Beach Hike
(1958),
conservation film about a 3-day hike protesting a proposed coastal highway along the Olympic Peninsula
(2015 Federal Grants).
Play film
The Boy Mayor
(1914),
Progressive-Era short profiling Portland, Oregon’s juvenile government system, and teenage mayor Eugene J. Rich
(2012 Federal Grants).
Play film
Columbia Villa
(1940),
footage documenting the construction of the second largest wartime housing development in Oregon
(1999 Partnership Grants).
Four-Day Screen Test
(ca. 1926),
short scenes performed by contestants from Albany, Oregon, who hoped to win a trip to Hollywood
(2013 Federal Grants).
Grunts and Groans
(1933),
amateur film documenting the Portland Turnverein Gymnasium
(2014 Federal Grants).
The Haunted Camera
(1938),
supernatural thriller made by a teenage girl
(2014 Federal Grants).
John Makes Whoopee
(1929),
amateur narrative about a young farmer visiting the “big city” of Portland, Oregon
(2014 Federal Grants).
Life on the Farm
(ca. 1925),
humorous look at the preparations of country folk for “big city” visitors
(2013 Federal Grants).
The Little Baker
(ca. 1925),
clay animation by Oregon filmmaker Lewis Cook about a piece of dough that comes to life
(2013 Federal Grants).
Little Diomede
(1960),
documentary about the Inupiat of Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait
(2015 Federal Grants).
Raymond Rogers Home Movies
(1940s),
documentation of major events in Portland, Oregon
(2012 Federal Grants).
Play film
The Snows of Many Years
(1917),
exploration of Mt. Hood’s Eliot Glacier, Oregon’s largest glacier
(EYE Project).
Play film
Trapped
(ca. 1924),
local production about bootleggers foiled by a canine hero
(2013 Federal Grants).