Actress Betty Hutton visiting patients at Shriners Hospital in Portland. She sings at the center of the group, holding both arms outward. Young hospital patients are seated around the sides of the room watching the performance. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 20, 1953 (negative 3 of 14).

Actress Betty Hutton visiting patients at Shriners Hospital in Portland. She stands, waving, between two men in a jeep vehicle. The men are wearing Shriner hats with “Al Kader” embroidered on the front. Painted across the front of the jeep is “Al Kader Patrol.” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 20, 1953 (negative 6 of 14).

Actress Betty Hutton visiting patients at Shriners Hospital in Portland. She leans over the bed of a young patient, signing his leg cast, which is in a sling attached to the bed. Nurses and children gather around to watch. attached This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 20, 1953 (negative 1 of 14).