Photograph of a small group of people with dogs on leashes. They are standing on Market Street outside the Municipal Auditorium (now Keller Auditorium) in Portland. More people and dogs are visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing with a dog and holding the dog’s leash. She is standing on Market Street outside the Municipal Auditorium (now Keller Auditorium) in Portland. More people with dogs are visible in the background. Image note: Image quality is poor due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing members of the Belgian mission to the United States on the train platform at North Bank station in Portland on Tuesday, July 10, 1917. At center is Major Leon Osterreith, holding the leash of dog sitting at his feet. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 11 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 15, 1917, under the headline “Belgium’s Story Stirs Portland.” The photograph had the following caption: “Baron [Ludovic] Moncheur [second from left], head of the Belgian mission to the United States; Hugh Gibson [third from left], representing the state department, and Major Osterieth [sic] with his celebrated trench dog “Nellie,” photographed on the occasion of their Portland visit Tuesday, which was featured by the unfolding of Belgium’s story before the delegates and visitors to the N. E. A. [Nation Education Association] convention assembled in the Auditorium.” The photograph accompanied a brief story describing the reaction to the mission’s address before the convention. See related image No. 376G0208. Image note: The text “Belgian mission” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing two dachshund puppies looking over the edge of a riveted bucket or wastebasket. The number 72 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0661. Image note: Photograph shows marks and discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Three-quarters portrait of a woman sitting on a bench, looking down at two dachshund puppies she is holding in her lap. The number 70 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0662.