This old Fairbanks scales stands deserted in Marion County's ornate Courthouse attic. It was used at one time to weigh the gold brought in by the early settlers. It is in perfect condition and is so sensitive that even a piece of paper placed on one side will cause the needle to sway. Also to be found near by is a group of round pans of various sizes that were used along with the scales in those early days.
Deputies must climb the ladders to reach the large volumes stored in the crowded vault of the Recorder's Office at the Marion County Courthouse in Salem. From left to right: Romona Evans, Salem; Virginia Gritton, Salem; Irene Johnson, Salem.
Harold Domogalla, sits at his desk in the old Marion County Courthouse at Salem, Oregon. Things are getting pretty crowded around here says Harold as can be seen by the boxes piled in the corner back of him. Mr. Domogalla is head of the Tax department.
Showing one of the units of a camp in Salem, Oregon. Water is to be found outside. There is a central shower room and lavatories. There is also a laundry room and large club room at this camp.
One of the Big Vats is being filled with Royal Ann cherries to be made into the marichino. These vats are filled with an acid bleach. Boys dump the boxes as they come from the conveyors, while another stirs, since they have a tendency to come to the top. This is only one vat that extends in long rows to the left of the picture. This image was taken at the Willamette Growers Cherry Co-op. in Salem, Oregon.
Janette Saucy rigs up a clever way to feed her motherless registered Duroc pigs. Beer bottles have been filled with warm milk and placed on a specially constructed trough. The pigs are doing fine at Saucy farm, Salem, Oregon.
Spraying apple trees for aphids at John Hancock's orchard, 3895 Rivercrest, Salem, Oregon. 1951 Ford tractor and home-made sprayer. Photographs made by Gifford studio in late spring and early summer of 1951 that depict growing and harvesting of fruit crops in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Spraying apple trees for aphids on the John Hancock farm, 3895 Rivercrest, Salem, Oregon. (Home-made sprayer). Photographs made by Gifford studio in late spring and early summer of 1951 that depict growing and harvesting of fruit crops in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Girl on Ford tractor. Photographs made by Gifford studio in late spring and early summer of 1951 that depict growing and harvesting of fruit crops in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Wayne Handley stepping from wagon to truck, loading cherries on Ammon Grice Farm, Salem, Oregon. Photographs made by Gifford studio in late spring and early summer of 1951 that depict growing and harvesting of fruit crops in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
Loading cherries from wagon to truck, Ammon Grice Orchard (35 acres of Royal Ann) Salem, Oregon. Photographs made by Gifford studio in late spring and early summer of 1951 that depict growing and harvesting of fruit crops in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
The photo shows the Union County 1st Place Holstein herd at the 1938? Oregon State Fair. From left to right: Bob Becker, Clayton Fox, Howard Smith, Vernon Stoddard, and Troy Becker. The cow's name second from left was Segis Inka Fobes Yeeman. It was owned by Clayton Fox.
Blue ribbon group and champions in style revue at 1951 state fair are pictured on the stage. Theme was fashion headlines. Joanne Thompson, 15, Portland, champion is holding roses.
Five division winners in 1951 style revue contest at State Fair. From left: Betty Jean Hill, 17, Coquille; Donna Minkoff, 14, Cascade Locks; Neva Goodrich, 16, Prineville; Cynthia Rukovina, 13, Medford; and Joanne Thomson, 15, Portland, champion.
Blue and red award winners in the wool suit class of the 1949 4-H Club Style Revue at Oregon State Fair are shown with Jo Ann Roberts, 17, Shedd, center, who was later named grand champion.
Shown are the boy and girl health champions at 1949 Oregon State Fair. They are, left to right, Barbara Brown, 14, Corvallis, and Harold Brost, 11, Portland. There were 12 boy contestants and 14 girls.