1930s
- 1936 Studebaker 2T2 Truck, Fulton Park DairyAs low as $5.00This 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 Drink of Water - 1939As low as $5.00Mrs. Soper draws some water for her youngest child, in this depression era photo taken in the Willow Creek area of Malheur County. Learn More
- A Portion of Kettle Falls - 1939As low as $5.00The distinctive rocks surrounding Kettle Falls will be recognizable to those familiar with the area, though this view shows only part of the larger falls. Learn More
- Adagio Dancers in Portland - c. 1930As low as $5.00In the 1920s, acrobatic dance routines became extremely fashionable and the dances were either described as ‘whirlwind’ or ‘adagio’. Adagio dances were slower, and often involved the partners holding a pose for some period of time. Learn More
- An Abandoned Farmhouse in Central Oregon - 1936As low as $5.00Photographer Arthur Rothstein notes that this scene represents "years of unfruitful efforts to make things grow". Learn More
- Arlington, Oregon, on the Columbia River - 1939As low as $5.00Arlington is an early Oregon town located on the Columbia River at the mouth of Alkali Canyon, about fifty miles east of The Dalles. In the early 1870s, settlers built corrals here to hold sheep and cattle waiting to be transported downriver. Learn More
- Ashland Creek in Lithia Park, Ashland - 1932As low as $5.00This view of Ashland Creek received more positive comments than any other photo in our 2012 Ralph Eddy Exhibit at the Clackamas County Historical Society. Learn More
- At the Mouth of the Tualatin - c. 1930As low as $5.00In a location that looks much the same today, a young woman poses on a rock where the Tualatin flows into the Willamette. The original for this view is a hand-colored print from a black and white photograph. Learn More
- Barracks Row, U. S. Military Post, Vancouver, Washington - 1931As low as $5.00These buildings of Barracks Row are across the parade grounds from the better-known Officers Row at Vancouver Barracks. Learn More
- Beacon Rock from Columbia River Highway - 1936As low as $5.00Spokane photographer Leo Oestreicher captured some wonderful scenic views during his varied career. Most were taken to be used as postcards, ours are recreated from his original negatives. Learn More
- Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River - 1936As low as $5.00This highly detailed portrait of Beacon Rock was created by Spokane photographer Leo Oestreicher on March 31, 1936. Learn More
- Bolton Baseball Team - c. 1930As low as $5.00The 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
- Bonneville Dam, Columbia River - 1939As low as $5.00Ralph Eddy was fascinated with the interplay between built structures like bridges and dams, and the natural environment where they were placed. This view shows the Bonneville Dam shortly after it was completed in 1937. Learn More
- Breakers Row and Strand at Bandon Beach - 1932As low as $5.00This striking image of Bandon Beach was captured by Oregon postcard photographer Ralph Eddy in 1932. Learn More
- Brockway Covered Bridge near Roseburg - 1935As low as $5.00This is the old Brockway Bridge over Lookingglass Creek, just west of current day Winston and south of Roseburg. Learn More
- Business District and Waterfront, Portland, Oregon - 1936As low as $5.00Taken during Portland's first "Fleet Week", this view shows the destroyer Reuben James and other Navy ships in front of the City's downtown business district. Learn More
- C & E Railway Trestle and Baker's Covered Bridge at Carver - c. 1930As low as $5.00This photo was taken at the time the old covered bridge was being replaced by a new steel bridge, and the railroad trestle to the left was under construction. Learn More
- Cloud Cap Inn and Mt. Hood - c. 1935As low as $5.00Mount Hood is definitely the focus of this image by Ralph Eddy, though some details of Cloud Cap Inn can be clearly seen in the lower left. Learn More
- Columbia Gorge from Crown Point - 1932As low as $5.00Looking upstream in the Columbia Gorge, with the photographer standing near Vista House at Crown Point. The decorative wall and lamps are still there today. Learn More
- Cooke - Patton House in Salem, Oregon - circa 1935As low as $5.00This portrait of the Cooke - Patton House was taken in about 1935, shortly before it was taken down in 1936 to build the new state library. Learn More
- Coos Bay Bridge, Oregon Coast Highway, Nearing Completion - 1936As low as $5.00This photo was taken on May 24th, 1936, shortly before the Coos Bay Bridge opened on June 6th. The bridge replaced regular quarter-hour ferry trips across the bay. Learn More
- Crooked River Bridge, The Dalles-California Highway - 1930As low as $5.00The Crooked River High Bridge was completed in 1926, four years before this photo was created. Like many other arched bridges in Oregon, it was designed by Conde McCullough. Learn More
- Deputy Sheriff, Stationed at Large Hop Ranch - 1939As low as $5.00This deputy sheriff is stationed at the paymaster's window for a Josephine County hop ranch that employed over 500 workers for the three-week harvest season each year. Learn More
- Digging Sweet Potatoes - 1939As low as $5.00Dorothea Lange captured several photos of this couple on their small farm near Irrigon, in Morrow County, during her visit to Oregon in 1939. Learn More
- Downtown Eugene from Skinner Butte - 1937As low as $5.00Looking south across the railroad tracks and depot down Willamette Street. Photographer Eddy's vantage point was to the west of the McMurphey Johnson House. Learn More
- Entrance to Lincoln Bench School - 1939As low as $5.00Part 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
- Evergreen Highway, Looking West at Rock Shed Around Cape Horn - c. 1930As low as $5.00In 1927, thirty-seven tons of dynamite were used to clear the way for the Evergreen Highway to extend around the river side of Cape Horn in Washington. Unfortunately, the blast loosened much more rock than anticipated, and hundreds of feet of railroad as well as buildings and a farm were covered in the ensuing landslide. Learn More
- Everything Happens at Night - Broadway in Portland, 1939As low as $5.00While it may not have been a great movie, Sonja Henie's film "Everything Happens at Night" provides a great caption for this image of Broadway at night in 1939. Learn More
- FDR Rides Past Mount Hood on Way to Timberline Lodge Dedication - 1937As low as $5.00The caption of this news photo reads, "Bundled up against the chill autumn air, President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and Gov. Charles Martin of Oregon drives past the fir clad slopes of Mt. Hood, towering behind them." Learn More
- Fields Covered Bridge, on the Tualatin River - c. 1935As low as $5.00The last of four Fields Covered Bridges over the Tualatin River, west of Willamette. Learn More
- Fleet of Fishing Boats at Fishermen's Dock, Marshfield - 1930As low as $5.00This very detailed photo allows us to step into the world of small fishermen in Marshfield (now Coos Bay), Oregon in 1930. Learn More
- Forest Trail 2, Deception Pass State Park - 1934As low as $5.00This part of the park trail passes through a stand of smaller broadleaf trees, probably red alders. Learn More
- Forest Trail, Deception Pass State Park - 1934As low as $5.00This restful photo is part of a series showing the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington State in the 1930s. Learn More
- George Law Curry House, Back View - 1934As low as $5.00This house for ex-governor George Law Curry and his wife Chloe was built in 1858 near what is now Wilsonville. Learn More
- George Law Curry House, Front View - 1934As low as $5.00John Scheurer built this house near what is now Wilsonville for George Law Curry and his wife Chloe in 1858. Learn More
- Girls Studying Their Reading Lesson - 1939As low as $5.00This 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
- Government Camp, South Side Mt. Hood - c. 1935As low as $5.00Looking east down old Highway 26 in Government Camp, we see the Battle Axe Inn in the left foreground, Battle Axe Recreation Hall behind it, and Hill's Place across the road on the right. Learn More
- Grandma Soper, Willow Creek area, Malheur County - 1939As low as $5.00Grandmothers (and grandfathers) often moved to Oregon during the Depression with their children's families when they came to look for better farming opportunities. Learn More
- Heceta Head Lighthouse and New Coast Highway - 1935As low as $5.00This view by Eddy is as much about the new highway as it is about the scenic Heceta Head Lighthouse. Learn More
- Heceta Head Lighthouse from Cape Creek Cove - c. 1935As low as $5.00This view of the lighthouse was created by Ralph Eddy from the cove at the mouth of Cape Creek, just to the south of Heceta Head. Learn More
- Hill's Place, Government Camp, Mount Hood - c. 1935As low as $5.00Looking west down old Highway 26 in Government Camp, we see Hill's Place on the left, and the Battle Axe Recreation Hall on the right. Behind the recreation hall, across the highway from Hill's Place, is the Battle Axe Inn. Learn More
- Hoop Dancer at Molalla Buckaroo - 1936As low as $5.00The Molalla Buckaroo has been a continuing tradition for a century, beginning in 1913 when the railroad came to town. Learn More
- Hooverville Squatter in Portland - 1936As low as $5.00"Hooverville" was a name given to shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression. They were informally named after President Herbert Hoover, who was widely blamed for the Depression.. Learn More
- Hop Farmers Conversing on a Drug Store Corner - 1939As low as $5.00This 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
- John Goldade's Willamette Garage - c. 1930As low as $5.00John Goldade and his wife purchased this service station at 7th Avenue and 12th Street in 1927. Learn More
- Landing a 43 1/2 lb. Salmon at Willamette Falls - c. 1930As low as $5.00The label of this period postcard is quite specific as to the weight of the fish, as well it should be to honor the proud fisherman. Learn More
- Lighthearted Kids in Merrill FSA Camp - 1939As low as $5.00While many of Dorothea Lange's Depression photos reveal the hardships and strain of life at that time, this view demonstrates that kids can still smile in any environment. Learn More
- Looking Across Steel Bay from Rim Drive, Crater Lake - c. 1930As low as $5.00In 1930, photographer Ralph Eddy would have used the one-lane unpaved Rim Road to reach this vantage point at Crater Lake. Learn More
- Looking East Across Ashland Plaza Towards Hotel Ashland - c. 1935As low as $5.00We are looking east across the historic plaza in Ashland, and have a good look at the back of "Pioneer Mike", the statue that was recently restored, and the drinking fountains that bring water to the public from the mineral waters of Lithia Springs. Learn More
- Looking East on State Street in Salem - 1933As low as $5.00The first building on the right is the 1868 Ladd and Bush Bank. The cross street is Commercial Street. Learn More