Sister Mary Dana, wearing a religious habit, stands beside an easel helping children paint at the Blessed Martin Interracial Day Nursery in Northeast Portland, Oregon. The children in the photograph are Black, Asian, and white. The day nursery was part of a program for interracial integration and cooperation (negative 1 of 9).

Children playing in a sandbox at the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church nursery school in Portland. The wooden contain is filled with sand and toys as children stand along both sides. A teacher stands at the far side, holding both hands on her waist (negative 3 of 6).

A child playing on a set of monkey bars at the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church nursery school in Portland. The child, wearing a hat, is standing near the top of the structure, leaning forward on both hands (negative 2 of 6).

Two children at a nursery school at Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church in Portland. They wear art smocks while sitting on opposite sides of a painting easel. The child on the right side of the frame is using a brush in a piece of paper, while the other looks to the side (negative 1 of 6).

The Lincoln High School building in Lebanon. The photograph looks through an area of trees towards the front of the multi-story building (negative 4 of 6).

Students in front of the Union High School building in Sweet Home. They gather in front of a school bus parked next to a sidewalk (negative 2 of 7).

Simone Mostovoy, from the Les Ballet de Paris, with ballet master Alexander Oumansky at his dance studio in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. He stands behind Mostovoy as she balances en pointe, extending one leg (negative 3 of 6).

Ballet dancer Simone Mostovoy, from Les Ballet de Paris, in front of a line of young dancers at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. She wears pointe shoes and extends her right leg, as the students mirror her against the far wall. Several women can be seen watching from an upper window in the background (negative 2 of 6).

Ballet dancer Simone Mostovoy, from Les Ballet de Paris, with a young dancer at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. Mostovoy is wearing pointe shoes and extending her right leg, while the younger dancer attempts to mirror her (negative 1 of 6).

Ballet master Alexander Oumansky, teaching students at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. The students are seated on the ground, as Oumansky walks away from the camera carrying a cane (negative 3 of 3).

Ballet master Alexander Oumansky, teaching students at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. A line of young ballerinas, wearing matching leotards and tutus, follows Oumansky. He has his arms raised (negative 1 of 3).

Ballet students, wearing matching leotards and tutus, at the Oumansky School of Dance in Portland, at 128 N.W. 23rd Avenue. They appear to be mid-jump (negative 2 of 3).

Columbia Preparatory school building in Southwest Portland, at the Wilcox Estate. The two story building features shingle siding and window awnings. The school closed in 1955 (negative 1 of 2).

An aerial view of the Chemawa Indian School in Salem. Several buildings are surrounded by what appear to be farms (negative 1 of 1).

The exterior of a building at the Saint Helen’s Hall School in Portland. Ivy covers the side of the building, with an covered entrance-way visible at the left side of the frame. St. Helen’s Hall later became the Oregon Episcopal School after merging with Bishop Dagwell Hall (negative 1 of 5).

Children on a playground set at a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. One child, wearing a hat, looks towards the camera while climbing (negative 8 of 12).

Children outside a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Two are riding tricycles, while a woman holds a child in the background (negative 7 of 12).

A teacher kneels next to a table of small children at a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Several children are at the table, which is front of a low counter (negative 4 of 12).

Two children outside a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. One child is holding the handle of a wagon, on which another child sits (negative 6 of 12).

Two children, seated at a low table, at a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. A set of nested blocks are on the table (negative 5 of 12).

A small child reaches into a cubby shelf at a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland (negative 1 of 12).

A small child stands in front of a sink at a newly opened nursery school at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. She’s holding a bar of soap and standing on a table to reach the sink (negative 2 of 12).

Photograph of a picture of Franklin High School in Portland. Several football players are on the field in front of the school.

Photograph showing 15 young women standing in three rows on the steps of the Marylhurst College administration building. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Marylhurst College administration building and some of the surrounding grounds. The photograph was taken from the southwest corner of the building. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Marylhurst College administration building and some of the surrounding grounds. The photograph was taken from the southwest corner of the building. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Marylhurst Normal School building on the Marylhurst College campus and some of the surrounding grounds. The photograph was taken from the southwest corner of the building. The unconfirmed note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. Marylhurst College, located in Marylhurst, Oregon, became Marylhurst University in 1998.

Photograph showing students working at long tables in a laboratory at the new University of Oregon Medical School building on Marquam Hill in Portland in October 1919. A cropped version of this photograph was one of five published on Page 16, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 19, 1919. The photographs were published under the headline “Dream of Great Medical Center Near Realization.” The photographs had the following caption: “Combined University of Oregon medical school and Multnomah county hospital is making rapid strides.” This photograph had the additional caption: “Sophomore medical students at work in bacteriological laboratory.” The pictures accompanied a story, which had the headline “Dr. MacKenzie’s Dream Bids Fair to Become True” and the subheadings “Concrete Plans Are Shaping for Building of Medical Center Planned by Dean of U. of O. / Some Money Now Promised / New Structure of Medical School on Marquam Hill Above Terwilliger Boulevard, Is Nucleus.” See related image Nos. 376G0333 and 376G0334. Image note: The text “Medical school” is written on the negative sleeve.