- OrgLot151_PGE50-339
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- 1950
Photograph showing a group of men in jackets and hats walking through snow. In the background is a snowy hillside with trees. Written on the negative is "50-339."
Photograph showing a group of men in jackets and hats walking through snow. In the background is a snowy hillside with trees. Written on the negative is "50-339."
Photograph showing street scene with icy streets and electric utility lines., near SW Washington and Broadway. Several horse-drawn carts can be seen in the distance, as well as pedestrians. Icicles hang from the electric utility lines throughout the frame.
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph taken from ground level showing damaged utility poles with snow and ice. On the left side is a brick building (part of the PGE Tabor substation), and a house with icicles hanging from its roof. Trees and houses can be seen in the distance on the right side of the image.
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen in the center of the street, as well as the right side of the frame next to a decorative railing. Buildings with advertisements can be seen to either side of the street.
Silver thaw, East 80th Avenue and Foster
Photograph showing a street with snow and ice, lined with numerous utility poles and electric lines. A horse and cart can be seen on the street in the distance, as well as snow laden buildings and trees.
Silver thaw, East Glisan near East 39th Avenue
Photograph showing a group of people with a street car after a snow fall. The people are using tools and shovels to clear snow around the street car train, which is attached to an electric line above. On the side of the train is “P.R.L & P. Co.” Ice laden electric lines can be seen above and around the train, with buildings visible in the background.
Snow at Government Camp, Mount Hood
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Snow piled high along a road in Government Camp on Mount Hood. Hill’s Place Restaurant can be seen on the left side, and the Mountain View Inn on the right, barely visible through a snow drift. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 3 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Snow at Government Camp, Mount Hood
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Oregon Journal reporter James Caravello, stands next to snow drifts on the road to Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood. He extends his hand upward, showing how the snow reaches far over his height. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 4 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Tree branches encased in a thick layer of ice, after a winter storm in west Portland. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 3 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Utility pole with ice and snow
Photograph showing a leaning utility pole laden with icicles and snow, taken at night. In the background is an icy street and wooden home. Written on the negative is "50-342."
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph taken from ground level showing damaged utility poles with snow and ice. Several buildings with snow and icicles can be seen in the background, with a person walking through the snow on a road.
Silver thaw, East 80th Avenue and Foster
Photograph showing a house, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. The right utility pole is leaning, and several ice-covered electric lines can be seen on the ground. Snow laden trees are visible in the background.
Silver thaw, East Glisan near East 39th Avenue
Photograph showing houses, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. Several small trees are bent over and laden with ice, which can also be seen hanging from electric lines throughout the image.
Silver thaw, Sellwood water tower
Photograph showing icy water tanks on high wooden structure, with six children in winter clothing standing below. Large icicles hang from the water tank structure, and a wooden building an be seen on the left side of the frame.
Ice covered water tank at Doernbecher Furniture Plant
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Icicles covering a water tank at Doernbecher Furniture Plant in Portland, Oregon during a winter ice storm (negative 1 of 2).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Snow at Government Camp, Mount Hood
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A couple stands outside a snow covered building in Government Camp on Mount Hood. The front of building is visible under a snow drift. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 9 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Mrs. Granville A. Light stands in the doorway of her damage tent home at 4729 S.W. Coronado street in Portland. Mrs. Granville holds a doll, rescued from the home for her daughter. Ice and snow can be seen on the structure. Romani family? This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 11 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Linemen on an ice-coated utility pole, after a winter storm in west Portland. Taken from the ground and looking up, icicles can be seen on the utility line next to the two linemen. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 5 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Man climbing utility pole in snow
Photograph showing a man climbing a utility pole in the snow at night. Broken branches can be seen throughout the scene, and a house is visible in the background. Written on the negative "50-340."
Silver thaw on East 60th between East Stark and East Glisan Streets
Photograph taken from ground level showing damaged utility poles with snow and ice. In the background, on the left side of the frame, is a wooden building with “Drugs and Stationary” and “Tom Graham – Pharmacist” written on the side (now at 6031 Southeast Stark Street). Also visible is the Brubaker, Normandin, and Co. Mt. Tabor Store.
Silver thaw, Grand Avenue between Holladay and East Flanders
Photograph showing a Grand Avenue with a layer of snow and ice. Damaged utility poles and electric lines can be seen on the ground and next to the decorative railing lining the street. In the distance, people and automobiles are visible on the street.
Silver thaw, East 80th Avenue and Foster
Photograph showing houses, utility poles, and electric lines with snow and ice. A tall wooden building with a windmill can be seen on the right side of the frame, with “Powers Furniture” painted on the side. A woman walks away from the camera in the street, and ice laden damaged electric lines are visible at either side.
Photograph taken from a high angle showing an icy city scene, with large icicles hanging from a utility pole in the foreground. Two churches can be seen in the distance. The church on the right is likely the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Northeast Portland.
Silver thaw, East 60th between Stark and Glisan
Photograph showing damaged utility poles. Snow and ice are visible on the ground and on the poles and electric lines. Several wooden buildings are visible in the background.
Silver thaw, East 60th between Stark and Glisan
Photograph showing damaged utility poles. Snow and ice are visible on the ground and on the poles and electric lines. A brick building is visible on the right side of the frame (possibly the East Tabor Substation at 433 SE 60th Ave). A two story wooden building can also be seen.
Snow at Government Camp, Mount Hood
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Large snow drifts along a road in Government Camp on Mount Hood. A car can be seen just at the other side of a large drift. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 2 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Snow at Government Camp, Mount Hood
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A man uses a snow shovel to dig out a building in Government Camp on Mount Hood. The entire building is surrounded by snow, with a sign above a doorway that reads “Mt. Hood Ski Patrol, First Aid Room.” Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 7 of 14).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Car of Keith L. Barker buried by snow slide near Oneonta Gorge
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Captain Peter Rexford and Sergeant Gordon Auborn looking at the buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A portion of an automobile can be seen in a wall of snow (negative 1 of 10).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998