Group Portraits

41 Item(s)

per page

List  Grid 

Set Descending Direction
  1. Beer and Chickens

    Beer and Chickens - c. 1910

    Old Oswego appears to have been a place where people knew how to have fun. At least this photo of men holding both beers and dead chickens indicates that. Learn More
  2. Bolton Baseball Team

    Bolton Baseball Team - c. 1930

    The Bolton baseball team poses for a portrait on the front steps of the old Bolton School. The coach, in the back row, is Mayor Frank Hammerle. Learn More
  3. Camping at Wilhoit Springs

    Camping at Wilhoit Springs - c. 1890

    Vacation time - 1890 style. A large group entertains themselves while camping at Wilhoit Springs south of Molalla. Learn More
  4. Crew with Municipal Engine Co. Gas Cement Mixer - Mt. Hood Studio

    Crew with Municipal Engine Co. Gas Cement Mixer - c. 1914

    Somewhere 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
  5. Drinking Beer in Oswego

    Drinking Beer in Oswego - c. 1910

    The guys gather a century ago to drink beer in their host's back yard. Has much really changed since then? Learn More
  6. Entrance to Lincoln Bench School - Lange

    Entrance to Lincoln Bench School - 1939

    Part of a group of photos taken by Dorothea Lange near Ontario, in Malheur County, this view shows the school building and grounds looking through the front gate. A large school bell is visible in the tower of the modest building, ready to call the children to classes. Learn More
  7. Five Young Ladies Rehearsing Their Parts - Gifford

    Five Young Ladies Rehearsing Their Parts - c. 1892

    In this early Benjamin Gifford photo, we see five girls in matching dresses apparently rehearsing for a stage performance. Learn More
  8. Four Northern Shoshone & Bannock Men - Wrensted

    Four Northern Shoshone & Bannock Men - c. 1895

    The two standing men in this photo are identified: Jack Edmo, a Northern Shoshone, is on the left, and Joe Warren, a Bannock, is on the right. Learn More
  9. Front Street Portland in 1852 - Buchtel

    Front Street in Portland in 1852

    This 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
  10. Girls Studying Their Reading Lesson - Lange

    Girls Studying Their Reading Lesson - 1939

    This photo of six girls was taken on the steps of Lincoln Bench School, near Ontario, in Malheur County, by Dorothea Lange in October, 1939. Learn More
  11. Grandstand at Schnoerr Park, near West Linn

    Grandstand at Schnoerr Park, near West Linn - c. 1910

    People are enjoying themselves at Schnoerr Park, across the Tualatin River from the Willamette neighborhood of West Linn. Learn More
  12. Happy Campers - Stevens
  13. Henry Gans' Grocery, Oswego

    Henry Gans' Grocery, Oswego - c. 1890

    Henry Gans and his family gather outside their dry goods and grocery store on the south side of McVey Avenue, near Bickner Street. Learn More
  14. Hop Farmers Conversing on a Drug Store Corner - Lange

    Hop Farmers Conversing on a Drug Store Corner - 1939

    This Depression-era photo of an Independence, Oregon street corner shows a gathering of local hop farmers discussing politics and other pressing issues of the day. Learn More
  15. Hop Workers near Mount Angel

    Hop Workers near Mount Angel - 1909

    With historic group photos, if you look closely, you can almost hear the individuals telling their stories. Here we see hop workers, an occupation that both then and now was plain hard work. Learn More
  16. Lunch at Mazama Camp - Patterson

    Lunch at Mazama Camp - 1910s

    There are lots of fascinating details in this photo of the climbing club the Mazamas as they break for lunch, probably after a climb on Mt. Hood. Learn More
  17. Marine Band Members at Camp Compson, Gladstone

    Marine Band Members at Camp Compson, Gladstone - 1893

    An annual gathering of the Oregon National Guard brought these three (four, if you count the fellow asleep in the tent) musicians to Camp Compson in August of 1893. Learn More
  18. Members of the Pure Mountain Water League - Davis

    Members of the Pure Mountain Water League - 1916

    These distinguished members of the Pure Mountain Water League, most of them from Oregon City, were among the original promoters of the South Fork Water Project, built to bring clean water from the upper Clackamas River to Oregon City. Learn More
  19. Nursing Students, The Dalles General Hospital - Gifford

    Nursing Students, The Dalles General Hospital - c. 1908

    This image of a class of nursing students and their two instructors demonstrates Gifford's skill at using natural light when working outside his own studio. The sheer curtains soften the light and even the stark walls of the hospital. Learn More
  20. One Day's Catch at Big Lagoon - Meiser

    One Day's Catch at Big Lagoon - 1908

    Four college-age men show off their substantial catch, while camping in the woods near Big Lagoon, north of Arcata, California. Learn More
  21. Oregon Girls in New York - Bain News Service

    Oregon Girls in New York - c. 1910

    These young women from Oregon are posing in front of the Hotel Martha Washington - the first women's only hotel, opened a few years earlier in 1903. Learn More
  22. Pacific University Football Team

    Pacific University Football Team - c. 1911

    In this photo taken 20 years after Pacific University began its football program, the team poses at practice. It's not clear whether they removed their helmets for the photo, or just hadn't started wearing them in 1911. Learn More
  23. Pendleton Hose Team - Bowman

    Pendleton Hose Team - 1897

    The Pendleton Hose Team at the 1897 Eastern Oregon and Washington Firemen's Tournament at Baker City. Learn More
  24. Photo Engravers' Picnic at Canemah Park

    Photo Engravers' Picnic at Canemah Park - 1913

    Banners on the electric locomotive identify this scene for us - a picnic of the Portland Photo Engravers' Union held at Canemah Park south of Oregon City on August 10, 1913. Learn More
  25. Play Time at the Oregon Coast

    Play Time at the Oregon Coast - c. 1905

    Having fun at the beach, 1900 style. Great bathing outfits! Learn More
  26. Portland Wire & Iron Works

    Portland Wire & Iron Works - c. 1898

    Four of the men are identified in this group portrait of employees of the Portland Wire & Iron Works, located at 84 North Second Street in Portland, at the corner of Everett. Learn More
  27. Ready for a Night on the Town

    Ready for a Night on the Town - c. 1900

    Four young couples pose for a photo in Oswego while getting ready for some type of special occasion. Note the boutonnieres worn by two of the young men. Learn More
  28. Road Trip to the Beach

    Road Trip to the Beach - 1917

    These folks know how to have fun! A group of sisters from Portland (and their boyfriends) take a car trip to the Oregon beach. Learn More
  29. Road Trip to the Woods

    Road Trip to the Woods - 1917

    A group of sisters from Portland and their friends stop in the Oregon woods on one of their road trips. Learn More
  30. Salmon Fishermen, Columbia River

    Salmon Fishermen, Columbia River - c. 1900

    A great group portrait of a salmon fishing crew showing off their catch, likely near the mouth of the Columbia. The second fellow from the right appears to be the supervisor. Learn More
  31. Sawmill Gang and Mill at Round Lake

    Sawmill Gang and Mill at Round Lake - c. 1905

    The muddy yard hints at the Pacific Northwest location of this small mill near Round Lake, north of Camas, Washington in Clark County. The term "gang" comes from the handwritten title on the original photo. Learn More
  32. Sightseeing at Willamette Falls - Culver Pictures

    Sightseeing at Willamette Falls - c. 1900

    A group of students has their picture taken overlooking Willamette Falls. Great outfits. Learn More
  33. Telephone Party at Government Camp Hotel

    Telephone Party at Government Camp Hotel - c. 1925

    This 1920s view shows a "Telephone Party", mostly young telephone company employees either before or after an ascent of Mt. Hood. The exact dates of their excursion are given - July 19th and 20th, but the last digit of the year is now illegible. Learn More
  34. The Pledge of Allegiance, Fourth of July - Lee

    The Pledge of Allegiance, Fourth of July - 1941

    Residents of Vale, Oregon, near the Idaho border, prepare for the Pledge of Allegiance in this 1941 photo by Lee Russell. Learn More
  35. The Soldrens Crew Pauses in a Cut on their Logging Road - Ford

    The Saldern Crew Pauses in a Cut on their Logging Road - c. 1898

    The logging crew poses in a substantial earth cut made for the logging railroad that supported their operation. It's not clear whether these men helped build the railroad grade as well as doing the logging. Learn More
  36. Villard Gold Spike Expedition - Haynes

    Villard Gold Spike Excursion at Multnomah Falls - 1883

    The Villard "Gold Spike" Expedition gathers at Multnomah Falls, 1883. Learn More
  37. W. H. Partridge & Other Passengers Return from Alaska - Partridge

    W. H. Partridge & Other Passengers Return from Alaska - 1886

    This mixed party returning from Alaska by sidewheeler steamer in 1886 apparently includes the photographer William H. Partridge. Learn More
  38. Wheat "Thrashing" near Arlington - Leghorn

    Wheat "Thrashing" near Arlington - 1900s

    The crew gathers after threshing wheat near the town of Arlington, in Gilliam County. Learn More
  39. Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks

    Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks - 1890s

    The crew lines up on the side of the locks facing the river, as water seeps through from the full chamber behind them. Learn More
  40. Workers at Newberg Pressed Brick Company - Hobson

    Workers at Newberg Pressed Brick Company - c. 1904

    Twenty workers from the Newberg Pressed Brick Company pose proudly in this circa 1904 view by Samuel Hobson. Learn More
  41. Workers in Boiler Room, Marshfield (Coos Bay)

    Workers in Boiler Room, Marshfield (Coos Bay) - c. 1910

    There are not a lot of windows in this view of a Marshfield boiler room, so the photographer has opened the doors to bring in some light. There's also a light source behind us, illuminating the faces of the workers. Learn More

41 Item(s)

per page

List  Grid 

Set Descending Direction