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Pig Out: 1941
... July 1941. "Greased pig race, Fourth of July. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/23/2020 - 12:18pm -

July 1941. "Greased pig race, Fourth of July. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. A strong opponentHaving raised a pig or two, I understand the looks on these boys' faces. A pig as small as fifty pounds has the strength of two men, or at least it seems that way. Once, I asked my brother-in-law to hold one down while I gave it a wormer shot. He struggled like a rodeo cowboy on top of that pig, while I tried to place the needle. My brother-in-law doesn't speak to me anymore, but he'll never have worms. The Big QuestionWho's the guy that catches the Pigs to Grease them? (The Gallery, Animals, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Hines Pines: 1942
... Co. operations in Malheur National Forest, Grant County, Oregon." Medium-format Kodachrome by Russell Lee for the Office of War ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/27/2018 - 11:23am -

July 1942. "Truckload of ponderosa pine, Edward Hines Lumber Co. operations in Malheur National Forest, Grant County, Oregon." Medium-format Kodachrome by Russell Lee for the Office of War Information. View full size. Loose LoadI hope he is stopping to put the wrappers on this load otherwise he will be picking up logs all the way down the mountain. Kind of ironic I had to "log in" to leave a comment. Pre-CuredThis was flooring a month later. Pines grow relatively fast, so this is still common. But we are in 2018 and still seeing these trucks roll by, but full of ancient Redwoods. I live on the East Coast, but when traveling in the Upper Northwest this is disheartening to see. Pfffft. Big deal.You want to see a REAL load of logs? (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Russell Lee)
Prairie Pitcher: 1936
... at the Resettlement Administration camp. Madras, Oregon." Photo by Arthur Rothstein. View full size. OOOOOHH MY, do ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/22/2013 - 3:37pm -

July 1936. "Pitching horseshoes at the Resettlement Administration camp. Madras, Oregon." Photo by Arthur Rothstein. View full size. OOOOOHH MY,do I miss those prairie skies. Puff, Puff.The pipe is actually used as a sight, for greater accuracy. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Sports)
Turkey in the Straw: 1939
... Williams family's new farm. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon." Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/23/2015 - 10:57am -

October 1939. "Temporary buildings on Williams family's new farm. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon." Medium format negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. One of theseis not like the others. It looks like a privy in the middle with a round window in stead of the cartoon favorite crescent. And, yes, I grew up with one. Stop the Music!In the early fifties there was a TV show hosted by Bert Parks called Stop the Music in which he would call contestants on the phone and ask them the name of the song playing. It was usually a pop song of recent vintage and not too hard to guess. If you got that right they played the Mystery Tune which was a little more obscure and worth some money whose value increased each week if it was not guessed. One Mystery Tune was Turkey In Straw which went for many weeks unnamed except by me. I had watched earlier in the day one of those 1930's Merrie Melodies cartoons and guess what they had a bunch of turkeys in the straw dancing to that melody. I blurted out Turkey In The Straw but all I got was derision from the family but I stuck to my guns and made a 5 cent bet with my father on it. Weeks later I was vindicated and I got an extra nickel in my allowance that week. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Dorothea Lange)
Redwood Tree
... be anywhere along the California coast between the Oregon border and Santa Cruz. Looks like it might be a drier redwood site - no ... 
 
Posted by kevhum - 05/17/2007 - 12:46am -

This is a redwood tree ready to be felled. No chainsaws then. Most likely Humbolt [or would that be Humboldt, with a D?] County, California. LocationLooks like pre 20th century and could have been virtually anywhere in the redwood region from Del Norte County down to Santa Cruz. All along the coastmid to late 1800s is good guess. Could actually be anywhere along the California coast between the Oregon border and Santa Cruz. Looks like it might be a drier redwood site - no ferns visible. Trees aren't real giants. Great piece of logging history, though. Don Hall Yreka, CA (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Molalla Buckeroo: 1936
... at Molalla Buckeroo," the Fourth of July rodeo in Molalla, Oregon. Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/27/2019 - 3:28pm -

July 4, 1936. "Warm Springs Indian at Molalla Buckeroo," the Fourth of July rodeo in Molalla, Oregon. Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Resettlement Administration. View full size. The final humiliationThe classic features of this Native American call to mind the profile on the buffalo nickel (1913-1938) by sculptor James Earle Fraser. [The resemblance is rather striking, although according to Fraser the depiction is a composite rather than a specific individual. - tterrace] (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Native Americans)
Co-op Tires: 1939
... 1939. "Farmers' supply co-op. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/08/2018 - 11:16pm -

October 1939. "Farmers' supply co-op. Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Got flies?Given the presence of what looks like a two gallon can of "FLY SPRAY", I'd guess that flies were a problem. I think I rememberseeing tires wrapped in paper, must have been a while back. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Dorothea Lange, Gas Stations)
Migrant Father: 1939
... has work now in potato field. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit, FSA camp." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/18/2017 - 9:10am -

October 1939. "He brought his family to the West in a homemade trailer from Texas five months ago. Photograph made after supper. Boy sick. Father has work now in potato field. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit, FSA camp." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. CorrectiveThank you for this photo, Dave (and Dorothea Lange). Whenever I'm tempted to think my crappy little problems have some consequence, photos like this one always set me straight. Happy Father's Day to all the Shorpy dads out there. And to all our dads who have passed on, we remember you with love and gratitude. Tobacco TagThat tag hanging out of the Dad's pocket is from a smoking tobacco pouch. Don't judge him too harshly, because smoking was cheaper before the heavy taxes were placed on tobacco. Also visible in his pocket is a box of Luden's Cough Drops. The formula has probably changed since this photo was made, so it's difficult to comment on whether they were more- or less-effective back then. I wonder if the boy went on to be enlisted in World War Two? (The Gallery, Dorothea Lange, Kids)
Pinus Ponderosa: 1942
... ponderosa pine, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, Oregon." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 3:29pm -

July 1942. "Stand of virgin ponderosa pine, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, Oregon." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Russell Lee)
For the People: 1964
... "Republican National Convention. Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon delivering keynote address at Cow Palace." 35mm negative by Warren ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2016 - 10:31am -

July 13, 1964. San Francisco. "Republican National Convention. Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon delivering keynote address at Cow Palace." 35mm negative by Warren Leffler for U.S. News & World Report. View full size. HazyI've seen video footage of those early '60s conventions and it's staggering to see how much smoke from all the cigarettes being smoked there is rising to the rafters. I remember it well!I and two friends nearly crashed the RNC that year. Climbed a fence way, way outside and almost made it to the hall before being stopped by Security! (The Gallery, Politics, San Francisco, TV)
Little Squirt: 1941
... "Fun at the water fountain. Fourth of July picnic in Vale, Oregon." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/07/2014 - 4:00am -

July 1941. "Fun at the water fountain. Fourth of July picnic in Vale, Oregon." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Possible Current ViewNo idea if this is the exact location, but the large cement square is there. View Larger Map DelightfulCandid shot; boys being boys! (The Gallery, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee)
A Fair to Remember: 1941
July 1941. "Carnival attractions in Vale, Oregon, on the Fourth of July." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/22/2019 - 1:09pm -

July 1941. "Carnival attractions in Vale, Oregon, on the Fourth of July." Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Like mother, like daughterI notice that the woman and the little girl on the right are wearing dresses made from the same print material. I suspect that the mother made them, from fabric and patterns bought at the local sewing shop. Pretty PrintsThe mother/daughter dresses were likely made from feed bags. In the 1930s - 1950s feed bag companies used fancy printed cloth that farm women could make into clothing for the family. An unusually spectacular example is here: http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1105750 My great grandfather was in management at the Chase Bag Company in Milwaukee. I well remember wearing shirts made of this cloth which my mother's family called "pretty prints." (The Gallery, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Fight Club: 1941
... living at the FSA migratory farm labor camp. Athena, Oregon (mobile unit)." The scrappers last seen here . Acetate negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/22/2019 - 12:32pm -

June 1941. "Boxing. Transient workers living at the FSA migratory farm labor camp. Athena, Oregon (mobile unit)." The scrappers last seen here. Acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. One swole, one not so muchThe guy on the left, in the current slang used by my daughters, is a "swole boy" ("swole" being swollen), meaning muscular or well-built. Gosh, those guys are y-o-u-n-g!The right hand guy looks like 16 or so, and the left guy could still be well shy of 20, too. And being transient workers. Modern first-world kids tend to be in school or in vocational training at that age, or maybe doing odd jobs between schools. A lot of modern guys would probably also envy the left guy for his muscle tone. And he got that all without spending any money (or time) on whey products, gyms, ahm, little helpers, and so forth. For what it's worth, he gets paid for it. (The Gallery, Agriculture, Russell Lee, Sports)
Pulling Together: 1941
... 1941. "Boys' tug of war, Fourth of July celebration. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/24/2020 - 11:21am -

July 1941. "Boys' tug of war, Fourth of July celebration. Vale, Oregon." 35mm acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Celebration activitiesSo in one of the activities (greased pig) you try to hold tight but the darn thing squooshes out of your grip, and in the other activity (tug-of-war) you try to hold tight but get a rope burn when the dry grip slips. I think I would still opt for the tug-of-war, since I’ve never forgotten the following lines from Ted Hughes’ “View of a Pig”: Once I ran at a fair in the noise To catch a greased piglet That was faster and nimbler than a cat, Its squeal was the rending of metal. Pigs must have hot blood, they feel like ovens. Their bite is worse than a horse’s— They chop a half-moon clean out. They eat cinders, dead cats. (The Gallery, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Fight Camp: 1941
... at FSA migratory farm labor camp mobile unit. Athena, Oregon." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/18/2018 - 7:29pm -

June 1941. "Transient workers. Boxing platform at FSA migratory farm labor camp mobile unit. Athena, Oregon." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. GraffitiWere the kids of the era tagging the timbers of the ring? The lines don't look natural. And I thought tagging was a modern problem. [The scribbles here seem to be in crayon. - Dave] Crayons or spray paint it's still considered "tagging". TaggingThe only tagging going on here is in the ring. As far as crayons or spray paint being used, it would be considered "tagging" only if the graffitist signed his work. Either a real name, street name, nickname, initials or personal logo, so you can mark your territory. This is a simple case of a bored little boy (off to the left) with a Crayola and a Dream. (The Gallery, Kids, Russell Lee, Sports)
Summer Games: 1941
... kids' contests at the Fourth of July celebration in Vale, Oregon." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/19/2018 - 1:30pm -

July 1941. "Spectators at kids' contests at the Fourth of July celebration in Vale, Oregon." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee. View full size. De-ColorizationThis could be a black and white photo of a Norman Rockwell painting. (Not really, of course). Fantastic image! Dad in the CrowdI've been following Shorpy for 8 years or so, and have carefully viewed every one of Russell Lee's Vale photos you've posted through the years, searching for my family. My parents moved to Vale in 1939 as newlyweds, and I kept hoping to catch a glimpse of my mom or dad or even my older sister, who would have been 18 months old in July of 1941. I was 3 years old when my family left Vale in 1954, so I have no memory of any of their friends or neighbors, so couldn't identify anyone else in those memorable photos. But today I was so excited to finally see a familiar face: my dad, front and center in this group photo. My first clue (because I didn't spot him right away for some reason) was the Boy Scout to his right. Dad was Scoutmaster in Vale for many years, and that row of boys may have been his Scouts. In a year or two, during the War, Dad would become the young mayor of Vale. I wish he were still alive so I could show this to him! The photo on the right is my folks' wedding photo, taken in 1939, for comparison. He was 24 years old. (Click to enlarge) (The Gallery, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Fire Truck: 1950
... A burned-out, watered-down International somewhere in Oregon. 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/29/2017 - 8:06pm -

"Truck fire." A burned-out, watered-down International somewhere in Oregon. 4x5 inch acetate negative from the Shorpy News Photo Archive. View full size. He stood six foot six and weighed two forty-fiveThe large fellow wearing rubber boots resembles the image my imagination creates when I hear Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Fires, Floods etc., News Photo Archive)
Happy Birthday, Dad. Part II
... myself to understand the lifestyle of a logger in 1912 Oregon or a quail hunter, but I find myself enjoying these very much. Happy ... 
 
Posted by willc - 08/11/2009 - 8:16pm -

Here's my second Happy Birthday photo of my dad, taken by my mom during a quail hunting trip in Baja California in, I think, 1968. The wonderful dog leaning on him is Cefra, a Hungarian Vizsla. She was the smartest and most willing of the many dogs he had during his long life, and he just adored her. For those who might blanch at our old getaway pastime of hunting quail, my dad had a ready comeback: he'd explain that, unlike other forms of hunting, quail hunting in Baja meant a day of toiling up rocky hillsides through the cactus and eventually reaching the top, only to see the covey of quail flushing over the next ridge. But all through my childhood we had some swell picnics in what was then the unspoiled ranch country south of Ensenada. Birthday WishesHappy Birthday to your dad and thanks for the pictures. It's hard for a city boy like myself to understand the lifestyle of a logger in 1912 Oregon or a quail hunter, but I find myself enjoying these very much. Happy Birthday, Willc's DadThat is a noble pooch. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
My Little Piggy: 1941
... the greased pig at the Fourth of July celebration at Vale, Oregon. Says he's going to join the 4-H Club so he can learn how to feed his ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/18/2018 - 11:53am -

1941. "Boy who caught the greased pig at the Fourth of July celebration at Vale, Oregon. Says he's going to join the 4-H Club so he can learn how to feed his pig properly." Photo by Russell Lee, Farm Security Administration. View full size. Our Gang comedy in the makingCourse, what we don't know is that the curly headed child doesn't live on a farm because he's the rich mill owner's kid, and there isn't a proper place to put the pig. But he somehow gets the animal home and hides it from his Aunt Matilda (she's nearsighted, but she smells that there's just something not right). Two reels of merriment until Dad gets home from work and donates the pig to the 4H Club experimental farm out in the next county. (The Gallery, July 4, Kids, Russell Lee)
E Pluribus Unum: 1941
July 1941. Vale, Oregon. "Baseball players and spectators stand at attention while Chief Justice ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/01/2018 - 2:39pm -

July 1941. Vale, Oregon. "Baseball players and spectators stand at attention while Chief Justice Stone gives the oath of allegiance over the radio." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Smoking athletesAh, the good old days. (The Gallery, July 4, Patriotic, Russell Lee, Small Towns, Sports)
Mr. and Mrs C. J. Franklin
... They appear to have taken a famous trip from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington in 1907. Bottom image is from 1915 or later. ... 
 
Posted by crackdog - 09/20/2011 - 11:07pm -

Photos are original and glued to newspaper layout with original illustrations drawn directly on the board. Image features a Mr. and Mrs C. J. Franklin and their cars. They appear to have taken a famous trip from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington in 1907. Bottom image is from 1915 or later. View full size. The story behind this photocan be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/4964398188/ (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Very Old Ads)
The Babe: 1964
... road trips we took. We headed for Northern California and Oregon often, because Dad was in charge of that big old '59 Chevy Nomad wagon! ... 
 
Posted by rsyung - 07/24/2015 - 8:17pm -

A visit to Trees of Mystery, Klamath, California July, 1964. Babe, Paul Bunyan's better half. Kodachrome slide taken by my dad. That's me in the shocking red sweater, with my mom and little bro. View full size. I was thereI was there a few years earlier with my family. I cherish the memories of the road trips we took. We headed for Northern California and Oregon often, because Dad was in charge of that big old '59 Chevy Nomad wagon! Chevy II wagonMvsman, my dad loaded the family and tons of luggage into a Chevy II wagon! Still don't know how we survived some of those road trips! (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Big Chiefs: 1911
... Big Chiefs -- Nez-Perce and Yakima Indians -- Astoria, Oregon, Centennial -- 1911." Panoramic photo by M.B. Marcell of Portland; ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/27/2019 - 4:06pm -

"The Big Chiefs -- Nez-Perce and Yakima Indians -- Astoria, Oregon, Centennial -- 1911." Panoramic photo by M.B. Marcell of Portland; copyright deposit Sept. 11, 1911. View full size. (Panoramas, Native Americans)
Kop-kop-ki-hi: 1900
... silver print by Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) of Pendleton, Oregon. View full size. (The Gallery, Native Americans, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/15/2020 - 12:17am -

January 1900. "Kop-kop-ki-hi (White Cottonwood). Photo shows Charley Van Pelt, a Yakama Indian man, half-length portrait, seated, facing right." Gelatin silver print by Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) of Pendleton, Oregon. View full size. (The Gallery, Native Americans, Portraits)
Happy Birthday, Dad, Part I
... He was born in the little logging town of Clatskanie, Oregon, and seems to have inherited his father's innate love of and deep ... 
 
Posted by willc - 07/09/2009 - 8:07pm -

Although he passed away in 2000, June 30, 2009, is my late father's 100th birthday. This studio portrait of him and his dog Clover was taken in 1912. He was born in the little logging town of Clatskanie, Oregon, and seems to have inherited his father's innate love of and deep abilities with dogs and horses, even though his dad died only shortly after this photo was taken, from an injury suffered in a logging accident. I've been thinking about sharing some of my old family photos with Shorpy viewers for a long time, and my dad's centenary finally got me going. 100 CandlesHappy birthday, Will's dad! There's also a color photo. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Hanging Around
... They are just being silly. This is probably somewhere in Oregon. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by madelaine - 02/04/2008 - 8:06pm -

Winnie and Tom Boothby. Judging from their ages, I'd say this is the early 1940s, perhaps someone who knows cars can be more accurate than that. They went camping a lot. They are just being silly. This is probably somewhere in Oregon. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Union Pacific 4709: 1920
... UPRR guy, but... Engine 4709 belongs to UP subsidiary Oregon Short Line, as indicated by the "OSL" stencil on the lower left of the ... 
 
Posted by Bruin - 06/10/2019 - 9:36am -

Probably around 1920 in the St. Louis area. My dad J. Douglas Martin Jr. in the 10-12 year old range. His dad and grandfather were both civil engineers who worked for railroads and on other engineering projects such as large chimneys. I'm no UPRR guy, but...Engine 4709 belongs to UP subsidiary Oregon Short Line, as indicated by the "OSL" stencil on the lower left of the cab side. I have no idea if UP was in the habit of moving such a locomotive so far from its home rails (although I'm sure someone on here could know). Bruin, did your dad's kin do any work in the Pacific Northwest? (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Just Sitting Around
... full size. Florida? As a Floridian (now living in Oregon) my very first thought was, Florida! Where in Florida, I have no idea. ... 
 
Posted by mhallack - 10/31/2014 - 4:41pm -

Unknown date and location of this slide I had found years ago and finally got scanned. I am thinking these folks are part of an audience for a parade, or some other outing. Judging by the cars in the back, mid-60's. View full size. Florida?As a Floridian (now living in Oregon) my very first thought was, Florida! Where in Florida, I have no idea. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Johnson Family Fishing Trip, 1940's
Johnson family on a fishing trip in Oregon sometime in the mid 1940's. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by boomdogshivers - 01/29/2008 - 9:21pm -

Johnson family on a fishing trip in Oregon sometime in the mid 1940's. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Fourth of July, 1905
... photo from my grandfather, this one taken in Clatskanie, Oregon, on July 4th, 1905. He'd helped to organize the volunteer fire ... 
 
Posted by willc - 07/24/2009 - 12:54am -

Another photo from my grandfather, this one taken in Clatskanie, Oregon, on July 4th, 1905. He'd helped to organize the volunteer fire department in this little logging town, and here they all are, dressed up for the Independence Day parade. My Aunt Hazel is seated on the box of the decorated hose wagon, dressed as a water sprite. My grandfather is in the back to her right, wearing a moustache and a white fedora. Aunt Hazel wrote on the back of this photo: "I was making such a mean face because I didn't want my baby sister Hannah in the photo with me." View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
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