

Vernetta Stream Judd with guide dog

Vernetta Stream Judd, of 2733 S.E. 84th Avenue, walking with a baby and guide dog. The baby appears to be riding in a front carrier as the dog guides Judd down a dirt road (negative 2 of 3).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Unidentified woman and girl outdoors, Oregon City, Thanksgiving 1908

Full-length portrait showing an unidentified woman and girl standing next to a dirt path or road in a rural area next to a log fence and a field. A second wooden fence borders a path in the background at right. The words “Thanksgiving / 1908 Oregon City” are etched by hand into the negative and are faintly visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Sunset Highway (U.S. Route 26) grading work

A portion of the Sunset Highway (26) being graded in an unidentified location west of Portland. A bridge crosses over another road, and a straight dirt cut can be seen heading into the distance (negative 11 of 16).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Sunset Highway (U.S. Route 26) grading work

Workers grade a portion of the Sunset Highway (26) in an unidentified location west of Portland. A child, wearing a wide brimmed hat, sits at the wheel of a tractor, next to two men, while watching the workers. A dirt road extends into the distance (negative 5 of 16).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Sunset Highway (U.S. Route 26) grading work

A portion of the Sunset Highway (26) being graded in an unidentified location west of Portland. A cut dirt road can be seen extending into the distance, and several road blocks are in front of the camera (negative 1 of 16).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Street grading, Silverton, Oregon, 1912

Two workers drive a team of horses pulling a plow that is being used to grade a road in the Silverton, Oregon area. A man and young girl stand to the side and watch. In the background, a woman sits in a horse-drawn buggy. Three houses are visible in the background.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Street at Meadow Lark Village camp for war workers, Portland

A dirt street through Meadow Lark Village, an independent war production housing camp in the Portland area. Small cobbled together homes can be seen on either side of the street. In the distance is a child walking away from the camera. A photograph from this series was published on page 4D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (negative 2 of 5).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Road-building crew, Silverton, Oregon

A group of men works to build a road in the Silveron Hills area of Silverton, Oregon. Teams of horses pull a plow and other equipment through the dirt. Barns and a house are visible behind them. See related image No. 426.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Road-building crew, Silverton, Oregon

Four men, members of a road-building crew, stand with a pair of horses pulling a plow through a forested area in the Silverton Hills area of Silverton, Oregon. A foal stands next to two of the men.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Road-building crew, Silverton, Oregon

Three men, members of a road-building crew, stand with a team of four horses pulling a plow. Two barns are visible in the background. Accompanying description reads, "Road building crew in Cordony Hill SE of Silverton towards Scotts Mill."

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Path in Hoyt Arboretum

An unpaved road winds through Hoyt Arboretum in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. Trees both large and small grow on either side of the road. There is a large tree trunk in the foreground, in front of the road. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on September 15, 1957 on the cover of the Northwest Living section (negative 4 of 13).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Oregon Journal car on Cloud Cap Road, Mount Hood

Photograph, taken from the rear, showing an Oregon Journal car on the newly completed gravel Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. The road is surrounded by forest. The words “Staff Cameraman” are visible on the cover of the car’s spare tire. On October 6, 1926, the Oregon Journal published three related photographs and a front-page story about the completion of the road, headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0471, 374N0472, 374N0502, 374N0519, 374N0521, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

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