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)
Parade floats at Multnomah Stadium for the Portland Rose Festival. An audience is seated in covered bleachers as flower decorated floats gather in the central field area (negative 18 of 29).
People stand on a sidewalk on S.W. Broadway at the end of the Portland Rose Festival parade. Litter can be seen strewn on the street, with some onlookers seated on wooden boxes (negative 15 of 29).
People walk in the street on S.W. Broad in Portland, at the end of the Portland Rose Festival parade. Taken from a window and looking north, the Mayfair and Orpheum Theatres can be seen at the left side of the street (negative 11 of 29).
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).
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 parade float at the Santa Claus parade in downtown Portland. People on the float appeared to be wearing Alice in Wonderland costumes, as they wave at spectators (negative 19 of 20).
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).
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).
People walk down a street pushing or pulling hand carts during the Pendleton Round-Up, most likely for a parade. Several of the women are wearing bonnets and western dresses (negative 5 of 24).
A child on a flower festooned chair, during the Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. She wears a flower crown and appears to be pushed (negative 5 of 9).
A girl dressed as a carousel at the Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. A float and other people dressed for the parade can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 9).
A view of the Portland Rose Festival parade, taken from a high angle and looking downward. The Oregon Journal building can be seen at the other side of the street, which is lined with people on either side (negative 9 of 39).
People line a street in downtown Portland during the Rose Festival parade. Several children can be seen sitting in front of the curb (negative 8 of 39).
People on a float during the Portland Rose Festival parade at Multnomah Stadium. One woman is waving from inside a cannon made of flowers with others pose in bathing suits. The clubhouse for the Multnomah Athletic Club can be seen in the background (negative 7 of 39).
Two women rid atop a Shell parade float during the Portland Rose Festival. Both are wearing ballet costumes while standing on either side of a leaping tiger, made from flowers (negative 5 of 39).
Two women on the Meadowland Dairy float during the Portland Rose Festival parade. They both wear wide-brimmed hats while standing next to a dairy cow (negative 4 of 39).
The Victoria Girls Drill Corps, from Victoria, British Columbia, performing at the Portland Rose Festival parade. A woman at the front holds a banner, with a marching band in matching costumes standing behind (negative 34 of 39).
A float for the Hollywood District at the Portland Rose Festival and Multnomah Stadium. A man dressed as a clown rides atop of cow (?) made of flowers, while two other women in dressed sit on raised chairs next to a flower tent (negative 32 of 39).
The Portland Rose Festival parade passing in front of the Oregon Journal building on Front Avenue. People can be seen lining either side of the street, as floats in the shape of an elephant and a clown pass by. A man holding a camera stands at the right side of the frame (negative 3 of 39).
A man, appearing to wear a fireman costume (?) stands next to a woman dressed as a clown, during the Portland Rose Festival parade. The woman is holding a bouquet of roses towards the mans face (negative 23 of 39).
A Meadowland Dairy parade float during the Portland Rose Festival. A cow, two women, and people dressed as milkmen can be seen on the horse-drawn float, which is next to the Willamette River and Harbor Drive (negative 2 of 39).
A parade float at the Portland Rose Festival, depicting the crossing from Camas to Portland. A woman stands next to a tight rope with an attached sign that reads “Tight Rope or Bridge, Portland to Camas” that hangs above the “Upper Sandy.” The float is at Multnomah Stadium (negative 19 of 39).
Two people dressed as clowns for the Portland Rose Festival parade, at Multnomah Stadium. One man is applying face paint onto the other (negative 18 of 39).
A child holds a balloon while watching the Portland Rose Festival parade. A zebra is printed on the balloon, and people can be seen smiling in the background, while seated on a curb. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 8 of 22).
People huddled under umbrellas during the 1948 Portland Rose Festival parade. Several children are looking at the camera while under an umbrella with a smiling woman. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 5 of 22).
Majorettes from a drill team from Victoria, British Columbia, wearing matching uniforms and marching in a Portland Rose Festival parade in Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 3 of 22).
Majorettes, holding batons and wearing uniforms, at the Portland Rose Festival parade. People can be seen carrying drums in the background, with spectators at the side of the street (negative 20 of 22).