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1. 100 year old home in Polk County, Oregon, 1959 100 year old home in Polk County, Oregon, 1959 Polk County, Oregon; home; Salem-Dallas Highway; Centennial house This long, narrow two-story house with its high fireplace solidly built at one end was a Centennial home as early as April 1959 when the photo was taken. It's location was on the Salem-Dallas road. The...
2. 100 year old home in Polk County, Oregon, 1959 100 year old home in Polk County, Oregon, 1959 Polk County, Oregon; home; Salem-Dallas Highway This Centennial home is one of several located along the Salem-Dallas highway in April 1959 when the photo was taken. The television antenna on the roof of the relatively small home indicates that the...
3. 1857 Fairfield School, Marion County, Oregon, 1956 1857 Fairfield School, Marion County, Oregon, 1956 Fairfield, Oregon; Marion County; school; pioneers The 1857 Fairfield School in Marion County, about six miles south of St. Paul, Oregon. In this 1956 photograph, the windows were nailed shut and the doors were locked. The Fairfield Post Office was established...
4. 1860 map of Oregon 1860 map of Oregon Oregon; map 1860 map of Oregon
5. 1862 American flag at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church at Zena, Oregon, 1961 1862 American flag at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church at Zena, Oregon, 1961 Zena, Oregon; Polk County; church; Spring Valley Presbyterian Church; flag; Scott, Ralph This rare old flag from 1862 hangs in the Zena Church in Polk County. Ralph Scott, a Zena historian, is shown with it. Zena Church was also called the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. The picture was...
6. 1880 fire pumper and hose cart in Newport, Oregon, ca. 1960s 1880 fire pumper and hose cart in Newport, Oregon, ca. 1960s Lincoln County; Benton County; Newport, Oregon; fire wagon; hose cart A woman stands next to an 1880 fire wagon with Newport F.D., RFPD printed on the side. The fire engine was drawn by horses or a group of firemen. The front wheels are smaller than the back wheels. In the...
7. 1880 picture of the stern-wheeler "Wide West" which was built in Portland, Oregon in 1877 1880 picture of the stern-wheeler "Wide West" which was built in Portland, Oregon in 1877 Columbia River; Wide West (paddle steamer); Oregon Steam Navigation Company; Captain Eckhart collection This photograph is of a picture of the stern-wheeler "Wide West" which was built at Portland in 1877 as the pride of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. It represented the very latest refinements in steamboat...
8. 1888-89 Graduates of East Salem School, Salem, Oregon, 1955 1888-89 Graduates of East Salem School, Salem, Oregon, 1955 Salem, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; East School; Salem High School; Washington School; Fry, Dan; French Renaissance architecture Graduates of the East Salem School class of 1888-89 in Salem in Marion County, Oregon pose for this picture taken at Dan Fry's home on August 14, 1955. East School was built in 1887 on the block bordered...
9. 1904 "Auto house" at George Pearce home, 267 N. Winter St., Salem, Oregon 1904 "Auto house" at George Pearce home, 267 N. Winter St., Salem, Oregon Salem, Oregon; Marion County; Winter Street N; garage; arbor; Pearce, George The garage belonging to George Pearce and located at his home at 267 N. Winter Street in Salem was built in 1904 and was probably the oldest one in Salem at the time the photo was taken. The structure...
10. 1904 plaque on at Oregon College of Education in Monmouth, Oregon, in Polk County, 1962 1904 plaque on at Oregon College of Education in Monmouth, Oregon, in Polk County, 1962 Monmouth, Oregon; Polk County; Oregon College of Education; Oregon Normal School; plaque; Columbus Day storm; Monmouth University; Western Oregon University; Disciples of Christ This plaque dating to 1904 was embedded 14 inches beneath the bark of a maple tree at the Oregon College of Education in Monmouth in Polk County on December 10, 1962. The significance of 1904 is not known....
11. 1909 Buick model 10 in Salem, Oregon 1909 Buick model 10 in Salem, Oregon Salem, Oregon; Buick automobile; automobile; Byrd, Donald; Hager, Harold; Byrd, Clarence; Craig, Charley; Byrd, W.H. Seated in this 1909 Buick model 10 are Donald Byrd (driver) and Harold Hager (at his right). On the back seat are Clarence Byrd on the left and Charley Craig on the right. The automobile was registered...
12. 1910 Pullman automobile in front of old Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, ca. 1910-1937 1910 Pullman automobile in front of old Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, ca. 1910-1937 Salem, Oregon; Pullman automobile; Pullman Motor Car Company; Denton collection; Oregon State Capitol Pictured is a 1910 Pullman automobile made by the Pullman Motor Car Company. This photo is from the Denton Collection. Four people pose in the car with the State Capitol in the background. This picture...
13. 1913 food delivery wagon part of Oregon Antique Car Society Exhibit in Salem, Oregon, 1963 1913 food delivery wagon part of Oregon Antique Car Society Exhibit in Salem, Oregon, 1963 Salem, Oregon; antique car; delivery wagon A 1913 food delivery wagon is shown in this photo taken during the Oregon Antique Car Society Exhibit, which was held in Salem in 1963. The advertisement on the side of the wagon reads "Country Store."...
14. 1913 Ford delivery wagon at Oregon Antique Car Society in Salem, Oregon, 1963 1913 Ford delivery wagon at Oregon Antique Car Society in Salem, Oregon, 1963 Salem, Oregon; antique cars; delivery wagon; ford The Oregon Antique Car Society has an exhibit in Salem July 20, 1963. The vehicle in the picture is a 1913 Ford delivery wagon. Obviously the owner who apparently is from Yakima, Washington, has a sense...
15. 1920 General Motors truck in Salem, Oregon, 1945 1920 General Motors truck in Salem, Oregon, 1945 Salem, Oregon; Salem Sand & Gravel Co.; truck; General Motors truck; sand loader The truck pictured is a 1920 General Motors truck in use by Salem Sand and Gravel Company for handling a sand loader on May 2, 1945 when the photo was taken. The truck apparently had sufficient horsepower...
16. 1958 closure of the Isis Theater in Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1958 1958 closure of the Isis Theater in Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1958 Independence, Oregon; Polk County; Isis Theater; Thorp, Elvin A. On January 18, 1958 the Isisi Theater in Independence in Polk County, Oregon closed. The town was named for Independence, Missouri, by Elvin A. Thorp who came to Oregon in 1844.
17. 1958 graduate of Eola School with two teachers/advisors, in Eola, Oregon, 1958 1958 graduate of Eola School with two teachers/advisors, in Eola, Oregon, 1958 Eola, Oregon; Eola school; 100th graduating class; Polk County A student and two teachers/advisors pose on the occasion of the graduation of the 100th graduating class at the Eola school in Eola, Polk County, Oregon.
18. 1st Street (Bay Blvd.) in Newport, Oregon, 1912 1st Street (Bay Blvd.) in Newport, Oregon, 1912 Newport, Oregon; Lincoln County, Oregon; First Street (Newport); two story; three story; wooden building; car; truck; man; horse; business; walkway; plank street; seafood industry; false front. Shown is the planking of 1st Street (Bay Blvd.) in Newport, Oregon. The photo was taken in 1912. The picture seems to have been taken from the present day site of the Coast Guard Station looking east....
19. 2-story round house in Cottage Grove, Oregon, 1963 2-story round house in Cottage Grove, Oregon, 1963 Cottage Grove, Oregon; home; roof This residence is built completely round. The 2-story-high home was located in Cottage Grove as seen in 1963. The roof (the picture cuts the top of) appears to be parasol-shaped and coming to a peak. The...
20. 215 Winter Street S.E., Salem, Oregon, 1963 215 Winter Street S.E., Salem, Oregon, 1963 Salem, Oregon; Cartwright, Richard D.; Cartwright, Florence B.; Frederickson Hall; Winter St.; hospital; rooming house; sanitarium; Florence Sanatorium; Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. This building in Salem, Oregon was located at 215 Winter Street S.E. at the corner of Winter and Ferry Street. Ben Maxwell's negative index identifies it as originally being the Cartwright Sanatorium,...
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