A small dog sits outside a doorway of a barbershop, likely in the Lents neighborhood. Next to the doorway is a barber’s pole (negative 13 of 14). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Lents/Arleta districts.

Photograph of United States Vice President John Nance Garner in a barber’s chair at Union Station in Portland during a brief stop on October 14, 1935, while he was traveling to Seattle and then the Philippines. At right is an unidentified man, possibly Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on October 15, 1935, under the headline “The Garner Whiskers Come Off.” This photograph had the following caption: Vice President John Nance Garner in the barber’s chair at the Union station Monday night. Thomas W. Beete about to wield the razor.” The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Crowd Sees Garner Get Face Shaved.” See related image Nos. 372A0216, 372A0217, and 372A0218. Image note: The name “Garner” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

A man stands in the doorway of a barbershop in Oregon City, during the Oregon City Centennial in 1948. He smiles at a woman, who, like the barber, is wearing an older western style outfit (negative 1 of 7).

A barber stands in front of the damaged glass windows of a shop after an explosion destroyed the basement and first floor of the U.S. National Bank at S.E. Grand Avenue and S.E Alder Street in Portland. Cracks can be seen extending through the glass, as a group of women stand outside. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 21, 1951 (negative 10 of 17).

Lorraine B. Clement cutting the hair of eleven-year-old Clarene Fiscus, daughter of Mrs. C.L. Fiscus (5739 N.E. 42nd Avenue). Fiscus's hair is 40 inches long, reaching her knees. Clement sits on a stool in front of Fiscus, holding a section of her hair. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 6, 1951 (negative 2 of 5).

Barber Carl "Curly" Jossal, cutting the hair of three-and-a-half month old Bernard Beam Jr., of 785 S.W. Johnson Road in Beaverton. The child sits in a chair, covered with a striped cap, as Jossal holds an electric clipper. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 17, 1954 (negative 1 of 3).

A photograph showing the interior of a barbershop. Two barbers pose with their clients reclined in their chairs.

A photograph showing the interior of a barbershop. Three barbers pose with their clients reclined in their chairs.