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1894 Portland Flood, Goodyear Rubber Co.
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This unusual photo shows the interior of the Goodyear Rubber Company retail store, located on First Street, about two blocks from the Willamette River. Learn More -
1936 Studebaker 2T2 Truck, Fulton Park Dairy
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This shiny new milk truck sits for a portrait in front of the Studebaker dealership in Portland. A sign in the window announces "New 1936 Studebaker Trucks * money savers * space savers *" Learn More -
A Brickyard in East Portland - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Thousands of bricks are carefully arranged in rows to dry in the sun at this traditional brickyard located somewhere in East Portland. Two scove kilns, or field kilns, are located to the left. Learn More -
A Coach Stops Across from the Old Weinhard Brewery - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A four-wheeled enclosed carriage rests on a muddy Burnside Street. It appears to be a "coupe", with only forward facing seats and glass windows on the front corners. Learn More -
A Very Small Girl in a Plaid Dress - c. 1874
$25.00 As low as: $12.00We don't know the name of this young girl, but we do know the original small-format CDV photo was taken by Buchtel and Stolte, at 91 First Street in Portland. Learn More -
Agnes Dolph, Daughter of Sen. Joseph Dolph - c. 1875
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A well-to-do girl in a wonderful fringed dress, posed next to perhaps a family heirloom? Learn More -
Albert G. Walling, Early Oregon Publisher - 1872
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A. G. Walling emigrated with his family to the West Linn area now known as Robinwood in 1849. Learn More -
Benjamin Stark, Portland Founder & U.S. Senator - c. 1861
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Born in Louisiana in 1820, Stark sailed to Oregon in 1845, where he soon purchased Asa Lovejoy's share of the land that eventually became downtown Portland, for $390. Learn More -
Bringing a Stein of Beer - c. 1872
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In early photography, cameras were so bulky that occupational photos were usually shot in the studio. Here we see a bar keeper bringing a glass beer stein to a customer. Learn More -
Bringing the Engine out of the Station - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This great early action photo shows driver George Welch bringing Engine No. 2 out of the station in Portland. Learn More -
Broadway Bridge with Sternwheeler - 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Created in 1915 by an unknown photographer, this view shows the Broadway Bridge, looking towards the west, two years after its completion. You can find much the same view today from North Interstate Avenue. Learn More -
Charles W. Kruse and his Cauliflower Truck - c. 1920
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Kruse family first started farming in the Lake Oswego area in the 1850s, when Otto and Frances Kruse arrived from Germany. Learn More -
City Garage on 10th Street, Portland - 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The crew poses for a group portrait in this view of an early garage in downtown Portland. Vehicles lining the walls include a mail truck in the back left. Learn More -
Clackamas County Sheriff's Posse at Portland Expo - c. 1955
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The modern-day Clackamas County Sheriff's Posse, formed in 1939, is still active today - helping with parking at events and assisting in search and rescue efforts. Learn More -
Clara Stearns, Only Daughter of Abigail Scott Duniway - c. 1885
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Shown here shortly before she died from tuberculosis in 1886, Clara Belle Duniway Stearns was the oldest child, and only daughter, of Oregon suffragette and author Abigail Scott Duniway.
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Closset & Devers Coffee & Spices Delivery Wagon - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Closset and Devers Coffees was an old Portland firm, named when Arthur Devers joined the existing company of Closset Brothers in the early 1880s. Learn More -
Crew & Engine Inside Station 15 - c. 1914
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The crew poses in front of their 1913 American Lafrance hose and chemical combination engine inside the old Station 15, located at 1920 SW Spring Street in Portland. Learn More -
Crew with Municipal Engine Co. Gas Cement Mixer - c. 1914
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Somewhere in the Portland area, a crew pauses from their concrete work to have their picture taken. Their main equipment is an early version of a gas-powered cement mixer. Learn More -
Cruiser USS West Virginia in Portland Harbor - c. 1911
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The USS West Virginia, a Pennsylvania class armored cruiser, was commissioned in 1905 and initially served as part of the Atlantic fleet before joining the Pacific fleet in 1908. Learn More -
Daughter of the Wild - 1907
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This evocative study of a young woman was created by James Haran, an award-winning Portland amateur photographer. Learn More -
Delivery Cart on Burnside Street in Portland - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00One of a series of photos taken by Olaf Indahl on West Burnside near the sign store where he worked. The large building across the street is Weinhard's brewery. Learn More -
Downtown Portland and the West Hills - 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00By 1898 Portland had become a thriving modern city, and fine homes were making their way up the slopes of the West Hills. Learn More -
Dr. Sidney Marsh, 1st President of Pacific University - c. 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Dr. Sidney Marsh was appointed President of Tualatin Academy in Forest Grove in 1853, and carried on as that position when the school became Pacific University in 1854. Learn More -
Dredge "Multnomah" in North Portland Harbor - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The pipeline dredge USS Multnomah was built in 1913 by Portland Iron Works. This photo was taken that same year. Learn More -
Elmer E. Charman, Possible Graduation Photo - c. 1881
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is likely a graduation photo for Elmer Ellsworth Charman, taken when he graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College in Corvallis in 1881, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Learn More -
EMF Opera Coupe in Portland Studebaker Showroom - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This crisp view shows a wonderfully tall EMF Opera Coupe at Portland's Studebaker showroom, located at Southeast Alder and Chapman. The showroom itself is impressive, with polished floors, plants, and decorated ceilings. Learn More -
Evening on Broadway, Portland - c. 1935
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Bright lights point the way as pedestrians gather on Broadway on a mid-1930s evening. Learn More -
Fire Crew Relaxing Inside Station 4 - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In this posed photo, the crew demonstrates some of the ways they pass the time while staying prepared at Station 4 in Portland. It appears one civilian has joined them, observing the card game. Learn More -
Fireboats George Williams and David Campbell - c. 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In 1913, two steam-powered fireboats patrolled the Portland waterfront - the George Williams and the David Campbell. They served together until 1928, when they were replaced by three new gasoline powered craft. Learn More -
First Street in Portland, During the Holidays - 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The December 21st, 1889 issue of The West Shore included this holiday-themed engraving of life in downtown Portland as its centerfold. Learn More -
Five Young Ladies Rehearsing Their Parts - c. 1892
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In this early Benjamin Gifford photo, we see five girls in matching dresses apparently rehearsing for a stage performance. Learn More -
Forestry Building at Lewis & Clark Exposition - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view of the Forestry Building was taken shortly after its completion, on March 8, 1905. Behind it can be seen the Oriental Palace. Learn More -
Front Street in Portland in 1852
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This circa 1900 photo is copied from an original daguerreotype attributed to Joseph Buchtel. It shows Front Street from Ash Street to Salmon Street, with the docks in the distance. Learn More -
Fueling the Fokker in Portland, 1928 National Air Tour
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This three-engine Fokker, provided by the Army Air Corps, was one of two official airplanes for the four week Tour, during which 33 airplanes and their passengers traveled over 6,000 miles. Learn More -
George H. Himes, Printer and Historian - 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1865 portrait was taken by Frank Dalton, shortly after Himes came to Portland from Olympia. Learn More -
George Law Curry, Oregon's Last Territorial Governor - 1860s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00George Law Curry, a publisher and jewelry maker, served as Oregon Territory's governor on three different occasions. Learn More -
Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland - c. 1881
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Good Samaritan Hospital opened its doors in October, 1875, in this building on the same location at NW 23rd and Marshall in northwest Portland where the hospital continues today. Learn More -
Government Building at Lewis & Clark Exposition - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view shows the U. S. Government Building on its island in Guild's Lake, with the "Bridge of Nations" leading out to it in the middle right. Learn More -
Government Building from the West, Lewis & Clark Expo - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view benefits from its unusual vantage point - probably not one that was ever used by the Exposition's promoters. Learn More -
Government Building Military Camp, Lewis & Clark Expo - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Government Building hosted exhibits from many branches of the U. S. government at the Lewis and Clark Expositon - including the military. Here two types of tents fill the east lawn near the waters of Guild's Lake. Learn More -
Grand Ave. at Morrison, Looking North, Portland - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00There are lots of cross-bars on the power poles in this view looking north on Grand Avenue. No wonder they needed the poles to be so tall. Learn More -
Guild's Lake, Looking Northwest - c. 1909
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This scenic view shows the west end of Guild's Lake in about 1909, before it was drained to create the industrial area we know today. Across a small neck of land to the right is the Willamette River. Learn More -
Gunderson Groceries Delivery Wagon, Portland - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00From the family of Olaf Indahl, this may be another of his series of views of horse-drawn delivery wagons in Portland, though it is not identified as to photographer. Learn More -
Harvey J. Meacham, Co-founder of Meacham, Oregon - 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Born in Indiana in 1828, Harvey John Meacham and his brother Alfred B. Meacham were early settlers in Eastern Oregon, who founded the town of Meacham in Umatilla County in the 1863. Learn More -
Harvey W. Scott, Shortly after Graduation - 1865
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Harvey Whitefield Scott, brother of Abigail Scott Duniway, is best known as the long-time editor and driving force behind the Portland Oregonian newspaper. Learn More -
Horse-drawn Ambulance and Crew - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A beautiful matched team pulls this early Red Cross ambulance, paused for a photo somewhere in Portland in 1910. Learn More -
Horse-drawn Water Tanker - c. 1912
$25.00 As low as: $12.00It takes a strong team to pull a water tanker. This pair looks like they're up to the task. Learn More -
Houseboats at Portland's First Stockyards - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking from the Willamette River across the houseboats to Portland's first Union Stock Yards, located in the northwest industrial area at 17th and Vaughn. Learn More -
Irvington Streetcar Number 122 - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Electric streetcars first took to the streets in Portland in 1889. By the teens, there were 28 streetcar and interurban lines in the Portland area. Learn More -
J. K. Gill Co. and 3rd Avenue, Portland - c. 1904
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north on Third Avenue, we see J. K. Gill on the left at 133 Third Street (as it was called then). This was the original Portland location for what grew into a chain of bookstores for Joseph Kaye Gill. Learn More
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