A photograph of four children wearing halloween costumes. One child holds a plastic jack-o-lantern pail and two other children hold shopping bags with a logo for the Meier & Frank Department Store.

A photograph of a crowd of shoppers packed into the Meier and Frank Department Store. Holiday decorations are visible on the back walls of the store. A stamp on the back of the photograph credits the image to Photo-Art Commercial Studios, image number 198399-7. The photograph was likely taken during the opening of the Meier & Frank store opening in Salem, Oregon in October, 1955.

A photograph of Gerry Frank sitting in the driver's seat of an automobile. Six additional passengers are visible in the vehicle with Frank. The letters, "M&F" are painted on the door of the automobile in the style of the logo for the Meier & Frank Department Store.

A photograph of Governor Mark Hatfield and Gerry Frank presenting a new publication on Oregon to Meyer Kestnbaum. Kestenbaum and Hatfield are seated holding up the booklet while Frank stands in the center behind them. The cover of the booklet has the title, "Oregon," and features scenic photographs of Oregon. The photograph was published in "Grow with Oregon, April 1960, Vol. 3, No. 4. with the caption: "Among guests at the Oregon Luncheon was Meyer Kestnbaum, president of Hart, Schaffner and Marx and member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Gerald Frank, chairman of the Governor's Advisory Committee (standing), and Governor Mark Hatfield joined forces to give Kestnbaum the Oregon sales story and show him a new publication on Oregon, its people, resources, and industry."

A photograph of Jeol Sublett (left) and Gerry Frank (right) holding a silver plate-shaped trophy during the 1960 Molalla Buckeroo. A typed caption glued to the top left corner of the page reads, "Molallo [sic.] Buckeroo, July 4, 1960." The photograph was published in the Molalla Pioneer July 14, 1960 with the caption, "Molalla Buckeroo's best all-around cowboy award went to Joel Sublett, Tucson, Ariz., who also received newly established Meier & Frank trophy from Gerry Frank, right, general manager of the firm's Salem store. Approximately 30,000 persons attended Buckeroo's five performances to establish a modern attendance record."

A photograph of Gerry Frank judging a chocolate cake competition during the 1960 Oregon State Fair. Frank is seated at a table holding a fork. There are slices of cake and papers on the table in front of him. He is wearing a suit jacket with a judge's ribbon on the lapel. A typed caption glued to the top left corner of the page reads, "September 2, 1960."

A page from Gerry Frank's 1960 scrapbook. A judge ribbon for the Oregon State Fair is pinned to the upper right corner of the page. A photograph of Frank judging a chocolate cake competition during the 1960 Oregon State Fair is glued to the center of the page. Frank is seated at a table holding a fork. There are slices of cake and papers on the table in front of him. He is wearing a suit jacket with a judge's ribbon on the lapel. A typed caption glued to the top left corner of the page reads, "September 2, 1960."

A photograph of a crowd of people gathered on a raised platform above the flood waters in front of the Meier & Frank Department Store during the 1894 flood. Additional people are seated on a rowboat in front of the platform. Four men stand beside the boat, submerged to their hips in the flood water.

A photograph of a crowd of people gathered on a raised platform above the flood waters in front of the Meier & Frank Department Store during the 1894 flood. A man stands in front of the platform, submerged up to his knees in the flood water.

A photograph of a crowd of people gathered on a raised platform above the flood waters in front of the Meier & Frank Department Store during the 1894 flood. A typed caption below the photograph reads, "Views of the Flood, Portland, Oregon, June, 1894."

A photograph of players for the Meier & Frank football team. The players are posed in a group wearing jerseys that read, "Meier & Frank Co." One of the kneeling players holds a football.

A photograph of a crowd of people standing in and around two automobiles parked in the middle of a dirt street. The sign on the building to the left of the photograph reads, "Olympia Beer Saloon." A pennant attached to one of the automobiles reads, "Portland to Seattle, Portland Day."

A photograph of Gerry Frank judging the chocolate cake competition at the Oregon State Fair. Frank stands behind a counter covered with numerous chocolate cakes. He is using a fork to take a bite of a slice of cake. The tops of the cake are reflected in an angled mirror mounted to the top of the counter.

A photograph of Florence Neavoll, winner of the chocolate cake competition at the Oregon State Fair, standing with contest judge, Gerry Frank. Neavoll is holding her winning chocolate cake and first prize ribbon up on a plate as Frank takes a bite from a slice of the cake. This photograph was published in the August 29, 1979 edition of the Oregon Journal along with the recipe for the winning cake.

A photograph of the exterior of a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the kitchen in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the living room in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the fireplace in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

A photograph of the dining room in a model home built on the roof of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon. A typed caption glued to the page above the photograph reads, "Model Home -- Roof, February, 1956."

Abigail Scott Duniway seated at a table signing the precinct voter registration book. County Clerk John B. Coffey stands beside her. Duniway was the first female voter to register in Multnomah County, Oregon. This photograph ran in the Oregonian on February 15, 1913 with the caption, “Pioneer Suffragist who is first woman to register as voter in Multnomah County.”

Album of aerial photographs of the coasts of Oregon and Washington taken by Brubaker Aerial Surveys between 1926 and 1939. The photographs begin at Willapa Bay and continue south to the mouth of the Chetco River.

Aerial photograph of Long Beach, Washington and Willapa Bay, looking north. The Pacific Ocean is visible on the left and there are clouds in the sky.

Aerial photograph of Long Beach, Washington and Willapa Bay, looking south. The Pacific Ocean is visible on the right and some clouds are visible on the left.

Aerial photograph of North Head, Washington and the Columbia River Jetties, looking south. The caption on the photograph reads, "-300 - M. C. R. Looking south across Cape Disappointment, entrance and south jetty, June 10, 1935. 1:15 P. M. gage at Fort Stevens 1.8."

Aerial photograph of Baker Bay and Sand Island, looking west.

Aerial photograph of Tongue Point and the Astoria waterfront. The caption on the photograph reads, "L 178 Tongue Point and Astoria, Oregon, looking west. Youngs Bay, Mouth of Lewis and Clark River and ocean in distance. Taken May 30, 1926 about 1:00 PM. Elevation approximately 3,500'."

Aerial photograph of the Astoria Business District and docks, looking west. The photograph shows land divided into plots and the surrounding water.

Aerial photograph of the Astoria Airport and Youngs Bay. The airport runway is visible in the middle of the photograph.