Portrait, taken from the side, of a man sitting in an open-topped car parked outside the central Multnomah County Library in downtown Portland. He is wearing a hat and overcoat. The text “Ely, Mr / (Hippodrome Theater)” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0007 and 376G0008.

Portrait, taken from the side, of a man sitting in an open-topped car parked outside the central Multnomah County Library in downtown Portland. He is wearing a hat and overcoat. The text “Ely, Mr / (Hippodrome Theater)” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0006 and 376G0008.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man sitting in an open-topped car parked outside the central Multnomah County Library in downtown Portland. He is looking to the left and is wearing a hat and overcoat. The text “Ely, Mr / (Hippodrome Theater)” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0006 and 376G0007.

Full-length portrait of two men standing next to a car, possibly outside Portland City Hall. They are facing each other and are holding a document. The text “Warford, Mr and Baker, George L” is written on the negative sleeve. Baker is at left and Warford at right. See related image No. 373G0212.

Photograph showing an unidentified man crouching next to a Portland Gas & Coke Company vehicle. He is facing to the left and is placing a sign bearing the civilian defense insignia for utility repair on the side of the car. He is also wearing an armband with the same insignia and a pouch for carrying a gas mask. The number 2317 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “Repair car insignia” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0820.

Photograph showing an unidentified man crouching next to a Portland Gas & Coke Company vehicle. He is facing to the left and is placing a sign bearing the civilian defense insignia for utility repair on the side of the car. He is also wearing an armband with the same insignia and a pouch for carrying a gas mask. The number 2318 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “Repair car insignia” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0819. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing two unidentified United States Navy servicemen posing next to a Portland Gas & Coke Company car. They are smiling and attaching a sign to the side of the car. The sign reads: “CHOOSE NAVY NOW / WHILE YOU CAN.” In the background, an unidentified Portland Gas & Coke employee is sitting in the driver’s seat of the car. The number 2628 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0843. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing two unidentified United States Navy servicemen posing next to a Portland Gas & Coke Company car. They are smiling and attaching a sign to the side of the car. The sign reads: “CHOOSE NAVY NOW / WHILE YOU CAN.” An unidentified Portland Gas & Coke employee is sitting in the driver’s seat of the car. The number 2629 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0842. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of eight young women, a boy, and a man posing with an automobile parked on the lawn next to a building, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The four women on the left are wearing matching costumes consisting of capelets, short dresses with a cross on the chest, and matching caps. The four women on the right are wearing matching costumes that include hats, neckerchiefs, and fringed vests. The man is wearing a suit and the boy is wearing a uniform. The people in the photograph are unidentified. Also see image Nos. 374N0575, 374N0585, 374N0587, 374N0588, 374N0589, 374N0590, 374N0592, and 374N0612.

Photograph of vehicles parked outside the doors to T. B. Wilcox Jr. Hall in Portland. The building was used to house poultry and pets at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition. It was dedicated and used for the first time during the 1930 exposition.

Portrait, taken from the front, of a parrot perched on the hood ornament of a Haynes car. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 373G0279 and 373G0280.

Photograph showing an orangutan sitting on the hood of a Haynes car and holding on to the hood ornament. The car is parked next to a house. Also see image No. 373G0280. Image No. 373G0272 may also be related to this photograph.

Photograph showing an orangutan sitting on the hood of a Haynes car and holding on to the hood ornament. The car is parked next to a house. Also see image No. 373G0279. Image No. 373G0272 may also be related to this photograph.

Photograph of a car parked under the wing of a Fokker Trimotor F-10 ‘Deluxe’ airplane. The word “Richfield” is visible on one of the plane’s engines.

Photograph of a car parked under the wing of a Fokker Trimotor F-10 ‘Deluxe’ airplane. The word “Richfield” is visible on one of the plane’s engines.

Photograph, taken from the front, of a parked airplane between two cars at Swan Island airport in Portland. Also see image No. 371N5010. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of an airplane between two parked cars at Swan Island airport in Portland. Also see image No. 371N5007. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered near rows of parked cars, possibly on Swan Island in Portland. The photograph may have been taken during an air show.

Photograph of an automobile parked next to the remains of the Peter Iredale, a four-masted ship that ran aground on Clatsop Spit in October 1906. The wreck, located in what is now Fort Stevens State Park, subsequently became a tourist attraction.

Photograph of a car suspended in midair as it is lifted onto a Ford ship.

Portrait of a group of women posing with a car at Jantzen Beach in Portland on August 15, 1929. They are wearing sashes and swimming suits. The women, each representing a business or organization, participated in a beauty contest held as part of a picnic sponsored by the East Side Commercial Club. The woman at front center, sitting on the bumper of the car and wearing an “Oriental Theatre” sash, is Jerry Chenoweth, who won the contest. Standing next to her is Mary Benoit, representing Sears Roebuck Co., who took second place. A brief story about the contest and picnic was published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on August 16, 1929, under the headline “Bathing Girls Not Afraid to Get Hair Damp.”

Portrait of a group of women posing with a car at Jantzen Beach in Portland on August 15, 1929. They are wearing sashes and swimming suits. The women, each representing a business or organization, participated in a beauty contest held as part of a picnic sponsored by the East Side Commercial Club. The woman at front center, sitting on the bumper of the car and wearing an “Oriental Theatre” sash, is Jerry Chenoweth, who won the contest. Standing next to her is Mary Benoit, representing Sears Roebuck Co., who took second place. A brief story about the contest and picnic was published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on August 16, 1929, under the headline “Bathing Girls Not Afraid to Get Hair Damp.”

Photograph of four unidentified people in a car, probably during a parade. The car is decorated with flowers and United States flags, and the two men in the front seats are wearing uniforms. Spectators are watching from the sidewalk. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.

Photograph of four unidentified women in a car decorated with streamers and wings. The car is on Madison Street in Portland’s South Park Blocks. The photograph is probably related to a parade. Also see image No. 371N4880.

Photograph of several unidentified people in a car draped with flags for a parade. The car is in the street outside the Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, Oregon.

Photograph of four unidentified women in matching blouses and skirts, posing next to a car decorated with streamers and wings. They are on Madison Street in Portland’s South Park Blocks. The photograph is probably related to a parade. Also see image No. 371N4863.

Portrait showing seven young women, probably the royalty of a festival or similar event, sitting in an open-topped car with a Washington license plate. The young woman at center, probably the queen, is wearing a crown and holding a bouquet of roses.

Photograph, taken from the street, showing a two-story building, probably a hotel or apartment building, with a courtyard and a tile roof. Steps lead from the sidewalk to the courtyard and the entrance of the building. A sign that reads “VACANCY” is hanging on a railing outside the doorway at left. A car is parked in the street outside the building.