An outdoor candid portrait of city life in Portland, Oregon. A large brick building, identified as Pantages Vaudville Theater, is situated in the center of the image. Multiple signs, some filled with lights, on the surface of the building advertise the theater. A group of people are gathered near the entrance of the theater and fill the adjacent sidewalk. A man leans on an automobile that is parked on the road next the the theater. Two women, one holding an umbrella, and both dressed in dresses and hats, can be seen walking across the street. The theater building is flanked by two commercial buildings. The building on the right side of the image has the painted words Morgan Building on its surface. Signs, electric lines, potted flowers, street lamps, and a staircase are also visible in the image.
A blimp with the word Gelatine on its surface is surrounded by spectators standing in a grassy field. Surrounding the blimp is a net that's attached to a wooden armature from which multiple bags hang and a sail is attached. A man stands on the wooden armature that is supported by two wooden sawhorses. In the background are a wooden fence, dwellings, utility poles, horse and buggy, and a sign that reads, laundry office.
[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.]
[Advertising photo for Angelus Studio, 'Official Photographers, Lewis & Clark Fair 1905'. Shows curved colonnade with 'Westward the course of empire takes its way' motto.]
[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.]
