A woman in a dress stands next to a table in a banquet hall. She looks down at a child sitting on her mother's lap. The child looks back at her. The woman is likely a model in the Lipman Wolfe style show. In the background are additional guests seated at tables. The caption on negative sleeve reads, "Lipman Wolfe style show" (negative 5 of 6).
Three children and an adult build a parade float for the Junior Rose Festival Parade on the front porch of a house in Portland, Oregon. The float consists of a small sailboat mounted on a wagon. The boat has the word "Burradak" written on the side. The children attach flowers to the boat. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Building float for Junior Rose Festival parade, Mrs. J.B. Grodard and children, 2114 N.E. 55th - Don (10), Joanne (6), and Janet (8)" (negative 1 of 2).
A semi-truck and trailer are trapped after the top of the trailer crashed into a low railroad underpass at Columbia Boulevard and Albina Avenue. View looking at the front of the truck under the pass. The truck and trailer lean to the left and the trailer is heavily damaged. Several men look at the accident scene (negative 3 of 5).
A semi-truck and trailer are trapped after the top of the trailer crashed into a low railroad underpass at Columbia Boulevard and Albina Avenue. View looking at the back of the truck under the pass. The truck and trailer lean to the right and the trailer is heavily damaged. Several men look at the accident scene (negative 5 of 5).
Detective Frank Taylor, wearing a suit and hat, leans forward, looks at the ground and points while investigating the murder of Charles Henry Sims. He is under the Steel Bridge. There is litter scattered across the ground. Behind him are several boats, including a sternwheeler, docked in the Willamette River. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on July 31, 1957 (negative 1 of 3).
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 group of people stand on the sidewalk in front of James Madison High School in Portland, Oregon. On the right, a woman pins a tag that reads "Guide" onto a teenage girl. On the left, several teenagers listen to a man who addresses them. They also wear tags that designate them as guides. Above them, the James Madison High School sign is partially visible on the building (negative 1 of 2).
An unpaved road winds through Hoyt Arboretum in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. Trees both large and small grow on either side of the road. There is a large tree trunk in the foreground, in front of the road. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on September 15, 1957 on the cover of the Northwest Living section (negative 4 of 13).
A young woman walks up the steps to the Villa Maria dormitory at the University of Portland. She carries 2 suitcases and a coat. Her name Darlene Fortman and she is one of the first female students to live on campus at the university. A sign on the side of the building reads, "Villa Maria." This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on September 29, 1957 (negative 1 of 12).
A film crew from the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) prepares to film Arden Pangborn for a scene in the movie "The Day Called X." Pangborn sits at a desk in the left foreground. A large camera is set up in front of his desk, and a man standing next to the camera smiles at Pangborn. Another man holds a slate that reads, "C.B.S. News Film, The Day Called X, Rasky - Portland - Dietrich, Scene 65, Take 1." A couple of lights are set up and other film crew members are visible in the photograph. Taken from an area behind Pangborn's desk. The film was about Portland's Civil Defense organization (negative 1 of 4).
Two young men sit in a canoe and paddle through a small opening of the Willamette Falls Locks on the Willamette River in Oregon City. The man who sits in front in the canoe wears a sweatshirt that reads, "Oregon." The canoe has the word "Willamette" written on the side. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "University of Oregon students on canoe trip from Eugene to Portland - going through locks at Oregon City" (negative 4 of 8).
View of the Hotel Chewaucan, located on a street corner in Paisley, Oregon. On the corner of the street is a sign designating the road as Oregon Highway 31 and a directional marker showing the distance and direction to nearby towns, including Bend, Lakeview, Bly and more. One automobile is parked in front of the hotel. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Search for robbers of Paisley post office" (negative 6 of 9).
Doug Houston holds his rifle and stands in front of the post office in Paisley, Oregon. He looks at the camera and smiles. A couple of people stand behind him, outside the post office. Houston used this rifle to help capture one of the men who robbed this post office. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on October 13, 1957 (negative 2 of 12).
A woman stands next to a shattered glass case that was vandalized at the Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. Her face has a serious expression as she touches a damaged globe in the case. There are 3 trophies in the case and 1 has been knocked over. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Damage to Girls Polytechnic High School done by three 12-year-old boys" (negative 3 of 6).
Sherry Fong and Adelia Lawrence sit on a bench in a courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Both women hold purses in their laps and look at the camera. Fong (pictured on the left of the 2 women) smiles at the camera. Two men sit on the bench to the left of the women. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Jury for Sherry Fong re-trial - Sherry Fong, Mrs. Adelia Lawrence, Herbert Perry, Paul L. Mylan (Clark County Coroner), Robert Christ" (negative 4 of 5).
Fashion designer Emilio Pucci stands with a group of unidentified people at a fashion show at the Portland Art Museum. Pucci (pictured second from left) was an Italian designer and former student at Reed College. He was the guest of honor at this museum event (negative 2 of 2).
Two men kneel in the penguin enclosure at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. The man on the left holds his hand out to a group of approaching penguins. The man on the right smiles as a penguin stands in front of him. In the background, a small group of visitors watch the scene from above the enclosure. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Penguins checked by Alan Best, of the Vancouver B.C. zoo - and Jack Marks, Portland Zoo" (negative 1 of 8).
A group of penguins walk in an enclosure at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. They walk away from a pool of water behind them. In the background, scattered visitors watch the scene from above the enclosure (negative 7 of 8).
Alice Miller, a novice at St. Mary's of the Valley. She is seated and wearing a religious habit. A portrait of Jesus Christ hangs on the wall behind her. This photograph was taken shortly after her father, Ivan Miller, filed a suit to have her removed from the Catholic convent against her will (negative 3 of 6).
A student holding a book of poetry in the Reed College library. She stands in front of a library bookshelf and is wearing a white button down blouse and pleated plaid skirt (negative 6 of 9).
Sharon Bilyeu and Theresa Fitzgerald seated in front of a fireplace with leprechaun dolls. They both wear party hats with shamrocks attached to the front (negative 1 of 4).
A crowd of people standing in the rain waiting for the gates to open at Multnomah Stadium for the season opening baseball game for the Portland Beavers (negative 4 of 4).
A young woman holding a toy poodle during a Holy Family Mothers Club event. The woman is wearing a dirndl and is seated with the dog in her lap. The dog is wearing a large tulle-ruffle collar (negative 1 of 4).
A side-by-side view of the replacement Morrison Bridge under construction and the 1905 Morrison Bridge. A line of automobiles drives across the older bridge which is still in use. The draw spans on the new bridge are locked in their open position by members of the labor union during a strike over working conditions (negative 1 of 4).
A mallard duck and ducklings in a box with a "Harbor Police" ring buoy on top. The ducks were rescued from SW Park Avenue and Taylor street and returned to the Willamette river by harbor patrol officers (negative 1 of 3).
A locomotive for the Zoo train being lifted by a crane onto tracks at the Portland Zoo (later Oregon Zoo). Four men are crouched at the base of the train guiding the locomotive into place.