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 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 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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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]."
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."
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
