Washington County Old Photograph Project
This is the index page for a new photo project for Washington County, Oregon.
Welcome are old photographs of schools, railroads, bridges, towns, churches,
transcriptions on gravestones etc. We will also add another section for family
photographs, known or unknown, and studios in business before 1950.
Our first photograph was loaned to us by Mary.
It shows school age children at a school believed to be located somewhere in
Washington County, Oregon. Name of school and of photo are unknown, so
if anyone knows anyone in this photograph, or wants to submit photographs,
please contact webmaster. Thanks Mary
I have two pictures, which I think are from about 1920, that were probably
taken in Washington County, Oregon. One is a class picture, and one is a picture
of some of the same children with a sign that reads "Knights of The Towers".
The following persons are identified in the photo:
Lyle Hurt, Nathen Curth, Darrell Frewing, Crest Sniter, Herbert
Berlin, Lawrence Parks, Eric Straum, Gordon Campbell, Malcolmb Campbell, Earl
Myers, Arthur Starks, Frederick Parks, Mrs. Yong/Young, Lloyd Yong/Young,
Kenneth Shire.
Does anyone know what the Knights of The Towers was?
Mary
Does anyone know what the Knights of The Towers was?
NOTE from admin: There are letters written by 11 year old Campbell below this picture that tie into this photo. I have no information beyond what the letters say.
Don:
The article did not scan well, but I had transcribed it some time ago. It is as follows:
Newpaper Article-Newspaper Unidentifed-@1923.
G. Campbell Hero To Youngster Youth Of Same Name Writes Star
Los Angeles, Cal.,Jan. 23-Perhaps young college athletes are the jests of many professor's red ink and flunk notices, but to the little boys and girls who live in that mysterious world of make-believe, an athletic hero is one to be worshipped and not to be touched with the more wordly problems of this plain old earth of ours. Another instance of child worship is shown in a pink enveloped letter from a little man in Tygard, Ore. The letter was addressed to Govenor Campbell in care of the University of Southern California, where Campbell is working for a law degree and filling a star's shoes on the Trojan football and basketball teams. The letter follows:
Mr. Gordon Campbell-Dear Sir: My name is Gordon Campbell. I am 11 years old. I live out here on a ranch and want to be a football player some day. I saw your name earlier in the season so was wishing you would do fine in your games. Daddy says I will never be a football player because I have blue eyes and light hair. I go to see several games each season. If you play here next fall, I will go to see you play. Have you a picture in your suit. I would like to have one. I was named for Gordon Brown, the old Yale guard. Yours truly, Gordon Campbell
That is all just a short letter, but filled with all the fire, determination and interest in one hero that the greatest of novels could tell in hundreds of pages of fine English and intricate constructions. Campbell was one of Coach "Gloomy Gus" Hendersons greatest gridiron players this last last year and ended his brilliant season by assisting very materially in the defeat of Penn State in the annual East-West football classic staged at Pasadena New Years day. Besides his feats on the gridiron, Campbell is a basketball player of honorable mention. And some day when "little" Gordon Campbell can recall his 11-year-old handwriting with a smile, he may have surpassed even the prowess of his hero on the football gridiron and the basketball court.
Young Campbell is the son of Harry J. Campbell, an instructor in the physical education department of the public schools, who also coaches football, basketball and track in the high schools. Campbell also writes interscholastic news for the Telegram.