A dedication ceremony for the Mt. Angel monastery's new abbey building on July 17, 1927. A fire in 1926 had destroyed the previous building. A cornerstone reads "A.D. 1927." Many of the participants are wearing religious garments while others wear civilian suits. See also image No. 88.

A group of men and boys participate in a ceremony to dedicate the Mt. Angel monastery's new abbey building. A fire in 1926 had destroyed the previous building. A cornerstone on display reads "A.D. 1927." Many of the participants are wearing religious garments while others wear civilian suits. See also image No. 160.

Photograph showing Oregon first lady Grace Meier posing with a trowel and the cornerstone of the new Waverly Baby Home building at a dedication ceremony on November 28, 1931. Inscribed on the cornerstone are the words “THE BABY HOME / ERECTED 1931.” A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N3009 were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on November 29, 1931, under the headline “New Home for Babies Dedicated.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mrs. Meier laying the cornerstone.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the opening of the new building.

Photograph of young people standing in a V formation outside a building under construction. The photograph was probably taken on December 11, 1927, at a ceremony to lay the cornerstone of a new building for education and recreation at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church in Portland.

Photograph a crowd of people gathered outside a building under construction. The photograph was probably taken on December 11, 1927, during a ceremony to lay the cornerstone of a new building for education and recreation at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church in Portland.

Photograph of unidentified men gathered next to the newly laid cornerstone of a building. Words inscribed on the stone are partially visible. The top line likely says “Centenary-Wilbur”; the second line includes the word “church,” and the bottom line includes the date 1927. The photograph was probably taken at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church on December 11, 1927, during a cornerstone laying for the church’s new educational and recreational building.