Black and white photograph. Two women, identified as Muggy and Blanche, sit on bar stools watching a shuffleboard game in the Alpine Tavern, located in Alpine, Oregon. Blanche wears eyeglasses, a short sleeved dress, hosiery, and lace-up shoes. Muggy holds a cigarette and wears eyeglasses, a jacket with collar, pants, and lace-up shoes. The women are seated on bar stools with a round cushioned seat and metal legs. Visible on the bar's surface is a glass, a purse, and a merchandise display for Kool Cigarettes. Mounted near the ceiling behind the bar are plaques with fish and other animals attached to their surface. A curved metal pipe extends from the wall behind the bar. A woman dressed in a shirt with a flower print on its surface is seated at the end of the bar near the left edge of the image.
A man, identified as a logger, is seated on a stool as he rests his arms on a bar countertop. He is dressed in a hard hat, sweatshirt, jeans, suspenders, and rubber boots. A glass is visible on the surface of the counter in front of him. To his right another stool is visible, as well as a partial view of an individual's arm. In the background is a doorway and pictures that hang on a wall.
Two women visit inside the Alpine Tavern. One woman, identified as Elma, stands, playing a pinball machine. She is dressed in a short sleeved blouse with an abstract pattern on its surface, cropped pants, and shoes. She holds a cigarette in her left hand. In a booth next to her is a woman that is partially seated on the booth's tabletop. This woman wears eyeglasses, sweater, pants, and shoes. In the background is a striped curtain.
Two women seated at a bar counter at the Alpine Tavern. The woman facing the camera is identified as Mazie Graham. An unidentified woman seated across from Mazzie is dressed in a white sweater. Mazie has short hair and is dressed in a long sleeved shirt with abstract patterns on its surface. Visible on the countertop in front of her is a merchandise display for Kool cigarettes, a drinking vessel, and a glass container filled with a white substance. The background of the image is out-of-focus.
A woman, identified as Martha Mintonye, lies on a ledge reading a book in Alpine, Oregon. Martha is dressed in shorts and a sleeveless shirt. A pillow supports her head. The window ledge that she lies on is rectangular, and through it is a partial view of wooden supports and a wooden chair. The lower portion of this building displays a several small windows. Behind the glass of the downstairs windows is a row of glass jars. Strips of tape are visible on the surface of the cracked window panes. Electrical boxes and wires are visible on the far left edge of the building.
A candid portrait of a sailor and his mother inside the Alpine Tavern, located in Alpine, Oregon. The sailor is identified as J.D. Gregory and his mother is identified as Irma. The man is dressed in a sailor's uniform. His mother is seated on a stool touching her son's cheek as he leans over to kiss her. Irma's hair is curled and she is dressed in a two-piece plaid outfit. A woman employee is visible behind the bar dressed in eyeglasses, a button-up blouse, skirt, and apron. Behind her is a large refrigerator with double doors. Taped to this refrigerator is a sign the reads, We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. On top of this refrigerator a can and two small boxes are visible. Hanging on the wall above the refrigerator are eight plaques with animals attached to their surface. The words Olympia are contained in an oval section below the animals on the plaque's surface.
A young girl, identified as Brenda Hollingsworth, stands outside next to her father in Alpine, Oregon. Brenda has her hair contained in ponytails and holds a cookie. She is dressed in a shirt with a zipper and collar and a knitted sweater. Only a portion of her father is visible as he holds a cup in his right hand. He is dressed in a button-up long sleeve shirt and jeans. On the right side of the image a wood floor and a doorway is partially visible.
A couple, identified as Ira and Muggy Malcolm, stand on their front porch in Alpine, Oregon. The couple stands side by side on their wooden porch, which is attached to a dwelling. Muggy leans against a wooden column with her arms folded. She is dressed in a short sleeve shirt with collar, trousers, slip-on shoes, and eyeglasses. Ira stands with his right arm behind his head and left arm in his jeans pocket. He is dressed in a long sleeved button-up plaid shirt, suspenders, jeans, and shoes. Behind the couple are two metal lawn chairs, a large window, and an electrical box that is attached to the dwelling.
A boy stands on a wooden porch gazing at a thermometer in Alpine, Oregon. The boy's face, hands, and clothes are soiled. He is dressed in jeans and a short sleeved shirt with collar. He looks upward to a round thermometer that is attached to a wooden column. Letters are carved into the surface of the wood. In the background an out-of-focus tree trunk, lawn, and wooden fence are visible.
An unidentified boy seated on a porch playing with an Etch-a-Sketch. He is dressed in jeans and a short sleeved shirt with collar. He is seated on the side of a ledge of a wooden porch. In the background is a partial view of the dwelling's doorway.