Harald A. Wagner, standing next to a twin meter light plane, most likely on a Portland airfield. He rests his left arm on the plane, holding the other in his pocket (negative 2 of 13).

A photographer runs away as fire fighters battle a blaze at the Alaska Junk Company, on S.W. Sheridan Street. Fire hose have been laid down an alleyway between warehouse buildings, where a group of fire fighters can be seen spraying water. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 20, 1952 (negative 2 of 14).

Burned debris at the Alaska Junk Company in Portland, on S.W. Sheridan Street. Fire fighters can be seen between two building spraying water from a hose. Smoke drifts throughout the scene. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 20, 1952 (negative 7 of 14).

Siletz Indians Coquelle Thompson Jr. and his son George, seated in a living room and stringing a bow. Coquelle was the son of Coquelle Thompson Sr., and served as a school board member and logger. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 9, 1952 (negative 1 of 3).

The interior of the Alaska Junk Company during a fire, on S.W. Sheridan Street in Portland. Stacks of metal and wood can be seen throughout the room, with fire fighters spraying water upwards towards the ceiling. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 20, 1952 (negative 11 of 14).

Fire fighters at the scene of a fire at the Alaska Junk Company in Portland, on S.W. Sheridan Street. Metal and wooden debris is behind the group, as another fire fighter can be seen pulling a fire hose at the right side of the frame. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 20, 1952 (negative 10 of 14).

Children preparing for a parade on N. Morris Street in Portland. Several are wearing paper clown masks and pulling smaller children in wagons. A group of mothers is gathered on the sidewalk in front of an open garage door (negative 1 of 9).

Children preparing for a parade on N. Morris Street in Portland. Parents put a small child into a wooden wagon, with an attached compartment for a stuffed toy horse. Two other children stand in an open garage door in the background (negative 6 of 9).

Children preparing for a parade on N. Morris Street in Portland. A young child, wearing a crown, is on a wooden wagon while another stands at the right side of the frame with a toy gun. Another child wears a bonnet and stands on the sidewalk (negative 2 of 9).

Children preparing for a parade on N. Morris Street in Portland. A child stands next to an open garage door wearing a paper clown mask, while a parent prepares another child in a wagon (negative 7 of 9).

Reinhold Bieberdorf brewing maple syrup in his Scappoose kitchen, from sap gathered from local Oregon maple trees. He stands in front of a stove, holding a spoon over a metal pot. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1952 (negative 9 of 14).

The funeral of the “Oregon Nippo” editor Iwao Oyama at the Nichiren Buddhist temple in Portland. People can be seen seated on either side of an aisle, looking towards the front of the room, where an alter holds large bouquets of flowers (negative 1 of 4).

Reinhold Bieberdorf dumping boiled maple sap collected from maple trees near his home in the Scappoose area. He fills several glass containers, which will allow the boiled sap to condense. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1952 (negative 13 of 14).

Reinhold Bieberdorf standing next to a tapped Oregon maple tree. He’s pouring sap from a glass pitcher into a bucket. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1952 (negative 4 of 14).

Reinhold Bieberdorf standing next to a tapped Oregon Maple. He bends downward as he pours sap from a glass pitcher into a bucket. A tap can be seen in the side of the tree. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1952 (negative 5 of 14).

Reinhold Bieberdorf, holding two glass containers of his homemade maple syrup, made in his kitchen in the Scappoose area. He wears a hat and overalls and is looking downward at one bottle. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1952 (negative 1 of 14).

Reinhold Bieberdorf carrying two buckets of maple sap from trees in the Scappoose area. He walks downhill on a dirt road towards the camera, with trees visible in the background. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 24, 1952 (negative 10 of 14).

An unidentified woman looking downward at a flower corsage, taken for a Valentine’s Day spot. She wears jewelry and a pleated dress. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 10, 1952 (negative 7 of 12).

Pat Traner, wearing a sweetheart dress, looks downward at a flower corsage, taken for a Valentine’s Day spot. She wears a hair ornament of Garnet roses. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 10, 1952 (negative 1 of 12).

Baby Susan Thomas, on a scale, during a clinic of for the Visiting Nurse Association. Mrs. F. Warren Munro, Junior League volunteer assistant, is seated on a chair in front of the scale, while Susan’s mother, Mrs. Frank Thomas (817 S.E. Harrison) stands next to her and smiles down at the baby (negative 2 of 2).

A band performs for dancers during the Pendleton Round-up. A crowd can be seen gathered on a street, some of them dancing alone or with a partner. Several neon business signs can be seen at either side of the street (negative 10 of 24).

Horseback riders and a man dressed as a fur trapper, during the Pendleton Round-Up parade. Businesses in downtown Pendleton can be seen on either side of the street, which is also lined with parade spectators (negative 11 of 23).

A portrait of Iwao Oyama, publisher of the “Oregon Nippo” newspaper. He sits at a desk holding a piece of paper. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 18, 1951 (negative 1 of 1).

A indigenous American man, holding a long and feathered staff while facing towards the camera. He wears a beaded breechcloth and is smiling. An audience can be seen watching at the far side of the arena (negative 20 of 23).

Indigenous American dancers at the Pendleton Round-Up. A adult, wearing a western shirt and chaps, is at the front of the group, with younger boys following. A seated audience can be seen at the edge of the arena, in raised bleachers (negative 16 of 23).

Indigenous American riders at the Pendleton Round-Up. Two young women share a horse at the front of the group, with two other women on horseback hold children in front of themselves (negative 21 of 21).

A group of young indigenous American dancers at the Pendleton Round-Up. Wearing regalia, the group is dancing in an arena, with a seated audience visible in the background (negative 16 of 21).

Indigenous American riders, wearing regalia, at the Pendleton Round-Up. The riders are passing in front of a seated audience in raised bleachers. Several United States flags are waving in the wind over the audience (negative 12 of 21).