Pioneer Courthouse, photographed from the roof of the building just north of the YMCA at Sixth Avenue and Yamhill Street. Taken Oct. 16, 1938. Also known as the Pioneer Post Office.

Pioneer Courthouse, photographed from the YMCA Building at Sixth Avenue and Yamhill Street. Taken Oct. 16, 1938. Also known as the Pioneer Post Office.

Pioneer Courthouse, photographed from the YMCA Building at Sixth Avenue and Yamhill Street. Taken Oct. 16, 1938. Also known as the Pioneer Post Office.

Cast-iron details of doorway to Cook’s Building, located on the east side of Front Avenue, directly across from Vine Street. Taken October 16, 1938.

Front Avenue looking south from the Burnside Bridge, Oct. 16, 1938. The 1st building from the left was the Johnson and Spaulding Building, followed by the Johnson Building, Dodd Block, and Cook’s Building. On Front Avenue, between Ash and Pine.

A woman walks into the Miles Building, constructed in 1857, on the SW corner of Front Avenue and Pine Streets. Taken October 20, 1938. Looking west up Pine from Front Avenue, Kamm Building in background.

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.

Kerr-Gifford/Globe dock photographed from the lower deck of the Steel Bridge, on the Willamette River. Taken October 25, 1938.

Details of cast-iron work on the Snow Building on Front Avenue, between Oak and Pine Streets. Taken December 13, 1938.

Cast-iron doorway of the Ladd and Tilton Bank Building on Front Avenue between Washington and Stark Streets. Taken December 13, 1938. Built in 1853 for W.S. Ladd, this was the 1st brick building in Portland and at the time White photographed it, the oldest commercial building in the city. In 1859, the Ladd and Tilton Bank opened on its second floor.

207 Front Avenue. Street address indicates this is likely a pilaster from the Barnhart Building. Foundry mark reads “California Foundry SF.” Weeds grow out of exterior wall. Taken November 10, 1938. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2 and Negative No. 381110-3.

Demolition of the Barnhart and Miles buildings on Front Avenue and Pine Street. Starr Block on the left. A sign on the side of a building advertises the J.J. Ross Mill. A pile of debris sits on the sidewalk. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2.

View of the Dekum and Reed Block, located on Front Avenue and Ankeny Street. Photo taken from south side of Burnside Bridge on February 12, 1939. An automobile is parked on the street and the Willamette River is visible in the background. Also visible are signs for a creamery and Golden Glow Beer & Ale.

Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street, with the city of Portland in the background. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Many Portland buildings and signs are visible. Signs include “Portland Trust,” “76 Union Gasoline,” “R.R. Poppleton Motors,” and “General Electric Motors.” Taken February 26, 1939.

The Barnhart Building has been demolished, while the Miles Building and Kamm Block are visible in the background. Looking across Front Avenue towards Pine Street. “For Lease” signs in the window. Taken February 26, 1939.

A doorway to the Pine Street Entrance of the Kamm Block. White photographed this doorway again later in the year, after a fire tore through the east half of the building. Taken March 4, 1939.

Kamm House in its original location at Fourteenth Avenue and Main Street. Taken March 22, 1939.

Kamm House in its original location at Fourteenth Avenue and Main Street. Taken March 22, 1939.

Pioneer Courthouse from Fifth Avenue. Taken April 9, 1939.

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.

The Portland Hotel, also known as the Hotel Portland, from Sixth Avenue. Taken April 17, 1939.

The Knapp-Lindley house, between NW Seventeenth and Eighteenth Avenues and Davis and Everett Streets. Large trees outside the house. Taken April 25, 1939.

Fifth Avenue facade of Pioneer Courthouse, looking south. Taken April 30, 1939.

Fifth Avenue facade of Pioneer Courthouse, looking south. Daffodils and roses line the sidewalk. Likely taken after May 7, 1939. This negative closely resembles 390500-1-2 which was likely taken on the same day. Neither negative was given a number by Minor White, but they are from the same vantage point as 390430-1, 390504-1, and 390507-1.

Fifth Avenue facade of Pioneer Courthouse, looking south. Daffodils and roses line the sidewalk. Likely taken after May 7, 1939. This negative closely resembles 390500-1-1 which was likely taken on the same day. Neither negative was given a number by Minor White, but they are from the same vantage point as 390430-1, 390504-1, and 390507-1.

Fifth Avenue facade of Pioneer Courthouse, looking south. Daffodils grow near the sidewalk. Taken May 4, 1939.

The Crown Flour Mill is seen across the Willamette River on the industrial Portland Waterfront. Large logs float in the river in the background. In the foreground are pieces of wooden debris with nails protruding. A ship is docked in the river.

View of Kerr-Gifford grain elevators near Swan Island, taken from the top of a railroad car and looking to the northwest.