[(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.]
A woman stands behind the counter of the Mears Meat Market and Grocery located in Portland, Oregon. The store is stocked with packaged food products that are stacked on shelves and in display cases. Perishable food items like meat, cheese, milk, and baked goods are stored in glass display cases. On top of these display cases are food products, scales, rolls of paper in paper holders, and a spool of thread. Behind the counter is a wooden shelf, on which a metal fan sits and where two saws and a hatchet hang. Located below the shelf is a scale on top of a wooden table. Crepe paper decorations are strung from the ceiling of the store. In the center of the store is a wooden beam, and wire baskets filled with produce, including apples and potatoes. Other objects visible include light bulbs that hang from the ceiling and a poster for Heinz ketchup.
A view of the facade of the Hollywood Theater located in Portland, Oregon. The facade of the theater is ornately decorated with sculptures, arched niches, and columns. A marquee advertising the movie Professional Soldier, and The Lady Consents extends over a small ticket booth. A tall sign partially visible above the marquee reads, Hollywood. Surrounding the walls near the entrance doors of the theater are movie posters advertising the featured movies. The theater is flanked by stores that advertise chocolate, jewelry, and Jantzen products. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk in front of the theater. In the foreground of the image is a paved street.
A horse-drawn wagon and driver situated in front of a fountain identified as the Skidmore Fountain. Two horses harnessed to the wagon drink from the fountain as the driver looks on. He is dressed in a hat, jacket with pockets, trousers, and boots. From the wooden covered wagon hangs a torn tarp that conceals the wagon's contents. The fountain's base is octagonal with two central sculpted females in draped clothing supporting a bowl from which water flows. Behind the wagon a sign on a builidng reads, Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office. In the background are buildings and streets that are part of this business district.
Five women and twelve children pose next to a jungle gym in front of a large brick building that has been identified as an Albertina Kerr home. Four of the women dressed in either skirts and tops or dresses stand holding children. One woman is seated on the grass with five children surrounded by books. Three children stand on the jungle gym. The building in the background is made of brick and wood. Multiple windows, some arched, line the front of the building. Above the arched windows are circular emblems with a figure in the center. Shrubs and trees line the exterior of the building.
A large ship, identified as the U.S.S. Relief, floats under the Saint John's Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The suspension bridge has two tall towers with spires. The bridge is attached to land that is filled with streets, trees, and dwellings. On the right side of the image a warehouse next to a dock that is filled with lumber. Large logs are visible floating near the bank of the river. In the foreground of the image tree limbs and boats are partially visible.
A woman, identified as Queen Dorothy of the Portland Rose Festival sits in an elaborately detailed carriage. She is dressed in a gown with frills, a tiara, and holds a scepter. The carriage has detailed carvings of plants, flowers, and tassels on its surface. On top of its roof is an object in the shape of a crown. Attached to the front and rear of the carriage are pairs of winged figures that hold horns to their mouth. The carriage is located in an arena with covered grandstands visible in the background. A small tower topped with a flag attached to a flagpole is situated in front of the grandstand.
[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.]