Click on the links below to view the photos. Click on the back arrow of your browser to return here. All photos courtesy of the Yamhill County
Historical Society, Lafayette, OR. Reproduction of the digital imagery on this page by
permission only. All digital images © 2000, Y.C.H.S.
The original photos were scanned at much higher resolution than you will see here, and
were decreased in size due to image load times. If you would like a copy of the full sized
image, email yamhillhistory@onlinemac.com so arrangements can be made.
Our thanks for most of these photos go to Darrel Jones
and Dick Jordan, who have made these available for your enjoyment. Darrell volunteers at
the Willamina Museum at 188 S.E. 'D' Street two Saturdays each month, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Please visit this West Valley Museum... curators Bob & Charlene Brown and April Wooden
have prepared an excellent display of artifacts, records and photos.
Notes:
- Barnstormer - 1922: taken behind the High School... rides probably
$5 each.
- Birds Eye View looking Southwest: Taken from atop Cherry Hill.
- Bridge St. Looking North: Taken from about Mill St.
- Ben Evans house at Center & Sherman Streets, built 1904. Evans
street was named after Ben
- Cowboys - Charlie Jones (on left) & Clyde Kellog at Harmony
Hopyard
- Farmers Co-op Creamery, from L to R: Willis Hartey, Paul Jones,
Mildred Wolfer, Cliff Bride, Paul Wiser, Winnie Mekkers, Walt
Paesche, Harry Banke, Bill McGhie, Carl Loop, C. Lange, John Zahler, John Gutbrod, Kenneth
Bishop, Marion Latham, Walt Woods, Walt Krager, Bob Smith, Frelan Kager.
- Frozen Flume: Lumber flume from Mill Creek during 1908 cold spell.
- High School Photos: Built in 1906
- Looking North on Bridge after Fire: on July 18, 1913, fire ravaged
the south side of town.
- Looking South on Bridge, 1907:On the right is the post
office and Cane's Drug Store. Man in the middle in the suit is Ben Evans. Its probably the
mail horse and buggy. Cane Drug Store was bought by Haas Bros. in 1907.
- Lumber Flume: this flume ran 10 miles from the Buell area to
Sheridan.
- Main St. Looking West from Ash St.
- New Steel Bridge: this 1911 bridge was replaced in 1938 with the
present structure.
- Opera House burned in 1922 fire.
- Riverside Hotel - Guy Messinger in photo.
- R.R. Depot - narrow gauge, torn up and replaced with standard gauge
by 1897.
- Scroggin Home - on S. Bridge Street -1898
- Snow Scene of River: Looking West from the bridge; Riverside Hotel
on the right.
- Temporary Classroom - in use in 1935 during construction of the old
Faulconer School.
- Two Bridges - the older structure was lifted up, moved slightly
downstream during 1938 construction of new bridge.
Thanks for visiting.