Astoria

Two plans on 1 sheet for a 200 horsepower diesel ferry boat for the Astoria-North Beach Ferry Company, designed by J. H. Johnston.

Engraving depicting Astoria and the Columbia River from art by Alfred T. Agate.

Collection includes 16 blueprint sheets with elevations, details, and plot plans of the memorial column at Astoria, Oregon, by architect Electus D. Litchfield. The Astoria Column is a concrete pillar built in 1926 to commemorate Euro-American exploration and settlement of the Columbia River region. It is painted with scenes from Oregon's history by the artist Attilio Pusterla.

Collection consists of black and white photographs depicting actors and productions of Finnish theater groups in Astoria, Oregon, at least one affiliated with the Työmies Society. Most of the prints have the name of the author Walter Mattila written on the back, along with the names of people in the photographs and other information.

Minute book contains minutes, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and list of stockholders. The Astoria Packing Company was incorporated in 1878 by M. J. Kinney, James Young and William S. Sibson for "preserving ... all edibles in the State of Oregon and elsewhere."

Typescript carbon copy biography of I. W. Case, pioneer of Astoria, Oregon, by E. C. Holden, secretary of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, 1892.

Oral history interview with Bernice McGregor Church, conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 17, 1977. Church discusses her memories of Astoria, Oregon, in the 1900s and 1910s.

Collection consists of two black and white panoramic photographs: one by Frank Woodfield that depicts damaged buildings and blocks of rubble in Astoria, Oregon, after the fire of 1922; and one group portrait of employees of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, taken in 1928.

Copy book of financial records and letters kept by Captain J. H. D. Gray of Astoria, Oregon, 1887-1890, including shipping and real estate records, some for the Astoria Real Estate Company. Also included is an appointment document for J. H. D. Gray to pilot commissioner by Oregon Governor W. W. Thayer, 1880.