Photographic postcard showing a crowd on the Gearhart Golf Links golf course in Gearhart, Oregon. They watch as a golf player kneels and extends his club toward a hole. Handwritten label on the bottom of the postcard reads, "Golf Links - Gearhart, Ore. Prentiss 2349."
Photographic postcard showing pieces of a Great Northern Railway train wreck on the ground. The wooden trestles of a railroad bridge are in the background. A locomotive lies on its side in the background on the right, with a handwritten note above reading, "GN Tacoma."
Photographic postcard showing people observing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. They look at a locomotive on the ground on the other side of a wooden railroad bridge. Some of the bridge's trestles have been damaged. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "GN Mail Wreck at McCall Wash with work train out on trestel (sic) unloading ?. Engr SP&S piloting mail train that was detouring ? SP&S tracks was killed."
Photographic postcard showing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train at the base of a railroad bridge. The locomotive is visible lying on its side on the ground. There is a lot of debris from the bridge on the ground. A wrecking crane on the railroad bridge retrieves debris from the scene.
Photographic postcard showing debris from the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. Pieces of the train lie on the ground amid debris from the wooden railroad bridge that was damaged in the accident.
Photographic postcard showing a man standing in front of the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. A locomotive lies on its side at the base of a wooden railroad bridge. Scattered people walk through the wreckage in the background.
Photographic postcard showing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train at the base of a railroad bridge. A locomotive lies on its side on the ground and there is debris scattered around the scene. Several people observe the scene. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Oct - 28 - 13." [Other photographs of this same train wreck are attributed to October 29, 1913.]
Photographic postcard of a pile of fresh produce. Potatoes are delicately balanced atop squash, cabbage, and other produce. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Products of Goose Lake Valley Or., Wendt Photo." One cabbage is labeled "18.5#" while another piece of produce is labeled "26#." Handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads, "We do this yearly for the fun of the thing. Guess what we can do when we get down to business."
Photographic postcard of a man standing next to a recently harvested crop of timothy grass. The timothy is almost as tall as he is. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print is mostly illegible but likely reads, "243 heads of Timothy grown near La Pine, Oregon."
Photographic postcard showing roughly 30 horses pulling a combine harvester down a hill in a grain field in Washtucna, Washington. Several farm workers pose on the farm machinery. Handwritten label on the front of the postcard reads, "Colliers Combine Harvester, Washtucna. Ash." Handwritten note on the back of the postcard is crossed out. It reads, "Combine at work, H. Collier Ranch, Washtucna."
Photographic postcard showing several men and horses on a beach, likely on the Columbia River. The horses are outfitted to haul material out of the water. The men appear to be seine fishing.
Photographic postcard showing soldiers at a rifle range in Clackamas, Oregon. Targets are visible in the distance. Writing on the bottom of the postcard reads, "838, Government Rifle Range, Clackamas, Ore."
Photographic postcard showing Paulina Falls, located in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. Taken from the base of the waterfall, looking up. There is a large rock at the base of the falls. Writing on the postcard reads, "Paulina Falls, 100 ft. high, LaPine, Ore." Handwriting on the back of the postcard reads, "Another view of Paulina Falls."
Photographic postcard showing people in a cabin next to East Lake in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. This building is likely part of the health resort which operated at the hot springs of East Lake from 1915-1923. Handwriting on the back of the postcard reads, "One of the buildings at hot springs resort at East Lake. Looking northward across East Lake. It is about 2 miles across. View taken in early morning."
Photographic postcard showing 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harvest crops in a field near Hillsboro, Oregon. On the right, one man sits on the machine. The other stands in the middle of the field and points toward the machine. Handwritten label on the bottom of the print reads, "Fork Branch Farm, Hillsboro, Or."
Photographic postcard showing 3 men on an American railroad ditcher belonging to SP&S Railway. The ditcher is on a flat railway car as it moves dirt from the train onto the side of the railroad track. Likely taken in Oregon or Washington. Handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads, "McRyan(?) Collection."
Photographic postcard showing a group of 8 people posing as they work in an agricultural field. The group consists of men, women and children. Several horses pull various pieces of farming machinery and a wagon filled with crops.
Photographic postcard showing a grain field near Prineville, Oregon. Stacks of harvested grain are visible throughout the field. There is a mesa in the background. Handwritten label on the front of the print reads, "Grainfield at O'Neal. near Prineville." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "on Forest Ranch (O'Neile), 10 mi. from Prineville." Embossment on the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."
Photographic postcard showing groups of soldiers at a rifle range in Clackamas, Oregon. Several aim their rifles. Writing on the bottom of the postcard reads, "840, Soldiers on the Rifle Range, Clackamas, Ore."
Photographic postcard showing a group of loggers standing on logs and posing for the camera. There are many fallen logs around them and 2 horses stand behind them. Handwriting at the bottom of the postcard reads, "Logging near Clackamas, Ore. taken 1910."
Photographic postcard showing a horse-drawn parade float in Prineville, Oregon. There is a miniature log cabin on the float, along with children dressed as pioneers. A sign on a building behind the float reads, "Foster & Hyde - The General Furnishing Store." Embossment on the bottom of the print reads, "Lafler, Prineville, Oregon."
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.
Photographic postcard showing a wrecked Great Northern Railway locomotive on its side, on the ground. Three men attend to the wreck on the left. A man looks at the camera on the bottom right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Oct 29, 1913, Eng. BO Miller was killed in this wreck at McCall Washington. Condr Lee Braughton & Eng. SA(?) Smith of work train was out on trestel (sic) unloading gravel, trestel (sic) washing filled in ?. They were in the schedule of the mail train and had no flag out. Neil(?) Ryan DW p. 8, Portland orig."
Photographic postcard showing several agricultural workers operating farm machinery to harvest grain in a field. Bags of grain are lined up on the machine. One man stands on top of the machine and looks back at the others. Handwritten label on the front of the print reads, "Harvesting 50 acres of grain in 10 houres (sic). On the line of Oregon Trunk, Central Oregon."
Photographic postcard showing soldiers eating in outdoor mess tents. Some wait in line to get food at a serving station. Most are in uniform. Writing on the bottom of the postcard reads, "837 Dinner Time on the Rifle Range." Handwriting on back of postcard reads, "Scene at Gov. Range, Clackamas."
Photographic postcard of a large group of children waiting beside the railroad tracks at a train station. One child stands in the foreground and looks at the camera. A sign on the side of a building reads, "Spokane, Portland & Seattle 3073." Handwriting on back of postcard reads, "Hillsboro school children @ Hills. Taking train, OE Ry, to Forest Grove for county fair, 1913."
Photographic postcard showing houseboats on the Columbia River at Tongue Point in Astoria, Oregon. Writing on the postcard reads, "Coe Photo No. 28. Tongue Point House Boats."
A photographic postcard of a horse race at the Klamath County Fair in 1911. Six jockeys race horses around the bend of a dirt racetrack. A person in a suit watches the race from the outside of a railing on the edge of the track. A caption printed on the front of the postcard reads, "The races, at the Klamath Co. Fair, 1911." A typed description on the back of the card reads, "Half mile saddle dash, with cow ponies ridden by cowboys. This is usually one of our most attractive races."