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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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."
