A banner hanging across a street in Umatilla, reading “Umatilla Welcomes You, McNary Dam Dedication”. Flags can be seen hanging over the street in the distance (negative 11 of 16).

Oregon governor Paul Patterson speaking from a raised grandstand during the dedication of the Umatilla Bridge. Chief Clarence Burke, George Spino and other members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation are seated in front of the grandstand facing the audience. The stand is decorated in flags and bunting. The state flags for Washington and Oregon are displayed on the back wall with an American flag hung in the middle. (negative 3 of 9).

Chief Clarence Burke from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation stands with three unidentified men in suits. Burk is wearing beaded leather clothing and a headdress and is holding a drum. The photograph was taken during the dedication ceremony for the Umatilla Bridge (negative 5 of 9).

Chief Clarence Burke (far left), George Spino, and other members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation during the dedication ceremony for the Umatilla Bridge (negative 6 of 9).

Chief Clarence Burke and other members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation seated in the back of a pick-up truck that is part of a line of automobiles crossing the newly opened Umatilla Bridge. Crowds of onlookers stand on either side of the road and several pedestrians are crossing the bridge on foot alongside the vehicles (negative 2 of 11).

Marching bands in formation in front of a bandstand at the Oregon end of the Umatilla Bridge during the dedication ceremony for the bridge on April 15, 1955 (negative 3 of 11).