This photograph depicts a property clerk placing bottles of liquor on evidence storage shelves at police headquarters. Police officers confiscated the liquor from prohibition raids. This photograph was published in the Oregon Daily Journal on March 4, 1921.

This photograph depicts Mose Christensen and his wife, Carrie, demonstrating proper dancing form in an empty ballroom. Carrie Christensen wears a light colored floor-length dress and white heels, with her hair pinned in an updo. Mose Christensen wears a dark-colored suit, patent leather black shoes, and spectacles. Light from a spotlight or window is focused on the pair. Chairs are stacked against the wall in the background, a stairway entrance and an "X" pattern railing is visible on the upper floor. This photograph was published in the Oregon Sunday Journal on September 28, 1919.

Tape 1, Side 2. Marjorie Wright discusses her time living in the gatehouse of Pittock Mansion with her parents from 1920 to 1945, including the work her father did as head gardener.

Tape 3, Side 2. Louise Barry discusses her relationship to the Pittock family and her memories of Pittock Mansion.

Tape 5, Side 1. Robert "Peter" Gantenbein discusses the Pittock family and living in the Pittock Mansion. Eric Ladd is also present.

Tape 6, Side 2. Allyn Staley discusses the restoration of the Pittock Mansion in the 1960s.

Photograph taken from the shore of the Washington side of the Columbia River near Skamania, looking across the river at Oregon. Horsetail Falls is visible to the left. The waters of the river are calm and there is a boat near shore in the foreground. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "A placid vista of the majestic Columbia with Horse Tail Falls in the middle distance." Typed label on the back of the print reads, "Looking across Columbia River from Butler, showing Horse Tail Falls -- Via S.P.&S. Plate No. 4152." Embossment on the front of the print indicates a 1909 copyright by the Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

The document begins with a letter to Mr. James Horsburgh Jr. in which William L. Finley submitted a brief manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond."

Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with sisters Frances S. Charlton and Mary H. Clair was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on February 2, 1977, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library.

In this interview, Charlton and Clair discuss their early life living with their grandparents in the King's Hill neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. They describe the house they lived in, talk about other families in the neighborhood, and discuss the manners and customs of wealthy people in early 20th-century Portland. They talk about spending summers in Ocean Beach, Washington, and winters in Santa Barbara, California. They also share their experiences during the 1918 flu pandemic. They talk about their education and lessons, about their leisure activities, and about businesses in the neighborhood.

Tape 1, Side 1. This oral history interview with Rhoda R. Madden was conducted by Charles Digregorio at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on November 9, 1976, as part of the oral history program at the society's research library.

In this interview, Madden discusses her family background and early life in Portland. She talks about her recreational activities during her teens and 20s in the early 20th century, particularly camping. She discusses her involvement with the Portland Town Club, talks about running a dance school, and describes attending parties held by wealthy Portland residents.

Ballet master Alexander Oumansky, teaching students at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. A line of young ballerinas, wearing matching leotards and tutus, follows Oumansky. He has his arms raised (negative 1 of 3).

Artists Ansel Adams, Minor White, and Rene Weaver, judging photographs for the Portland Art Museum’s “Oregon Photography - 1950” exhibit. Adams and White both hold photographs while facing towards one another, with Weaver in between. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, January 25, 1951 (negative 3 of 4).

Students from the Portland Art Museum School, dressed in costume for a party. The two women are seated side by side, one with a face wrapped with lace and wearing a tall pointed hat. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 18, 1951 (negative 1 of 12).

Students from the Portland Art Museum School, dressed in costume for a party. Three men, wearing dresses, dance together while others watch from the edge of the room. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 18, 1951 (negative 6 of 12).

Ballet dancer Simone Mostovoy, from Les Ballet de Paris, in front of a line of young dancers at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. She wears pointe shoes and extends her right leg, as the students mirror her against the far wall. Several women can be seen watching from an upper window in the background (negative 2 of 6).

Simone Mostovoy, from the Les Ballet de Paris, with ballet master Alexander Oumansky at his dance studio in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. He stands behind Mostovoy as she balances en pointe, extending one leg (negative 3 of 6).

Two unidentified men sit inside an airplane used by Kendall B. Wood, Consulting Forest Engineers, in Portland. Taken from ground level and looking upward, one man sits at the front of a glass dome, while another can be seen further back (negative 1 of 5).

An unidentified man holds a photogrammetric camera next to an airplane for Kendall B. Wood, Consulting Forest Engineers, in Portland. He holds a large camera over one shoulder, with an open door in the airplane behind him (negative 3 of 5).

Northwest artist Carl Morris, standing with a piece of art during a class taught with his wife Hilda Morris, most likely at Portland Art Museum School. He points at the piece of paper with one hand, most likely demonstrating for the class (negative 12 of 12).

Students painting in a class taught by Northwest artists Carl and Hilda Morris, most likely for the Portland Art Museum School. A woman and two men are seated at a low table, laden with paints and paper. The woman is holding a board and paintbrush (negative 2 of 12).

Photograph looking downward, showing art students seated in front of Northwest sculptor Hilda Morris, during a class taught with her husband, Carl Morris. She stands on a makeshift table (stage), hung with sheets. Students sit at low tables in front of Morris (negative 3 of 12).

Convicted murderer Morris Leland (left) with his attorney Thomas H. Ryan, during his sentencing hearing. Leland was found guilty of killing 15-year-old Thelma Taylor under the St. Johns Bridge, now in Cathedral Park, Portland. Morris wears a suit and looks at the camera, while his attorney looks towards him. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 14, 1951 (negative 3 of 3).

Craig, son of Oregon Journal artist Bob Fassett, standing in front of Fassett’s fishing locker. He smiles while holding a fishing pole. A boat motor, oil cans, rifles, and jackets can also be seen in the locker (negative 1 of 3)

Craig Fassett, son of Oregon Journal artist Bob Fassett, with a dachshund. Fassett has one arm around the dog, while seated on a desk (negative 2 of 3).

People outside the West Slope Commercial Bank of Oregon, at 8848 S.W. Canyon Road, after a robbery. Police officers and detectives can be seen standing in front of the building, under a neon sign. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, March 20, 1951 (negative 1 of 7).

Suspected bank robber Joe Ralph Carter, being put into handcuffs by Beaverton officer Ellsworth Weigel (left) and Sheriff R.H. Busch of Washington County. Carter robbed the West Slope Commercial Bank of Oregon, at 8848 S.W. Canyon Road outside Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, March 20, 1951 (negative 7 of 7).

A police officer stands in the aftermath of an explosion at the U.S. National Bank at S.E. Grand Avenue and S.E. Alder Street in Portland. Debris from the severely damaged building can be seen throughout the frame. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 21, 1951 (negative 1 of 17).

Father John Wheeler stands in front of the cave at the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. Inside the cave, standing on pillars of rock, are three statues. The statue at center is a marble replica of Michaelangelo's Pietà, depicting Mary holding the body of Jesus. On either side is a statue of an angel raising a torch (negative 1 of 6).