Black and white image of four men in a bar. One man stands behind the bar; the other three stand at the front, each of these with a full drink in front of them. There is a boot rail at the bottom of the bar itself, and gas lamps hang from the ceiling. On a shelf above the bar mirror are a number of potted ferns spaced between two pictures of bare-chested women and a buffalo. Signs advertising various alcoholic drinks are posted, and include Buchu Gin, El Rey Whiskey, and Albany Brewing Company.
Black and white image of a group of children looking at a museum exhibit featuring an old Victor Talking Machine and three records, two by Victor Talking Machine Company and one by Okeh Records.
Black and white photograph of half a dozen boys and girls looking at quilts and a treadle sewing machine. Pieces of an old clothing pattern hang on the wall at the left of the image, and quilts hang on the wall. Types of quilts that can be seen are a Victorian crazy quilt with feather stitching, a Drunkard's Path, and a variation on a Flying Geese pattern.
Portrait of Harriet Burnett Hoover Killin, the first woman to graduate from Pacific University (Class of 1869). She was married to Benton Killin. She was born in 1848 in Washington County on the Hoover Donation Land Claim, and died in 1937 at her home in Portland.
Black and White photo of a group of school children standing on the steps of a large school. The girls wear dresses of various styles and fabrics, but most appear to be knee-length and with elbow-length full sleeves. A couple wear pinafores over their dresses. The boys wear various outfits; some wear long pants and shirts, some short pants tucked into stockings with four-in-hand ties, and one wears a sailor suit. One boy is wearing overalls. A lady stands at the upper right of the photo, at the top of the stairs and to the right of the children. She wears a black shirt with a white collar, and has her hair up in a loose bun.
Black and white image of a group of men gathered in front of a building. The men, largely wearing suits and hats, stand along the porch while some sit in chairs and others along the edge of the porch. One man in a light-colored shirt and wearing kepi is kneeling on one knee and holds a small dog in his arms. A streetlamp stands on the opposite edge of the boardwalk from the hotel. Numbers are written one or near most of the men, linking them to a list on the back.
Black and white image of a tall tower constructed of metal girders and used for wireless radio transmissions. A water tower, a building, and a number of trees are visible at the base of the tower. Numerous wires descend from various points on the tower to the ground below.
Black and white photograph of a partially destroyed building on a street corner. The lower floor has lost its front wall and the upper roof and false front have been removed. Debris litters the sidewalk around the building, and the back wall appears to be caving in. Painted on the building is the following: 'Cars Washed and Polished. Used Cars bought and Sold. Nash. Used Car Exchange.' A single antique car with a closed cab and exposed engine is parked along the curb in front of the building. The streets appear to be paved, and a woman in a knee-length dress and dark pump shoes crosses the street, walking over rail lines embedded in the street. A man in overalls and a straw hat stands at the street corner, looking toward the photographer.
Black and white photograph of seven men sitting around a table in a room with a fluorescent light hanging from the ceiling. The men wear suits with ties; at least one man has a crew cut. All but one wear glasses. The table appears to be a simple long folding table and they are working on columns of figures and other paperwork.
Black and white image mounted on cardstock of the interior of a bar. Two men stand behind the bar and four others stand about the room. There is a brass boot rail along the bottom of the bar, but no spittoons. Lighting fixtures hang from the ceiling, and a woodstove sits in the back of the room. There are paintings on the walls, but no advertisements that can be seen.
Black and white image of the interior of a bar. Two men stand behind the bar, while two others stand in front of it. One man holds a pool cue in his hand. A brass boot rail runs along the base of the bar, and spittoons spaced along it. A wood stove is just visible in the back of the room, and gas lights hang from the ceiling.
Black and white image of a horse standing on a dirt street in front of a saloon. The horse is posed directly perpendicular to the camera, his reins being held just out of frame on the left side of the image. Behind the horse is a boardwalk, and the saloon behind it has elaborately carved wooden panels and doors. 'Lion. [sic] Saloon' is painted on the two main windows, and 'E. J. Lyons' is lettered in the round window of the front door.
Black and white image of a large, two-story wooden building with a number of people and goods in front of it. A number of men stand in a loosely arranged row across the image, holding various tools and wooden goods. Various shelves, boxes, bed-frames, doors, window frames, and decorative trim and newels are arranged alongside, in between and in front of them. A dresser with a mirror frame stands at the end of the row. In the back right, three young girls in short skirts stand, one with her hand on a baby carriage where a toddler can be seen. A wagon that seems to be mostly a frame is hitched to a two-horse team at the far right of the image. Stacks of wood, doors, and a dresser with a mirror frame are scattered about in front of the shop in the open door. A large water tower stands just to the side of the building, with a ladder leading up to it from the base and another from the roof of the building.
Sepia-toned image mounted on cardstock of two men standing behind a pool table in a pool hall. They each wear ties and slacks, and one wears a small derby style hat. Both are holding pool cutes, one in his left and one in his right hand. Electric lights hang from the ceiling, and a wood stove is set up in the rear of the room with a table and chairs nearby.
Black and white image of an electric streetcar. The car attaches to an elevated electrical line and runs on a track in a dirt street. Two men stand, one at each end, and a number of men and women with various styles of hats can be seen sitting inside the streetcar.
Black and white photograph of a three-story, gabled house in an overgrown yard. House has a double porch that wraps around the two visible sides, with a railing around both upper and lower levels. The yard is overgrown and the trees are in full leaf. A swing is just visible on the far image left of the porch, and a bench sits beside the front door.
Sepia-toned portrait of a group of young people in costume. Most, both men and women, wear simple robes, gathered at the neck and with long, open sleeves. Some have an additional wrap over one shoulder, and the men wear turbans while the women wear skullcaps with veils attached. The group is arranged in rows, with those standing in the back, several kneeling in the middle, and seated in the front. In the very front, a woman and a man in a dress and a suit recline. Her dress has a long buttoned bodice, long sleeves gathered into a cuff at the bottom, and a high collar.
Sepia-toned image mounted in a scalloped mat on cardstock. Photo is of a saloon front with several men standing in a row. One man wears a vest and a long white apron; the other are in suits and hats. A Dalmatian dog sits at the feet of one man. The bar front has an awning that has been retracted, and the building sits flush with the buildings on either side. The open doorway features saloon doors and a large, four-paned window on either side. Both windows bear the legend 'Wines & Liquors.' Advertisements for H. Weinhard's Lager Beer hang on the outside of the storefront.
Sepia-toned image of a two-story, cross-gabled building with covered porches along both floors on the front. A man sits on a bench on the porch in front of the hotel, just outside the open door, and another man in a suit and a Panama-style hat stands on the porch. A young boy stands, arms akimbo, on the boardwalk in front of the hotel. A large banner covers most of the second-story porch railing and reads, '25 Best Meals in the City, Prompt Service. Try Us Once and You Will Call Again. 25.' Just beyond that a sign protrudes from the same railing. It reads, 'Tualatin Hotel.' Just beneath that sign is parked a four seater automobile with a cover and large spoked wheels that are larger in the back than the front. It features brass lamps and other fixtures on the front. The road is plank, and a large maple tree in full leaf obscures most of the other half of the building.
Sepia-toned image on heavy mat showing an interior hotel office with a clerk behind the desk. All three calendars on the wall are turned to July, 1911. The man behind the desk wears a short necktie tucked into his white shirt and suspenders and a light-colored hat. He stands behind a desk in a room with wainscoting; the wallpaper is dark stripes with geometric and foliage patterns, with a light-colored border along the top of the wall. A man's long coat hangs from a hook in the right side of the image. An electric light bulb is set into a fixture on the wooden ceiling, and flypaper hangs on a cabinet door. A door in the center of the wall bears a sign reading 'Dining Room,' and a sign next to the door state 'Meals, 25' and the hours for meals. Several signs state that rooms must be paid for in advance, and another asks patrons 'Please do not spit on the floor.' Three calendars with advertisements hang on the wall, including Illinois Commercial Men's Association, Columbia Life and Trust Company, and Bankers Reserve Life Company. One sign advertises 'Bulletin 5 Cigar,', and a board with numbered hooks, some sporting skeleton keys, hangs beneath that. An inverted horseshoe hangs over the dining room door.
Sepia-toned image of a two-story, cross-gabled building behind a picket fence along a plank road. The building has a covered porch running along both stories on the main section, and double-hung windows along each story in the second section. A man in a suit and hat stands on the step of the front porch, and a young girl in a hat and short dress hangs over the fence beside the building. Two trees in front of the hotel are in full leaf; another, larger tree to one side appears to be just leafing out. Just beyond the building is another, smaller, single-story building with a square front, and then another single-gabled, two-story building with a covered porch and a team tied to the posts. A sign bearing the legend 'Tualatin Hotel' hangs from the second floor porch.
Sepia-toned image mounted on mat of a narrow pyramidal tower with a water tower on top, and a gabled entrance section. Three men stand along the boardwalk in front of the building, and another stands over to the side. A bicycle leans against a fence in the foreground, and another bicycle leans against a block of wood near the men.
Sepia-toned image mounted on mat of a two-story, gabled home with the family standing in front of it. The house has a covered porch with Stick-style posts. Two women stand inside a wire fence; both wear shirtwaists and their hair up in full buns. A boy wearing long pants and a long-sleeved jacket sits on the fence, facing forward. A man stands on the boardwalk leading from the house to a gate in the wire fence; he wears a suit and has a mustache. A bush in full bloom covers the front entrance to the house, and a similar bush stands to the side of the porch. A boardwalk runs in front of the fence, and a salt-box style extension can be seen in the rear of the house.