A photograph showing the crash of a Jenny airplane near Silverton Lumber Co. The crashed plane is visible in the foreground and there are people gathered around it.

A photograph showing the crash of a Jenny airplane near Silverton Lumber Co. The crashed plane is visible in the foreground and there are people gathered around it.

Debris from a plane crash surrounds a house west of Camas, Washington. Large pieces of the airplane lie on the ground. The house appears to be badly damaged and all of its windows are broken. There are 2 military vehicles in the background. This is the wreckage of an F-89 jet fighter plane that crashed on January 9, 1959 (negative 3 of 14).

A group of men investigate the wreckage of a plane crash in the field of the Doty & Doerner tree nursery about 15 miles south of Portland. The plane is wrecked and completely destroyed. There is an orchard in the background. This plane was stolen from the Beaverton Airport by 2 young men, Jerald Wayne Hallett and Richard Monroe, Jr. Both died in the crash (negative 2 of 10).

Plane crash survivor Pfc. John Belmonte smiles at nurse Erma Ruddell at Barnes Hospital in Vancouver. Belmonte's arm is wrapped and elevated, and he is laying in a hospital bed. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, March 25, 1948 (negative 3 of 4).

Maj. John B. Harding, pilot of a crashed C-47, recovering at Barnes Hospital in Vancouver. Cuts can be seen on Harding’s hands and he is laying in a hospital bed. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, March 25, 1948 (negative 4 of 4).

Photograph showing the wreckage of an airplane crash in a forested area. Several people are standing in the background at left. See related image Nos. 374N0267 and 374N0268. Image note: Negative damage at upper left.

Photograph showing the site of an airplane crash in a forested area. At left is an unidentified man in a suit and tie. He is standing amid the wreckage and looking downward. At center, lying on a piece of the plane, is a large bundle wrapped in light-colored cloth. See related image Nos. 374N0267 and 374N0269.

Photograph showing a cloth-wrapped bundle atop a piece of the wreckage at the site of an airplane crash. See related image Nos. 374N0268 and 374N0269.

Photograph showing responders with a wrecked plane as its pulled from the Willamette River in Portland on Monday, May 30, 1932. In a front-page story about the crash published in that day’s home edition, the Oregon Journal reported that the plane’s engine exploded minutes after it departed from Swan Island airport on a route to Seattle. The story reported that the pilot, Richard P. Gleason, attempted to glide the plane back to the airport, but it plunged into the river. Gleason was badly injured, and the flight’s single passenger, Mrs. Anna Smith, was killed. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published with the story. The photographs were published under the headline “Ill-Fated Mail Plane, Victim and Pilot.” This photograph had the following caption: “Picture at dock showing derrick hoisting wrecked United Air Lines plane from Willamette. Directly in center may be seen sack of mail being pulled from compartment. At this time the cabin was still submerged. It contained the body of Mrs. Anna Smith.” See related image Nos. 374N0259, 374N0260, and 374N0261.

Photograph showing rescuers aboard two boats hooking the wing of a wrecked airplane and pulling it from the Willamette River in Portland on Monday, May 30, 1932. At right is the harbor patrol boat F. W. Mulkey, which was dispatched to the scene. The Oregon Journal published a story about the crash and a related photograph, image No. 374N0262, on the front page of its May 30, 1932 home edition. In the story, headlined “Woman Is Killed In Plane Dip,” the Journal reported that the plane’s engine exploded minutes after it departed from Swan Island airport en route to Seattle. The story reported that the pilot, Richard P. Gleason, attempted to glide the plane back to the airport, but it plunged into the river. Gleason was badly injured, and the flight’s single passenger, Mrs. Anna Smith, was killed. See additional related image Nos. 374N0259 and 374N0260.

Photograph showing people standing on a barge and nearby boats as the wreckage of an airplane is hoisted from the Willamette River by its wings on Monday, May 30, 1932. On the wing in is the number “NC830M.” The Oregon Journal published a story about the crash and a related photograph, image No. 374N0262, on the front page of its May 30, 1932 home edition. In the story, headlined “Woman Is Killed In Plane Dip,” the Journal reported that the plane’s engine exploded minutes after it departed from Swan Island airport in Portland en route to Seattle. The story reported that the pilot, Richard P. Gleason, attempted to glide the plane back to the airport, but it plunged into the river. Gleason was badly injured, and the flight’s single passenger, Mrs. Anna Smith, was killed. See additional related image Nos. 374N0259 and 374N0261.

Photograph showing people standing on a barge and a nearby boat as the wreckage of an airplane is hoisted from the Willamette River by its wings on Monday, May 30, 1932. The Oregon Journal published a story about the crash and a related photograph, image No. 374N0262, on the front page of its May 30, 1932 home edition. In the story, headlined “Woman Is Killed In Plane Dip,” the Journal reported that the plane’s engine exploded minutes after it departed from Swan Island airport in Portland en route to Seattle. The story reported that the pilot, Richard P. Gleason, attempted to glide the plane back to the airport, but it plunged into the river. Gleason was badly injured, and the flight’s single passenger, Mrs. Anna Smith, was killed. See additional related image Nos. 374N0260 and 374N0261.

Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the steaming or smoking wreckage of an airplane. The date “1924” is written on the edge of the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the wreckage of a crashed airplane with the fuselage and tail pointing into the air. On the plane’s tail is the number NC 4054. See related image Nos. 372A1295, 372A1296, and 372A1297.

Photograph showing two unidentified men leaning on the wreckage of a crashed airplane. See related image Nos. 372A1295, 372A1296, and 372A1298.

Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the wreckage of a crashed airplane with the fuselage and tail pointing into the air. See related image Nos. 372A1295, 372A1297, and 372A1298.

Photograph showing a crowd of people gathered around the wreckage of a crashed airplane with the fuselage and tail pointing into the air. On the plane’s tail is the number NC 4054. See related image Nos. 372A1296, 372A1297, and 372A1298.

Photograph showing an unidentified man on a boat, holding the tail of a partially submerged airplane. A second unidentified man is standing behind him.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing a biplane with damaged wings lying in a field. See related image Nos. 371N6192 and 371N6193.

Photograph showing an airplane lying upside down on marshy ground. The number “NC 10672” is painted on the plane’s tail. See related image Nos.371N3110, 371N3111, 371N3112, and 371N3113.

Photograph showing the damaged wings of an airplane lying in a field. See related image Nos. 371N6192 and 371N6214.

Photograph showing a biplane with damaged wings lying in a field. On the plane’s tail is the number “C 7608.” See related image Nos. 371N6193 and 371N6214.

Photograph of a damaged small plane on the rocky bank near a body of water. Several unidentified people are gathered near the plane.

Photograph of a damaged small plane on the rocky bank near a body of water. Several unidentified people are gathered near the plane, and several more are watching from a boat in the water nearby. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.

Photograph of a damaged small plane lying in water next to a rocky bank. A boat is in the water next to the plane. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.

Photograph of unidentified people gathered around a damaged small plane on the rocky bank next to a body of water. The number “NC2722” is painted on the plane’s tail.

Photograph of a damaged small plane lying in water next to a rocky bank. A boat is in the water next to the plane. In the background is an unidentified person in a rowboat. The number “NC2722” is visible on the plane’s wing and tail.