Children stand outside a bakery during the Washington County Fair Centennial, most likely in Hillsboro. A large multi-tiered cake is displayed in a window, with frosting that reads “100th anniversary, Washington County Fair, ‘Pioneers on Parade’” (negative 8 of 11).

Two children watch a parade during the Washington County Fair Centennial, most likely in Hillsboro. They stand next to a parking meter, as a man in a kilt can be seen walking down a commercial street (Main Street?) (negative 6 of 11).

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding a piglet. A 4-H button is pinned to her skirt. The photograph may have been taken at a fair or the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Two young women stand next to a planter box and hold a hose that waters the plants. They look at each other and smile. They are preparing for the Oregon State Fair. The fairgrounds are partially visible behind them, and there are large flower bushes in the background on the left (negative 9 of 12).

A girl leads a horse by the reigns down a path next to a building that has the word "Livestock" painted on it. She is preparing for the Oregon State Fair (negative 8 of 12).

Photograph showing Head keeper William Auld and first assistant Henry Hill in their United States Lighthouse Service uniforms at the 1935 Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. They are standing on either side of a 4th order Fresnel lens from Desdemona Sands Lighthouse.

Photograph of a fair, possibly the Oregon State Fair, in Salem, Oregon. Taken from the roof of a nearby building, there is a wide view of pedestrians walking through a garden toward tents in the background. One tent has a sign that reads, "Portland Seed Co." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Salem, State Fair?" Stamp on the back for Angelus Photo Co.

Dorothy Reed washes her horse, Flicka, in preparation for the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. She holds the horse’s bangs with both hands while she stands in a wooden corral area. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 1 of 11).

Photograph of Fawn Brooks of Skyline Elementary School holding her prize winning angel-food cake and a prize ribbon. The ribbon bears the 4-H emblem and the text “Boys’ and Girls’ 4-H Clubs / First / Premium /1940.” The photograph was taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon and was published in the August 23, 1940 issue of the Oregon Journal.

Photograph of Tillman Reuter's display at the International Dry Farming Congress in Colorado Springs, held in October of 1911. Several farm products are on exhibit over a banner that reads, "Tillman Reuter, Madras Oregon Crook Co." Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "International Dry-Farming Congress, Colo. Springs, Oct. 1911. Merrick Photo."

Photograph of a man, likely Tillman Reuter, standing next to the Tillman Reuter display at the International Dry Farming Congress in Colorado Springs, held in October of 1911. Several farm products are on exhibit over a banner that reads, "Tillman Reuter, Madras Oregon Crook Co." Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "International Dry-Farming Congress, Colo. Springs, Oct. 1911. Merrick Photo."

Photograph of the Valley Migrant League booth at the Washington County Fair in Hillsboro, Oregon. Multiple signs advertise the Valley Migrant League's programs in adult education, job training, daycare centers, and summer school. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 26, 1966.

VISTA volunteer Margaret Weaver sits at the Valley Migrant League booth at the Washington County Fair in Hillsboro, Oregon. VISTA stands for Volunteers in Service to America. She speaks to 2 visitors about the Valley Migrant League's programs. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 26, 1966.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing 2 children on horseback under a sign announcing the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston, Oregon. In the foreground, a banner over a road reads, "Welcome Umatilla County Fair." Handwriting on negative reads, "Fair Grounds - Hermiston, Ore. Christian 11-962."