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.

View of the Columbia River flowing past a canyon in the foreground, probably in the Grand Coulee formation in Washington. A series of roads can be seen forking off of a main road at the bottom of the canyon.

An automobile is parked along the side of a gravel road, possibly the Cascade Highway. Multiple buildings can be seen along the side of the road, including a blacksmith shop. A gasoline pump is visible to the left of the car.

A photograph showing a horse-drawn wagon driving down a dirt road. Another cart and three automobiles are visible on the road ahead. Trees surround the road and a house is visible ahead on the left.

Approximately fifteen men use shovels to dig a road through a forest in the Silverton, Oregon area.

Eight men and one boy, members of a road-building crew, pose next to four teams of horses pulling plows and other equipment across a dirt road.

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.

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."

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.

Members of a work crew grade a dirt road in the Silverton area. Four men stand near teams of horses pulling graders across the road.

Members of a work crew grade a dirt road in the Silverton, Oregon area. Three men pose with a team of four horses pulling a wagon.

Members of a work crew grade a dirt road in the Silverton, Oregon area. Seven men stand near teams of horses pulling graders across the road.

Photograph showing a wooden plank and log bridge crossing a small running creek, taken from a slight side angle. A Ford Model T Pickup (1916) is on the bridge facing forward. Trees and other foliage can be seen throughout the image. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-39” and “36.”

A team of men pose with over a dozen mules and horses at a construction site in Portland. Equipment attached to the mules is used to clear land for a new street. A neighborhood of houses is visible in the background.

View of a building with a crucifix finial on the roof in Portland. A dirt road runs in front of the building.

A man sits on the front porch of a 2-story house in Portland. A little girl sits on his lap. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks. A dirt road runs in front of the house. On the left, a large pile of wood sits on the road in front of the house.

A woman wearing a long, white dress stands on a muddy road. She carries a bundle of leafy branches in her right hand. She wears glasses and looks at the camera. This woman is also portrayed in OrgLot1417_035.

View of a 2-story house in Portland. The house sits on an intersection of 2 dirt roads. It features a wrap-around porch. On the corner, an electric pole and lines provide electricity to the neighborhood. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks.

Two horses stand on a dirt road in Portland. They wear blinders and have reigns around their necks. The road appears to be a residential street that passes several houses in the background.

Photograph showing a man standing on a dirt road in a forest with his hands on his hips. There are tall trees all around him. Signature on the bottom right reads, "Gifford." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "R.I. Gifford Photo."

Photograph showing a man leaning against a tree in a forested area. A dirt road in the foreground leads to the tree. Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1910 copyright by Kiser Photo Co.

Photograph showing a view down a dirt road in a desert landscape with farmland on either side. The dirt road is lined with sagebrush. Fences divide the sagebrush from the agricultural fields. A farm is visible in the distance, at the end of the road.

Photographic postcard of a man driving an automobile on a dirt road. He drives toward the camera. There are large trees on both sides of the road. Writing on the bottom of the postcard reads, "Crater Lake Nat'l Park. 833. Among the Pines." Typed writing on the back reads, "A glimpse of our standing timber. We have 20,000 feet of this class of timber in Klamath County." Postcard made by Miller Photo Co., Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Photograph of orchards and fields on a hillside near Salem, Oregon. A dirt path on the left leads to a house in the distance. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Farm Scene near Salem." Embossment on the front of print indicates a 1902 copyright by Kiser Photo Co., while a hand-written note on the back indicates a 1904 copyright by the Kiser Photo Co.

Photograph of a river flowing through a desert landscape in Central Oregon. Taken from a dirt road on a nearby hillside. Embossment on lower right reads, "Gifford, Portland, Oregon."

Photograph of a dirt road at the base of a cliff in the high desert in Central Oregon likely taken in the Crooked River Canyon. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Near Culver, Ore?" Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1911 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

Photograph of a dirt road on the edge of Summer Lake in Central Oregon. There are mountains in the distance. Writing on print reads, "Summer Lake, Central Oregon. No. 525, O. Hedlund, Madras, Ore."

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).