"Monday, September 20, 1908 was a big day at Wallowa City. The first train to ever enter the city made the run from Elgin that day and marked a milestone in the development of Wallowa County. Up to this time people from the Wallowa valley were…
"Hauling sacked wheat, a line of wagons are waiting to unload in Imbler, Oregon - circa 1895." The railroad depot and a boxcar are visible in the right side background.
"The P.F.M.Co. Mill & Elevator" Located behind the parked train: "Island City Ware House" "Island City, Oregon - Pioneer Flouring Mill Co. - after 1896. Originally, Island City Mercantile & Milling Co., until 1896 when the milling interests were…
"Lee Fine, Fay Coon, Relaford Hayes" stand next to train stock cars in Boatman Meadows, Maxville, Oregon - 1923. One of the cars is loaded with railroad "ties for Union Pacific," and the other car is loaded with "logs for Bowman-Hicks, La Grande…