Photograph of a horse in a stall, looking over the chain barring the door. The number 12 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a horse looking over its stall door. The number 11 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a horse’s back and braiding a strip of fabric into the horse’s mane. The horse is in a stall and tethered to the wall. More stalls and horses are visible in the background. The number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing next to a draft horse and holding the horse’s lead rope. They are on a lawn and a building is visible in the background. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified man mounted on one horse and holding a second horse by its lead rope. A building is visible in the background. The number 10 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified woman posing with a horse and a pony. She is standing in front of the horse and pony and holding each one by its bridle. A building is visible in the background. The number 7 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 374N0720, 374N0721, and 374N0731.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to a horse and holding the horse’s lead rope. A stadium is visible in the background. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a horse wearing a halter and lead rope held by an unidentified person outside the frame. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified woman posing with a horse. She is standing next to a horse and holding the horse’s lead rope. Buildings are visible in the background. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 374N0720, 374N0724, and 374N0731.

Photograph of an unidentified woman posing with a horse. She is holding the horse’s halter and lead rope. A building is visible in the background. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 374N0721, 374N0724, and 374N0731.

Photograph of horses looking over a row of stall doors, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Two unidentified men are nearby.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing between two ponies in a field. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified man on the seat of a wagon hitched to a team of six horses or ponies. The wagon is stopped on a lawn outside a building with the word “OFFICE” on the roof, probably at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. Painted on the side of the wagon are the words: “Mrs F. B. Bunn’s Stable’s. [sic] / Portland Ore.” The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair. Also see image No. 374N0733.

Photograph of a riderless horse jumping over an obstacle on a course as a small crowd watches from a stadium in the background. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a horse looking out of its stall, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a riderless horse jumping over an obstacle on a course as a small crowd watches from a stadium in the background. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph, taken at night, of a woman posing with a racehorse and mounted jockey. The woman and jockey are unidentified. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph, taken at night, of two men and two women standing in front of a racehorse with a jockey on its back. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The people in the image are unidentified.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing next to the back of a truck. The boy has one hand on a rabbit that is sitting on top of a box in the truck bed. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding a vase of gladiolus flowers at the 1939 Multnomah County Fair. A prize ribbon is attached to the flower stem. The following text is visible on the ribbon: “Portland Interstate / Multnomah County Fair / Gresham Oregon / August 21-27 / 1939.”

Photograph of two unidentified men posing with two heifers. Each man is holding the lead rope of one of the heifers. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified girl kneeling on a lawn next to a chicken. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of Rosemary Payne from the Russellville 4-H Club with her male White Holland turkey at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham in August 1939. She is kneeling on the grass next to the turkey and holding it in place.

Photograph of a bull on a lawn, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified young woman standing next to a large flower arrangement in a basket. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The young woman may be the same person pictured in image Nos. 374N0653 and 374N0752.

Photograph of an unidentified woman holding a lamb that is standing on a table or railing in front of her. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of several unidentified people looking at a display of flower arrangements, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of three unidentified people in a booth providing information about the Townsend Plan, a pension proposal developed by Francis E. Townsend. The plan proposed a federal pension of $200 a month to Americans age 60 and older who pledged not to work and to spend the money within a month. This photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.