This view of what is now Second Street in Corvallis is one of the first images taken of its business district, and was taken around the time that Corvallis College received permanent designation as the state’s land grant institution. Corvallis’ 1870 population was estimated to be 1,200.
This postcard image shows Corvallis looking northwest. The original photograph from which the postcard was made was probably taken from the water tower at First and Adams. Photograph was hand colored.
Corvallis Fire Department is shown on Madison Street near the Masonic Building and City Hall. Photo is of the only horse team the fire department ever had.
The parade celebrated the return of the Spanish War Veterans. Graham and Wells building is on the corner at the intersection on 2nd and Jefferson Streets.