Three men pose in an automobile parked in front of the Perkins Hotel in Portland, Oregon. A wheel is mounted to the side of the automobile displaying a sign that reads, Official Pacific Coast Automobile Blue Book 1915 American Automobile Association. The men are dressed in suits, neckties, jackets, and hats. Behind the men is a partial view of the New Perkins Hotel, which has an arched entryway, and a covered walkway with eaves. A partial view of the exterior of the Perkins Restraunt is visible on the left side of image. Also visible in the background is a lamp post, decorative columns, windows, and a hanging flowering plant.
An elevated view of what is probably Multnomah Falls. A train, with an open-air passenger car and another covered passenger car, is in the foreground of the image. Automobiles from the 1920s or 1930s are in the middle of a road in front of a large brick building. People are walking along or standing in groups in the road and are also sitting in the open-air train car. Situated behind the building is a large tree-covered cliff with a long waterfall dropping from the top of the cliff.
A man identified as Ezra Meeker stands next to an automobile referred to as the schooner-mobile. The automobile is elongated and has a canvas roof like those found on wagon tarins. On the surface of this roof is a curved pipe and two pieces of paper with text on their surface. The automobile is decorated with small flags and a map of the United States. Ezra Meeker stands next to this automobile dressed in a blazer, button-up vest, trousers, boots, and hat. He has a mustache and beard and wears eyeglasses. Spectators stand next to the schooner-mobile that is situated on a road in front of a building with a banner that reads, B.F. Goodrich Rubber Co.. Also on the building are letters that read, Goodrich Tires. Another partial name appears on the building marquee.
[Two Oldsmobile Runabouts in front of auto showroom, 1897 Merry Olds and 1902 'Old Scout,' which beat 'Old Steady' in 1905 race from NY to OR, to promote good roads.]
[Rear view: two historic Runabouts in front of Olds showroom, 1897 Merry Oldsmobile and 1902 'Old Scout,' which beat 'Old Steady' in 1905 race from NY to OR, to promote good roads.]
[(Charles F. Berg) Convertible Buick sedan parked in front of Berg's clothing store on Morrison, plastered with collegiate-style slogans, 'Celebrating College Week At Berg's.]
[Broadway in Portland, OR looking north from Alder. Owl Drug Co. in foreground; Hotel Broadway and Liberty Theater marquee in background; autos and streetcar in street.]
Dedication crowd on Coxcomb Hill. Astoria, Clatsop Co. [Astor Column commemorating Oregon Trail. Cars and spectators at base of monument scaffolding near top. Top third of decoration complete, rest blank]