Sepia toned photograph of home of Jacob and Gertrude Metzger, as identified by handwritten note on the back of the photo's black, curved cardboard backing. Two individuals, identified on the back of the photo as "Gertie" (Gertrude) Metzger on the left and her daughter Mabel Metzger on the right, stand at the bottom of the stairs in the front of the home. Foreground is a large grassy yard, flanked by several trees. The photo is attached to black backing which has extensive writing in pencil and appears to be a letter to someone named "Ray." The pencil script is faded and difficult to read. The back of the black backing has staining.
Portrait photo of Annie Fitzgerald Altman. A logo for the photography studio Davies, located at Third and Morrison Street in Portland, is stamped below the portrait.
A photograph of a group of adults and children standing outside of Rockwood School District No. 27 in the 1890s or early 1900s. A sticker caption on the photo identifies one of the men in the photo as John Brown, an early settler in the Rockwood area. The school was located off of 181st and Stark.
A photograph of a math class at Gresham High School, located on Powell Boulevard. The students and teacher are facing the camera, with a chalkboard covered in geometry equations behind them. A second, smaller chalkboard lists the classroom schedule. The photo has been mounted on cardboard and cut at the top and bottom. Damage on the bottom has been covered with clear tape. 1st Row: Earl Thompson, Earl Clanahan, Maude Mitchell, Marian Roberts, Roy Johnson, Blaine Turner, Harold Wilson. 2nd Row: Wilbur Thompson, Unidentified, May Kesterson, 2nd unidentified, Lillian Freedolf, Mazy Schan, Bert Hoss, Ethel Wilkenson, Kenneth Roberts. Standing: Baker, Unidentified.
A school photo of a teacher and class at a Clackamas County school - possibly Boring, Oregon. The teacher, Miss Mary Hansen, and the children in the class are identified by name on the back of the photo.
A photograph of Gresham Grade School and High School on Powell Boulevard, the fourth school building built in Gresham. Eight men are outside the building and on the steps and second floor balcony. The photo appears to have been taken shortly before or after construction on the building was finished, as carpenters are on site, and loose wooden planks are scattered on the ground. Two bicycles have been leaned against the building.
Photograph of the W.H. Maxwell home in Orient, Oregon, built in about 1890, with two men and two women standing in front. The house is a two-story, wood frame structure with a gabled roof and a second-floor deck above the front porch supported by wood columns. Print is mounted crookedly on dark grey chipboard with the following handwritten note on the back: "Mr Maxwell sold this home which he built in about 1890 to Charles Johanson on Aug 11, 1911. Later inherited by Mrs. John Campbell & now owned by her daughter, Susan. Located 1/4 mile east of Orient school on Bluff Road. The land for the West Orient school was donated by Mr. Maxwell where the first Orient school (one room) was established". Second note, different handwriting: "Original given by Mrs Tucker"
Sepia colored photograph, mounted on cardboard, of four men standing on the porch of Cornett & Emery Parlor Market, a butcher shop that was located on the corner of Powell and Roberts. Large cuts of meat are hanging around the porch.
View of 1901 fire that burned 7 buildings in Gresham's business district. Photo taken from south side of Powell, showing a bridge that spanned a gulch that has since been filled in. The photograph shows the Rexall drugstore from the southeast, and other buildings at the intersection of Powell and Main, including a meat market and the Gresham Hotel (building with second-story deck). There are burned trees, smoke, and charred debris in foreground.
A woman, Mary Crane, holds up a jar at the canning exhibit in the Domestic Science Division of Multnomah County Fair in 1923. The exhibit also has a case of bread and other baked goods.
Photograph of fire damage from an October 1st, 1901 fire that burned most of Gresham's business district. The fire destroyed 7 buildings along Powell on either side of Main, reaching past the Rexall drugstore on the east and threatening Gresham Grade School on the west. The photo was taken south of Powell looking east. It shows the corner of Gresham Rexall Drugstore, a bridge spanning the gulch that has since been filled in, and charred debris with some smoke still rising. Groups of people stand on the bridge looking out at the destruction. A tag stuck to photo states that "apparently fire or flood" occurred - it was definitely a fire.
A photo of women and a young girl at the staple machine in the Thayer Box Factory, located in the back of Metzger's Feed Store at 100 Block East Powell in Gresham. A man is standing on the left of the photo watching the women. There is box material and constructed boxes, likely hallocks for holding small fruits and vegetables, all over the room. A caption on the back of the photo identifies the young girl as Robin S Thayer, and the woman on the right at the machine as her mother Vera Thayer. The women in between them are variously identified as Mrs. Leslie, Mrs. Easton, and/or Mrs. Patterson.
Photograph of a Fourth of July Parade Float in Gresham on West Powell Boulevard. The float is a car covered in flowers, with children riding in the car. In the car are Karl Miller, Virginia Miller, Jean Elkington, and Margaret St. Clair Okrasinski.
A photograph of the interior of Pankratz Paint & Wallpaper, in downtown Gresham. There are shelves of paint cans on the right side of the store, and flags advertising paint brands strung across the room. A note in pen on the top right of the photo says "Ben and Anna, opened 1927."
Photo of logging crewmen and several young girls sitting on logs in Linnton, Oregon. Caption reads "Robert Wright, one of lumbermen, below Portland at Lenton [sic]."
Photograph of logging crew in unknown location, standing on and behind a very large log. The back of the photo reads "Property of GHS" and has a stamp for J. R. Hargrave, Photographer, Kelso, WA.
Photograph of a Multnomah County 4-H Group at Oregon State College summer school in Corvallis. A signature for Howells Studio is on the bottom right of the photo.
A team of 5 Multnomah County bowlers at the American Bowling Congress in Seattle, WA, in 1954. From left to right: Tom Shiiki, Jim Fujii, Fergie Risk, Ted Mullan, Kaz Fujii.
A Multnomah County bowling team at the 1952 American Bowling Congress in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From left to right: Ted Mullan, Larry Larison, Chuck DeMacon, Fergie Risk, and Glenn Collins.
A team of Multnomah County bowlers at the 1951 American Bowling Congress in St. Paul, Minnesota. From left to right: Larry Larison, Fergie Risk, Rod Rodgers, Ted Mullan, Billy Rodgers, and Glenn Collins.
Photograph of Emily and Ted Mullan standing behind the Service Parts counter at Mullan Farm Equipment, located at 12 Mile Corner in Gresham. The caption on the back of photo identifies time period as early 1960s.
Joe and Henry Kato on Farmall tractors in a cabbage or broccoli field on the Kato farm, off Southeast 190th Avenue and Richey Road. Kelly Creek and Bliss Butte are visible in background.
Joe Kato riding on Farmall tractor in cabbage or broccoli field on the Kato farm, off Southeast 190th Avenue and Richey Road. Kelly Creek and the Bliss family property are in the background.
Photograph of bowlers at the Oregon State Bowling Tournament at the bowling alley Rose City Bowl, in Portland. Back row from left to right: Larry Barnes, Wes Jackson, Ted Mullan, and an unidentified man. The seated man is Walt Huntington.
Photograph of Gresham bowlers at an unknown tournament in 1954. Left to right: Tosh Okazaki, Kaz Fujii, Jim Fujii, Tom Shiiki, Ed Fujii, and Ted Mullan.
Photograph of a Multnomah County women's bowling team at the Northwest Women's International Bowling Congress. "Interstate Bowl" on the bottom of the sign may indicate the team's name or the location. From left to right: unknown, Elaine Goodwin, Gerry Hiscoe, Helen Hall, and Virginia Cleveland. A chalkboard on the left side of the picture has "4" written on it, which may indicate where the team placed in the tournament.
A portrait photo of the author Theodore Dreiser. A note on the back of the photo from the donor, Myrtle R. Butcher, reads: "His mother and my grandma were sisters. Theodore Dreiser, my brother-in-law, Helen's husband, novelist. He passed away in 1945, California. Helen also, 1955. For years together, married 1944. Stevenson, Washington. I was there with them."
Portrait photo of Helen Patges Parks Robinson Dreiser, wife of novelist Theodore Dreiser. "Tycho SA" is written in the corner of the photo - possibly a studio signature. Back of the photo says "Parks family."
American Legion Commander Harold Lake at a dedication with other men, including Jack Wirtz and Russell McNeil, in attendance. This was either at the dedication of City Hall or the opening of the Gresham branch of First National Bank.
A team of Gresham bowlers at the 1951 Women's International Bowling Congress competition in Seattle. Back row, left to right: Luella Anderson, Mayme Risk, Emily Mullan. Front row, left to right: Ruth Robinson, Agnes Hartwig.
A photograph of Gresham Berry Growers cannery workers, either during their employment or taken during an employee reunion. From left to right: Elsie Wilson, Ella Burdick, Maude Winn, Unidentified woman, Unidentified woman 2, Lucy Boring, Arlie Davidson.
Photograph of the engine room in the Gresham Berry Growers' cold storage plant, showing three steam boilers. There is a stamp on the back for Delano Photographics, a Portland-based photography studio known largely for its aerial survey work.
A photograph of the B.W. Emery House, a white two-story house located at the corner of Fifth Street and Hood Avenue. There are trees and flowers around the house. Harry Buckle, the husband of Ruby Emery Buckle, B.W.'s daughter, stands outside.
Photograph of Boy Scout Troop 273, sponsored by the Cedar School PTA and led by Eddie P. Townsend. Top row: Laverne Gould, Russel Gould, Harold Townsend, Vernon Townsend, Sueki Murahata. Second row: Leland Carter, Jack Asakawa. First row: Homer Townsend, Arno Schindler, Bob Townsend, Nogi Asakawa, Ernie Speybrock. Standing: Dr. Thomas B. Carter, Eddie Townsend (troopmaster).
Photograph of a woman sitting by a planter filled with flowers at the Multnomah County Fair. Behind her is a trellis with plants underneath being tended by people.
4-H Club "style revue" photo with 7 teenage girls and one young girl in front, all dressed up. Caption on the back identifies them as Helen Clark, Kathryn Parks, June Clark, Janet Hinkle, Doris Spears, Alice Suhr, Posina Law, and the small girl in front is Elaine Gall. Although the caption reads "Fred Meyers", the competition actually took place at Meier and Frank in Portland.
Photograph of a woman holding a crate of raspberries packed by Gresham Berry Growers. The woman is standing next to stacks of other crates of raspberries labeled "Gresham Oregon Raspberries", and is smiling widely. The photo is torn in several places.
Photograph of men seated at tables in a basketball court. The caption says "Annual Cutting of the North Pacific Canners & Packers," held at Stayton Canning Company Co-Op plant in Stayton, Oregon, December 12, 1953. The company, later known as NORPAC, was a farmer-owned cooperative and one of Oregon's largest producers of fruits and vegetables.
Photograph of the Gresham Concert Band at the Multnomah County Fair. There are tents and houses visible in the background. The band members are seated, wearing green uniforms and holding their musical instruments, which include clarinet, trumpet, French horn, and a drum with 'Gresham Concert Band' painted on it.
Photograph of a man standing at the western gate of the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Wagon Road, a toll road, next to a board with the toll prices. The road, also known as the Santiam Wagon Road, ran from Albany to Ontario, and at the time of its construction in 1865 was the only reliable wagon road across the Cascade Range. It remained a main route for travel east and west in Oregon until the construction of the McKenzie and Santiam Highways in the 1920s, despite poor construction and limited usability during bad weather. The poor condition of the road, especially in the eastern section, became the focus of a federal congressional fraud investigation into the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon-Road Company, which had received over 400,000 acres of land via land grants on the premise that it had constructed and maintained a usable road across the state. The western tollgate was located east of Sweet Home, on John Gilliland's claim - Gilliland served as the gatekeeper until 1880, when the gate was relocated to Lower Soda Falls, also east of Sweet Home.
Photograph of the 1929 Gresham Union High School student body, taken on the lawn outside of the high school building. There is a stamp on the back of the photograph for Coffey's Photo Service, located in Portland.
A photograph of the office of the Beaver State Herald, an early Gresham and Lents newspaper. newspaper office. Left to right: Dalles Simonson, owner H.L. St. Clair standing at press, Unknown man at table, editor Timothy Brownhill, and compositor (aka typesetter) Jessie Frances Johnson (identified elsewhere as Jesse Frances).
Photograph of a chemistry class at Gresham Union High School. The class is gathered around a table with an experiment on it. They are mostly seated, and the boys and girls are on opposite sides of the classroom. From left to right: Stella Roper, Alma Dailey, Bess Osborn, Mrs. Woodard (teacher), Mary Harvey, Ethel Calkins, Earl Thompson, Dan Lynch, Bert Hoss, Earl Clanahan, Charlie McColl, and Kenneth Roberts. One of the girls is unidentified. The photograph is mounted on dark blue cardboard, and has been cut across the top. There is damage to the cardboard and photograph on the right side and bottom center.
Photograph of the Gresham Giants, a local semiprofessional baseball team, in their uniforms. From left: Leslie Merrill, unknown, Charles Larson, Charlie Merrill, Bill Scarek, unknown, Tommy Townsend, Bill Hamlin, coach Joe Patneaude. Players Charles Merrill, Bert Metzger, Carl Wirtz, and Fritz Wirtz are also identified on the back of the photograph, but spelling errors and an extra name make it unclear who is who.
Photograph of the Gresham Concert Band posed on steps of the Linnemann Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. The photograph is mounted on dark cardboard. Front row: O.J. Neal (trumpeter), unidentified trumpeter, Fred Fieldhouse (trumpeter), Harve Metzger (snare drummer), unidentified bass drummer, unidentified trumpeter, and Charlie Merrill (trumpeter). Second Row: Alfred Stout (flautist), Guy Robertson (clarinetist), Guy Fieldhouse (tubist), and Don Talbert (French hornist). Third Row: Arthur Fieldhouse, Harry Ott (band leader, euphonist), Dr. Brittner (tubists), and Wells Chalker (trombonist).
Photograph of the John Roberts House, historically known as Elkhorn Ranch, located at 1325 W. Powell. The photograph was taken in the 1890s, after the second story and decorative ornamentation were added in 1890. There is a fence in front of the house, with two women standing behind the fence, and one young girl standing in front of it. The photograph is mounted on cardboard, which has a black strip across the bottom where a label was likely placed in the past.
A photo mounted on cardboard of farmers leading horsedrawn carts of potatoes down Powell street for shipping. Caption written in pen on back of photo: "Rockwood farmers are shown here bringing potatoes to Gresham to ship to Ohio. The camera is looking West down Powell St. Mrs Frank L Lalonde, 150 NE 5th, picture owner, puts the date at about 1906. The picture is one of the first donated to the City to help reconstruct the area's history. All pictures will be duplicated and then returned. They may be taken to the Gresham Outlook, the Chamber of Commerce, or the Gresham Library."
Photograph of the Ledbury family standing outside a barn on their farm in Fairview, near 207th Avenue and NE Sandy Boulevard. There are cows standing around the barn. A slip of paper with the photo identifies the family members, from left to right as: Emily, Martha (mother), Alfred, William, Joshua (father), and Art (Arthur) and Susan in the horsedrawn wagon. An unidentified man is in the far right edge of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on cardboard.
Photograph of the Gresham Giants baseball team in their uniforms, with coach Joe Patenaude. Front Row: Unknown, Carl Wirtz, Bill Hamlin, Unknown, Bert Metzger Back Row: Unknown, Bill Scarek, Joe Patenaude, Unknown, Tommy Townsend, Unknown
Photograph of the Gresham Giants baseball team, in uniform and sitting on the ground. Charles Lundberg is identified as the player in the front row on the far right. The manager, wearing a white shirt in the back row, is notably not Joe Patenaude, who is included in other team photos in the GHS collection, indicating that this was likely taken in the mid- to late 1910s, after his tenure.
Photograph of World War I Red Cross volunteers in and around automobiles in front of L.L. Kidder Hardware and Hessel Implement (Ely Building) on N Main Ave, 1917. The cars are adorned with Red Cross banners and pennants; some volunteers are wearing armbands and/or uniforms. First row, left to right: Archie Meyers (banker from First State Bank), three unidentified women in car, Maude Mitchell, Gertrude Eastman. Seated in 2nd car: Millie Ferris, Gladys Bliss, Gladys Neal. Sitting on running board of 2nd car - Ed Aylsworth, Hester Thorpe, Frances Bliss. Florence Towle and Winifred St. Clair on third car. Others are unidentified.
Photograph taken looking north down Pleasant View Avenue (now 190th Ave) in Gresham. The Ruegg farm and house are on the left. Photo is torn on 3 corners.
Photograph of Carl and Alma Nelson, Swedish immigrants to Gresham. The back has biographical information for each of them: Carl Leander Nelson Born Bodestad, Holland Sweden - 3/16/1882 Alma Josifina Olson Born Ledberg, Holland - 2/16/1879
Oval portrait of the Nelson family in 1911 or 1912. The front caption identifies the year as 1911, and the family members as Carl and Alma Nelson with their children Lillian, Leonard, Sven, Clifford, and Olaf. The location of each person is not specified. A note on the back dates the photo to 1912, and adds that there were three children born later to the family: Alice, Robert, and Chester.
Williams family photo taken in 1908, slightly different shot from #1789. Caption identifies George, Natalie, and John Williams as three of the people in the photograph.
Six Gresham Transfer Co. trucks loaded with berries wait at Multnomah County Fairground Gates, with drivers standing by. Two of the drivers are identified as Burton Walrad Jr. and Ted Wright, co-owners of the company.
Gresham Volunteer Fire Department with 1936 Dodge fire engine. Photo taken in front of Methodist Church on Powell and Roberts. Firefighters, from left: Glenn Ewalt (driver), Al Camp, Clair Gullickson, Earl Jones, Icy [Ellert] Hjaltalin, Staff Dowsett. "Modern first aid service for fire or accident as provided for nearby rural communities by Gresham, Ore. Fire Dep't."
Sepia tone photograph of the Gresham Odd Fellows Hall, a white two-story wooden building, front door ajar, with five individuals on the wood, columned front porch and a horse and buggy with a man and a child to the left of the building. A wooden carriage house stands behind the hall, and is identified as the "Beaver State Herald" building by a sign hung on the upper left portion of the porch. Small placard is affixed to the front of the hall reads "Gresham Lodge No 125 IOOF." A note in pencil on the back of the photo reads "About 1907, Timothy Brownhill in buggy with youngster, H.L. St Clair, George Metzger, Jesse Francis [Johnson], Dalles Simonson, Chase St. Clair."
Three framed portrait photos of Jean Elkington at age 2 years and 10 days. The frame is wood with gold accents. Elkington is wearing a white dress and in different poses in each picture.
Consists of 2 items: 1) A 1955 letter from 8th grade teachers - Greta Brumage, Jeanne Doty, William Jackson - asking for assistance with the 8th grade end of year presentation on the history of Gresham. 2) A reply from Burton Walrad, typed on Walrad Insurance Agency letterhead, describing the organization of Gresham's Chamber of Commerce, its purpose, and preceding similar organizations.
A 1956 list of charter and "present" members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary, which was founded June 5, 1945 (A), and a list of branch presidents and purpose of branch (B). Document B mentions that the auxiliary used to meet in the Odd Fellows Hall and Veterans Memorial Hall.
Reproduction of a 1905 Portland Railway Light and Power Company timetable for the Estacada-Cazadero Interurban trolley line. The reproduction is enlarged from the original timetable, and printed on slick white paper.
Photograph of two men, one of whom is Dr. J.M. Short, and two women in a 4-person horse-drawn carriage. The carriage is on an un-paved street in front of a 3-story post-Victorian house with palm trees and yuccas in the yard. The original photograph is mounted on cardboard with a large inkblot on the bottom left corner. The back of the board has a short news article taped to it describing Dr. Short and his significance to Gresham.
Two separate funeral programs for two brothers: John Skarek, March 8, 1876 to June 11, 1953 and William Skarek November 11, 1886 to June 17, 1953. Both memorial services were conducted at Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, officiated by Reverend F. Cannell, and accompanied by soloist William Elliot. Both brothers were interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Gresham. The Lord's Prayer is printed in both programs. On the back of William's program are handwritten notes by Agatha Hart, his sister.
An empty blue and white matchbook advertising the Gresham chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a fraternal organization. The front cover has the Elks logo and reads "Lunches Served Daily" and the back cover reads "Lodge Meeting Tues 8:00 PM 355 NW Division Gresham, OR 665-4797."
An empty matchbook, red cover with silver lettering that reads "Carlin Electric, Electrical Contractor, 50 N.E. 2nd, Gresham, ORE." The back cover has an image of a rotary telephone with "we're as near as your telephone - give us a ring" over it.
An empty matchbook advertising the Mallard Restaurant and Lounge. The front cover reads "Live Music" and "The Mallard Restaurant - Gresham Oregon 97030, 666-3313" with three green and blue birds flying over water. The back cover reads "For your added dining pleasure - visit The Duck Blind - dancing nightly."
An empty white matchbook advertising Carroll Funeral Home. The front cover reads "665-1117 - Carroll Funeral Home, Gresham, OR" in gold writing, and the back cover is plain.
An empty cream-colored matchbook advertising Walker Travel Service. The front cover reads "Walker Travel Ser. 666-1557 - Gresham, Oregon" in blue writing. The back cover is plain.
An empty cream-colored matchbook advertising Bateman Funeral Chapel. The front cover reads "A Wise Choice in Time of Need" and "Bateman Funeral Chapel" under an etching of the building, all in gold letters. The back cover reads "Bateman Funeral Chapel - 520 West Powell Boulevard - Gresham Oregon - Phone 665 - 2128" in gold letters.
An empty orange matchbook advertising Ben's Barber Shop. The front cover reads "Ben's Barber Shop - Gresham, Oregon" in blue italic script. The back cover is plain.
An empty reflective gold-colored matchbook advertising Oregon Trail Savings and Loan Association. The front cover reads "503-666-4501" and "Oregon Trail Savings and Loan Association" over a wagon wheel. The back lists the locations of 4 branches in Gresham, Sandy, and Portland, and has an FDIC insured logo. The inside of the matchbook advertises the savings rates at the institution, and has a calendar for 1974.
An empty matchbook advertising the J. Ross Brown Agency. The front cover reads "Hartford Fire Insurance Company - Accident and Indemnity Company" in white lettering and "J. Ross Brown Agency - 37 East Powell - Gresham Oregon - Phone 227 or 277" in blue lettering. The back cover has a sketch of a large-horned elk with "General insurance and bonds" in white lettering under it.
An empty bronze-colored matchbook advertising Bateman Funeral Chapel. The front cover reads "Call anytime 665-6128 - B - Bateman's" in black lettering. The back cover reads "Bateman Funeral Chapel - Gresham Oregon."
An empty blue matchbook advertising Grimes Richfield, a car service company. The front cover reads "We are always happy to serve you - Grimes Richfield - S&H - Orville and Ray - Phone 665-8271 - 57 W. Powell - Gresham Oregon" in black lettering. The back cover has a drawing of a mechanic holding a toolbox with "'round the car service" in black lettering. The inside of the matchbook has a drawing of hands holding a steering wheel with "Stop here and let us fix your brakes" on the left of it, and "when you gotta stop, you gotta stop" on the right. Underneath the drawing is "S&H Green stamps."
A matchbook sewing kit w/ thread and needle used to repair runs in nylons. The front cover reads "Compliments of Your Dodge Dealer - Brockway & Nelson - Autowise Service - Gresham, OR" in blue lettering. The back cover reads "Dodge and Plymouth - Passenger Cars and Trucks - Always at Your Service." The inside has red-orange thread wound around a paper card with a sewing needle in it, and says "phone 127" below in blue lettering. Above the thread reads "Directions for use of Matchless Run Arrestors - Moisten Run Arrestor Thoroughly and Apply Liberally to Both Ends of Run in Stocking. Will Remain Fixed Until Washed. - Reg. U.S. Pat. Office - Mfg. by Cope & Company - 1108 W. 24th St., Los Angeles."
View of Multnomah County Fairgrounds taken from Wallula Heights area looking east. A flowering tree is in the foreground, with white fairground buildings in the distance and mountains including Larch Mountain in the far background. The back of the photo has "Lyski donation" written in ink on bottom edge.
Program/schedule of movie screenings at the New Gresham Theater for August 1939. Leaflet with single fold; cover lists name, proprietor (H.H. Moyer), prices, and location (Powell Valley & Roberts), phone Gresham 267. Interior and back pages list film titles, some with synopsis and starring actors. Some movie screenings accompanied by Disney cartoons, news, and "traveltalk."
Street scene on Powell Boulevard, south side of road looking west towards Main. Business district consisting of 1- and 2-floor wood frame structures with storefronts and signs. Visible businesses are Gresham Livery Stable and Feed, J.E. Metzger, proprietor, and John H. Blake; Gresham Feed Mill with painted sign advertising Lilly's Seeds, Love Brothers Paint (A.W. Metzger, proprietor), Hessel Agent, First State Bank of Gresham (brick structure on opposite side of street where Powell bends, far right of photo). Road is dirt; lined with utility poles on both sides. Several carriages and buggies parked alongside livery stable; single automobile at right of photo.
Three items: A is a Gresham Union High School commencement ticket for Thursday, June 8, 1961 at the Gresham High School Auditorium. The ticket admits 1 person. B is a program for the May 29, 1957 graduation exercises for the 8th grade class of Gresham Grade School. The program lists the graduates, the staff, and teachers along with the schedule of the event. C is the program for the 56th commencement exercises for Gresham Union High School held in the auditorium of the high school on June 8, 1961. Program includes a list of graduates, teachers and staff along with the schedule for the event.
Fraternal certificate conferring the Degree of Flora, the 6th Degree of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, on H.L. Powell. Large certificate printed on heavy white paper with elaborate lithographed border incorporating the goddesses Ceres (grain) and Pomona (fruit) with Flora (flowers) in the center; agricultural products such as cotton, corn, grapes, and wheat; and acanthus leaves. Drawn by J.F.E. Prud'homme, Delaware, 1886; lithographed by J.A. Wagenseller, Philadelphia. Certificate awarded by the State Grange of Oregon at its 26th Annual Session; the Grange's anchor seal is embossed on a green decal at bottom proper left; seal at opposite corner is indistinct but likely that of the National Grange. Stamped signature of Aaron Jones, Master of National Grange; John Trimble, Secretary of National Grange; W.M. Hilleary, Master of State Grange, and Mary S. Howard, Secretary of State Grange. Certificate is numbered 19.967.
Two items: A) Certificate of ten shares of capital stock in the Grange Fair Association issued to J. M. Short. $5.00 per share. The certificate is signed by the President of the Association, H. C. Davis. B) Envelope from the Office of the Secretary of Multnomah County Fair, August 20-26, 1951.
A Multnomah County Fair Stock Certificate issued to M.H. Wheeler on December 9, 1912. Shares sold for $5 each, Wheeler purchased one. Listed as certificate issuance no. 76. The certificate is signed by a president Lewis, no first name given.
A World War I "War Savings Certificate" - a war bonds booklet issued January 2, 1918. The booklet is registered to Earnest C. Petite of Yamhill, Oregon. There is room for 20 war savings certificate stamps to be fixed in the booklet. No stamps are affixed.
A trifold general church program from the Gresham Assembly of God Church. There are several notes in pen written on the program, which largely consists of "statements of fundamental truths" citing Bible verses. The pastor at the time is identified as G.A. Bullock. A note on the back identifies the program owner as Laura Forest of Gresham.
A white paper bag front from Senn's Drive-in Dairy. The bag has an illustration of a cow in a car with a carton of milk in the back. The street addresses of the seven drive-in locations are listed on the bottom half of the bag.
Photograph of the Gresham Grade School class of 1938. Four rows of students and teachers stand on the front steps of Gresham Grade School. The girls are wearing white dresses with corsages, and most of the boys are in white pants, white long-sleeved shirts, pull-over vest, ties, and a flower pinned on the left side. One young man in front, identified on the back of the photo as Robert Merle Davidson, has black pants and a long sleeved zip-up sweater. Several adults stand in the back row.
Photograph of Vista House and Crown Point in the Columbia River Gorge. The photograph was taken in winter, and there is snow across the landscape, with a thick layer of ice on the tree branches in the foreground, and what appears to be ice on the Columbia River itself.
Photograph of two men on a camping trip in the early 1930s. The men are sitting on the ground, possibly a hole with a plank across the hole being used as a dining table. Both men are wearing hats. There are two canvas tents in background, and a wooden fence that is either being built or in extreme disrepair. On the left side of the photo are tools, set up for wood cutting. Foreground plank serving as table has a skillet, jars, potatoes, kitchen tools and other food on it. The man on the right is identified in a caption on the back as Glenn M [Merle] Davidson, and the location possibly as southwestern Oregon.
A brown paper bag front from Senn's Drive-in Dairy. The bag has an illustration of a cow in a car with a carton of milk in the back. The street addresses of the seven drive-in locations are listed on the bottom half of the bag.
A poster from the Gresham Centennial celebration in 2005. The top third of the poster is red with white text that reads "Gresham Remembers: A 100 Year Celebration" with a date, time, and location of the celebration, and a now non-functional URL for the centennial. The rest of the poster is a partial reproduction of the painting "Keep To The Right" by Mike Hill, which recreated a photograph of a 1919 Fourth of July Parade in downtown Gresham.
Poem by an unknown author about the hardships of being an associate conductress - a position in the Order of the Eastern Star, a Masonic organization. The poem was typed in blue ink and possibly copied with a mimeograph. There is tape residue around the borders of the poem.
A 3 stanza poem by an unknown author titled "An Associate Conductress' Reply." The poem is about the difficulties and future rewards of being an associate conductress in the Order of the Eastern Star, a Masonic organization.
A tri-fold brochure advertising automobile tours on the "Seeing Portland" Gray Line, which traveled on Mt. Hood Loop Road. The brochure celebrates the silver anniversary, 1910-1935. A purple stamp on front: reads "The Ask Mr. Foster Travel Service, Hotel Benson, Portland, Ore." Inside the brochure is a description of landmarks and tours, all involving Portland or the Columbia River Highway, as well as a map of Mt. Hood Loop Highway and photos of landmarks.
A double-sided road map made by the Oregon Blue Print Company for Lunan's Union Service, in Gresham. On one side is a road map of eastern Multnomah County, centering on Gresham, with parts of Clackamas County and southern Washington also visible. On the other side is split between an 8.5x11 road map of Gresham city and an advertisement for Lunan's Union Service. The ad includes a photo of Lunan's. The map folds into quarters.
A circular vinyl/magnetic City of Gresham car decal. The decal features Mt. Hood, a lake with a reflection of Mt. Hood, forest and blue sky in the center. "City of Gresham 1905" is in green lettering on the outer side of the decal, with three ripe strawberries on either side of "1905."
Consists of an invitation to the 1937 Gresham Union High School Graduation, held on May 28th, 1937, and two name cards for graduating students: Miss Jean Nickerson and Miss Margaret Nickerson. The invitation is printed on rippled white paper. There is a small metal insignia on the front of a Native American man wearing a headdress, in profile. Margaret Nickerson's card has a stain on it.
Program for Getting to Know You 1962, a Big and Little Sister tea and fashion show, put on by Gresham High School. The program is 4 pages, with a light blue paper cover.
Program for a Getting to Know You installation ceremony at Gresham High School. The program is printed on light blue paper, and has a list of incoming and outgoing officers.
Two paper tickets from football game between Gresham Union High School and Molalla Union High School, September 19, 1941. The tickets stapled to a half sheet of paper with a typed description. Description reads that this was the first football game under the lights, and was the dedication of new lights and stands and new Stapleton Field. Description includes "Guy Mathews, Captain of first Gresham High School football team in 1908, Mr. T.C. Andersen, Mr. W.C. Lawrence, Chairman of Board, spoke briefly. Receipts this night, $177.70"
Paper scorecard for basketball games at Gresham High School. Names of Gresham players and their number listed on the left. Space on right to put in the visiting team. Coaches, Basketball Rally, Rally Advisor listed. Ads at bottom from First National Bank of Oregon, Gresham Branch and M & M Restaurant.
A pencil sketch of Bethel Baptist Church as it was situated in Main City Park. The sketch identifies the brick wall behind church. The aspect of the sketch is looking north-northwest. The sketch is signed by H. Berg in the lower right hand corner with the date 6/15/85.
Town of Gresham Certificate of Registration for Lovica Tuttle Lusted, listing her name as Mrs. L.T. Lusted and her precinct as Gresham, her place of birth as Ohio, her occupation as housekeeper, and her party affiliation as "Refused". Dated November 14, 1913; age incorrectly listed as 54 (she was born in 1849, making her 63-64 at the time). Height listed as 5'4" and weight as 113 lbs. Signed by witnesses Frank C. Jones and Benj. Mathews, both of Gresham, and City Recorder D.M. Roberts.
Handwritten note on lined paper torn at top (likely from notebook). Titled "Heirs of Talbert Lusted" and lists properties left to his wife Lovica (L.T.) Lusted in Mt. Hood Addition (Gresham) and Clemson Addition (Lents); one quarter-acre lot in Gresham to his son Harry L. Lusted.
Staff photo page for Pleasant Valley School 1961-1962. Sixteen individual photos surround a photo of Pleasant Valley School. Individuals are clockwise from top left: Jack Burke (principal), Nyda Knight (teacher), John Gullion (teacher), Mrs. Harper (teacher), Jesse Rains (teacher), Harold Wood (music), Mrs. Lenzen (teacher), Mrs. Lehman (cook), Unidentified (cook), Mrs. Hull (cook), Mrs. Hemphil (teacher), Betty Bartholomew (secretary and donor's mother), Wayne Brooks (custodian and school bus driver), Unidentified (teacher), Dale Moulton (teacher), Irene Whitten (teacher).
Staff photo for Pleasant Valley School 1962-1963. Eighteen individual photos surrounding a photo of Pleasant Valley School. Individuals are clockwise from top left: Jack Burke (principal), Mrs. Lehman (cook), Jesse Rains (teacher), Edna Rhode (teacher), Mrs. Denham (teacher), Dale Moulton (teacher), Mrs. Lenzen (teacher), Irene Whitten (teacher), Mrs. Hemphil (teacher), Wayne Brooks (custodian), Nyda Knight (teacher), Betty Bartholomew (secretary), John Gullion (teacher), Naomi Jackson (teacher), Ruth Swan (teacher), Mrs. Hull (cook), Unidentified? (cook), Mr. Bradshaw (music). There is a school bus in the front of the school.
Staff photo for Pleasant Valley School 1963-64. Fourteen individual photos surrounding a photo of Pleasant Valley School (looks like the same photo of the school from 2023.015.0002.) Individuals are clockwise from top left: Jack Burke (principal), Betty Bartholomew (secretary), Mrs. Harper (teacher), Mr. Bradshaw (music), Ruth Swan (teacher), Jesse Rains (teacher), Mrs. Hull (cook), Dale Moulton (teacher/librarian), Mrs. Hemphil (teacher), Edna Rhode (teacher), John Gullion (teacher), Nyda Knight (teacher), Mrs. Lehman (cook), Naomi Jackson (teacher.) There is a school bus in the front of the school.
Photo of Pleasant Valley School, labeled "Pleasant Valley School District 1857-1977." 1977 is the year that the Pleasant Valley School District became part of the Centennial School District. Several cars are parked in front of the school, likely 60s era cars. One of the cars is a Mustang.
Proficiency Award certificate awarded to Art Ceciliani on February 28, 1953 for finishing the Fundamental roller skating class at Center Roller Rink in Gresham and progressing to the Dance & Figure class. Signed by Evelyn Zanotti, instructor, and Victor W. Bacon, rink operator. Seal for Roller Skating Rink Operators Association (R.S.R.O.A.) at bottom corner.
Photograph of a Multnomah County Fair stage show. Several musicians are on the stage, and a crowd is watching the show. There are tractors and cars to the left side of the crowd, with a sign reading "Gresham Equipment Co."
Photograph of a crowd observing a performance at the Multnomah County Fair. There are several musicians on the stage. To the left of the crowd is agricultural machinery and a row of barns labeled 'Judging Pavilion - Goats' and 'Cattle.' Behind the stage is a large brick building with 'Poultry' on it.
Photograph of Reverend Dr. Alfred Thompson and his wife Elizabeth Thompson standing in front of their house, located on the corner of SW 2nd and SE Roberts. A dog is laying on the front porch. The photo is mounted on cardboard and has a stamp for Schneider, a Gresham photography studio, in the right corner.
Photograph of the Linnemann Junction electric trolley station. There are two trolley cars travelling in opposite directions, one to Cazadero and the other to Portland or Bellrose.
Photograph of a train on a rail line in the Columbia River Gorge. The Columbia River is visible on the right side of the photograph. The landscape around the rail line is largely barren.
Photograph of the George H. Williams, a Portland Fire Bureau fireboat, putting out a fire on the west bank of the Willamette River. Water cannons are seen in operation on both the bridge and the stern of the boat as well as on top of the mast. On the opposite bank are buildings with signs for Phoenix Paint - W.P Fuller & Company, and Blake McFall Company, as well as a sign for W.P Fuller + Co. Warehouse No. 2.
Full-length portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a WWI army uniform of unidentified make, with a trench coat and a three button garrison cap.
Photograph from inside the Gresham Berry Growers packing plant with two women working in the box preparation area. "Gresham Berry Growers, Gresham, Ore." is typed across the bottom.
A photograph of two women working inside of the Gresham Berry Growers packing plant. The women are removing corn from a conveyer belt and putting it into corn sheller machines to remove the kernels from the cob.
Photograph of women working inside the Gresham Berry Growers' packing plant, preparing boxes. The photo is a different angle of #2203, and is damaged on the right side.
A photograph of two women inside the Gresham Berry Growers packing plant weighing a box of small fruits or vegetables on a scale. There are bowls with the unidentified produce in front of each woman.
A photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers cannery on Kelly Ave. A label on the bottom left of the photograph says "Front view of main cannery building." A loading dock with hoppers is visible.
Photograph of a woman operated a machine filling boxes with corn kernels. The photogrpah was taken at the Gresham Berry Growers cannery and packing plant.
Photograph of three men standing next to a Farmall tractor, ridden by one man, in the middle of a potato field on a farm off of Regner Road. From left to right, the men are Ted Mullan, unidentified, unidentified, and Carl Ekstrom. This photo was taken shortly before or after 2218C, and is in black and white.
Photograph of a man on a McCormick Farmall tractor in a cabbage field. A second man is leaning on the tractor. The Farmall tractor model is F-14, manufactured in 1923. The back of the photo identifies the man on the tractor as "Tanaka, brother of Frank."
Landscape-oriented photograph of downtown Gresham looking east down Powell Boulevard. A Bentley car in the center of the photo carries three men and a woman wearing a flowered or feathered hat. The vehicle is driving through the intersection of Powell and Main. On the left-hand side is a business sign for Dr. Belt. Down the block is Smith Land Co. Across the street, is J. Hessel's, a Justice of the Peace and a sign for Keene Cigars, along with a confectionery, bakery, and ice cream shop. A barber pole stands on the corner, with a man leaning against it. The Imperial Cafe is in the middle of the block, beneath signs for Furniture and a Public Hall. A donkey stands on the sidewalk just below the Imperial sign. A large awning covers the entrance to a building on the corner (far right hand side), with a man standing on the corner and another one resting on the sidewalk. There are also two men across the street, one on the corner and one walking east under the Smith Land Co. sign.
A photograph of the Floral Exhibit hall at the 1946 Multnomah County Fair. In frame are a flowering tree with many flowers beneath it. Past the tree is a scene identified as a recreation of the "old mill" per a label on the back of the photograph.
Photograph of the floral exhibit hall at the 1946 Multnomah County Fair. The photo was taken from behind a rail, with a view down the length of the hall, capturing a recreation of an old mill, trees, flowers, and an artificial waterfall.
Photograph of an artificial waterfall in the Floral Exhibit hall at the 1946 Multnomah County Fair. The waterfall is set amidst flowers and flowering trees and bushes.
Photograph of a Pleasant Valley exhibit at the Multnomah County Fair, featuring produce, canned goods, sheaves of wheat, and dairy products displayed on tiers. A sign hangs over the display reading "Pleasant Valley."
Photograph of a horse racetrack scoreboard at the Gresham Park Track in the Multnomah County Fairgrounds. The photograph was taken by Chester Buchtel, a fireman and one of the most prolific serial arsonists in Oregon history. Buchtel was committed to Oregon State Hospital in 1925, and was released after some years; he later became a Portland-based photographer.
Black and white landscape oriented photo of Cedarville Confectionery, a small, 2-story wood frame structure with pitched roof. The building has a narrow covered porch in front with signs reading "CEDARVILLE CONFECTIONERY." and "HOT COFFEE AND CAKE". Signs in window read "CIGARS & TOBACCO" and "HOT COFFEE AND CAKE". A young man, Richard Forbes, stands in front of porch steps on dirt/unpaved road. Landscape is mostly open around building.
Portrait photograph of Elizabeth Giles Abegg Lilly in a dress & bolero jacket purchased at Meier & Frank in 1933 for $16.00 (over $370 today). The outfit was worn when she was 17 for her Grant High School Prom. There is a studio signature for a Portland photographer in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
Portrait photo of Carl Zimmerman, owner of Zimmerman's 12-Mile Store. Zimmerman appears to be sitting in an office or backroom, with an order sheet in front of him, a pen in one hand, and a cigar in the other.
Photograph of the Walter Balmer Dairy Barn, taken between 1927 and 1933. The barn was located at the intersection of Stark and Kane in Gresham, across from what is now Mt. Hood Community College. The Balmer family owned 80 cows, and delivered milk and cream to Gresham, Troutdale and Montevilla areas. When the Great Depression made it difficult or impossible for people to pay their bills, Walter Balmer had to give up the dairy, instead raising feed for the cattle across the road.
A 12 inch by 16 inch paper diploma issued by the Multnomah County Fair in September 1913 to the Gresham Grange, for "a Grange Exhibit." The diploma is signed by H.A. Lewis, president of the Multnomah County Fair Board. There are several pieces torn from the decorative edge of the diploma.
Photocopy of a US Geological Survey Map of Damascus Quadrangle, revised in 1975. The map shows southern Multnomah County and northern Clackamas County, with 162nd Ave as the western border. Downtown Gresham is at the very top of the map.
Joe Kato and brother Henry (in background) on Farmall tractors in a cabbage or broccoli field on the Kato family farm Southeast 190th Avenue and Richey Road. Kelly Creek, the Bliss family property, and the Bliss Butte (formerly known as Sleret Butte) are behind them.
A photograph looking west down Stark Street in Gresham at 12 Mile Corner. Stores in view include the Wigwam, Mullan Farm Equipment Company, Totum Lumber, Frank's Auto Exchange, Hang Out Tavern, Peaches fruit stand, and a Chevron gas station. The Wigwam has a grand opening sign on it.
A group of cannery workers at the loading dock of the Gresham Berry Growers' cannery. The majority of workers in the photograph are women, with a small group of men standing off to the side. The photo is mounted on green cardboard, both cardboard and photo are damaged.
The Gresham Ladies Volunteer Fire Department Hose Team in 1914. The photograph shows ten teenage girls and one boy, Ernest Thompson, lined up against a stone building with a hose wagon.
Portrait of Evelyn Metzger Burton with an Irish Setter dog. She is wearing a skirt and sitting on a log in front of a bush outside, and the dog is standing by her knee.
Photograph of a school bus picking up children at the Vernon School in Northeast Portland to work as berry pickers for the Gresham Berry Growers. The photo has been cut on the left side.
Photograph of Rockwood School, part of School District No. 27, on 181st Avenue and Stark Street. There is a group of children and adults standing outside of the building.
Photo of First Baptist Church, also known as Bethel Baptist Church, at the southeast corner of Powell and Walters. The Gresham Grade School building visible in background.
Black and white portrait photograph of a teenaged boy standing in the woods holding a bicycle. He is dressed in a 3-piece suit with a cap on. A wood fence is in the background of the photo.
A certificate appointing R.L. Fanning to the Multnomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission for a 4 year term, signed by governor Paul Patterson and secretary of state Earl T. Newbry on December 20th, 1955.
A Certificate of Improvement awarded to Mary Lou Chastain on May 15, 1934 for "Improvement in the Palmer Method of Business Writing" from the A.N. Palmer Company. The certificate was issued in Portland, and is signed by the "Board of Awards": S. W. Palmer, C. J. Newcomb, and A.A. Davis. There were two small round metal lapel pins attached to the certificate that have been removed for preservation.
Black-and-white portrait photo of a suited man with a helmet beneath a massive lattice of bridge work; the man is longtime superintendent Gordon Russell, who is to be honored at a reception at St. Henry Hall on Thursday night.
Black-and-white aerial photo of a school building and the surrounding fields, forests, and neighborhoods. "North School" is written in pencil on the back.
A Mileage Ration Identification Folder issued to Galen Calvin Fancher in Gresham on October 1st, 1944. The folder identifies Fancher's car, a 1940 Chevrolet, as a vehicle eligible for gas rations from October 1st through December 31st, 1944.
Two war ration books issued to Galen Calvin Fancher and his wife Mildred Viola Fancher in 1942. The books consist of an outer folder and two "books" pieces of paper folded in four to form a book. There are four ration stamps left in each of the books. Galen Calvin Fancher's book also has 4 stamps in it that could be used to purchase food worth eight "points" each - likely canned fruit. Each book has notes recording the purchase of 15 pounds of a rationed good in August 1942 and August 1943.
Black-and-white portrait photo of Robert L. Jennings, a uniformed man with a slanted helmet. Inscribed on the back: "Robert L. Jennings"; "To Mom and Dad, With love, from Your Son, Bob", and a glued-on newspaper article ("Greshamite Killed In Hawaii Attack", reads the headline of the piece, which goes on to discuss Private Jennings' death.)
Consists of two items: A) A lilac envelope addressed to Mr. Frank Rogers of Gresham. There is no mailing address included, so the envelope was meant to be hand-delivered. B) A lilac-colored invitation to a Junior banquet for the Senior Class taking place on June 1st, 1915, at 8 pm.
An honorable discharge certificate from Oregon National Guard issued to Sergeant Albert R. Heiney on November 3, 1912. Discharge was due to expiration of a one year term. On the back of the certificate is Heiney's record of service, which at that time went from 1896-1898, 1905-1912. A note on the back from Heiney's commanding officer, Captain Clarence [last name unclear] says "this man has been a most exemplary soldier his entire term of service."
A membership card for Mardella Geisler of West Gresham Grade School from the Multnomah County Safety Patrol - Uniform Division (the division was entirely made up of students). The card was issued January 14, 1953, and is signed by Multnomah County Sheriff Terry Schrunk and Safety Officer Ralph Kennedy, and stamped by Principal Dexter McCarty.
Two yellow blank checks belonging to the Gresham Business and Professional Women's Club from the Gresham branch of the First State Bank of Oregon. First two digits of year (19) are printed on the date line. Sheet also contains corresponding slips to be filled out for the owner's records. Perforations separate the checks. Holes are punched in the page for binder rings. Printed on Timberline Safety Paper.
Sheet of stationery with First National Bank of Oregon letterhead. The first line is company name and turquoise/black "1" symbol. Second line specifies Gresham branch and gives address and phone number. "1" symbol is repeated as a watermark in the center of the page.
A trifold pamphlet describing the 1995 Gresham Farmers' Market, produced by the Gresham Downtown Development Association. Opening Date of May 13, 1995. Includes information on when to find specific types of produce, hours and months of operation, and map.
Commencement program for Gresham Public and High School for 8th and 12th grades. Graduation held at the Gresham Grange Hall, June 1, 1906. Class motto is "Nothing Without Labor." B) first page of the program, front and back. C) second page of the program, front and back.
Letter from A. Meyers, the administrator of the estate of A.C. Wihlon and an agent at the First State Bank of Gresham. The letter announces the adminstrator's sale of real and personal property of the estate. Real estate property includes acreage in Clackamas County, Multnomah County, and Gresham. Personal property includes bonds and stock.
Letter from A. Meyers, First State Bank agent, concerning the increased profitability of dairy and agricultural farm land in 1927, and advertising acreage for sale near Pleasant Home, Damascus, Boring, Gresham, and Sandy.
Certificate of voter registration for J.C. Hessel, a Gresham business owner, dated November 21st, 1913. The certificate was signed by J. Elkington, O.A. Eastman, and D.M. Roberts. Hessel's party affiliation was Republican.
Certificate of voter registration for W.A. Hessel, a Gresham business owner, dated November 13th, 1913. Signed by Henry Bruenagel, D.M. Roberts, and an illegible signature. Hessel's party affiliation is listed as Republican.
A complimentary pass to the 1918 Multnomah County Fair for William H. Gore and wife. The pass was issued by K.A. Miller, secretary. Pass includes the Fair shield and describes the fair as the "twelfth annual exhibit." The fair was held September 19-21, 1918.
1968 Multnomah County Fair tri-fold map and guide, sponsored by First National Bank of Oregon. Includes aerial oblique sketch of fairgrounds buildings and areas with identification key. The locations on the key have been checked off with a black marker.
Photograph of three women operating a telephone switchboard at Multnomah and Clackamas Telephone Company, wearing headsets. Women are Lillian Markwart, Ora Sweek, and Oral "Orie" Sweek. Mounted on brown cardboard backing with decorative border.
Photograph of a Gresham bowling team consisting of three men: Ray Jones, Wayne Faust, and Ernie Faust, Wayne and Ernie are brothers. Wayne is standing on the right, Ray is standing on the left and Ernie is kneeling in front. The photo was taken in a bowling alley; a banner on the wall behind the men is partly visible and reads WELCOME GRESHAM BOWL.
Trifold brochure for the 1992 Children's Week oriented around the 10th Annual Teddy Bear Parade on Saturday, September 26. Vendors around Gresham hosted various activities and things like free popcorn at the Glass Butterfly, free balloons, "autographs" from Clifford the Big Red Dog, a puppet theater performance at the Gresham High Auditorium, and more. The week also featured an announcement of a youth mayor and city councilors. The brochure has a list of sponsors, a map, and event calendar.
Under the title "Gold Star Boys" two pages of Gresham High students who died in World War II and the Korean War. The typewritten list includes the class year, date of death, and location of death. There are 38 names on the list. Several corrections have been made to the list in pen.
Bill of lading to T.E. (Talbert) Lusted from the Steamship Ajax in Portland, June 23, 1875. The bill is for a single package of 32 feet (likely sq. ft.) at a total cost of $27.10 including $0.50 for storage. Signed by Weidler. Letterhead includes a line illustration of the steamer.
A photo of the Gresham High School Band in 1952. Director Harold Weber is seated behind the drum in the center of the photo. The band members are in full uniform, some holding wind instruments. The girl on the far right is holding a cymbal. The group is standing in front of and on top of a stage-type structure, festooned with bunting. The band's drum majorette is standing next to Mr. Weber, who is wearing her tall, fur hat. Back of photo notes: "Harald [sic] Webber and his Gresham Band, 1952."
This yearbook has names and photos of the staff and faculty. It also includes full photos of each class and teacher, as well as their names, from first grade to eighth grade. Eighth grade class photos are in color. There are also photos of the first day of school, fairs, various students around campus, students playing marbles, class picnics, rallies, basketball and football games, sports teams, school bands, and the safety patrol. The yearbook has a navy blue cover with gold lettering on the bottom right which reads "Scrap book." There are also gold line decorations. It is secured with two rings. There are three class photos with no name labels, and several pages have torn or missing photos.
Five slips of paper: three 3.5" X 2.5" craft paper perforated across the tops as of torn from a roll of adding machine tape and two 2.5" X 11" printed ticket invitations to a musical presentation by Mrs. Mark (Ada) Nickerson and Florence Honey, Friday September 23rd, 1927, 8:30 pm, at the Studio First State Bank building. The tickets and paper slips were used by Florence Honey to keep weekly accounts for November (presumably 1927) and January and February (presumably 1928). Expenditures are listed in detail, and include money spent on haircuts, symphony appearances, a teapot, lunch with Ada Nickerson and her children, and a $15 hat.
Photograph of three men standing next to a Farmall tractor, ridden by one man, in the middle of a potato field on a farm off of Regner Road. From left to right, the men are Ted Mullan, unidentified, unidentified, and Carl Ekstrom. This photo was taken shortly before or after 2218A, and is in color.
A black and white photo of a Gresham Fire Department fire engine in a maintenance bay. The truck is a Mack truck, with "Gresham Fire Dept." on the driver's side door, "71" on the front of the truck, and "Truck 71" on the side. The photo is mounted on brown foamboard.
Ledger containing list of members and dues records and extensive, handwritten minutes of meetings for a commercial and economic organization. Inside cover has pasted copy of the committees for the farmers' banquet. There are five inserts: 2 page brief story of Oregon; one page excerpts from speech given by Burton Walrad; Bankruptcy notice to creditors of Victor J. Johnson dated May 6, 1936; personal note written on the back of a counter check from the bank of Oregon; spare slip of paper with J. H. Hartag signature in black ink with some printing.
A hardcover ledger with "Record" stamped on the front. The pages contain accounting of costs and sales made by the Fairview Cheese Company (later known as the Fairview Cheese Manufacturing Company). The first entry was made by company owners H. C. Campbell, Rufus Mallory, and C. F. Swigert on July 1, 1901. Entries date from July 1901 to December 1903.
Black and white group photo of 22 members of the Peterson family, aged infant to elderly, standing outdoors in a wooded setting. Some of the children are wearing bathing suits.
Black and white studio photo of James Christian Peterson, known as Chris, as an elderly man. He is shown from the chest up, wearing a dark suit jacket with striped tie and light-colored shirt; dark mottled backdrop.
Map of part of downtown Gresham as it appeared in the 1930s, compiled from recollections of residents and various primary sources.
Map area: SE Metzger to NE 2nd St and SE Linden Ave to SW Walters Rd.
Shows Johnson Creek, Metzger Hill, Pioneer Cemetery, business and residential sites. Powell Blvd is listed as Powell Valley Rd.
Map legend, copied from pg. 62-63 of "Gresham: Stories of Our Past, Before and After the World Wars" book:
1. Schultz home and apartments
2. Schultz service station; later Foreman, Hodge's
3. Todd Barber Shop
4. Post office, later Moore McKeel Restaurant
5. First State Bank
6. Davidson Drug Fountain, Fred Powell, druggist
6A. Stairway to Drs. Ott, dentists
7. Lundquist & Gilberson, Howitt's Meat Market
8. Masonic Hall
9. Raker Ford Garage, later McRobert Ford
10. Welty Brothers Garage
11. Burch' s Second-Hand Store
12. Thompson Barn, later Ernie Winter's Garage
13. Japanese Garderner, T. Miyasaki
14. Railway Agent's residence
15. Railway Interurban depot
16. P.E.P. Co. substation
17. Pickle factory, Welty Bros. Wrecking Yard
17A. Roy Lewis, then Welty residence
18. Archie Alyea residence
18A. Alyea's private bridge
19. Witherows' Restaurant; later Wellings
20. Hamline & Hoss Garage, Fancher Auto
21. Huge elevator for cars, later Wheeler Barber
22. A. J. W. Brown, meat market
23. Piggly Wiggly operated by E. R. Walser
24. Peterson's Delicatessen, later PGE
25. Smith's Restaurant, later Hardings
26. Thoren Bros. woodworking sales office
27. Moyer Theater: Cafe, beauty shop on sides
28. Metzger weigh scales in the street.
29. Metzger feed store.
30. Metzger feed mill.
31. A. W. Metzger & Co. Grocery and Hardware
32. West Coast Telephone Co.
33. H. H. Mealey Jewelry
34. Dowsett-Welling Rexall Drug Store
35. Aylsworth & Martin Clothier
36. Post Office and Walter's Beauty Shop
37. Peter Leonard Taylor Shop
38. Carl Dahl Shoe Shop
39. City Recorder, later J. Ross Brown Realty/Ins.
40. City Hall, Fire Station
41. Fred Howitt residence
42. Bus Stop Cafe
43. Ivy Service Station, Christenson & Tillstrom
44. Ernie Christenson residence, later E. R. Walser
45. Hank Lowe home/beauty; Peterson Plumbing
46. Odd Fellows Hall and Rebecca Lodge
47. unknown
48. Brockway & Nelson, Dodge dealership
49. Green's Woodworking Shop
50. Chris Satter residence
51. Fun Center, bowling alley.
52. Methodist Episcopal Church
53. Old Methodist Church parsonage, Walser home
54. Smith home, Vick and Walt
55. unknown
56. W. J. Cooper residence
57. Dr. Alfred Thompson residence
58. Wilsons
59. Faye Gunther residence
60. Fieldhouse Fancher Chevrolet dealer
61. .... Erickson for short time.
62. Rental house, George and Donnie Lintner
63. George and Grace Page (Don and Jean)
64. James and Hester Lawrence; Hjaltalin family
65. James and Vivian Gordy Lawrence residence
66. Frank and Josie Metzger residence
67. Virell's
68. Bergland's
69. Gates Funeral Home; Carroll Funeral Home
70. Winter's residence
71. Ernest and Mary Mallett residence
72. unknown
73. .... McQuary (ran Red & White Grocery)
74. Franz and Elizabeth Olbrich residence
75. Private road to Will Metzger residence
76. C. J. Lundquist residence
77. A. W. "Bert" and Eva Metzger residence
78. J. W. Steffanson residence
79. .... Bergstrom or Roy Bunting
80. Elva and Jemima Ann Camp residence
81. Melvin and Katie Camp residence
82. Boughner rental
83. Eleanor Boughner residence
84. George and Harriet Metzger residence
85. Harry Bjur residence
86. Al Camp residence
87. Dick and Kate Jennings family
88. Lock Lewis family
89. .... Bratzel
62
90. ... Coe
91.
92. Carl and Tilda Dahl family (Loretta, Raymond)
93. Henry Tilgner family (Roy, Glenna, Bob, Billy)
94. Jim Cogswell home (with a pond)
95. Frank Beers family
96. Roy Lewis family
97. Adel Zurcher
98. Fred Hills family; later Ben and Clara Owens
99. Inez Lusted
100. Ed and Nora Rusher family
101. Vern Cole family
102. Glen Franks residence
103."Shorty" Anerson residence
104.Copeland Lumber Yard
105. Portland Stages Garage
106. Roy and Ella Pererson, son Darrell (Pete)
107. ... Balmer family
108. Breniser family
109. Old wooden foot bridge
110. Inez Lusted
111. Eli Parker
112. Ed Stubbs office
113. Thompson apartments
114. New Methodist parsonage
115. Dee's Inn and Out
116. Brown Flower Shop
117. unknown
118. Chris Satter's Market
119. Harding Cafe
120. Ed Bjur residence
121. Emanuel and Daisy Miller residence
122. Walt Tilistrom residence
123. Dr. Griffith's office
123A. City Hall courtyard
124. Joe Chiodo Plumbing
125. Bjur Electric
126. Stairs to Dr. Adix office and apartments
127.
128. Frank Escobar residence
129. Ronald Stookey residence; now Post Office
130. A. J. W. Brown residence
131. Jacob Metzger residence
132. Dr. Adix residence
133. Ralph Deaville residence
134. Gresham Grade School
135. Baptist Church
136. Church parsonage; Walser family first residence
137. Grange Hall
138. Raker residence
139. Hand car shed
140. Horseshoe Swamp
141. Hobo Camp
Black and white photo postcard of Gresham Main Avenue looking north from just north of Powell. The Congdon Hotel is on the left; Bartelt's Mercantile is the two-story wooden structure visible in the background on the right side. Main Avenue is a dirt road with sidewalks. The postcard was mailed to Alice Peterson in Shaw, Oregon. The note says "I got a football and a pair of roller skates. Have you heard that Barteltes Store has burn down. I am getting along fine in school. How are you Orville D."
9" x 6" menu and program printed on 1/4" plywood board for the "Gresham products dinner, Auspices of Gresham Kiwanis Club In Co-operation with Eastern Multnomah County Growers and Manufacturers" at the Gresham Grange Hall on 11/3/1930. The dinner menu items are listed with the grower/producer's name, including Gresham Greenhouse, Thomas Biornstad; Jim Spence; Pacific Conserving Col, Inc.; Sandy Packing Co.; S.B. Hall; Carrie Powell; Gresham Produce Co., D.L. McKillican; Sandy Creamery, S.B. Harper; Gresham Bakery, Ted Van Doninck; Edward Aylsworth; A.W. Metzger Co.; Wholesome Dairy, Earl Townsend; Gresham Berry Growers; Mountain View Dairy, H. Andregg. Guest list on back, including names and companies. Gresham Outlook credited with printing the program; board manufactured by Coast Basket & Veneer Co. and funded by Walrad Mercantle Co. Lists main products of region: "berries, Poultry, Dairying, Vegetables, Bulbs, Flowers, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Etc." Borders on front are elaborately printed in orange with cornucopias filled with fruits and vegetables and produce along the edges of the board. The lettering is blue. The back of the board has an orange outline border.
Topographical Map of Oregon-Washington Portland Quadrangle.
Includes Portland, Vancouver, and surrounding towns. Willamette and Columbia River. Longitude 122.625 at western edge; latitude 45.625 at northern edge. 1914 reprint of 1905 edition, USGS 15-Minute quadrangle. Guide to reading USGS topographic maps is printed on back. Name "Ruth Schlapp" handwritten on back in pencil.
Black and white photo of a team of about seven men laying railroad tracks for a logging train on Larch Mountain. A hand car or dolly is in the foreground, flanked by two piles of railroad ties; the men are in the background. Mounds of torn roots and debris are visible on either side of the tracks; intact forest in the distance.
Telephone company staff seated and standing in an office with switchboards. Group consists of four women seated and two men standing. Two women, Arlie Gibbs and Winifred Osburn McClure, are wearing headsets with horn-shaped speakers connected to the switchboard.
Left to right: Arlie Gibbs (Davidson), Winifred Osburn McClure, Iva Alder (Littlepage), Grace Page, Bill Ekstrom, and Frank Christenson
Black and white photo of Evelyn Ida (Evie) Mason as Miss Gresham, posing with two other pageant members, Miss Oregon (Sue Pack) with a tiara and Miss Hillsboro (Maureen Elizabeth Bassett). Evie Mason is on the left. The contestants are in their formal gowns with long white gloves. This is a full length photo.
Black and white photo postcard of Gresham School, a wooden building with three floors and a bell tower. Apparent on front of school is sign that says "School District No 4". Written in ink on the front of the photo: "Grade and High School - Gresham". There is a complete message written in ink on the back, partly obscured by a sticker that has "39-C" written on it. The message reads "The second last letter you said there was a package at Paris for you. I wonder if you have received the can of eats yet. Mrs. Hillon died last week. I went to the funeral. Emer[son sent] his grandmother a cable, and [that is] all they have ever heard from him. [It is] about 6 months now and they have never got a letter from him and cannot find any thing from him or where he is. Stanleys hear real often from Earl. Well this is all I can think of at present With love from Mother" "1901" is also written on the back.
Black and White photo postcard of a group of school children aged about 5 to 10 standing on the front steps of the Gresham School in 1910. "1910" written on the back along with "Nora'a first school picture 1st on left Nora Pullen"
Black and white photo postcard cut down; image of teacher and a group of children aged about 10-15 standing on front steps of Gresham School (combined elementary and high school). The number "111" is in the print, lower right side. Postcard appears to have been addressed to Miss Nora Pullen, but the last name is cut off.
Black and white photo postcard of students on steps of Gresham School (combined elementary and high school) about 1918. Written in ink on the front andback "Miss Nora Pullen top step". The boys are arrayed on the left side and girls on the right side of the front school steps.
Black and white copy of a photo of nine girls in white dresses at Gresham Grade School 8th grade graduation. The names of the girls are written on the back. Front row from left: Maude Harvey, Kate Johnston, Leora Devanie, Elsie Schultz Thompkins. Back row: Jessie Beard, Lena Wright LaLonde, Jennie Metzger, Tilda Walker Dahl, Geneva Wright Johnson.
Narrow folder containing a folded map and directory of Portland businesses in 1925. Includes a section that introduces businesses and gives information about where to buy items. The front cover has a design with a magnifiying glass showing over the Willamette River and streets. The back has a list of buildings by name and location. Inside it opens to an alphabetical list of businesses. Opens further to a downtown Portland map from Ash to Salmon and Second to Park showing all businesses in each block with that street area. There are sketches of some of the buildings on the map. Inside insert also has a map showing the east and west side of the Willamette River w/ mileage chart outside of downtown Portland area. Another inside map shows main routes to the Columbia River (north), 82nd Ave.to the east, Pacific Highway going south and west hills including Council Crest. 8.5" X 3" closed.
Broom and mop holder advertising A.W. Metzger & Company, made of sheet metal. Cream colored with blue lettering on face. Mounting holes on top and bottom used to fasten unit to wall. Two wooden cylinders mounted on steel wire for hanging mop or broom.
Fitted knee-length women's coat. Coat is deep fuchsia wool with silver fox fur trim lining the bottom (approximately 12"). Long sleeves have wide (2") cuff. Placket has visible and not visible fasteners with multiple methods of closing and displaying, with a large red tie encircling the waist. Inner black label has silver Fromm logo embossed and "Fromm "Bright with Silver" Pedigree F 4704" in silver thread.
Digital audio file recorded from 33 1/2 rpm record. Record contains 9 versions of a radio commercial for Zimmerman's Twelve-Mile Store located at Twelve-Mile Corner, now known as North Central Gresham. All versions consist of a man singing in a false Scottish accent with piano accompaniment about Zim's.
Transcription:
First verse (repeated in first six versions):
I find my food in the country
Not far from the Gresham Fair
Just head for the Twelve-Mile Corner
Old Zim will meet you there
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Sure and Scotch there is no (?)
So I park in the lot in my favorite spot
Cause there's bargains (?) full of food (?)
Just look for the light and tower
And the swivel light on top
Then park in the lot in your favorite spot;
To the door it's just a hop
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
There's everything good to eat
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
It's the place where old friends meet
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
On the level just ask (gramps?)
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
And get green trading stamps
The redemption room is lovely
Full of everything you wish
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
And get your favorite dish
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Cause they smile from head to toe
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
You'll save a lot of dough
Variation of first verse used in versions 7-9:
I find my food in the country
Not far from the Gresham Fair
Just drive to the Twelve-Mile Corner
Old Zim will meet you there
There's pots and pans and hardware
And garden tools galore
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
You'll love his brand-new store
Try sauerkraut and Wheaties
Or cook a good beef stew
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
Go the rest (?) is up to you
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Where traffic's not congestion
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
You won't have indigestion
Map of Gresham Area
Shows:
some roads, plots of land with acreage, Beaver Creek, donation land claims, Zenith Addition, Shoemaker's Addition, Bristol, the I.W. Tract, Daniel Acres, Cleveland Addition, Hall Park, Powell Blvd, Thompson's Addition, Lawrence Addition, Snovue, City Limits
Hand drawn map on back bottom left corner
Likely dates to before 1960 due to presence of Mt. Hood and P.E.P. Co. railways; low density outside Downtown Gresham core; and city limits not encompassing Powell Valley and other outlying areas since annexed.
Black and white photograph of a row of large tents set up in a field beside the Gresham Berry Growers Cannery. Seven tents are visible set up next to each other on the right side of the photograph, another one tent is visible outside of the line, further toward the center of the photograph. In front of the tents are seven people are visible in the photograph: five women gather around the fronts of the tents in groups of two and three, and two men stand in the center of the photo, near a truck.
Black and white photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers' cold storage facility, a large concrete warehouse with a covered roll-up door. On the top corner of the building, a sign for Otness Construction Co. is visible.
On the back, in pencil: "G.B.G. Freezer" and "Cold Storage for Gresham Cannery"
Black and white aerial photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers/Flav-R-Pak Cannery shot from the northwest. Division Street/Section Line fronts the main building and the Mt. Hood Railway extends along the rear of the complex. Countryside in background is east Gresham/Powell Valley.
On the back, in pencil: "Gresham Cannery / 8th street in front of the cannery / Gresham co-op in left foreground."
Set of three woven baskets, nested. A is the largest has a handle and has remnants of paint on the outside. B is the medium basket with no handle. C is the smallest basket and has a handle.
Black and white photographic print of two young men standing together in front of a studio backdrop decorated with a painted woodland scene. The man on the right is Chris Peterson; the man on the left (with a mustache) is unknown. Both men are wearing felt hats, button-down shirts, dark jackets, and boots. Photo is printed on heavy beige cardpaper with rounded corners. Handwritten in pencil on front bottom margin: "Chris | Peterson". Handwritten on back in pen and pencil: "Chris Peterson" and "Chris Peterson | (without mustach) | and unknown friend (with mustach".
Black and white photo of a two story white building with cars parked at the side and one car driving south on Main in front of the building; banner on side of building reads "ENTRANCE TO FAIRGROUNDS | FOR AUTOS." The photo is taken from a height, perhaps a building rooftop. The building is the Dan White Restaurant and Confectionary on the NW corner of Main Ave. and Second St. in Gresham. There are two men in hats looking at the building with their backs to the photographer. There is a poem written in ink (cursive) on the back of the photo. "It was in the town of Gresham where lived two of Bethlehem's best men. They had traveled far and wide and after meeting Esther and Retty in whom they took much pride They decided to forever here abide."
Black and white photo, downtown Gresham, with Statue of Liberty replica in intersection. Back of photo, handwritten "Intersection Main & Powell | Looking East".
Buildings on right include brick building with "GARAGE" sign at front and sign on building "Trucks and Cars". Car in the middle of the intersection, 3 cars in background. Left side building includes one with "Gresham Drug Co" sign. Other buildings wood. Road appears to be dirt. Electric/phone poles in foreground and background. Street light hanging above.
Black and white photo of Carl Zimmerman in a cowboy hat, holding a toy pistol aimed at six men inside a novelty fake jail constructed outdoors. The side of the structure painted with inscription "GRESHAM RODEO | July 2-3-4 | Kangaroo Kourt Kalaboose" and "Don't Feed Prisoners".
Poster advertising a dance at the Chamber-Legion Hall in Gresham for the benefit of the Gresham Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad. Black text on plain off-white ground. Text reads: "Firemens - First Aid Squad | DANCE | Prceeds for Benefit Fund of Gresham Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad | Chamber-Legion Hall, Gresham | FRI., OCTOBER 30 | MUSIC BY | Dahlquist's Orchestra | Springer's Music | Admission $1.00 per Couple | PURCHASE TICKET FROM ANY FIREMAN | EVERYBODY WELCOME!"
Black & white landscape photo of Bill & Esther Jenne standing next to a car, on what appears to be a sandy beach. Both are dressed formally. License plate on front says "DEALER | 485-D | ORE | 1928" Handwritten on back in black ink "William Forrest Jenne | & | Esther Peterson Jenne"
Black and White Landscape photo of two people on a hay cart, being pulled by two white horses. Hand written on back "Dad Peterson & | Esther on Shaw farm"
Black & white photo of Esther Peterson (Jenne) as a young woman, wearing long white dress and large hair bow, holding a tennis racquet and ball as if posing to serve. She is standing in front of a large pile of wood or lumber. Handwritten on back "Esther | Jenne"
Pocket cut from U.S. Army uniform shirt/jacket (A) containing items B-P.
A) Rectangular patch pocket with rectangular button flap, composed of OD wool twill; cut from fabric of shirt leaving a rough border around the pocket. Single button, circular brown plastic.
B) Patch, double chevron; gold ribbon machine-stitched to OD wool felt backing cut in chevron shape.
C) and D) are matching patches, single chevron; red wool felt machine-stitched to OD wool twill (uniform material), C) cut in chevron shape and D) cut in triangle.
E) World War Service medal; double-sided cross patee pendant on rainbow grosgrain ribbon sewn over pinback bar. Medal/pendant is gilt metal; relief design of eagle over State of Oregon seal superimposed on cross; banner over eagle reads "WORLD WAR SERVICE". Reverse of cross has relief text, "PRESENTED | BY | THE | STATE OF OREGON | IN | GRATEFUL | RECOGNITION | OF FAITHFUL SERVICE | RENDERED DURING THE | 1917 1918 | WORLD | WAR". Hinged straight pin fastening; attached to white paper card. On back of ribbon bar, imprinted "W & H CO. NEWARK, N.J. | PAT. AP'D FOR". Also on reverse of medal at bottom in very small raised text, "W & H CO NEWARK NJ".
F) Blacked bronze collar disc; artillery insignia of crossed cannons over letter "A", all in relief. Threaded post fastening on back; circular nut with reeded edge.
G) Bronze collar disc (possibly had blacking originally) with raised text "US" in block letters with "N.A." superimposed over front (United States National Army). Threaded post fastening on back with circular bronze nut.
H) Bronze collar disc (possibly had blacking originally) with infantry insignia of crossed rifles; regiment number "361" over rifles and company letter "L" below. Threaded post fastening on back; circular brass nut.
I) Bronze collar disc (possibly had blacking originally) with letters "USNA" (U.S. National Army) interlocking and overlapping in relief. Threaded post fastening on back; circular brass nut.
J) Large US Army shank button for uniform; convex bronze front with spread eagle. Back and shank are brass; text "THE ART METAL WORKS | NEWARK, N.J."
K) Medium-size US Army shank button; same as J) but for size.
L) Small US Army shank button for garrison cap; same as K and J but for size and inscription: back reads "HORSTMANN | PH LA".
M) Compass in nickel-plated circular casing with hinged lid. Compass face is silver-toned with black printed markings; text reading "USANITE |TAYLOR | ROCHESTER, N.Y. | PAT. APR. 20-1915"; glass covering over face. Lid is on a spring hinge with snap fastening and button release attached to carrying ring. Imprinted on lid: "ENG. DEPT. | U.S.A. 1917".
N) Wristwatch or pocket watch in flat circular nickel-plated brass casing. Removable lid composed of nickel-plated metal with latticework design; lid snaps over front of watch face. Watch face is black with orange numbers and white markings; also white text reading "INGERSOLL | MIDGET". Second face inset within minute/hour face. Thumb screw on PL side for winding; flat wire rings at top and bottom for band.
O) is insignia/service pin consisting of enameled pinback bar with two blue stars on white ground with red frame; hinged straight pin fastening on back; pendant of crossed rifles with block letters "U.S" superimposed over front.
P) is a nib pen in black plastic casing with plastic cap with silver-toned metal ring.
Service patch for U.S. Army Advance Section, Services of Supply, World War I. Patch is composed of a light blue wool felt square, unfinished edges, on which is embroidered red Cross Lorraine flanked by letters "A | S" (Advance Section), encircled by blue embroidered line. Blue thread is in two slightly different shades.
Small rectangular metal badge with a safety pin fastner on the back. There is a small rectangular mirror in the middle of the plaque. Above and below the mirror is lithographed green text on off-white background "ZIMMERMAN'S | We Handle National Brands".
Girls' blue blended cotton twill athletic jersey for Pleasant Valley Elementary School. Shirt buttons down center front; turn-down collar lined with goldenrod binding tape; raglan cap sleeves also edged with gold binding. Text "Pleasant | Valley" embroidered in yellow cursive text on PL front; self patch pocket with single button flap on PR front. Large gold numeral "7" appliqued to CB. Woven label at interior CB with text "ATHLETIC | SUPPLY" and "Tackle Twill | REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. | WATER REPELLENT | RAYON AND COTTON | FABRIC BY | Skinners"; tags also have illustration of red star with blue wings and two football players.
Black and white photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard, sawing wood from a felled tree in a forest. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and pants with suspenders and a felt hat with narrow brim. The tree appears to be about three feet in diameter based on several rounds already cut beside the log. Setting is identified as the Cotton Farm in Gresham.
Inscribed on back in pen: "J.W. Davis sawing wood on the Cotten [sic] farm | To Nettie Carr | from Mother Davis | Sep. 8 1931" - Last two digits of the year are written over in different pen "10".
Black and white photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard, seated in a chair in front of a wooden house amidst tall grass. He is wearing a long coat and a bowler hat. The cellar door and steps of the house are visible in the photo.
Postcard markings on back. Inscribed on back in pencil: "J.W. Davis | Born April 7. 1828 | taken by Mr. Cotten [sic] Spring 1910 | We were living in our own house on the Cotten Farm | (Mother) | for Nettie Carr".
Black and white photo of John W. Davis, an elderly man with a long beard, standing in a field of cabbage. He is wearing a short coat and pants and a felt hat with a brim. Wooded landscape in background.
Inscribed on back in pen: "1911. October 30 | J.W. Davis in his Cabage [sic] patch that he raised himself the summer he was 83 years old. taken by Mr. Cotton. | he has a pack of cabbage on his back."
Black and white photo, taken outside, in front of a house. House is wood, steps up to a porch. Thirteen people, seven adults and six children. Four men in suits standing, two of them holding a child. Three women in dresses sitting on the ground in front, one holding a young boy. Three young girls dressed in white sitting on the ground in front of the women. Handwritten on the back: "Ernest Schedeen family | Mels Roddun | 1912 | 2 from left on both" Handwritten in upper right corner "49.150 | G.H.S.| 0052". People: Schedeen, Ernest Roddun, Mels
Black and white photo of George Metzger with two white or light-colored horses, standing outside in front of a barn. One of the horses is wearing blinders; both have harnesses.. People: Metzger, George
Black and white photo, taken outside in front of the Burton house on Ava Street in Gresham. Five people, from left: Fern Rifer, Roy Burton, Addie Louise Burton, Bill Torrey, Grace Bluhm. The two men are standing in back, both wearing white caps. The three women in front in dresses.. People: Rifer, Fern Burton, Roy Burton, Addie Torrey, Bill Bluhm, Grace
Black and white studio portrait of H. Victor Adix, Jr. as a young man or older teen. Photo is in a brown cardboard folder with tissue paper protecting photo. Ivory colored frame around photo. "MARKHAM | PORTLAND, ORE." printed on frame. Written on back of folder: "Vic Adix".. People: Adix, H. Victor, Jr.
Black and white studio portrait of three children, sitting/standing in a wicker chair. Youngest (Evelyn Metzger) in all white; Willa Metzger standing in back in black & white dress with white blouse. Walter Metzger sitting in front, with black and white skirt and jacket and white blouse. Cream colored cardboard frame. Printed at bottom "Hayes, Fotografer Portland, Or" Handwritten on back "Twins Willa May 2 yr | Walter Ray 2 yr | Evelyn Kate 1 yr Metzger" "Children of Mary Gertrude & | Jacob Metzger". People: Metzger, Willa Burton, Evelyn Kate (Metzger) Metzger, Walter Ray
Copy of studio portrait of William Henry Shattuck as a boy, wearing a suit. Photo is oval with white border around. Handwritten on back "William Henry Shattuck | Born 1863 - Died 1905 | Brother of | Mary Gertrude Shattuck | John Wesley | Edwin Paul ". People: Shattuck, William Henry
Black and white studio portrait of Johnny Underwood, a young man in black suit, standing. Background wallpaper or screen with ferns or leaves. Border around photo, and printed at bottom: On left: "Sixth | and Ankeny, | PORTLAND" Center: "Prof. G.L. Eastman, | COR. FIRST & TAYLOR, | 111 1/2 THIRD, BET. WASHINGTON & STARK " Right: "388 | E. Morrison, | OREGON." Handwritten on back: "Johnny Underwood | Born 1876 - Died 1912 | Buried: White Birch Cemetery | Gresham Oregon | His mother was a sister (Margaret) | of Samuel Metzger, Jake's father, | which makes him (Jake) first cousin to | Johnny.". People: Underwood, John Metzger, Samuel
Black and white photo of the 1908 Multnomah County Fair. Building with banners on the front, three tents in landscape. Sign to the right of the building says "GRANGE | HEADQUARTERS." Two wagons with horses in front and to right side of building. Other people and horses in front and to side. Tree covered hills behind (Wallula Heights). View is looking west. Handwritten on upper right corner of photo "first fair-1908 | at the present | location" White border around photo.
Black and white photo, horse harnessed to a plow, with Edward Aylsworth driving the plow. He is wearing a hat, white shirt, and pants. Tree in immediate background. Handwritten on back "Edward Aylsworth 1920's? | belongs to | Marjorie Aylworth Schedeen". People: Aylsworth, Edward Schedeen, Marjorie Alysworth
Newspaper office, the Gresham Outlook. Junior Linotype press/typesetting machine at left of photo, stove in middle of the room. At left is Emma B. Johnson, the press operator, standing behind the press. Man in suit standing second from left is unknown; young man second from right wearing an apron is Chase St. Clair, and the man at the right in a vest and shirtsleeves is owner/editor Harry Leslie St. Clair. Handwritten on back "1904 Ed Metzger | H.L. St. Clair" "L/R 1 Lena St Clair | 2 | 3 | 4 H.L. St. Clair" (Woman is incorrectly identified.). People: Johnson, Emma B. St. Clair, Chase Metzger, Ed St. Clair, Harry Leslie St. Clair, Edna St. Clair, Lena Chase
Formal studio portrait of Andy McMillan. Oval shaped photo with black cardboard rectangle around. Name of photography studio is cut off at bottom. Man has a bushy mustache, is wearing a dark jacket, white collar with tie. Hand written on front "Andy | McMillian" Written faintly on back: "Lived on |Cleaveland | near | Burnside". People: McMillian, Andy
Black and white Raney Family group portrait. Three adults seated in front row, from left: Maude Howitt, her mother Jennie Raney, and her father Ben Raney. The two younger Raney children are standing behind, Harvey on left and Orel on right. The two women are wearing dark dresses; Ben is wearing a suit and tie; Harvey is wearing a suit jacket and bowtie; Orel is wearing a light-colored frilly dress and hair ribbon. White label on front, bottom, with typewritten: "Maude Howett, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Raney & children | Harvey and Oral" Handwritten on back: "From Thelma Johnson| 1900-1910 | Edwardian | children | mimicked | grown | 1905.2". People: Howett, L. Maude Raney, Ben Raney, Jennie Raney, Harvey Raney, Orel
Black and white studio portrait of Henry Kane as an older man, wearing a Grand Army of the Republic uniform characterized by a hat bearing the laurel wreath G.A.R. insignia. He is seated at 3/4 angle to the camera. Handwritten on bottom "Henry Kane - 1844-1911" Handwritten on back: "Mr. Kane". People: Kane, Henry
Black and white photo of two men, including John Shattuck, holding the leads of three pack horses. Both are wearing hats and work clothes. They are standing in a dirt road with buildings in the backyard, one of which reads "STOCKYARD". Horse in middle has packs on it. Other two horses with saddles. Handwritten on back: " Uncle | John Shattuck | Brother of Mary Gertrude | Shattuck | Grandmother of | VMC" Handwritten on back, at bottom: "1983 | Great Niece of John Shattuck | Property of Virginia Grass Christensen | Granddaughter of Mary Gertrude Shattuck Metzger". People: Shattuck, John Christensen, Virginia Grass
Black & white professional photo of Alexander Beers as a middle-aged man, sitting in chair at desk with book or pamphlet in hand. Hand written on top and bottom "Alexander Beers" Handwritten on back: "Alexander Beers". People: Beers, Alexander
Black and white photo of Mildred St. Clair Davies (left) and spouse Ben Davies in front of a car. Both are wearing traveling clothes. Sign on car says "LONG PRAIRIE" Handwritten on back: "Leaving honeymoon | for Minnesota | July 3, 1921" Handwritten on back in black marker: "Outlook | St. Clairs | Ben & Mildred | Davies". People: Davies, Ben Davies, Mildred (St. Clair)
Black and white studio photo of a young couple: Jimmy Maybee (seated) and spouse Minnie Maybee, standing beside him. Both in formal dress. Cardboard edge around photo. Printed on front of photo at bottom "WATSON 225 First Street, | Portland, Or. " Handwritten on back: "Jimmy and Minnie | Maybee 1870s" (erroneous; the couple married in 1888).. People: Maybee, James H.L. Maybee, Minnie
Black and white cabinet card photo. Studio portrait with decorative background; family group consisting of William Maybee (left) and spouse Hannah Landon Maybee, an older man and woman, seated; granddaughter Lottie Maybee (left) and son Willie Maybee, a girl and boy, standing behind. All in formal clothing. Cardboard frame has scalloped edge all around. Printed at bottom of frame are four locations of the Eastman photography studio chain in Portland, East Portland, The Dalles, and Astoria. Center, large print: "EASTMAN" Handwritten on back: "Hannah & | Maybee Great | Grandparents- | Aunt Lottie G. Maybee | Willie Maybee | back. 1870s | ft. Row R 1. Lathe G. Maybee | 2. Willie Maybee". People: Maybee, Lottie G. Maybee, Willie Maybee, Hannah Maybee, William
Black and white cabinet card photo. Maybee family photo taken in studio with man, James Maybee, sitting in chair; woman, Minnie Maybee, standing to the side with hand on back of chair; and their daughter, Alma D. Maybee, a young girl, standing with hand on arm of chair. All are dressed formally. Card has imprint at the bottom in script: "Mesarvey 165 1/2 THIRD ST | PORTLAND, OR." Handwritten on back "Oct. 28, 1898 | J.H.L | Mimi | Alma. D. Maybee | Sandy, | Oregon" Notes from entry: Maybee family portrait with Minnie and James Maybee and daughter, Alma D. Taken at a professional photography studio in Sandy, Oregon. Black and white; portrait orientation.. People: Maybee, James H.L. Maybee, Minnie Maybee, Alma D.
Black and white cabinet card photo, taken in studio. Oval portrait of John and Nellie Metzger. John is seated and Nellie is standing beside with arms resting on his shoulder. Both formally dressed in late Victorian attire. Printed on back, looks like an ink stamp: "D. H. HENDEE | PHOTOGRAPHER | I Street Bwt. 4 & 5 TH | EAST PORTLAND, OGN." Handwritten on back: " Nellie 16 John 30 Metzger". People: Metzger, Eliza Ellen "Nellie" Metzger, John Hendee, Denney H.
Sepia studio portrait. Young man standing, with right hand resting on back of a chair. He is dressed in a dark, striped suit with a white shirt. Photo is glued onto an ivory colored cardboard frame. Printed on bottom left corner of frame "B.C. TOWNE, | PORTLAND, OR." Handwritten on back in blue pen, "Maybee | Alph(onso?) | Albert Maybees | father - 1880's | at Damascus". People: Maybee, Alpha Lorenzo
Studio portrait, black & white, photo of Hester B. Thorpe as a young woman. Seated, wearing black jacket, large white collar and white button or brooch. Handwritten on back "Hester B Thorpe". People: Thorpe, Hester B.
Black and white photo of Schedeen family group with six people standing in back, three children standing in front. Photo taken outdoors with trees and shrubs in background. Handwritten on back, and same handwritten on paper taped to photo: "Back row: Emil Schedeen (Grandpa) Poly Schedeen Annie Schedeen (Mrs.) Evelyn Schedeen Ruth Schedeen Ernest Schedeen (Mr.) Front Row: Marion Schedeen Lorna Schedeen Lester Schedeen | 1922". People: Schedeen, Emil Schedeen, Roland E. "Poly" Schedeen, Annie Schedeen, Evelyn Schedeen, Ruth Schedeen, Ernest Schedeen, Marion Schedeen, Lorna Schedeen, Lester
Picture postcard. Black and white photo of a parade of adults and children at the Gresham Fairgrounds. Man at front carrying sign that reads "Gresham | Methodist Episcopal | Sunday School". Another participant carrying U.S. flag. Large barn, possibly an exhibit hall, in background; people and horses on path in front of barn.
Black and white photo mounted on black mat board. Picture of a white, two story school building, surrounded by snags and stumps burned in a recent fire. Handwritten on back "Palmer - Bridal Veil | 1908 | 1st school Roba Emery Hengstler | attended ( Tony's wife)". People: Hengstler, Roba Emery Hengstler, Tony
Black and white, oval photo with white border. Bessie Howett as a teenage girl or young woman wearing a formal dress, seated. Handwritten on back "Bessie Howett | Meat Market | Family " Magnet on back with "BESSIE HOWETT". People: Howett, Bessie
Black and white photo portrait of sisters Ann and Ellen Simonsen, both young women. Both wearing dark-colored clothing. Ann is sitting on the arm of the chair with Ellen standing beside her. Handwritten on back "Siminsen [sic] | sisters | Ann and Ellen | Siminsen | Gilmore | Brother Alfred | from | Wrights". People: Simonsen, Ann Gilmore, Ellen (Simonsen)
Black and white photo of children grouped on the stairs of the Gresham School, Multnomah District No. 4. Photo shows students of different ages, with younger students near the bottom and eldest near the top. Dewey Gibbs is in the 2nd row, and Mabel Metzger is in the first row, 5th from the left. Handwritten on bottom of photo "YEAR -1909" Handwritten on back "contributed by Elsie & Felix Chido 1981 2nd row | Dewey Gibbs". People: Metzger, Mabel Gibbs, Dewey Andrew
Black and white photo of (left to right) Schuyler C. Jones, Fisher Jennings, Bert Hoss, and Ben Hoover working inside the A.W. Metzger Store, possibly in a back room, with bags piled up in background. Schuyler C. Jones is standing on a large scale, buckets and boxes behind. Names written on back.. People: Metzger Jones, Schuyler C. Jennings, Fisher Hoss, Bert Hoover, Ben
Black and white studio portrait of young lady, white border around. Bottom right corner has embossed text reading "Schneider // Gresham, Ore." Likely to be the name of the photography studio. Hand written on back "Jene Sloop 1924 | Gresham Hi Graduation". People: Sloop, Jene
Black and white studio portrait of young woman. White border around photo. She is wearing a dress with white lace neck and sleeve borders, wearing pearl necklace, sitting down. Bottom right corner with handwritten "Alm '24" "1924 | Sirgrid Alm | Gresham Hi Graduation". People: Sirgrid Alm
Black and white studio portrait of young woman. Wearing white dress, seated, dark background. She is holding a rolled up paper item, possibly a diploma.White border around photo. Handwritten on back " 1924 | GENEVIEVE | MANNARY | Gresham Hi Graduation". People: Mannary, Genevieve
Black and white photo of a team of about seven men laying railroad tracks for a logging train on Larch Mountain. A hand car or dolly is in the foreground, flanked by two piles of railroad ties; the men are in the background. Mounds of torn roots and debris are visible on either side of the tracks; intact forest in the distance.
Black and white photo of a group of students standing on the front steps of Gresham Grade School. Group includes Margaret Nickerson, Rose Kehrli, Gretta Kehrli, Gertrude Ward, Marie Wood, and June Moore. At bottom of picture written "(Bjur.) Gresham. 1931" Names handwritten on back.. People: Nickerson, Margaret Kerhli, Rosa Kerhli, Grettie Ward, Gertrude Wood, Marie Moore, June
Sepia toned photo of dedication of Gresham Branch of 1st National Bank, Main & Powell. Flatbed truck with men standing on the back. Truck decorated, bunting on building, WELCOME sign above door. Typed on paper on front of picture "Dedication picture: Henry Rogers, W.C. Carroll, and Ralph Deaville; James Elkington presiding." Handwritten on back: "1934 E.B. McNaughton | Henry Rogers | W.C. Carroll | Ralph Deaville | James Elkington (not shown)". People: McNaughton, E.B. Rogers, Henry Carroll, W.C. Deaville, Ralph Elkington, James
Photograph of group of people sitting and standing in front of Gresham Grange Hall, formerly Gresham School, located adjacent to the Pioneer Cemetery on Powell Boulevard. Group is thought to be veterans of the Civil War and their families. It is composed of people of all ages. Joel Bates, Maggie Crow, Annie Bates, Mrs. Chipman, Amanda Johnson, Lizzie Joel, Lewis Bates, Henry Kane, Clara Kane, George Kimeron, Mrs. George Kimeron, Bessie Knierson, Mr. William T. Sherwood, Mrs. W. Northway. ***Display copy, mounted on foam core, located in P.I. 2***. People: Bates, Joel Crow, Maggie Bates, Annie Chipman Johnson, Amanda Joel, Lizzie Bates, Lewis Kane, Henry Kane, Clara Kimeron, George Knierson, Bessie Sherwood, William T. Sherwood, Martha Northway, W., Mrs.
Black and white studio portraits of Virginia Grass (Christensen) as a young girl. She is wearing a white dress with ruffles around the bottom, flowers on shoulder with ribbons hanging down, wearing white socks and shoes. Printed on photo, bottom right corner, "Bushnell." Handwritten on back "Virginia Grass" Portrait B, Virginia has a more serious look, and is standing next to a table, with one hand on the table, the other hand in front of her. Handwritten on back "Virginia Grass | 1925-26". People: Christensen, Virginia (Grass)
Two copies of a black and white cabinet card portrait. Harve Metzger as a young man with side part combed hair, mustache, wearing dark suit, 3/4 angle portrait, fade effect below chest. Printed on bottom of cardboard "Bertrand 413 North Main Street, | Opp. Pico House, LOS ANGELES, CAL.". People: Metzger, William Harvey "Harve"
Two copies of same photo. Black and white photo taken outside, in front of the porch of the Burton family home on Cleveland Avenue in Gresham.. Five adults, two men and three women: from left, Fern Burton, Roy Burton, Addie Louise Burton, Bill Torrey, Grace Weston. Men are wearing suits, ties, hats. Women in dresses.. People: Burton, Roy Burton, Fern Burton, Addie Torrey, Bill Weston, Grace
