Half-length portrait of Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson outside the Oregon State Capitol. He is facing front and is holding a sheaf of papers. The text “Gov. Patterson” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson sitting at a desk in the executive’s office at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem in January 1927. He is facing front and holding a document. The name “Patterson” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1959, 371N1963, 371N1964, 371N1966, 371N1968, and 371N1969.

Photograph showing (in back row, from left) Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson; outgoing Governor Walter M. Pierce; and state Senate President Henry L. Corbett at the head of the Hall of Representatives at the Oregon State Capitol during Patterson’s inauguration on Monday, January 10, 1927. A group of unidentified men is standing in the foreground. Image note: The text “Pierce + Patterson” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N1965.

Portrait of incoming governor Isaac L. Patterson (left) and outgoing governor Walter M. Pierce standing next to the desk in the governor’s office at the Oregon State Capitol in January 1927. Patterson has one hand on the back of the desk chair, and Pierce is gesturing toward the chair. A cropped version of this photograph was one of five, including image No. 371N1968, that were published on Page 22 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, January 11, 1927, the day after Patterson’s inauguration. The photographs were published under the headline “With the Preliminaries Concluded.” This photograph had the following caption: “Ex-Governor Pierce bids his successor, Governor Patterson, be seated.” See additional related image Nos. 371N1959, 371N1961, 371N1964, 371N1966, and 371N1969. Image note: The text “Pierce + Patterson” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait showing outgoing Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce sitting at the desk in the governor’s office at the Oregon State Capitol. He is in profile, facing to the right. He is looking down at a document on the desk and holding a pen. Seated in the background is incoming Governor Isaac L. Patterson. The number 5 and the name “Pierce” are written on the negative and are visible in the image. See related image Nos. 371N1959, 371N1961, 371N1963, 371N1966, 371N1968, and 371N1969.

Photograph showing Isaac L. Patterson (back, second from left) being sworn in as Oregon governor as outgoing Governor Walter M. Pierce, state Senate president Henry L. Corbett, and others watch. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 6 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, January 11, 1927, under the headline “Governor Takes Oath of Office.” The photograph had the following caption: Chief Justice [George H.] Burnett administering the oath of office as governor of Oregon to I. L. Patterson in the hall of representatives, state house, Salem, Monday afternoon. Left to right—Chief Justice Burnett, Governor Patterson, ex-Governor Pierce, Henry L. Corbett, president of the state senate.” Image note: The text “Pierce + Patterson” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N1962.

Portrait of outgoing governor Walter M. Pierce (left) and his successor, Isaac L. Patterson, in the governor’s office at the Oregon State Capitol. Patterson is sitting at the desk in the office and is looking at a document in front of him. Pierce is standing beside Patterson and pointing at the document. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Monday, January 10, 1927, the day Patterson was inaugurated. The photograph was published under the headline “Change of State Pilots” and had the following caption: “Walter M. Pierce turns over desk in executive office of the state capitol which he has occupied as governor for the past four years to his successor, Isaac L. Patterson.” The photograph accompanied two stories, one headlined “Patterson Becomes Governor,” and the other headlined “Patterson - Pierce Messages Afford Striking Parallels.” See related image Nos. 371N1959, 371N1961, 371N1963, 371N1964, 371N1968, and 371N1969. Image note: The text “Patterson + Pierce” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait of Governor Isaac L. Patterson (left) and Bert Fehren outside the Oregon State Capitol. They are standing side by side and facing front. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 6, section 1, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 13, 1927. The photograph accompanied a story about the state legislative session, titled "House Makes Fast Time With Bills; Two Days Left." A cropped version of this photograph was published under a smaller headline, "At the State Capital," and had the following caption: "Governor Patterson with Bert Fehren, president student body, O. A. C., who visited state house with class studying practical legislation from college." O. A. C., the Oregon Agricultural College, is now Oregon State University.

Photograph showing new Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson (left) and his predecessor, Walter M. Pierce, shaking hands outside the Oregon State Capitol. A cropped version of this photograph was one of five, including image No. 371N1963, that were published on Page 22 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, January 11, 1927, the day after Patterson’s inauguration. The photographs were published under the headline “With the Preliminaries Concluded.” This photograph had the following caption: “‘Good-by Walter. Good luck, Ike.’” See additional related image Nos. 371N1959, 371N1961, 371N1964, 371N1966, and 371N1969. The text “Pierce + Patterson” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph showing incoming Oregon Governor Isaac L. Patterson and his predecessor, Walter M. Pierce, in the governor’s office at the Oregon State Capitol in January 1927. Patterson is sitting at the desk in the office, and Pierce is standing beside him with one hand on the back of the chair. The two men are looking at one another. The text “Pierce + Patterson” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1959, 371N1961, 371N1963, 371N1964, 371N1966, and 371N1968.

Portrait of (from right), A. W. Norblad, president of the Oregon Senate; Isaac Patterson, Oregon governor; and Ralph Hamilton, speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. They are standing outside the Oregon State Capitol. A cropped version of this photograph, image No. 371N1483, and image No. 371N0374 were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on January 14, 1929, under the headline "At the Opening of the Oregon Legislature." The photographs had the following caption: “Staff Photographer Ralph Vincent of The Journal was on hand at the state capitol this morning and brought back for you some of the interesting personages there.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “From the left, Senator A. W. Norblad of Clatsop, president of the senate; Governor Patterson and Speaker Ralph Hamilton of the house.” The photographs accompanied a story, titled "Legislature Organizes For Session.” Also see image No. 371N1883 of Norblad. Image note: The following text is handwritten on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image: “Ralph Hamilton — Gov Patterson A. W. Norblad.” The number 10 is also written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait of a man standing on a green and posing with a golf club. He is wearing a hat, jacket, tie, knickers, and golf shoes and socks. A building that may be the clubhouse at the Waverley Country Club in Portland is partially visible in the background. The name “Walter Percy” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph, taken on August 24, 1928, of pilot Tex Rankin holding a black cat he borrowed from a Portland girl, Carol Mangold, to take with him on a national air race from New York to Los Angeles. The cat was one of two “jinxes” that Rankin deliberately adopted for the race; the other was to enter his plane under the number 13. On August 24, the day Rankin departed, the Oregon Journal published a story on Page 2 about the pilot and the cat; the headline was “Rankin and His Jinxes Go East to Start Derby.”See related image Nos. 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222. Also see the following images related to Rankin's return from the race: 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6141, 371N6150, and 377N0032. Image note: The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman standing outside the Imperial Hotel, facing front, and looking toward the upper left. She is wearing a hat and a blouse or dress. A button and ribbons are pinned to her dress. The name “Kate Rockwell” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. See related image No. 371N2146.

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman outside the Imperial Hotel. She is facing right, looking toward the front, and smiling. She is wearing a hat, necklace, and blouse or dress. The name “Kate Rockwell” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. See related image No. 371N2145.

Photograph of Mayor James Rolph of San Francisco leaning over a rosebush to pick a flower after his arrival in Salem on Friday, October 26, 1928. Cropped versions of this photograph and image No. 371N2160 were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 27, 1928, under the headline " 'Here We Are, Says Mayor James Rolph.' " The photograph had the following caption: "The visiting mayor is caught in the act of helping himself to an Oregon rose. He got it in the Salem railway station parking. For it, he discarded a California geranium." The photographs accompanied a story about Rolph's visit to Salem and Portland, titled "Rolph Party Plays Golf, Goes Driving." The Journal reported that Mayor Rolph was accompanied by 20 San Francisco businessmen and officials. The group's visit on October 26-27 included a stop at the statehouse, a banquet, golf, a luncheon, and a drive on the Columbia River Highway. Image note: The name “Rolfe” (sic) is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of San Francisco Mayor James Rolph, probably taken on Friday, October 26, 1928, after Rolph arrived in Salem by train. Rolph and a delegation of San Francisco businessmen and officials visited Salem and Portland on October 26-27, according to a story on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 27, 1928. The story, titled "Rolph Party Plays Golf, Goes Driving," reported that the group's visit included a stop at the statehouse, a banquet, golf, a luncheon, and a drive on the Columbia River Highway. According to the story, the San Francisco delegation was returning a visit by a party from Oregon in February 1928. Image note: The text “Mayor Rolfee” (sic) is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of (left to right) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, Oregon Governor Isaac Patterson, San Francisco Mayor James Rolph, and San Francisco Chamber of Commerce President Philip J. Fay with others on Friday, October 26, 1928. Cropped versions of this photograph and image No. 271N2158 were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 27, 1928, under the headline " 'Here We Are, Says Mayor James Rolph.' " This photograph had the following caption: " 'I told you we were coming,' said the genial San Francisco mayor to the equally genial Mayor Baker of Portland, when the two men embraced at Salem Friday afternoon. With Rolph were 20 prominent San Franciscans, who saw the Willamette valley from motorcars as they drove from Salem to the Rose City. Governor Patterson welcomed the visitors to Oregon at the state house. In the photograph at top are Mayor Baker (left), Governor Patterson, Mayor Rolph and Philip J. Fay, president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce." The photographs accompanied a story about Rolph's visit to Salem and Portland, titled "Rolph Party Plays Golf, Goes Driving." The story reported that the San Francisco delegation's visit on October 26-27 included a banquet, golf, a luncheon, and a drive on the Columbia River Highway. According to the story, Rolph and his party were returning a visit by a delegation from Oregon in February 1928. The name “Rolfe” (sic) is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of San Francisco Mayor James Rolph, probably taken on Friday, October 26, 1928, after Rolph arrived in Salem by train. The man partially visible on the left is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. Mayor Rolph and a delegation of San Francisco businessmen and officials visited Salem and Portland on October 26-27, according to a story on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 27, 1928. The story, titled "Rolph Party Plays Golf, Goes Driving," reported that the group's visit included a stop at the statehouse, a banquet, golf, a luncheon, and a drive on the Columbia River Highway. According to the story, Rolph and his party were returning a visit by a delegation from Oregon in February 1928. Image note: The text “Mayor Rolfe” (sic) is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of San Francisco Mayor James Rolph (right) shaking hands with Portland Mayor George L. Baker. The photograph was probably taken on Friday, October 26, 1928, after Rolph arrived in Salem by train. Rolph and a delegation of San Francisco businessmen and officials visited Salem and Portland on October 26-27, according to a story on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 27, 1928. The story, titled "Rolph Party Plays Golf, Goes Driving," reported that the group's visit included a stop at the statehouse, a banquet, golf, a luncheon, and a drive on the Columbia River Highway. According to the story, Rolph and his party were returning a visit by a delegation from Oregon in February 1928. Image note: The text “Rolfe + Baker” (sic) is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left), Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt seated in the president’s car at the Bonneville Dam construction site on August 3, 1934. The president arrived in Portland that day, then traveled to the dam site, where he gave a speech about the project. A cropped version of this photograph was one of nine that were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on August 4, 1934, under the headline “President Roosevelt Visits One of Administration’s Big Projects.” The images were part of a two-page photo spread included in the newspaper’s coverage of Roosevelt’s visit. See related image Nos. 371N2169, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (in back seat, left, facing looking to the left), Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin (center, looking left), and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt seated in the president’s car at the Bonneville Dam construction site on August 3, 1934. The president arrived in Portland that day, then traveled to the dam site, where he gave a speech about the project. See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaking to unidentified people near the Bonneville dam construction site on August 3, 1934. The first lady and President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Portland that day, then traveled to the dam site, where the president gave a speech about the project. See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N21769, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt sitting in a car at the Bonneville Dam construction site on August 3, 1934. The president arrived in Portland that day, then traveled to the dam site, where he gave a speech about the project. A cropped version of this photograph was one of nine that were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on August 4, 1934, under the headline “President Roosevelt Visits One of Administration’s Big Projects.” This photograph had the following caption: “The photographer caught the president, in his car, as he was reading one of many messages received during his visit.” The images were part of a two-page photo spread included in the newspaper’s coverage of Roosevelt’s visit. See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N21769, 371N2170, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left), Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt seated in the president’s car at the Bonneville Dam construction site on August 3, 1934. The president arrived in Portland that day, then traveled to the dam site, where he gave a speech about the project. See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N21769, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt waving from an open-topped car during a parade on August 3, 1934. Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin is seated next to Roosevelt, and Oregon Governor Julius L. Meier is in the front seat. The president arrived in Portland by ship on August 3, then traveled by car along a parade route through the city and along Sandy Boulevard on his way to the Bonneville dam construction site. At he dam site, he gave a speech about the project. Image note: The number 67 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N21769, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt near the Bonneville dam construction site on August 3, 1934. The first lady and President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Portland that day, then traveled to the dam site, where the president gave a speech about the project. A cropped version of this photograph was one of nine that were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on August 4, 1934, under the headline “President Roosevelt Visits One of Administration’s Big Projects.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mrs. Roosevelt, with one of her broadest smiles bids adieu to Bonneville.” The images were part of a two-page photo spread included in the newspaper’s coverage of Roosevelt’s visit. See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N21769, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 372A1257. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of Nan Wood Honeyman, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, and Anna Roosevelt Dall riding in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s motorcade in Portland on September 21, 1932. Franklin Roosevelt, then governor of New York, was in Portland during his campaign for the presidency. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 20 of the Oregon Journal on September 21, 1932, as part of a full page of photographs from Roosevelt’s trip through Oregon and Washington.The photographs were published under the headline “Great Crowds Welcome Governor Roosevelt to the Pacific Northwest.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mrs. David T. Honeyman (left) with Mrs James Roosevelt, the governor’s daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall, his daughter. Mrs. Honeyman is a long-time friend of the Roosevelts.” See related image Nos. 371N2175, 371N2177, 371N2178, 371N2179, 371N2180, 371N2181, 371N2182, 371N2183, 371N2184, 371N2185, 371N2187, 371N2188, 371N2189, 371N2191, 371N2196, 371N2198, 371N2199, 371N2200, and 371N2201.