Photograph of a group of unidentified girls wearing costumes consisting of fringed dresses and skirts, beaded necklaces, and headbands with feathers. Some of the girls appear to be wearing face paint. The photograph is related to a parade and may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Also see image No. 371N4890. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a costumed man on horseback and a Portland Elks Lodge 142 band marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Also see image No. 371N4916. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a group of unidentified men in uniform marching in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Spectators are lining the street. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Portrait of a man wearing a robe, sash, and plumed turban. He is standing on a float with six young women in matching gowns and headdresses. The man is holding a key to the city made from radishes, beets, and carrots. The words “Rex Oregonus” are painted along the bottom of the float. This photograph was probably taken at the 1929 Rose Festival, when Tommy Luke was crowned Rex Oregonus, co-regent with the festival queen. The number 8 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see image No. 371N4402.
Photograph of a goat wearing a banner with the text “Columbia Theatre Boys Drum Corps.” Next to the goat, partially outside the frame, are unidentified people in uniforms carrying drums. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.
Photograph of two unidentified people on a parade float carrying what appears to be a pile of barrels. The float is draped with banners. Houses are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph is out of focus and shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a parade float shaped like a lighthouse, possibly taken on a street in Astoria, Oregon. An unidentified child is seated inside the lighthouse. Also see image No. 371N4873. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a line of unidentified men in uniform standing in a street and watching as decorated cars drive by. A band is walking down the street behind the line of men. The photograph was taken at the corner of 6th and Commercial streets in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a band marching up a street in a parade, possibly in Astoria, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph of a drum major, probably from Portland Elks Lodge 142, standing next to a building with his hands resting on his baton. Two men in uniforms are standing nearby; the man on the left is wearing a Lodge 142 marching band uniform. The photograph was probably taken in Astoria, Oregon, and is related to a parade; also see image No. 371N4912. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph, taken from below, of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland. The photograph may have been taken in December 1926, when the bridge was completed; the streetlights on the bridge appear to be decorated as they were for dedication ceremonies on December 21, 1926.
Photograph of two unidentified men holding set of plans, possibly for the Ross Island Bridge in Portland. The man on the left may also be pictured in image No. 371N5076.
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, possibly taken in December 1926. A similar photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 21, 1926, the day the bridge was dedicated.
Photograph of the construction scene on the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, probably in 1926. The view is from the east side of the bridge, facing to the west.
Photograph of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, probably during construction in 1925. The bridge opened on December 15, 1925. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
A man standing in the middle of a crowd in downtown Portland, Oregon, waving a Veterans for Peace flag during a rally against proposed cuts to the United States Postal Service in 2013.
Activists marching under the Chinatown Gateway in Portland, Oregon, during a rally against proposed cuts to the United States Postal Service in 2013. Two people at the front hold a banner which reads, "Save America's Postal Service." A man wearing a blue jacket and holding a megaphone marches beside them. Another man obscured at the edge of the photograph waves a large American flag in front of the crowd. Several other people in the crowd also hold banners and picket signs.
Activists marching down a street in support of labor rights and immigration reform during a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Oregon on May 1, 2011. Several people hold banners, picket signs, and American flags. A silver police car with its lights flashing and a police officer on a bicycle move down a street in front of the crowd.
A statue of Abraham Lincoln during a May Day rally in Portland, Oregon, on May 1, 2011. The statue is photographed from behind. A large banner hangs in front of the statue. It is painted like the American Flag with "SOLD" painted in black letters across the flag.
A young child stands holding a picket sign in a crowd during a May Day rally in Portland, Oregon, on May 1, 2011. The picket sign obscures her face. It reads, "Will Democrats? Stop the war on immigrants."
A group of participants in a Health Care for All march held in Portland, Oregon in 2009. At the center of the group is a large puppet dressed as a nurse. There is a round badge reading "Single Payer" pinned to the puppet's chest. Several people in the crowd hold banners and picket signs supporting Jobs with Justice, healthcare reform, and local unions.
A group of people march down a street in Portland, Oregon during an anti-WTO rally in 2009. A banner at the front of the group reads, "No to the WTO, Yes to the Right to Organize." Several other people in the crowd also hold banners and picket signs supporting Jobs with Justice, labor rights, and fair trade.
Laurie King speaking to an audience at the First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon, during an Economic Town Hall sponsored by Portland Jobs with Justice. The photograph is taken from behind King's back looking out at the audience as she stands at a podium.
An unidentified woman stands on a sidewalk during an anti-bailout rally held in Portland, Oregon, in 2008. She is holding a sign which reads, "Bail ME Out! Bill the Rich: Stock Transaction Tax."
An inflatable puppet of a fat cat holding a construction worker by the neck. The cat is wearing a suit and diamond ring and the construction worker is wearing a hard hat and orange safety vest. The inflatable puppet was part of an anti-bailout rally in Portland, Oregon, in 2008.
A man speaks into a microphone at a podium set up outdoors during a rally for the Cross Border Labor Organizing Coalition (CBLOC) in 2005. Behind him, two men stand on a bench holding up a sign which reads, "CAFTA: Worse than NAFTA."