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1. Picking hops at Corvallis
Picking hops at Corvallis
2. Hop field and dryer
Hop field and dryer
Description
USDA-ARS historical picture, experimental plot at Seavey Yard Corvallis Hoerner M30
3. 2nd and Madison, Corvallis, Oregon
2nd and Madison, Corvallis, Oregon
4. Military marching in 1939 baseball opening parade
Military marching in 1939 baseball opening parade
Description
The parade was moving west on Monroe, passing Kings Blvd.
5. Aerial view of Corvallis, Oregon, with hop fields on east bank of Willamette
Aerial view of Corvallis, Oregon, with hop fields on east bank of Willamette
Description
This oblique aerial view of Corvallis, Oregon, shows downtown (lower right), the Oregon State College campus (middle left), and residential areas north and west of the campus and downtown. The hills, [now McDonald and Paul Dunn Forests] are located to the northwest. Because it is a composite of two prints, there is some discontinuity of roads in the middle-to-upper right portion. Notable landmarks include: Corvallis Lumber Company, established in 1909, at the confluence of the Marys and Willamette Rivers (center bottom). Hops Field on the east bank of the Willamette (bottom right corner) at the current location of the Corvallis Bypass and Alan B. Berg/Martin Luther King, Jr. Parks. Corvallis High School, constructed in 1935, at northern extent of residential areas (middle right). Fire-gutted Central School (middle) served as the Senior High School until 1935 and subsequently as the Junior High School until it was destroyed by fire in 1946. Western Oregon Packing Corp. Cannery on 9th Street.
6. Aerial view of lower campus and Corvallis during the Summer
Aerial view of lower campus and Corvallis during the Summer
Description
Guidance to pilots of the era was provided by the directional arrow painted on top of McAlexander Fieldhouse.
7. Aerial view of lower campus and Corvallis during the Summer
Aerial view of lower campus and Corvallis during the Summer
8. Corvallis High School
Corvallis High School
9. Corvallis airfield located on Grant Street (looking west)
Corvallis airfield located on Grant Street (looking west)
Description
The road behind the hangers is Grant Street. The field was bordered on the east side by a dirt road which is now NW Highland Ave. The field was operated by Albert Parmenter and Dick Lyndon. The Field was abandoned in 1930 when Parmenter moved to Eugene. Lyndon started another airport on S 3rd Street at what is now Goodnight Ave. The airplane on the right is a 1929 Swallow owned by Joe Chamberlin, Slats Gill, and Roy Getz. The middle plane is a 1929 American Eagle. The plane in the foreground is a 1925 WACO "9" powered by a 90 H.P. OX-5 engine.
10. Ball Building fire
Ball Building fire
Description
Fire at the Ball Building on the NW corner of 3rd and Jefferson. The building was built in 1922 and housed the Ball Studio photography studio.
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