Photograph of four unidentified people in a car, probably during a parade. The car is decorated with flowers and United States flags, and the two men in the front seats are wearing uniforms. Spectators are watching from the sidewalk. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.

Photograph of a car decorated as a ship, the U. S. Dredge Chinook. The car is parked along the edge of a road, and other decorated vehicles and a building are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.

Photograph of several unidentified people in a car draped with flags for a parade. The car is in the street outside the Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, Oregon.

Photograph of a parade float shaped like a lighthouse, possibly taken on a street in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image No. 371N4883. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon; a building that may be the Clatsop County Courthouse is visible in the background. Also see image Nos. 371N4881 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4882. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of unidentified women in matching dresses riding on a parade float. One woman is sitting in an elevated seat under a canopy decorated with a United States flag. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N4877 and 371N4881. Image note: Photograph is blurred and shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a parade float shaped like a lighthouse, possibly taken on a street in Astoria, Oregon. An unidentified child is seated inside the lighthouse. Also see image No. 371N4873. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of four unidentified people riding on a parade float covered with flowers. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a group of costumed people walking in a parade. Most are wearing fringed dresses and headbands with feathers; some appear to have painted faces. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a line of unidentified men in uniform standing in a street and watching as decorated cars drive by. A band is walking down the street behind the line of men. The photograph was taken at the corner of 6th and Commercial streets in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a costumed man on horseback and a Portland Elks Lodge 142 band marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Also see image No. 371N4916. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a group of parade marchers standing in the street on either side of a decorated rope attached to a large wheeled vehicle in the background. They are wearing matching hats and sleeveless shirts with a winged “U” emblem on the chest. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a group of unidentified men in uniform marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a band marching up a street in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of uniformed men marching down a street during a parade, probably in Astoria, Oregon.

“Miss Oregon” contestants from Eugene and Portland sit together on a piece of driftwood on a beach in Seaside. They wear matching bathing suits and sashes. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 29, 1951 (negative 11 of 37).

“Miss Oregon” contestants from Newport, Tillamook County and The Dalles pose together on a lifeguard stand on a beach in Seaside. They wear matching bathing suits and sashes. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 29, 1951 (negative 18 of 37).

“Miss Oregon” contestants from Astoria, Lebanon, and Tongue Point, posing together on swings in Seaside. They wear matching bathing suits and sashes. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 29, 1951 (negative 21 of 37).

Thirteen contests for the “Miss Oregon” contest pose as a group on a beach in Seaside. They each wear a matching bathing suit and sash representing their city or town. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 29, 1951 (negative 2 of 37).

Audrey Ann Mistretta being crowned the 1951 “Miss Oregon” winner. She wears a crown and cape while holding a bouquet of roses. She looks upward at a man in a suit. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, July 30, 1951 (negative 7 of 37).

“Miss Oregon” contestants ride in the back of cars at the Seaside promenade on the Oregon Coast. The cars are looping around a monument for the Lewis and Clark trail, as one man stands in the middle holding a microphone. Spectators are gathered around the edges of the loop, and the beach can be seen in the distance. Thirteen contests for the “Miss Oregon” contest pose as a group on a beach in Seaside. They each wear a matching bathing suit and sash representing their city or town. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 29, 1951 (negative 8 of 37).

“Miss Oregon” contestants on a stage at Seaside. They wear dresses and tutus, as they stand in a line in front of a painted background. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 29, 1951 (negative 9 of 37).