Photograph showing members of several civilian defense organizations standing in formation on the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. At lower right are members of the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps. The other groups are unidentified. The number 2648 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0798, 372A0799, 372A0800, 372A0801, and 372A0802.

Photograph showing members of the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps marching off the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. Captain Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson leads the row (second from left). This photograph was published on the front page of the September 28, 1942 issue of the Oregonian. The number 2654 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the photograph. See related image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0798 372A0799, 372A0800, and 372A0801. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to negative damage.

Photograph, taken from one end, showing a wooden suspension bridge, probably the 1888 bridge over the Willamette River between West Linn and Oregon City. That bridge was replaced with the current arch bridge in 1922. The text “Bridges - Clackamas County” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from one end, showing a wooden suspension bridge, probably the 1888 bridge over the Willamette River between West Linn and Oregon City. That bridge was replaced with the current arch bridge in 1922. The text “Bridges - Clackamas County” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of Fawn Brooks of Skyline Elementary School holding her prize winning angel-food cake and a prize ribbon. The ribbon bears the 4-H emblem and the text “Boys’ and Girls’ 4-H Clubs / First / Premium /1940.” The photograph was taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon and was published in the August 23, 1940 issue of the Oregon Journal.

Photograph of the river steamboat Beaver beached and partially submerged in the Willamette River in Portland on November 24, 1931. To the left of the Beaver is the F. W. Mulkey, a harbor patrol tugboat. The Beaver was hit by an ocean steamer, the Admiral Farragut, while unloading cargo at the Admiral Line terminal. None of the Beaver’s crew were injured. A similar photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, November 24, 1931, with a story headlined “Ships Crash in River and One Beached.” Also see image Nos. 371N5191 and 371N5192.

Photograph of a rat in a trap on a wall. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 8, section 6, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 24, 1926. This photograph and two others were published under the headline "War Progresses on the Front." The photograph was captioned: "But the front is the waterfront. Top--Big black rat caught in an ingeniously placed trap along a water line at the Admiral terminal." The photograph accompanied a story with the headline: "Terminal Rats Easy Prey of Expert's Trap." The story described how a man named Daniel Lake had successfully reduced the rat population at the Pacific Steamship company’s Admiral terminal on the Portland waterfront. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a rat in a trap on a wall. A similar photograph was published on Page 8, section 6, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 24, 1926. The version printed in the Journal was published with two others under the headline "War Progresses on the Front,” and had the following caption: “But the front is the waterfront. Top--Big black rat caught in an ingeniously placed trap along a water line at the Admiral terminal." The published photograph accompanied a story with the headline: "Terminal Rats Easy Prey of Expert's Trap." The story described how a man named Daniel Lake had successfully reduced the rat population at the Pacific Steamship company’s Admiral terminal on the Portland waterfront. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a steamship, the Admiral Farragut, moored at the Admiral Line terminal on the Willamette River in Portland.

Photograph showing a United States Navy vessel, hull number 142, passing the Burnside Bridge in Portland. The bridge’s leaves are raised. The ship is also shown in Nos. 372A0810 and 372A0811. Also see image Nos. 372A0807, 372A0809, 372A0812, 372A0813, 372A0814, and 372A0816, which may be related.

Photograph showing a United States Navy vessel, hull number 145, passing the Burnside Bridge in Portland. The bridge’s leaves are raised. The ship is also shown in Nos. 372A0810, 372A0811, and 372A0816. Also see image Nos. 372A0809, 372A0812, 372A0813, 372A0814, and 372A0815, which may be related.

Photograph, taken from the west side of the Willamette River, showing the Burnside Bridge decorated with flags for a dedication ceremony celebrating the bridge’s opening. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Friday, May 28, 1926, the day of the ceremony. The photograph had the following caption: “Much Water Should Run Under This Great Bridge Before It Falls.” The photograph had the following caption: “City celebrates today in honor of opening of Burnside street structure, which, with its approaches, will cost $4,500,000. Regular traffic will be permitted after 7 o’clock tonight, and the afternoon in the meantime is given over to parades, speeches, and loud cheers for the grater elbow room permitted trans-Willamette traffic and the opportunity for commercial development produced by this facility for rapid connection between East and West Sides.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “County and State Unite With City in Bridge Dedication.” Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing supports for a bridge under construction, possibly the Burnside Bridge in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, looking northwest, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during construction, circa 1925. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, looking northwest, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during construction, circa 1925. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006.

Photograph, looking northeast, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland with its bascule raised during construction, circa 1925. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006.

Photograph, taken from below, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during construction, circa 1925. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006.

Photograph, taken from below, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during construction, circa 1925. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006.

Photograph, taken from below, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during construction, circa 1925. The view is to the west. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006.

Photograph of a large crowd behind the gates of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during bridge dedication festivities on May 28, 1926, the day the bridge opened.

Photograph of a crowd beginning to walk over the new Burnside Bridge in Portland during dedication festivities on May 28, 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 29, 1926, with the following caption: "A scene snapped as the draw gates were opened and the crowd was allowed to pass over the structure for the first time." The photograph was one of several published together on Page 3 under the headline "Forces of Water and Land Join in Span Dedication."

Photograph of a crowd watching diver Ray Moore in midair just below the Burnside Bridge on Thursday, September 6, 1934. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 21 of the Oregon Journal on Friday, September 7, 1934, under the headline “Try This One Before Breakfast.” The photograph had the following caption: “To Ray Woods of St. Louis, it’s just like eating corn flakes and cream. Here he is, just going into his back jacknife [sic] off the Burnside bridge Thursday afternoon as hundreds of curious Portlanders looked on. It was better than 80 feet down to the river’s oily surface.” The photograph accompanied a story about Moore’s successful dive, headlined “Diver Gives Thrill with Bridge Leap.” This photograph may be related to image No. 372A0629.

Photograph of a parade crossing the Burnside Bridge in Portland. At the front of the parade are two people carrying a banner with the text “Oregon Journal Juniors / In Portland We Do.” Following them is a small group of people carrying signs that say, “Prevent Fires / ‘In Portland We Do.’ “

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction in 1926.

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, taken from Hood Street below the bridge. This photograph was one of four published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 21, 1926, the day the bridge was dedicated. The photographs were published under the headline “Another Bridge Spans the Flood.” This photograph had the following caption information: “Hood street, passing under the west approach.” The photographs accompanied a story with the headline, “$1,950,000 Ross Island Bridge Open.”

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 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 Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction in 1926.