Full-length portrait of a group of unidentified people in formal dresses and tuxedoes standing on a staircase. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College prom at Multnomah Hotel 5/9/43” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Portrait of four unidentified Marylhurst College students and four unidentified young men at the school prom in May 1943. The student at center is sitting on a throne and wearing a floral tiara. Two other young women are sitting at her feet, and the fourth student is standing on the dais next to her. The men are standing two on each side of the dais. Handwritten on the negative sleeve is the unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College Prom at Multnomah Hotel 5/9/43.” Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Photograph showing a crowd of Marylhurst College students and their dates dancing at the school prom in May 1943. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College Prom at Multnomah Hotel 5/9/43” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Photograph showing a crowd of Marylhurst College students and their dates dancing at the school prom in May 1943. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College Prom at Multnomah Hotel 5/9/43” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Portrait of the four members of the Marylhurst College prom court at the dance in May 1943. They are unidentified. The young woman at center is sitting on a throne and wearing a floral tiara. Her three fellow students are sitting in a row on the dais at her feet. Handwritten on the negative sleeve is the unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College Prom at Multnomah Hotel 5/9/43.” Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

The Portland Rose Festival court, on a dais at the Queen’s Ball. At the center, next to a man in a suit, is Queen Joyce, holding a large bouquet of roses and wearing a crown. Several festival princesses also stand on the stage. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, June 11, 1949 (negative 2 of 6).

Queen Joyce at the Queen’s ball, during the Portland Rose Festival. She sits in a chair while her escort, Dave Larimer, wearing a suit jacket, adjusts her shoe. She’s holding a corsage and wearing a jeweled crown. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, June 11, 1949 (negative 1 of 6).

Queen Joyce preparing for the Queen’s ball, during the Portland Rose Festival. She looks into a mirror awhile adjusting her hair. She wears a flowered dress and crown. On a table in front of her is a portrait, radio, and trophy. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, June 11, 1949 (negative 4 of 6).