People preparing for a water regatta for the 1953 Portland Rose festival. Boats are lined up along a dock at “Warren Nash’s Outboard Marina” on the Willamette River, with the Burnside Bridge visible to the south. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 14, 1953 (negative 3 of 4).

Glen Berry (7005 S.W. Virginia) standing with a dog, most likely before fishing on the Willamette River. He holds a fishing pole in one hand, while resting his other on the dog, as he walks barefoot along a dirt path (negative 1 of 3).

The interior of a Georgian home owned by Grace Kern, at 1421 N.E. 21st Avenue. The home was built by Kern’s father in 1915 before being sold to the Lloyd Corporation in 1953 for development. A tea cart is next to an ornate fireplace, over which I painting of a woman hangs. Kern moved several architectural elements from the home to her new residence in southwest Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 31, 1953 (negative 3 of 8).

Four women stand in front of a table, dressed as hobos, at the Riverside Golf and Country Club in Portland. One woman holds a ladle as she leans downward towards a punch bowl, as three others stands next to her holding mugs (negative 1 of 5).

A portrait of sculptor Marianne Gold Littman during an artist residency at Reed College. She sits in an arm chair, resting one arm on a side table (negative 1 of 1).

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).

A group of deaf children at Hosford School in Portland. A teacher is seated at the front of the room, next to a child who spreads both arms as she points toward a piece of art pinned to an easel. The other students are seated in a row of chairs facing towards the front of the room. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 1 of 4).

Patients doing schoolwork at Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland. A woman leans over a table as three seated students look downward at their paperwork. Next to the table is a tilted bed, on which a young man lays with a wrapped head (negative 1 of 2).

Mrs. Allen Britt and four and half year old Jimmie, in their home at 2954 N.E. 53rd Avenue in Portland. Britt is seated in an armchair as Jimmie, wearing a Halloween mask, attempts to scare her. An open book sits in Britt’s lap (negative 2 of 6).

Four children playing on a wooden play set during an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum in Portland. One boy, wearing a suit and bow tie, stands at the top of the structure, while two girls stand at the front. A younger boy stands on the ground looking towards the others (negative 11 of 12).

A person dressed as a clown for the fairy tale parade in downtown Portland. He wears roller skates and a small sombrero as he propels himself with a set of ski poles. A crowd lines the street in the background (negative 5 of 10).

Families and children line a street in downtown Portland for the 1953 fairy tale parade, on S.W. 10th Avenue. They wear winter coats and hats (negative 9 of 10).

A cook wearing a chef’s hat at Chin’s Kitchen, at N.E. Broadway at N.E. 42nd Avenue in Portland. The man stands in front of an industrial stove, using a screen to remove food from frying oil (negative 1 of 3).

Mr. and Mrs. Leland Chin, owners of Chin’s Kitchen , at N.E. Broadway at N.E. 42nd Avenue in Portland. The couple stands behind a desk as Mrs. Chin hold a telephone as she writes on a pad of paper. Decorative wallpaper featuring mountains can be seen against the wall (negative 2 of 3).

Freshly fallen snow near the George Hidoff farm, at N.W. Skyline Boulevard and N.W. Springville Road in Portland. Two mailboxes are next to the road, including a box for the “Journal.” Two automobiles can be seen on the road in the distance (negative 2 of 12).

Leafless tree branches covered in freshly fallen snow, most likely taken on S.W. Fairview Boulevard in Portland (negative 6 of 7).

Portland Zoo (later the Oregon Zoo) trainer Al Knowles, feeding bear cubs using a bottle. The cubs are on newspaper on a desk, as Knowles feed ones. He holds a cigarette in his mouth. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 17, 1954 (negative 6 of 6).

Police search for the person who attempted (and failed) to kidnap 9-year-old George Brice from his third grade classroom at the Caitlin-Hillside school in at 651 N.W. Culpepper Terrace. People stand around automobiles and motorcycles, parked along the side of N.W. Cornell Road the northwest hills of Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 20, 1954 (negative 1 of 12).

A portrait of Lola Greene Baldwin, who served as one of the first policewoman in the United States. She was sworn in as Superintendent of the Women's Auxiliary to the Police Department for the Protection of Girls. She wears a police pin while sitting on a couch, resting one arm on the side. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 28, 1954 (negative 1 of 3).

A power analyzer being reassembled at the old Bonneville Power Administration building in Portland, after previously being moved to its new location at 1001 N.E. Lloyd Boulevard. The company’s move to its new Lloyd location was halted after an inquiry by by Representative John Phillips. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 28, 1954 (negative 2 of 8).

Allen Davis working in his bulb specimen garden at 3424 S.W. Hume Street in Portland. Several raised wooden beds are filled with blooming daffodils (negative 2 of 5).

Two children stand in a horse stall with a Shetland pony and colt at 17728 E. Burnside Street in Portland. The children are wearing winter jackets and hats as they pet the pony (negative 3 of 6).

People lean over a seawall on the Willamette River, as the U.S.S. Toledo arrives for a visit in Portland. Several sailors can be seen waving from the desk of the ship. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 10, 1954 (negative 6 of 7).

A Hollywood Booster party for Ed Sullivan and other stars visiting Portland for the 1954 Rose Festival, at the Paul Schatz Furniture store at 1905 N.E. 41st Avenue. Sullivan sits at a long table with other attendees as an unidentified man in a striped suit and hat stands on the stage facing away from the camera (negative 7 of 11).

Majorettes seated on a curb during the Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. They wear uniforms and hold batons. At the center of the group are several young women wearing sashes with “OJJ” written on them. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 11, 1954 (negative 5 of 11).

Harriet Harvey wearing a clown costume during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. Carolyn Edgerton kneels next to Harvey, adjusting the leg of her costume. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 11, 1954 (negative 8 of 11).

A person dressed as a clown stands behind a young women in a marching band, during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. The woman appears to be playing a piccolo, with another band member standing in the background with a tuba (negative 17 of 18).

Traffic on E. Burnside Street, after the end of the 1954 Portland Rose Festival parade. Looking east towards downtown, an industrial building, “Al Jensen Linoleum”, can be seen at E. Burnside Street and S.E. 11th Avenue (negative 1 of 1).