Mayo Methot, about age ten, posing with rose bouquet and gentleman outside the Hotel Benson. Probably related to Rose Festival. (Notes from Special Collections Guide)
Black and white image. Eight boys from the Latham School at recess, posing in a tree-filled landscape, holding baseball mitts and baseball bats. All the boys wear hats, long-sleeved button-up shirts, and boots. Five boys are dressed in overalls, one in suspenders attached to trousers, and another in a button-up sweater. All the boys wear a baseball mitt on their right hand, except for one who holds a ball. A boy in the foreground holds a wooden baseball bat.
Black and white photograph of a young student stands in the interior of the Black Butte school located in Lane County, Oregon. The boy is dressed in a hat with brim, button-up shirt, jacket with collar, striped trousers with patches on their surface, and lace-up boots. He rests his right hand on a wooden table top. On the surface of this table is a metal pail, plate, cup, and a metal liquid container with spout. Hanging on the wall above this table is a cup. On the left side of the image hangs a wool coat. Next to the coat is a broom with a wooden handle. In the lower left corner of the image is a partial view of a metal pail.
Four children and two women stand in the snow-dusted landscape of Wildwood, Oregon. The women are dressed in long skirts and long sleeved shirts. The woman on the left of the image wears eyeglasses and a striped apron over a dress. The woman on the right wears a knitted hat and a long, dark dress. Three boys are dressed in overalls and long sleeved shirts. One boy is dressed in a button-up sweater, shirt with collar, hat, necktie, and boots. The smallest child wears a jacket with a rounded collar, pants, and boots. The boy on the far right holds a cat. In the background are tree stumps, trees, and a wooden dwelling.
Black and white image. A group of people, varying in age, stand outdoors in front of a large tree. Two men on the far left wear hats, trousers, long sleeve shirts, and hold a pipe in their mouth. One of the men supports a small child who holds the horns of a goat on which he is seated. The child is dressed in a hat, long sleeved shirt, suspenders, and trousers. All the girls and women are dressed in long skirts, or dresses. Rocks, dirt, and small pieces of wood fill the foreground of the image. Trees and shrubs are visible in the background.
Black and white image. School children from the Latham School outdoors taking a recess. A boy dressed in hat, overalls, long sleeved shirt, and boots wears a baseball glove on his left hand and is in the process of throwing a ball with his right hand. In the background are girls in dresses with bows in their hair. They are standing near a group of younger children. One student stands, and another sits on a wooden fence post. In the distance is a large field and a forest. In the foreground of the image is a piece of wood on the ground.
Black and white image. Seven students from the Faun Creek School, located in Lane County, Oregon pose in an outdoor landscape filled with logs, tree stumps, and trees. All five girls are dressed in dresses. The two boys are dressed in trousers, and button-up shirts; one also wears a jacket. Balancing on either end of a long piece of wood spanning the width of a fallen log are two seated children. Trees and shrubs are visible in the background of the image.
A young child seated on a bed holds an unidentified object. The toddler is dressed in a knitted sweater, dress, and shoes. The surface of the bed is covered with a blanket that has abstract patterns on its surface. Visible behind the child is a pillow with floral designs on its surface. At the right edge of the image is a window with a wooden ledge. Trees are visible through the window. On the wall in the background is a window that is framed in wood.
Black and white image. This image is a page selected from the Roy Andrews photograph album, which represents the Creswell School. The silver gelatin prints are attached to a black piece of medium weight paper. These images display different views of the school and its students. Attached to the top left of the page is an image which displays the exterior view of the Creswell School building and its grounds. Visible in the photograph at the top right corner are Creswell students and their teacher inside a classroom. On the bottom left of the page is another interior view of a classroom with students and their teacher. The image on the bottom right is a close-up of student work that is displayed on the rear wall of the classroom in the image directly above this photograph. The handwritten name Creswell is visible near the left bottom corner of the page. Although not visible in this scan, the number 40 is handwritten in front of the word Creswell.
Black and white image. A group of people, varying in age, stand in a classroom holding a fabric banner. The school is identified as the Hoselton school. The banner that the women hold reads, Standard School, and the abbreviated years 1912 and 1913. Behind the group of people is a blackboard that spans the back wall with words written in chalk on its surface. Written on the blackboard are the words, School district #105. Pictures mounted to paper hang on the wall above the blackboard. A piece of paper attached to the wall beneath a metal pipe near the ceiling reads, in part, Requirements for a standard school. In the foreground of the image are wooden desks with detailed ironwork. Also visible in the image are containers of ink, paper, pencils, potted plant, wooden bench, wood floor, and a rectangular metal container with a metal latch.
Black and white image of young children seated in a row of wooden desks inside a classroom interior located in Camas Swale, Oregon. Three boys are seated on a wooden bench in front of a wall. On this wall hangs a large map of the United States and sections of Canada and Mexico. A woman wearing eyeglasses and a long-sleeved blouse stands next to the wall in the background. Mounted on the wall near the corner of the room is an image of what appears to be a woman. On the right edge of the image is a partial view of a window. Many of the young girls have bows in their hair. The boys are dressed in trousers with vests, or jackets with lapels. The walls and floor of the classroom are wooden.
Black and white image. Young students seated at wooden desks inside a classroom interior that's located in Creswell, Oregon. Ten students and a female teacher stand in a row against the back wall of the room. Mounted to the back wall are rows of papers, above which are three large windows framed in wood. The floor of the interior is composed of long planks of wood. The females are dressed in dresses and their hair is contained in braids or buns. The males are dressed in jackets with wide lapels and they wear button-up shirts.
Black and white image. Ten women dressed in white blouses and long skirts hold a banner that reads, Walker. They stand in a classroom in front of a blackboard with a banner hanging from its surface that reads, Standard School. The abbreviated school year 1912 and 1913 is also visible on the banner, which appears to be made of fabric. The women stand in front of a wooden desk, which supports a vase with flowers and a row of books. Partially visible in the foreground is a wooden desk with an object on its surface that may be a candlestick.
An indoor portrait of two schoolgirls eating lunch at the Hadleyville school, located in Lane County, Oregon. The girls are seated on a wooden bench in a corner of the schoolroom. The girl on the right appears to be whispering to the other, as she leans toward her, holding her left hand over her mouth. She holds a sandwich in her right hand that rests on a metal pail located on her lap. The girl on the left of the image holds an unidentified object in her hands, which rests on a tin box with the words Dixie Queen Plug Cut Smoking Tobacco on its surface. Both girls wear dresses and lace-up boots. On the wall directly behind the girls is a blackboard with the week's lesson plan handwritten in chalk. At the base of the blackboard an eraser rests on a wooden ledge. At the right edge of the image is a partial view of a window.
Black and white image. A group of young children and a woman who is seated on the ground pose near a school. A boy in the foreground holds a long wooden handle of what appears to be a rake. The girls wear bows in their hair and are dressed in long skirts, or dresses. The young girls standing next to the women are wearing dresses with long sleeves. The boys are dressed in long sleeved shirts and knickers. Behind the group is a wooden school with a cement foundation. The front of the building has steps leading to a door and a covered porch. Windows line the side of the building. Extending from the roof is a short bell tower with a small rooftop that has exteded eaves. Near the school is a wooden building that appears to be a barn. This building is surrounded by trees. A flag hangs from a flagpole at the far left side of the image. The ground is filled with mud in the foreground with track impressions on its surface.
Black and white image of a group of children standing in a grass-filled area in front of a wooden school located in Cloverdale, Oregon. The children are young students, both male and female, posing with a female teacher who is dressed in a long skirt and long sleeved blouse. The wooden building has extended eaves, multiple large windows, and a chimney . On the left side of the school is a partial view of a smaller building, which is possibly a storage facility; it has a ladder hanging on its side. At the front of the school is a partial view of a staircase leading to a covered porch.
Black and white photograph of a group of children, varying in age, gather near the Black Butte School, located in Lane County. In the foreground a row of children hold hands. Behind them stand children and a female teacher. Behind the group is a wooden schoolhouse with three windows, wooden entryway, chimney, and bell tower. A pole that appears to be a flagpole is situated near the entryway of the school. On the right side of the schoolhouse is a small wooden shed that stores wood. Trees are visible in the background of the image.
Black and white image. Young students are seated in rows at long wooden desks inside the Dorena School, located in the town of Dorena, in Lane County, Oregon. The desks have ironwork supports. A female teacher stands behind the students; she is dressed in a long sleeved shirt and long skirt. Her hair is braided and secured in a bow on the side of her head. The walls of the classroom are made of wood and decorated with plants and a picture. Blackboards with wooden ledges are secured to the walls. A tall window covered with a sheer curtain is visible next to the blackboards. An oil lamp hangs from the ceiling. In the backgound a wooden door is visible. Some of the students faces are blurred from movement while the photograph was being taken.
Black and white image. A small group of young students sit at desks in a classroom at the Sears school. The desks are long and wooden and are supported with detailed ironwork . A female teacher wearing a long sleeved blouse and neckerchief is seated in front of the children. A stack of papers is visible on a desk in front of her. A wood-burning stove that's surrounded by a circular piece of metal is visible in the center of the image. A pipe extends from the top of the stove to the ceiling. Two long windows, one with a tattered cloth shade, line the wooden wall on the left side of the image. Pictures hang decorating the walls. A blackboard with writing on its surface spans the wall in the background. In front of the blackboard is a map that hangs on a stand, and a wooden table with books stacked on its surface. A partial view of a world map is visible at the left corner of the image. A wooden box, container of ink, book, and papers are visible on the surface of the desks in the foreground.
Black and white image of young students seated at desks inside the Blue Mountain schoolhouse, located in Lane County, Oregon. The children are seated at long wooden desks that have detailed ironwork on their legs. The room's wooden interior is decorated with a large American flag, and a world map. Flowers in container sit on a desk in the foreground and on top of a wood-burning stove in the center of the room. A metal pipe extends from the top of the stove to the ceiling. In the background four children sit on a wooden bench and face the camera; the bench faces a female teacher that sits at a wooden desk. Behind the teacher is a blackboard. Also visible in the image is a cabinet with glass doors, books, a satchel, and three tall windows.
Black and white image. A group of students, varying in age, are seated inside a classroom gazing down at a book. Wooden desks surround a round wood-burning stove located in the middle of the room. A pipe that's attached to the adjacent wall extends from the top of the wood stove. Two small logs are on the wood floor next to the stove. Spanning the wall in the background is a blackboard. In front of this blackboard stands a male teacher dressed in a suit and tie. On the left side of the image is a partial view of a row of wooden benches. Also visible in the image are a bookcase windows covered with shades.
Black and white image. An interior view of a classroom that is decorated for a fair. Blackboards line the wall with handwriting on the surface. The words Welcome to our fair are visible on a section of the blackboard. Children's drawings and fern leaves hang on the top edges of the blackboard. In front of the blackboard sits a wooden teacher's desk that has papers and two plates with food on its surface. Also visible on this desk is a round vegetable with a carved face that is topped with a pointed hat and has pleated material for a body. Next to this desk is a woven basket. The desk sits upon a rug with abstract patterns on its surface. In the foreground of the image are wooden desks with iron supports. On the surface of the desks are three large squash.
Black and white image. A group of young students sit in wooden desks in a classroom interior located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The desks have iron legs. The students are a mixture of boys and girls. A female teacher stands near a wooden doorway in the background; she is dressed in a long sleeved dress. Pictures hang on the back wall where two windows with shades are visible. Some of the pictures appear to be of Native Americans. Also visible in the image is a blackboard and a wooden floor.
Black and white image. Seven students and one female teacher pose on the front porch of the Faun Creek School, located in Lane County, Oregon. The school is made of wood and has three windows, covered porch with steps, and chimney. The porch appears to be supported by short, thick pieces of wood. On the left side of the house a carriage with a seat and posts to hitch it up to horses is visible. A forest surrounds the school.
Black and white image. A view of a classroom interior, identified as the Le Bleu school, with students and a male teacher working through a lesson. Two boys stand, solving a math problem on a blackboard. Erasers sit on the wooden ledge of the blackboard. The boy on the left of the image is dressed in suspenders, long sleeved shirt, trousers, and boots. The teacher has a thick mustache and sits at a wooden desk. He is dressed in a suit and necktie. On the surface of the desk are books and a bell with a handle. Students are seated in bench-style desks and hold an open book in their hands. Also visible in the image is a wooden floor, paper, and two pictures that hang on the wall.
Black and white image. Students seated at desks at the Star School, located in Lane County, turn to look at the camera. Boys and girls are seated at desks with ironwork supports. The floor and walls of the classroom are made of wood. Near the back of the room is a wood-burning stove, whose metal pipe is attached to the back wall. Lining the wall in the background is a blackboard with handwritting on its surface. Hanging on the wall above the blackboard are pictures and light fixtures. Near the left corner of the room a female teacher sits at a desk. Flowers in containers are visible on two window ledges near the left edge of the image.
Seven children and one adult stand outside the Hadleyville School, located in Lane County, Oregon. The teacher stands under the covered porch near the entryway of the school. Extending from the roof of the school is a bell tower and a chimney. One small window is visible on the side of the school. A wooden fence with barbed wire surrounds the perimeter of the school. Directly behind the school is a wooden shed. In the background of the image are trees and a wooden dwelling that is perched on the side of a hill. Grass, tree limbs, and shrubs fill the foreground of the image.
Black and white image. An indoor portrait of students seated inside the Divide School, located in Lane County, Oregon. The students are seated in rows at long, wooden desks. A wooden door is visible in the background, which is surrounded on either side by hats and jackets that hang on the surrounding wall. In the right corner of the room is a partial view of a wood-burning stove. A metal pipe extends from the top of the stove towards the ceiling. Visible on the surface of the desk in the foreground is a container and a rectangular box.
Black and white image. A group of nine students stand near the Crow School, located in Lane County, Oregon. Six of the students are women who are dressed in long skirts and blouses. Three of the women wear scarves over their blouses. All of the males are dressed in hats, jackets, neckties, and trousers. In the background is a wooden schoolhouse that is raised on wooden stilts. Four paned windows and a doorway are visible on the front of the building. Three trees line the front of the school.
Black and white image. A group of young students varying in age stand in a unidentified classroom. These boys and girls stand in front of a blackboard that has handwriting on its surface. Lining the top of the blackboard are pieces of paper with drawings on their surface. Tree limbs hang over the blackboard, serving as decorations for the room. A laced material is gathered at the base of a large collection of hanging plants. Visible to the left of the students is a desk stacked with books and papers.
Black and white photograph of students seated at desks in a school located in Eugene, Oregon. The girls wear dresses and hair ornaments. The boys are dressed in jackets and neckties. A doll is seated in a wooden chair and two girls hold dolls in the foreground of the image. A blackboard lines the back wall of the classroom. A variety of cloths, some with designs on their surface, hang from the blackboard. Decorating the walls are fresh greenery strung together and pictures in frames. Windows are partially visible on the right edge of the image.
Black and white image. A group of people, varying in age, inside the Walker school. Students are seated in benches that are situated in rows. Women and one girl are dressed in decorative hats with bows, or flowers on their brims. Boys are dressed in jackets with lapels, shirts with collars, and neckties. A group of men and women, standing below two large windows, stand against the back wall. These men are dressed in dark suits with vests and neckties. The women are dressed in long dresses, or skirts, and two sport hats with wide brims with flowers. Hanging from the back wall are banners with the words, Standard School, Walker, and U.H.S. on their surface. The numbers six, twelve, and thirteen are also visible on the surface of the banners. These banners appear to be made of fabric. Also visible in the image is a plant, metal pipe, wood floor, and a partial view of a blackboard that is framed in wood.
Black and white image. Young students seated at benches and desks face a female teacher who stands at a wooden podium at the Latham school located in Lane County, Oregon. The walls of the classroom are built of wood and have a clock, picture, and blackboard attached to their surfaces. Written in chalk on the surface of the blackboard are students' names and the words, Latham School Feb. 1, 1912. On the right side of the image at the front of the classroom is what appears to be a piano with a music sheet holder. On the left edge of the images is a wood-burning stove with a pipe extending upwards from it surface and a circular piece of metal that surrounds the base of the stove.
Black and white image. A group of women dressed in white aprons over their dresses, wearing white hats, stand next to counters lined with heating devices and pans. The women are students who are possibly taking part in a home economics class located in Eugene, Oregon. In the foreground of the image is a wooden table with paper, a ceramic pitcher, and ceramic bowls on its surface. Large metal pots hang on the side of the wooden counters. In the background a doorway, windows, wooden cabinet, and metal pipe are visible.
Black and white image. A close-up of three children inside a classroom at the Disston School who are seated at desks with their left hand raised. Two young girls in the foreground wear dresses. The boy behind the girls is dressed in a coat, trousers, and shoes with a hole near the toes. The wooden desks have iron legs. The floor and wall of the schoolroom are made of wood. Mounted to the wall is a light fixture and a picture of an individual. A metal pipe that's connected to a wood-burning stove is visible in the background in front of a window whose shade is drawn.
Five young students seated at a table with books at the Trapp's private school in Lane County, Oregon. Two boys are dressed in striped long sleeved shirts and overalls. Three girls wear dresses and have their hair contained in braids. Behind the children stands a female teacher dressed in a long sleeved blouse and skirt. Visible on the wall in the background is a large map of the United States. The table is covered with a tablecloth that has a leaf pattern on its surface. Visible on the surface of the table is a wooden box and a glass filled with liquid.
Black and white image. A group of young students seated in a classroom with their teacher in the Latham school, located in Lane County, Oregon. Young boys and girls are seated in rows of wooden benches, as their female teacher stands in the rear of the room under an arched walkway holding a book. On either side of her are connecting rooms with large windows covered with tattered shades. Also visible in the connecting rooms are two square hanging mirrors, and a metal milk container. In the center of the room is a wood-burning stove that has a circular piece of metal surrounding its exterior. A metal pipe extends from the base of the stove to the ceiling. The floor and walls of the interior are wooden. Two small pictures hang on the wall underneath two wreathes. In the backround are two square windows above a wooden door.
Black and white image. An indoor portrait of students seated inside the Lynx Hollow school, located in Lane County, Oregon. Many of the students are seated in rows at long, wooden desks. Two women and one boy stand next to the back wall of the room. Hanging on this wall are hats and jackets. Three pictures hang on the back wall. Two of these pictures are located above two wooden doors. Next to the wooden door on the right is a blackboard that has handwriting on its surface. In the left foreground of the image is a wood-burning stove. A metal pipe extends from the top of the stove towards the ceiling. Behind the stove a wooden box is visible.
Black and white image. Crow High School students, located in Lane County, seated at desks in a classroom. The wooden desks are aligned in rows and have detailed ironwork for supports. Two women stand in the background in front of a blackboard with handwriting on its surface. The women are dressed in light-colored blouses and long, dark skirts. The woman on the left of the image wears eyeglasses. Near the left top edge of the image are wooden shevles with two containers on its surface. A piece of paper is visible on the desk in the foreground.
Black and white image. An outdoor portrait of young students and adults standing next to an unidentified schoolhouse. Young girls and boys stand in a line in the foreground. Behind the students are men and women. In the background is a wooden schoolhouse with a covered porch. Standing on this porch are three women and an older man with a beard. A rope attached to a wooden flagpole is visible to the right of the porch. Three windows line the side of the school. A wooden fence, field and trees are visible in the background of the image.
Five elderly Native American women, identified as members of the Cayuse tribe and "converts of Dr. Marcus Whitman", sit outside a large tent. The women wear headscarves, long skirts, and shawls of woolen fabric, possibly Pendleton blankets. Two of the women hold handkerchiefs in their laps. The names of the women are tentative and have not been verified yet by tribal members.