Harding School was an elementary school located on Harrison Avenue in northwest Corvallis. Photograph was taken by Ball Studio in Corvallis and is hand colored.
Martha Henderson Gross is standing with "Old Mill Stones" monument. "The first mill stones or burrs were used in this section of Oregon. They were originally quarried in France and shipped round the Horn from New York in 1850 by a sailing vessel. In 1852 they were hauled by ox cart from Portland to King's Valley and there set up and operated as one of the three first grist mills in the state. There were in constant use for over 60 years."--from legend on base of the stones. The mill stones were later installed in Avery Park. They were hauled by team and wagon from Chambers' Mill in King's Valley to the old Pioneer Park around 1925.
Oregon School of the Air, 1940. Beginning in 1930, KOAC offered programs and presented for in-school use in classrooms throughout the state. One of the popular programs that aired in 1940 was "Hero Tales from Oregon History" told by Kenneth Munford. Listeners in Newburg wrote Munford praising the program.
Cadets from Oregon Agricultural College in formation to march south on Adams Street in Corvallis. Buildings behind them are a former blacksmith shop used for carriage storage and a private residence. The tower in the background, on Adams Street between 1st and 2nd streets, held two 30,000-gallon water tanks for the city water system. Photo was from the Tom Warren Collection.
View from southwest looking across the intersection of Main (2nd street) and Adams streets. The tower had two tanks, 30,000-gallon capacity each, filled from the Willamette River by the windmill and two steam pumps below the tower. Highest tank was 70 feet above ground. Buildings on street level: Left, implement shed attached to the brick store building J. C. Avery built in the 1850's. It was later occupied by Robnett's Hardware. Between the trees: Chinese laundry with drying sheds behind. Site was later occupied by Old World Center. Behind the telephone pole: blacksmith shop or carriage storage; it was used for both purposes. Right: behind picket fence was a private dwelling. Photo was from the Tom Warren collection.
