Alan Mitchell would like to thank Rick Cook and Bill Forbes for their contributions to the accuracy of these annotations for Port Orford Historical Photos. Bill Forbes is an expert on cars which helps pinpoint dates in the archive. Rick Cook is the Chairman/Secretary of the Port Orford Historic Preservation Commission and maintains the Port Orford Historic Buildings and Sites Database for the City of Port Orford.


File TitlePhotographerYearNotes

Port Orford (South End) on the 4th of July, c1940. Highway 101 and his Touring Menagerie.jpgUnknown
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1959-Famous-Battle-Rock-Port-Orford-Jubilee-Falconer.jpgUnknown1959-0704SW corner of 9th and Hwy 101. This depiction of Battle Rock on the float and all the people dressed in native American garb were likely from the Brookings – Harbor area.  Note the Standard Oil Service station on the corner where it was replaced with Bartlett’s Cafe. In the background is the Deidrich Quellen house. In 1979, Pam and Don Merrick moved it two blocks west to its present position on 9th Street. It is currently the Golden Harvest. The Ken Dennison Real Estate Building replaced it. That building has since been demolished. 

Port-Orford-Agate-Festival-boxing.jpgUnknown1915-0820Port Orford Agate Carnival (Bare-Knuckle) Boxing. Location is believed to be what became the Tseriandun State Recreation Area.

Port-Orford-South-End-4th-of-July-Hwy-101-6th-and-Jackson-1973.jpgUnknownc1973Hwy 101 – 6th and Jackson – Around the 1900’s, this was the location of the Winsor Hotel. Most recently it was Gayle Wilcox’s Seabreeze Florist. Prior to that, several different service stations operated there.

Port-Orford-South-End-4th-of-July-Hwy-101-and-his-Touring-Menagerie-Pritchett-Colorado-c1940-973×460.jpgUnknownc1950NW corner of 8th St. and Hwy 101. Orville Ewing and his Touring Menagerie from Pritchett, Colorado to San Francisco.”The Old West Still Lives”. 
Unknown Building on the corner of Oregon and 5th.
Battle Rock Junior High was built as a combined Junior/Senior High School c1927.
Note: Hwy 101 was graveled.
Bernal Forty House was built for the Nielsens by PJ Lindberg c1890.  Originally there were 3 bedrooms upstairs. It has been extensively remodeled over the years following a fire in the 1920’s and later fire in the early 60’s. It is currently the Rick Cook Studio. Other than loss of second story, the outside remains original. Interior has had renovations but retains much of the original character. 
The Bob Forty House was built by Douglas McGill and Bob Forty in 1915. 
Norms food center was John Quick’s store till Norm took it over in the late 1940’s into the 50’s.  
Orville Ewing (Standing next to the ox): “I was an artist until 1937 when too much paint got into my system and I was forced to give up this work. In 1938 I started out for the San Francisco World’s Fair, arriving in 1939. Soon after my arrival I shipped my outfit back to Colorado and then started for the New York World’s Fair. I arrived in New York in 1940 and was back again in Colorado in 1941. The touring menagerie has traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canada to the Mexican border. One of the most interesting features of the menagerie is the six year old ox who weighs 1500 pounds. The Menagerie makes about ten miles a day. I was born in Indiana and now in 1943 am fifty-five years old. I have spent most of my time in the West since 1916.”

port-orford-agate-festival-1913.jpgUnknown1915-0820Port Orford Agate Carnival (Could these be descendants of the Pioneer McKenzie Family?) Note the event poster in the background headlining the reenactment of the Battle of Battle Rock. Location is believed to be what became the Tseriandun State Recreation Area.

port-orford-agate-carnival-1914.jpgUnknown1915-0820Port Orford Agate Carnival Dance Pavillion – Marshfield Band. Location is believed to be what became the Tseriandun State Recreation Area.

port-orford-agate-carnival-1914-2.jpgUnknown1915-0820Port Orford Agate Carnival Boxing (Boxing with gloves) 1915-0820. Location is believed to be what became the Tseriandun State Recreation Area.

4th July Hwy 101 and 6th St.jpgUnknownc1950NW and SW corners of 8th St. and Hwy 101 – Fourth of July Parade – Bob Forty House and Norm’s Market. Cars: Foreground 1947 Olds. Background LtoR: 1950 Buick – 1949 Ford – 1947 Chev – 1941 Chev – 1939 Chev – 1947 Olds – 1949 Plymouth – 1949 Pontiac.

4th July Hwy 101 and 10th St.jpgUnknownc1970Hwy 101 and 10th – Fourth of July Parade – Eugene Highlanders. Cabin on the right is where the Rogue Credit Union is today. Cars: L2R – 1955 Buick – 1958-59 Ford Thunderbird.

4th July Hwy 101 and Deady St.jpgUnknownc1935Hwy 101 – East entrance – Northbound 4th of July Parade. LtoR: Pugh Drugstore – Battle Rock Garage – Auto Camp – Cars: 1930-31 Ford Model A Coupe – 1933 Chrysler Sedan.

4th July Hwy 101 and Jackson St c1930.jpgUnknownc1930Hwy 101 – SE end – Likely a 4th of July Parade Day. Car behind the mule: Most likely a mid 30’s Chevrolet. (The shape of the rear window convinced me it wasn’t a Plymouth or Dodge. Bill Forbes)

4th July Hwy 101 c1951.jpgUnknownc1951Hwy 101 – South end – Northbound 4th of July Parade – Cars: LtoR: 1947-48 Ford convertible – 1939 Plymouth sedan – 1939 Chevrolet coupe – 1946 Chevrolet sedan – 1950 Studebaker sedan – 1946-48 Chrysler sedan – 1951 Chevrolet sedan.

4th July Indian Village Float.jpgUnknownc1948Hwy 101 and SW corner of 10th. This depiction of an Indian Village on the float and all the people dressed in native American garb were likely from the Brookings – Harbor area. Car: (It’s an Oldsmobile,  but a 1948 series 98. Oldsmobiles can be tricky to identify unless you have an up-close look at them.  There is a lot of overlap in the late 1940’s to  early 1950’s.  Some only have body trim differences to go by.  Olds and Cadillac brought out body shell changes in 1948 while the rest of the GM lines had to wait another year. Bill Forbes)

4th July Indians Norms Market Theater Lyles Fountain.jpgUnknownc1950Hwy 101 – 4th of July Parade – Norms Market – Colonial Theater – Lyle’s Fountain. Cars: 1950 Studebaker Club coupe – 1947-48 Plymouth.

4th July Indians Tuckers Market Marshs Auto.jpgUnknownc1950Hwy 101 – 4th of July Parade – Tuckers Market – Marsh’s Auto.  Car: 1949-50 Custom 8  Packard.

4th July Norms Market Fishing Boat.jpgUnknownc1950Hwy 101 and 8th – 4th of July Parade – Norms Market – Cars: In foreground – Aggie Leutwyler’s 1948-50 Ford Pickup Truck. In background – 1939 Chevrolet – 1947 Olds.

4th July Peg Leg Saloon.jpgUnknownc1970Hwy 101 – South end – 4th of July Parade – Peg Leg Saloon – Truculent Oyster.