Half-length portrait of Melba Bavaro, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Girls Polytechnic High School. She is seated, facing slightly right, and looking toward the left. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Poly – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Girls Poly HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0331, 375A0332, and 375A0333.
Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing left, and looking toward the front. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lin 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0336 and 375A0337.
Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing front, and looking toward the left. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lincoln 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0335 and 375A0336.
Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing left, and looking toward the right. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lin – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0335 and 375A0337.
Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is facing left, looking toward the front, and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0345, 375A0346, and 375A0347.
Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is facing left, looking to the front, and smiling. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0346, 375A0347, and 375A0348.
Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is facing front and is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0345, 375A0347, and 375A0348.
Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is leaning over, facing front, and smiling. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0345, 375A0346, and 375A0348.
Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is seated, facing slightly right, and looking to the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0328, and 375A0330.
Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is seated, facing front, and looking to the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0328, and 375A0329.
Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing to the right and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0328, 375A0329, and 375A0330.
Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing front, looking to the right, and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0329, and 375A0330.
Photograph showing a spillway structure during the 1964 Christmas flood (taken December of 1964). Water can be seen rapidly spilling down the structure, with a small building visible at the far side of the river. High water levels can be seen upriver, in addition to forested hillsides and trees.
Photograph showing five unidentified girls outdoors, standing in the street and wearing costume dresses, possibly for a parade. The girl in the back is holding a 4-H Club sign. At center is a young girl seated in a wagon or small cart decorated with flowers.
Three-quarters portrait of two unidentified men outdoors. They are facing each other, shaking hands, and smiling. In the background is a system of large industrial tanks and pipes. The number 3290 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “80-year-old employee” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0860, 375A0861, and 375A0863.
Half-length portrait of two unidentified men outdoors. They are facing each other and shaking hands. The man at right also has one hand on the shoulder of the man at left. In the background is a system of large industrial tanks and pipes. The number 3288 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “80-year-old employee” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0860, 375A0862, and 375A0863.
Three-quarters portrait of two unidentified men outdoors. They are facing each other, shaking hands, and smiling. The man on the left is holding a box of Robert Burns cigars. In the background is a system of large industrial tanks and pipes. The number 3289 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “80-year-old employee” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0860, 375A0861, and 375A0863.
Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing to the left and looking toward the front. He is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The name “A Carman Smith” is written on the negative and is faintly visible at the top of the image.
Portrait of a man wearing a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “A. D. Barber” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.
Photograph showing an empty lot, bordered by a chain-link fence on three sides and a brick buildings on the fourth, at the corner of Southeast Washington Street and Southeast 6th Avenue in Portland. A sign in the lot reads “A. J. Rose & Son Parking Space.” Image note: Negative damage at bottom.
Half-length portrait of a woman and man, both looking slightly to the left. The woman is wearing a hat, glasses, coat, and blouse or dress. The man is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie, and is using crutches. On the negative, the name “A. L. O’Brien” is written above the woman and the name “Lile Dailey” is written above the man. The writing is visible at the top of the image.
Portrait of a man looking to the left. He is wearing glasses, a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a bow tie. The name “A. W. Barlett” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Three-quarters portrait of Abe Lefton, a horse show and rodeo announcer, sitting on a wooden ramp outdoors and facing front. He has one foot on the ramp and is resting his elbow on his raised knee. He is smiling and is wearing a Western-style hat, collared shirt, trousers, and boots. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The name “Abe Lefton” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph showing an addition under construction at the Montgomery Ward warehouse in Portland in March 1936. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 5, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 29, 1936, under the headline “Pouring Third Floor Block at Ward’s.” The photograph had the following caption: “Building activity is at high gear on this $750,000 project at Montgomery Ward & Co. mail order and retail center at N. W. 27th avenue and Vaughn Street, as 150 men push the nine-story addition into the air.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Montgomery Ward Project On Schedule.” Image note: The text “Mont - Ward 3/26/36” is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Half-length portrait of a seated man facing partially to the left. He is smiling and is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The text “Adolph Gerwin 35” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.
Half-length portrait of a seated man. He is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The text “Adolph Gerwin 35” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.
Head and shoulders portrait of a seated man. He is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The text “Adolph Gerwin - 35” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.
Head and shoulders portrait of a seated man. He is smiling and is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The text “Adolph Gerwin - 35” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.