Members of the 1955 Rose Festival Court waving at spectators from a float during the Rose Parade (negative 1 of 11).

Two unidentified majorettes marching in advance of a marching band during the 1955 Rose Parade (negative 10 of 11).

Nancy Wyly, the 1955 Rose Festival Queen, seated atop a crown-shaped float during the Rose Parade. She wears a crown, tulle dress, and long robe and is holding a scepter in her hand as she waves at spectators in open windows of a building in downtown Portland, Oregon (negative 7 of 11).

Rosie, an elephant at the Portland Zoo (later the Oregon Zoo) reaching her trunk through a fence to accept a treat being offered by a group of children from the Fruit and Flower Day Nursery (negative 4 of 6).

Dorothy Johnson standing in the center of a group of Marines during her homecoming celebration. Johnson, 1955 Miss Oregon, holds a large bouquet of roses presented to her after stepping off an airplane shortly after returning from the Miss America competition where she was first runner-up (negative 1 of 7).

Thelma Niece rally queen for the Portland State College Rally Squad during the Portland State Homecoming game at Lincoln Field. She is preparing to jump and holds a pom pom in each hand (negative 6 of 6).

View of the New Market Theater building in downtown Portland, Oregon. The photograph is taken from across the street and several automobiles and a Mayflower Transit truck are parked in front of the building (negative 2 of 5).

A tank moving past the viewing stand during the 1955 Veterans Day parade in Portland, Oregon. Among the dignitaries standing on the platform are Governor Paul L. Patterson, General Thomas E. Rilea, and Robert D. Maxwell, parade grand marshal and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from Redmond, Oregon (negative 7 of 11).

A man wearing a suit and hat using a broom to clear snow from the hood of an automobile in Portland, Oregon (negative 5 of 6).

Sherry Fong seated with her attorney, Irvin Goodman, in a courtroom during her retrial for the murder of Diane Hank (negative 7 of 9).

Sherry Fong seated with an unidentified woman in a courtroom during her retrial for the murder of Diane Hank (negative 9 of 9).

Candice Everts, age 5, stands on the back of her tricycle to reach the opening of a post office box. She is in the process of mailing a Christmas letter to Santa Clause (negative 1 of 4).

Three unidentified members of the Portland fire department repairing a stack of dolls during the annual Toy and Joymaker salvage event to repair toys to distribute to area children at Christmas (negative 5 of 5).

Portrait of artist Estelle Bensussen holding one of her paintings to be displayed at the Jewish Community Center in Portland. This photograph was printed in the January 14, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph of several people inside the steel frame of the Pacific Federal Savings building looking up at a man holding a rope with a small tree on the corner of two beams above him (negative 6 of 7).

Photograph of construction equipment on the bank of the Willamette river a crane and tugboat are visible in the center of the frame. The second Morrison bridge, built in 1905, is in the background (negative 1 of 5).

A child sits in the snow holding a dog, another dog is behind them. (negative 5 of 9).

A group of Wyam people dancing on a stage at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of Martha Ferguson McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". The dancers are in a semi-circle wearing beaded and feathered outfits. An array of items, including baskets and other crafts are on display on tables in front of the stage. Several women are standing behind the dancers with instruments. (negative 1 of 8).

A group of Wyam people on a stage at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of Martha Ferguson McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". The dancers are in at the left side of the frame wearing beaded and feathered outfits. Flora Cushinway Thompson stands with another woman on the right side of the frame who is holding a drum. An array of items, including baskets and other crafts are on display on tables in front of the stage. Several women are standing in the rear of the stage with instruments. (negative 7 of 8).

Jan Young posing for a photograph with two dogs, one Pomeranian owned by Jean Gibson and one Pekingese owned by Laura Wanless. A photograph from this series was published in the May 11, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 1 of 3).

Robert Nelle, 7, who was struck by interurban streetcar on the Johnson Creek, severing two fingers and incurring other lesser injuries. An image in this set was published on the front page of the July 3, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Trolley Hit Boy Saves Own Life" (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph of the thermometer on the sign for Portland Federal Savings Co. on the corner of S.W. Stark and 5th Ave. in downtown Portland. The temperature reads 108 degrees. A number of people are conversing next to the building (negative 3 of 4).

Two models identified, from left to right, as Marlis Claussen and Jan Steele, wearing new fashion items, posing with a horse. This image was published in the August 5, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 2 of 8).

Angelo Dundee holds the arm of boxer Willie Pastrano who is eating spaghetti offered by Teresa Trocino of Carmen's Restaurant, at a dinner held by the Portland Boxing Commission. This photograph was published in the August 18, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 1 of 2).

A police officer riding a motorcycle along a dirt road next to a field while searching for a armed suspect Raymond Dunlap (negative 3 of 3).

A man rides a horse in the Great Western Rodeo at Jantzen Beach. He is wearing a cowboy hat and leather chaps. Another man in a striped shirt is running in the background (negative 1 of 10).

Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge ramp construction (negative 1 of 2).

A photograph of two men shaking hands on the tarmac of Portland Airport. Behind them is a airplane with the words "GOP TRUTH SQUAD Special" printed on the side, a third man is exiting the airplane. This airplane followed Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson during the 1956 presidential campaign (negative 4 of 4).