Four women smile at a desk in the Oregon State Legislature in Salem, Oregon. The desk displays a sign which reads, "Grace Olivier Peck." Behind the women is a large blackboard listing various committee meetings. Pictured from left to right are Beulah Hand (D-Clackamas), Shirley Field (R-Multnomah), Grace Olivier Peck (D-Multnomah) and Katherine Musa (D-Wasco). This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on January 14, 1959 (negative 5 of 12).
Mark Hatfield speaks at his inauguration as governor in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Four microphones are arranged in front of him as he speaks from a podium on a dais (negative 16 of 16).
Mark Hatfield is sworn in as governor in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Hatfield (on the left) and Chief Justice William M. McAllister (on the right) both raise their right hands as McAllister administers the oath of office. Other officials stand behind them (negative 12 of 16).
Outgoing Governor Robert Denison Holmes speaks at the Oregon State Capitol at the inauguration of incoming Governor Mark Hatfield. Holmes stands at a podium on a dais flanked by members of the legislature. Members of the press sit in the front row (negative 8 of 16).
Two young women stand next to a planter box and hold a hose that waters the plants. They look at each other and smile. They are preparing for the Oregon State Fair. The fairgrounds are partially visible behind them, and there are large flower bushes in the background on the left (negative 9 of 12).
A girl leads a horse by the reigns down a path next to a building that has the word "Livestock" painted on it. She is preparing for the Oregon State Fair (negative 8 of 12).
A Navajo boy, identified in the Oregon Journal as Kee Yaaietso (16) kneels next to a cow. He is holding a sponge. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 9 of 14).
Three girls around a dictation machine. One is seated in front of the machine holding the microphone to her mouth, one is standing holding a knob on the machine, and a third is seater to the right of the frame watching. Some photographs from this series were printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 5 of 14).
Two boys, identified in the Oregon Journal as Bill Blackgoat and Gerry Thomas standing at a workbench hitting small sheets of metal on anvils with ball-peen hammers. Metal working tools hang on the wall behind them. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 2 of 14).
Four children standing with handcrafted puppets. Two boys are standing at the left of the frame holding a puppet of a figure on horseback, Two girls are standing to the right, one is holding a puppet in her hands while the other is holding a puppet by the strings. In front of them is a table with two puppets laying on it. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 6 of 14).
A boy reaches for a pair of pliers. He is seated at a desk in front of radio equipment, he has one hand on a disassembled radio. A man holding a screwdriver is standing behind watching him. Some photographs from this series were printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 3 of 14).
A teacher, identified in the Oregon Journal as Marion Multine, instructs a group of Navajo girls how to write checks. She is standing pointing with a ruler at a board with monetary amounts listed. A group of seven girls sit around a table holding pencils writing in practice check books. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 14 of 14).
Two boys stand in a kitchen at Chemawa Indian School. They are wearing white shirts and aprons and eating muffins. Some photographs from this series were printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 1 of 14).
A Navajo boy stands at a cobbler's anvil holding a hammer in one hand and a shoe in the other. In behind the anvil is a workbench with tools, and the other shoe. Some photographs from this series were printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 12 of 14).
An instructor, identified in the Oregon Journal as Mrs. Leon Knopp assists a student holding a bottle and a baby doll. Four other students look on. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 13 of 14).
Barbara Fairchild performing with an elephant named Shirley, during the opening of the Oregon State Fair. Fairchild wears a white leotard and stands holding a cane above her head. Shirley, the elephant, stands, raised on its hind legs immediately behind Fairchild (negative 3 of 16).
Mountaineer Sam Tompkins smiles at his wife from a bed, after he injured climbing Mt. Jefferson in the Oregon Cascades. Tompkins, Ben Oman, and Robert Lee were taken to a guide station cabin in Breitenbush. William Morley Jr. was killed that same day when he fell of a precipice on Mt. Jefferson. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 8, 1954 (negative 4 of 14).
Two unidentified climbers recover from an accident while Mt. Jefferson in the Oregon Cascades. They lay on a bed in a guard station cabin in Breitenbush, as another man leans over, holding the leg of one climber. William Morley Jr. was killed that same day when he fell of a precipice on Mt. Jefferson. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 8, 1954 (negative 5 of 14).
Four children fishing from the bank of a creek near Silverton. Two are holding homemade wooden poles, and a dog can be seen standing next to the group (negative 2 of 2).
People fishing at Detroit Lake in the Santiam Canyon. A woman rests on a stump while holding a fishing pole and looking towards the camera. The lake and far shore can be seen in the background (negative 1 of 3).
People fishing along the shore of Detroit Lake in the Santiam Canyon. A woman holds a fishing pole on a stump closest to the camera, while several others can be seen standing or sitting next to the short in the background. Across the water is a treed hillside (negative 1 of 3).
A fisherman holding a small trout caught at Detroit Lake in the Santiam Canyon. He kneels, holding the fish in one hand and a creel in the other (negative 3 of 3).
Peggy Hall (right) and Maxine Gowing, both employees from the Salem Statesman, standing with blossoming trees in Salem. Hall holds a branch of cherry blossoms as the pair stands looking at the trees. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 12, 1953 (negative 1 of 11).
Maxine Gowing (right) and Peggy Hall, both employees from the Salem Statesman, standing in front of the Oregon State Capital building in Salem. They hold a branch of cherry blossoms between them. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 12, 1953 (negative 6 of 11).