Photograph of (from left) R. B. Knowles, Portland Mayor George L. Baker, and pilot Charles W. “Speed” Holman standing in front of a biplane on Tuesday, September 27, 1927, probably at Swan Island airport in Portland. Holman won the Class A race in a Spokane-to-Portland air derby that day; Knowles was his passenger. A cropped and reversed version of this photograph, showing only Holman, was one of four photographs, including image Nos. 371N6108 and 371N6126, published on Page 21 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 28, 1927. The photographs were published under the headline “Adventurers of the Air Who Thrilled Portland Today.” This photograph had the following caption: “C. W. (Speed) Holman, who won the class A race yesterday from Spokane to Portland by a matter of seconds over E. E. Ballough.” The photographs accompanied a continuation of a front-page story about the air races. Also see related image Nos. 371N0595, 371N5913, 371N6106, 371N6107, and 371N6112. Image note: Handwritten on the negative is the text “Holman - Mayor - Knowles.” The writing is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing two unidentified United States Army Air Service aviators in flight suits next to a Douglas World Cruiser. Behind them, third from right, is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. The photograph was probably taken at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, on March 19, 1924. That day, a group of Army Air Service aviators stopped at Pearson on their way to Seattle, where they began the first flight around the world. Several other photos and a story about the aviators’ stop in the area were published on the March 19 front page of the Oregon Journal. See related image No. 371N5991. Image note: Photograph quality is poor due to extensive deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of a large group of people gathered outside a building. Many in the group are wearing Salvation Army uniforms. On the left side of the photograph, George L. Baker, fourth from the left, is shaking hands with one of the men in uniform. The text “Com. Higgins” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N1119.

Photograph showing an unidentified man sitting in the passenger seat of a Ford car in the street outside the Oregon Journal building (now the Jackson Tower) on Southwest Broadway in Portland. Standing to the left of the car are George L. Baker and two unidentified men. A crowd of people are watching in the background. A variety of text is painted on the car. On the side are the words: “Open challenge / Ford / Endurance & economy run / 10 days - 10 nights / without stopping motor.” To the right of those words is the text “A FOUR that Out-Performs the SIX.” Above the front wheel are the words; “Morris Tavlinsky & his driving ac [letter obscured] / Alternating at the wheel.”

Photograph showing Royal Rosarian Robert Krohn crowning Elise Bristol as Rose Festival queen on June 11, 1928. Standing next to them are Charlotte Munier, the crown bearer, and Portland Mayor George L. Baker.

Photograph showing E. E. Spafford sitting in an airplane at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, and shaking hands with Portland Mayor George L. Baker, who is standing next to the plane. The photograph was taken on Monday, April 9, 1928, after Spafford, national commander of the American Legion, arrived to speak in Portland. An article and other photographs about Spafford's visit, including image No. 371N2400, were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Monday, April 9, 1928. See related image Nos. 371N2398, 371N2399, and 371N2400. Image note: The name “Spafford” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of four men standing in a row and facing front. All four are wearing suits and ties. Portland Mayor George L. Baker is the second man from the right; the other three men are unidentified. The word “Mayors” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of (from left) Frank Orren Lowden, George L. Baker, and an unidentified woman standing in a row. The text “Gov Lowden” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. Lowden served as governor of Illinois from 1917 to 1921. See related image No. 371N1569.

Photograph of (from left) Frank Orren Lowden, George L. Baker, and an unidentified woman standing in a row. The text “Gov Lowden” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. Lowden served as governor of Illinois from 1917 to 1921. See related image No. 371N1568.

Photograph showing General John J. Pershing (second from right) walking at the front of a group of men as he leaves Union Station in Portland on Sunday, January 18, 1920. Pershing stopped in Portland during a tour to inspect military bases around the United States. At right is Oregon Governor Ben W. Olcott. At far left, in a dark suit, is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. Olcott and Baker greeted Pershing upon his arrival at Union Station. See related image Nos. 373G0154, 373G0156, 373G0157, 373G0158, 373G0159, 373G0160, 373G0161 and 373G0323.

Photograph showing General John J. Pershing (front center) walking at the front of a group of men as he leaves Union Station in Portland on Sunday, January 18, 1920. Pershing stopped in Portland during a tour to inspect military bases around the United States. At left is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. At right is Colonel G. W. S. Stevens, recruiting commander in Oregon, whom the Journal described as a classmate of Pershing’s at West Point. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image Nos. 373G0154, 373G0156, 373G0161, and 373G0323, was one of seven published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on January 19, 1920, under the headline “A ‘Moving Picture’ of General Pershing’s Day in Portland From His Welcome at Train to His Farewell.” This photograph had the caption: “General Pershing and Colonel Stevens are shown starting out at the brisk gait which has made the general the bane of fat fellow officers.” Also see image Nos. 373G0155, 373G0157, 373G0158, and 373G0159.

Full-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, General John J. Pershing, and Oregon Governor Ben W. Olcott standing in a row at Union Station in Portland on Sunday, January 18, 1920. Pershing stopped in Portland during a tour to inspect military bases around the United States. Baker and Olcott greeted Pershing on his arrival at Union Station. See related image Nos. 373G0154, 373G0155, 373G0156, 373G0157, 373G0158, 373G0160, 373G0161, and 373G0323.

Full-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, General John J. Pershing, and Oregon Governor Ben W. Olcott standing in a row at Union Station in Portland on Sunday, January 18, 1920. Pershing stopped in Portland during a tour to inspect military bases around the United States. Baker and Olcott greeted Pershing on his arrival at Union Station. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image Nos. 373G0156, 373G0160, 373G0161, and 373G0323, was one of seven published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on January 19, 1920, under the headline “A ‘Moving Picture’ of General Pershing’s Day in Portland From His Welcome at Train to His Farewell.” Also see image Nos. 373G0155, 373G0157, 373G0158, and 373G0159. Image note: Negative damage at upper right and left center.

Half-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, General John J. Pershing, and Oregon Governor Ben W. Olcott standing in a row at Union Station in Portland on Sunday, January 18, 1920. Pershing stopped in Portland during a tour to inspect military bases around the United States. Baker and Olcott greeted Pershing on his arrival at Union Station. See related image Nos. 373G0154, 373G0155, 373G0156, 373G0158, 373G0159, 373G0160, 373G0161, and 373G0323.

Full-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, General John J. Pershing, and Oregon Governor Ben W. Olcott standing in a row at Union Station in Portland on Sunday, January 18, 1920. Pershing stopped in Portland during a tour to inspect military bases around the United States. Baker and Olcott greeted Pershing on his arrival at Union Station. See related image Nos. 373G0154, 373G0155, 373G0156, 373G0157, 373G0159, 373G0160, 373G0161, and 373G0323.

Photograph of men in suits and hats gathered in front of the stands. George Baker is among the men in the photograph.

Photograph of George Baker and another man holding a large, basket-shaped flower arrangement during a ceremony at home plate. Other men are gathered around them, watching, and in the background, a crowd is visible in the stands.

Photograph of five people, four men and a woman, standing in a row outdoors, possibly near an airplane. The man at left is George L. Baker. Next to him is a man in a United States military uniform. The two men at right are wearing West Coast Air uniforms with the word “pilot” embroidered on their jacket pockets.

Full-length portrait of George L. Baker (front row, third from right) and a group of unidentified men posing with a boulder outside Portland City Hall. Several of the men are sitting on the boulder. Most of the men in front are wearing jackets, shorts, and knee-high socks. At right, partially outside the frame, is a large rock on a wooden sled. The photograph was probably taken during Baker’s tenure as mayor of Portland.

Photograph, taken in March 1933, of Portland Mayor George L. Baker (left) and Mayor-Elect Joseph K. Carson (right) standing on either side of an unidentified woman and man holding a sign advertising a benefit for victims of an earthquake in Long Beach, California. They are standing at the bottom of steps outside a building, probably the Portland Municipal Auditorium (now the Keller Auditorium). The sign reads: “Auditorium Tues. March 28 / 10 Slashing Amateur Bouts / Northwest’s Leading Amateurs / Big League Vaudeville / Special Features / Monster California Earthquake Benefit / All Proceeds Go to the Red Cross for California Sufferers / Portland-Put This Over Big! / Sponsored by the “40-8” of the American Legion / Geo. L. Baker, Announcer / Joe Carson, Jr., Referee / Chief Leon Jenkins, Bouncer / Admission 25¢ to $1 / Starts 8 P.M.”

Photograph showing five men seated at a dining table during a meal. The man at left, George L. Baker, is leaning over to speak to Otto Lang, the man next to him. The other three men in the photograph are unidentified. Lang is wearing a button featuring the text “Portland / 1938” around a picture of a rose. See related image Nos. 372A0201 and 372A0340. Image note: The name “Otto Lang” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner. An “X” is written on the negative below Lang.

Photograph of George L. Baker (second from left) and three unidentified men standing in a row outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker and the second man from right are holding a floral wreath. A sign on the wreath reads: “For you a Rose in Portland grows / Junior Chamber of Commerce / Portland.” See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Photograph of George L. Baker (left) with two unidentified men outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker is shaking hands with the man at center. All three men are wearing overcoats and holding hats. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Photograph of George L. Baker (left) and two unidentified men at a dining table during a meal. On the table are two copies of The Washington Challenger.

Photograph showing George L. Baker (right) with two unidentified men and a two-seater biplane. Baker and one of the men are standing next to the plane, facing one another, and are holding a document. The third man is sitting on top of the plane and looking down at them. Both of the unidentified men are wearing aviator caps and goggles. Painted on the side of the plane, below the cockpit, are the words “Rolla L. Simmons / Portland’s Ambassador to His Honor the Mayor / We Invite You to the 1932 Rose Festival.”

Portrait, taken from the side, of George L. Baker (right) and an unidentified man standing outside Portland City Hall. They are facing each other and holding a document or envelope. The unidentified man has a beard and is holding a valise similar to a doctor’s bag. The photograph was probably taken during Baker’s tenure as mayor of Portland. See related image Nos. 371N0107, 371N0108, and 371N0109.

Portrait, taken from the side, of George L. Baker (right) and an unidentified man standing outside Portland City Hall. They are facing each other and holding a document or envelope. The unidentified man has a beard and is holding a valise similar to a doctor’s bag. The photograph was probably taken during Baker’s tenure as mayor of Portland. See related image Nos. 371N0106, 371N0108, and 371N0109. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of George L. Baker (left) and an unidentified man standing outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker is facing right and looking at the unidentified man. Both men are wearing overcoats and holding hats. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.