To celebrate, we thought it would be good to go back in time, to 1870, with a great picture of the Corvallis Bakery, A. Hodes and Co.

This is an albumen print from the John H. Gallagher Sr. Collection (P 32). The Gallagher collection consists of nearly 450 photographic prints and negative collected by Gallagher and his son, also named John. Primarily, you’ll find aerial views of the Willamette River landscape in southern Corvallis; many document the facilities and operations of the Corvallis Sand & Gravel Company, a family business established by Gallagher and located on the south Corvallis bank of the river. Included are images of river dredging and street paving, taken from both ground level and the air, and wonderful panoramic ground views of the Sand & Gravel Company– joined together by tape! Also found in this collection aerial views of the general Corvallis region during the 1964 flood. Visit the Rising Flood Waters: 1964 Corvallis for more images from the Gallagher collection on the flood.