Photograph of a large crowd behind the gates of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during bridge dedication festivities on May 28, 1926, the day the bridge opened.

Photograph of a crowd beginning to walk over the new Burnside Bridge in Portland during dedication festivities on May 28, 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 29, 1926, with the following caption: "A scene snapped as the draw gates were opened and the crowd was allowed to pass over the structure for the first time." The photograph was one of several published together on Page 3 under the headline "Forces of Water and Land Join in Span Dedication."

Photograph showing a crowd of people sitting on benches outdoors, possibly at the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park in Portland.

Photograph showing an unidentified man, possibly a firefighter, on a ladder extending horizontally over a crowd of people standing in the street, probably in downtown Portland. A brass band is in the background on the right. A sign for a Charles F. Berg store is visible on a building in the background on the left.

Photograph showing a crowd of people walking along a lakeside path in a park, possibly Laurelhurst Park in Portland.

Photograph showing a crowd of people in coats and hats, walking along a sidewalk. Some are carrying parcels. Garlands and other decorations are hanging from buildings and streetlights in the background. The photograph may have been taken at the corner of Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Alder Street in Portland, outside the Meier & Frank building.

Photograph showing a crowd of people filling a street in downtown Portland. The crowd is facing to the left, looking at something outside the frame, possibly a fire. A hose is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The building in the background is the Public Service Building, located on Southwest Sixth Avenue between Southwest Taylor and Southwest Salmon streets.. A Standard Oil Company Service Station and a sign with the word “Alemite” are also visible in the background.

Photograph showing a crowd filling a street in Portland, possibly Northwest Ninth Avenue between Northwest Everett and Northwest Flanders streets.

Photograph of people outdoors in the snow at Government Camp, Oregon. A building is visible in the background.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching clergy leaving the cathedral after the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 18 of the Oregon Journal city edition under the headline “Impressive Rites at Funeral of Prelate.” The photograph had the following caption: “Processional of clergymen and laymen entering Cathedral today where solemn pontifical high mass was celebrated for the late Most Rev. Alexander Christie, archbishop of the Oregon City see. Great throngs of Catholics and non-Catholics jammed the edifice beyond its capacity to witness sad ceremonies for one of America’s most noted leaders of the church.” A credit line attributes the photograph to “Oregon Journal Webfoot Weekly,” the Journal’s newsreel service. The photograph accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the funeral. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching clergy leaving the cathedral after the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4170, 371N4171, 371N4172, 371N4182, 371N4183, and 371N4185. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching clergy leaving the cathedral after the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4170, 371N4171, 371N4172, 371N4182, 371N4184, and 371N4185.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching the procession into the cathedral for the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4170, 371N4171, 371N4172, 371N4183, 371N4184, and 371N4185.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching the procession into the cathedral for the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4170, 371N4171, 371N4182, 371N4183, 371N4184, and 371N4185.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching the procession into the cathedral for the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4170, 371N4172, 371N4182, 371N4183, 371N4184, and 371N4185.

Photograph showing pallbearers carrying the casket of Archbishop Alexander Christie into St. Mary’s Cathedral at Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland on April 15, 1925, as people watch from either side of the doorway. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4171, 371N4172, 371N4182, 371N4183, 371N4184, and 371N4185. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a crowd watching the procession of clergy into St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the opening service of the Marian Congress on August 12, 1934. The congress was held in Portland from August 12-15, 1934. The number 43 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (center, in biretta, with hand raised) walking past a crowd during the procession into St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland for the opening service of the Marian Congress on August 12, 1934. Lépicier had traveled to Portland from Rome for the congress, which was held from August 12-15, 1934. The number 42 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph showing crowds aboard the USS Houston and waiting in line to board the ship on August 4, 1934. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Portland aboard the Houston on August 3, 1934, after a vacation cruise. He then traveled to the Bonneville dam construction site, where he gave a speech about the dam project. A similar photograph, image No. 371N2186, was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 5, 1934, under the headline “Thousands Swarm Aboard President’s Vacation Ship.” That photograph had the following caption: “Photo shows line of visitors going aboard the cruiser Houston at the foot of Southwest Stark street Saturday afternoon. Officers of the vessel estimated that 9000 boarded the ship Friday afternoon and 11,000 Saturday, making 20,000 for two days. More thousands merely looked at the vessel from the harbor wall. The craft leaves the city Tuesday morning.” The photograph accompanied a story about the crowds that toured the ship. Also see the following related images from the president’s visit: Nos. 371N2168, 371N2169, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, and 371N2197.

Photograph of crowds aboard the U. S. S. Houston and waiting in line to board the ship on August 4, 1934. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Portland aboard the Houston on August 3, 1934, after a vacation cruise. He then traveled to the Bonneville dam construction site, where he gave a speech about the dam project. This photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 5, 1934, under the headline “Thousands Swarm Aboard President’s Vacation Ship.” The photograph had the following caption: “Photo shows line of visitors going aboard the cruiser Houston at the foot of Southwest Stark street Saturday afternoon. Officers of the vessel estimated that 9000 boarded the ship Friday afternoon and 11,000 Saturday, making 20,000 for two days. More thousands merely looked at the vessel from the harbor wall. The craft leaves the city Tuesday morning.” The photograph accompanied a story about the crowds that toured the ship. Also see the following related images from the president’s visit: Nos. 371N2168, 371N2169, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 371N3698.

Photograph of a line of people standing on the Portland harbor wall along the Willamette River. A ship, partially visible at right, is moored to the wall. The view is to the north; the Burnside Bridge and the lift towers of the Steel Bridge are partially visible in the background.