Richard Jeffrey Nichols was the librarian at Oregon Agricultural College from 1902 to 1908. A native Oregonian, Nichols was the first librarian not educated at OAC, earning his degree from Willamette University.
Make shift fire truck was used to help in field fires in Marion County.<br>It had a tank that held 500 gallons of water and had a pump that could be used in a pond or stream.
To help prevent a farm fire a row is plowed between the road and field to stop a fire from being started by a vehicle, cigarette or some other means.<br>The photo was taken in Marion County.
To help prevent a farm fire a row is plowed between the road and field to stop a fire from being started by a vehicle, cigarette or some other means.<br>The photo was taken in Marion County.
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.
Oregon State Fair Grand Champion senior heifer Holstein calf was owned by Kenneth Runnion of Childrens Farm Home, Corvallis, Oregon. The calf's name is Lilly Bell (Sire: Hall Rise Mike; Dam: Numbers).
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.