Photograph of unidentified men line at one of a long row of betting windows. The men are unidentified.

Photograph showing painted numbers (hopscotch?) on the deck of the S.S. President Jackson. The bottom of a lifeboat can be seen on the deck (negative 15 of 15).

People playing chess at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. The chess board and pieces are sitting on the a table, with people sitting or standing and looking at the board (negative 2 of 25).

A jukebox and pinball machines, in an outside area at night, taken during a fire in North Bonneville Washington. A man in a suit stands in front of one of the pinball machines. A large fire, likely started near Copeland Lumber company, spread through much of the business and residential sector of the town (negative 5 of 9).

People gambling with a number wheel at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. A crowd stands in front of a table, behind which a man with a cigar is standing (negative 1 of 6).

A gambling booth at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. People stand in front of a booth where a number wheel can be seen and wrapped ham hangs on the wall (negative 3 of 6).

Photograph showing Hiroko Terakawa and Lilian Hayashi, playing a board game in the apartment of the Rev. T. Terakawa, at a detention center for Japanese Americans at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition building in Portland. A baby crib, table, bookshelf and United States flag can be seen in the space. After Executive Order 9066, the building served as a temporary detention center for Japanese Americans, From May through September of 1942, awaiting eventual transfer to more permanent incarceration centers. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 31, 1942 (negative 15 of 15).

Portland chess master Arthur W. Dake (7408 S.E. 18th Avenue), playing chess with his daughter Marjorie. His wife, Helen, sits to the side of the chess board watching the game. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 23, 1949 (negative 1 of 4).

People watching a race at the opening of the Portland Meadows racetrack season. Taken from a low angle and looking upward, the people stand behind a metal railing while holding brochures (negative 8 of 15).

Police officers inspecting an unlicensed pinball machine confiscated during a raid on Robert Cummings barbershop in northeast Portland, Oregon (negative 3 of 10).

Several inmates sit on benches at the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. They are in a hallway between 2 rows of bars. Two men play cards while another stands and watches the game (negative 1 of 8).

Three inmates sit at a table and play a game of dominoes at the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. A row of bars is behind them. One man smokes a pipe (negative 3 of 8).

Two teenage patients at Emanuel Hospital playing chess. One patient is in a hospital bed with their foot elevated in a cast. The other patient is seated in a wheelchair beside the bed. A chess board is set up on the table between the two (negative 3 of 5).

A group of children watch a dog playing tetherball at Grant Park in Portland, Oregon. The dog is in the foreground, standing on his hind legs below the ball and turned away from the camera. The group of children are in the background, facing the camera. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Dog playing tether ball (sic) at Grant Park - Royal J. Clare, Judy Clare, "Tinker" (negative 1 of 6).

Photograph of the interior of a coach on the Empire Builder train, operated by the Great Northern Railroad. Four people sit at a table and play a game of cards. Their luggage is stored on a shelf overhead. Outside of the window on their left is a view of a snowy landscape. On the wall to the right is a scenic image of an automobile traveling on a highway in a canyon. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "A Leisurely game in a coach of the new Empire Builder of Great Northern Railway. From: Public Relations Dept., Great Northern Ry., St. Paul, Minn." Stamp on back for Hedrich-Blessing Studio. Second stamp reads, "Great Northern Railway Photo, Credit line will be appreciated."

A teenage boy plays a game at a new youth recreation center organized by the Woodburn Police Department in Woodburn, Oregon. In the background, kids play games and a police officer works at a counter. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.

Four unidentified women seated at a table playing cards. They are each holding a hand of cards. They are wearing long sleeve white lace blouses. One woman looks in the direction of the camera. One woman glances in the direction of another woman.