A Retail Trade Bureau float at the 1951 Portland Rose Festival parade at Multnomah Stadium. A woman sits on a flower throne, behind another woman holding a book decorated with flowers. The club house for the Multnomah Athletic club can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 29)

Two women ride in a flower-festooned cart on a Portland Rose Festival parade float at Multnomah Stadium. One holds an umbrella while another a set of ribbon reigns. At the left side of the frame is the Multnomah Athletic Club building (negative 5 of 29).

A marching military band at an Armistice Day parade in Portland. The parade can be seen extending north on N.E Grand Avenue at N.E. Couch Street. A man at the front of the band marches while holding a baton. Spectators line the street (negative 3 of 11).

A float during the 1952 Portland Junior Rose Festival Parade. A young man and woman ride in a float shaped into a carriage, with the boy holding award in one hand, as the pair smiles through a window (negative 15 of 22).

A float being pulled down an unidentified street during the 1952 Portland Junior Rose Festival parade. Young people ride at the front of a float holding a model house, with a well and outhouse at the back. Spectators can be seen watching from the sides of the street, standing in front of a Standard Oil station (negative 4 of 22).

A parade for the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up, proceeding down South Main Street. Steers are pulling covered wagons, followed by majorettes in the distance. Spectators can be seen at either side of the street, over which several flags, and a “Lees Rider” advertisement hang. On the right side of the street is the Temple Hotel (negative 3 of 12).

A man, wearing a fur hat, stands in front of a wagon train during the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up parade. He holds a rope in each hand, attached to rings in the noses two steers. Another man can be seen sitting the seat of the wagon (negative 6 of 12).

Oregon Governor Douglas Mckay, at the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up parade on South Main Street. Mckay is riding a horse and waving a western hat in the air, while holding the reins with one hand (negative 8 of 12).

A crowd gathered at the side of a street for a fairy tale parade in Portland. Made up mostly of women and children, they wear hats and winter coats as they stand in front of the Jaggar Srouff Company (negative 2 of 9).

Families gathered to watch the fairy tale parade in Portland. At the center of the frame are two girls, one holding a dolls with braids. Everyone in the frame is wearing hats and warm winter coats (negative 4 of 9).

An antique automobile leading a procession of cars across the newly opened second span of the Interstate Bridge between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington (negative 1 of 18).

People in the rain during the 1953 Portland Rose Festival parade. A group of five women appear to be wearing plastic rain jackets over flowered two-piece bathing suits. A man, wearing a flower shirt, stands in front of the group holding a umbrella decorated with flowers (negative 2 of 8).

Two unidentified children at the 1953 Junior Rose Festival in Portland. They wear fire cracker costumes while holding a sign between them that reads “Mr. and Mrs. Firecracker on July 4th.” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 14, 1953 (negative 7 of 10).

A water regatta for the 1953 Portland Rose festival. A line of boats travels on the Willamette River, towards the Hawthorne Bridge. At the left side of the frame is a ship, the “Pacific Lady,” docked on the east side of the river. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 14, 1953 (negative 2 of 4).

People preparing for a water regatta for the 1953 Portland Rose festival. Boats are lined up along a dock 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 4 of 4).

Donald Dahlke wears a Robin Hood costume while marching in the Farmeroo parade in Newberg. He holds a bow in one hand and is being followed by several adults also wearing Robin Hood style outfits. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 9, 1953 (negative 1 of 12).

An unidentified woman (rodeo queen?) riding a horse during the Newberg Farmeroo parade. She is holding her horse to the side as she displays a trophy in one hand. A blanket hangs from the saddle. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 9, 1953 (negative 4 of 12).

Women riding in a boat during the Newberg Farmeroo parade, on a downtown commercial street. The three women are wearing bathing suits and while riding in a boat on a trailer with “VFW Tualatin” on the side. A small sail on the boats features a crayfish, reading “Crawfish Festival, August 15th. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 9, 1953 (negative 9 of 12).

Children dressed as reindeer during the fairy tale parade in downtown Portland. They each hold a set of reins as they walk down the street as a group, wearing reindeer ears on their heads. A crowd can be seen standing along the side of a street in the background (negative 1 of 10).

Families and children line a street in downtown Portland for the 1953 fairy tale parade. One boy, wearing a leather coast, holds two bags of popcorn (negative 4 of 8).

An “Aladdins Lamp” float during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. The float is being moved by uniformed boy scouts, as a prince and princess (king and queen?) ride on top. A crowd watches the parade from a hillside at the other side of the road (negative 6 of 18).

Two toddlers in a decorated stroller during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. Both are wearing paper crowns (negative 9 of 18).

A crowd gathered on S.W. Broadway in Portland, viewing the 1954 Rose Festival parade. People watch from the open windows of a multistory brick building, above others seated or standing on a sidewalk (negative 7 of 14).

A dog pulls a small wagon at the Junior Rose Festival parade in Portland. The wagon and harness are decorated with flowers, and a woman kneels next to the dog smiling downward (negative 1 of 4).

A majorette at the Santa Claus parade in Portland. She carries and baton and holds one leg in the air while wearing a uniform. Behind her is a marching band (negative 1 of 20).

A parade float at the Santa Claus parade in downtown Portland. Three women are dressed in costumes and holding horns, standing in front of a large stuffed egg. “Humty Dumty” is attached to the front of the float (negative 7 of 20).

A crowd lining a downtown Portland street during the Santa Claus parade. They wear hats and coats, with several children seated on the ground (negative 9 of 20).

People sit on the hood of an automobile, during a parade, most likely celebrating the end of World War II in Portland. Someone in the automobile holds up a newspaper with a headline reading “Peace.” Similar photographs were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1945 (negative 1 of 1). See negative 1016 series.