Early Burroughs adding machine

William S. Burroughs (1855-1898)

Burroughs was the son of a mechanic and worked
with machines throughout his childhood. He invented
a "calculating machine" designed to ease the monotony
of clerical work. He was a founder of the American
Arithmometer Company (1886), which later became
the Burroughs Adding Machine Company (1904),
then the Burroughs Corporation (1953) and in 1986,
merged with Sperry Corporation to form Unisys. He
was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors
Hall of Fame.

1926

The Ford Motor Company building at S.E. 11th and Division in Portland,OR.

The Ford plant was used for assembling Model T’s from 1914 to1918 and 1923 to
1927, Model A’s from 1928 to 1930, and the Ford V8 from 1932 to 1934. Ford left
the facility by 1940.

A Later photo of the Ford Building

The Ford Building as it looks today at 2505 S.E. 11 Ave.

Note: It’s not known if Henry’s car broke down and he’s waiting for a ride
or if he’s just taking a break during a stroll through the countryside.

Airstream is a brand of trailer manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio. The company
was created by Wally Byam, a lawyer by training, who began building trailers out of Masonite in his backyard in Los Angeles during the late 1920s. The shape of the
Airstream dates back to the 1930s and is based on designs created by Hawley
Bowlus. Bowlus was the chief designer of Charles Lindbergh‘s aircraft, the Spirit
of St. Louis.

Charles Lindbergh made a historic first flight of the Spirit of St. Louis from Dutch Flats 
Airport near San Diego, Ca. Most of the employees of Ryan Aircraft that built the Spirit
came to the field to witness this historic flight.