Swimmers from the Multnomah Athletic Club, wearing winged “M” bathing suits and standing in a line. The women are holding into a wall and leaning forward (negative 2 of 4).

Swimmers from the Multnomah Athletic Club, wearing winged “M” bathing suits and sitting on a diving board. The photograph is taken from a high angle looking downward (negative 1 of 4).

Multnomah Athletic Club swimmers in a boat, waving towards the camera. The boat is docked on a piece of wood in a grassy area, and the women all wear swim suits with a winged M on the front (negative 4 of 7).

Multnomah Athletic Club swimmers with coach Phil Hansel. Taken from above and looking downward, the group is seated on a diving boards at the Multnomah Athletic Club pool. The women are wearing bathing suits with a winged M on the front and Hansel is pointing upward with one hand (negative 6 of 7).

Photograph showing the steps and three arched doorways at the front entrance of the Multnomah County Central Library on Southwest 10th Avenue in downtown Portland. At left, two unidentified people are sitting on a bench at the top of the steps.

The Multnomah County Courthouse and a public service building on SW Fourth Avenue and Salmon Street, looking northwest. A man washes the sidewalk at the corner. The Hotel Rowland is visible. Taken June 10, 1940.

Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing the exterior of the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland. The intersection at bottom center is Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street. The view is toward the southeast.

Vendors and booths at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. At the center of the frame, a man sells hats and toys under a large umbrella (negative 2 of 6).

Vendors and rides at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. At the center of the frame is a booth selling hats, balloons, and toys, with a ferris wheel visible behind (negative 5 of 6).

Photograph showing one of the wings of the Multnomah County Hospital under construction on Marquam Hill in Portland in 1921. A photograph published on Page 3, Section 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 26, 1921, may be a composite image created from this photograph, image No. 376G0171, and image No. 376G0172. That photograph had the headline “New Multnomah County Hospital on Marquam Hill” and the caption “The new Multnomah county hospital under construction on Marquam hill adjoining the University of Oregon medical school, which will be ready for occupancy in about one year. When completed, the plan t [sic], which will have accommodations for over 200 patients, will represent an investment of approximately one million dollars.”

Photograph showing one of the wings of the Multnomah County Hospital under construction on Marquam Hill in Portland in 1921. A photograph published on Page 3, Section 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 26, 1921, may be a composite image created from this photograph, image No. 376G0170, and image No. 376G0172. That photograph had the headline “New Multnomah County Hospital on Marquam Hill” and the caption “The new Multnomah county hospital under construction on Marquam hill adjoining the University of Oregon medical school, which will be ready for occupancy in about one year. When completed, the plan t [sic], which will have accommodations for over 200 patients, will represent an investment of approximately one million dollars.”

Photograph showing the Multnomah County Hospital under construction on Marquam Hill in Portland in 1921. A photograph published on Page 3, Section 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 26, 1921, may be a composite image created from this photograph, image No. 376G0170, and image No. 376G0171. That photograph had the headline “New Multnomah County Hospital on Marquam Hill” and the caption “The new Multnomah county hospital under construction on Marquam hill adjoining the University of Oregon medical school, which will be ready for occupancy in about one year. When completed, the plan t [sic], which will have accommodations for over 200 patients, will represent an investment of approximately one million dollars.”

Several inmates sit on benches at the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. They are in a hallway between 2 rows of bars. Two men play cards while another stands and watches the game (negative 1 of 8).

Three inmates sit at a table and play a game of dominoes at the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. A row of bars is behind them. One man smokes a pipe (negative 3 of 8).

Exterior view of the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. View taken from a hillside near the jail, looking down at the jail. It is comprised of 4 large buildings, all of them connected (negative 7 of 8).

Photograph showing Multnomah County Sheriff Martin Pratt (left) pinning a badge (not visible) to the lapel of Oregon Journal editor Benjamin Franklin Irvine. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 21 of the Oregon Journal on January 22, 1932, under the headline “Sheriff of 36 Counties.” The photograph had the following caption: “B. F. Irvine, editor of The Journal, being presented with a gold star by Sheriff Martin Pratt, making him an honorary deputy sheriff in all of Oregon’s counties, in appreciation of his work in supporting peace officers.” Image note: The name “B. F. Irvine” is written on the negative and is faintly visible at the bottom of the image.

Stereograph of frozen Multnomah Falls after the winter storm of December 1884-January 1885. Image note: discoloration on print.

A photograph of Multnomah Falls. The bow string truss bridge is visible. Trees and plants line the falls and a structure is visible in the bottom left corner.

Unmounted lantern slide of Multnomah Falls with two unidentified women standing at its base.

Unmounted lantern slide of Multnomah Falls with a man standing beside an auto on the bridge below.

Photograph showing Multnomah Falls and the Multnomah Falls footbridge from below on a winter day. The ground and the cliffs on either side of the waterfall are covered with snow.

View of Multnomah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. OHS Collection includes 1 duplicate of this mammoth plate on a different mount.

View of Multnomah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. OHS Collection includes 2 duplicates of this mammoth plate on different mounts.

Stereograph of frozen Multnomah Falls after the winter storm of December 1884-January 1885.

Stereograph of Multnomah Falls after the winter storm of December 1884 and January 1885.

Stereograph of Multnomah Falls after the winter storm of December 1884 and January 1885.