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."
Participants in the first Workers' Rights Board organized by Portland Jobs with Justice. JwJ organized the hearing to support Powell's employees during bargaining for the first union contract in 2000. Participants are seated in a row behind two long tables. A banner reading, "Workers' Rights Board," hangs on the wall behind them. Name cards on the table identify the panel participants as José Padín, Mary King, Diane Rosenbaum, and Aryeh Hirschfield.
Three people help move a large puppet down a street in Portland, Oregon. The puppet wears a formal suit and has a gold name tag reading, "Michael Powell, Owner." A second puppet visible behind the first puppet is of a man with a full beard and blue hat wearing a wedding dress. It has a nametag decorated in flowers which reads, "Larry Longshore, Union Worker." The puppets are part of a rally coordinated by Portland Jobs with Justice to support Powell's employees during their campaign for a union contract with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). During the rally, Portland Jobs with Justice and Portland Art and Revolution members acted out a performative wedding between Powell's owner, Michael Powell and ILWU's Larry Longshore.
A crowd of people attending a rally in support of Powell's employees during their campaign for a union contract with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). People are gathered on the sidewalk in front of the entrance to Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. A large paper mache puppet of Michael Powell is visible on the right side of the photograph. During the rally, Portland Jobs with Justice and Portland Art and Revolution members acted out a performative wedding between Powell's owner, Michael Powell and ILWU's Larry Longshore.
Margaret Butler, Portland Jobs with Justice executive director, during a District Council of Trade Unions rally at Portland City Hall. She is standing at a microphone in front of a crowd of people holding a Jobs with Justice pledge card above her head. A large group of people stand behind her holding pro-union banners and picket signs.
Photograph of James F. Failing with his wife, Jane (Conner) Failing, and their children: Edward Josiah, Kate Whittlesey, John Conner, Henrietta Chase, and Frederick Ellison.
Photograph showing the front of the home of James F. Failing, located at 243 11th St. (corner of SW 11th and Main). Failing's children John Conner (on steps) and Henrietta Chase (below) can be seen standing in front of the house.
Photograph of Henrietta Chase Failing as a child, daughter of James F. Failing and Jane (Conner) Failing. She is smiling and looking towards her right.
Numbered certificate dated June 14th, 1906, from the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers. "Nan Robertson" is written in the center, as well as "Portland," "Multnomah," and "Oregon."
Ticket for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, signed by Thomas Robertson (1881-1924). The reverse of the ticket includes a photograph of Robertson wearing a hat and suit.
Letter written on January 11, 1880 from Henry Failing to Thomas Robertson, regarding the death of Robertson’s wife and Failing's sister-in-law, Mary Freeland (Corbett) Robertson.
Photograph showing Mary Freeland (Corbett) Robertson, wife of Thomas Robertson (1817-1900). She is standing in front of a decorative background, with her arm resting on a pillar.
Souvenir ticket for the Lewis and Clark Centennial exhibit from 1905, in Portland, Oregon. On the front of the ticket is a decorative illustration, showing Sacajawea, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, the ship Columbia, and the Oregon Pony. The back of the ticket is individually numbered, with additional text.
Photograph showing Caroline Flanders Couch, her daughter, Caroline (Couch) Wilson, and grand-daughter Mary Caroline (Wilson) Burns. Georgina Burns is seated on her mother's lap. Note: photograph identifies middle woman as Clementine Lewis, but notes "should have been grandma Wilson."