A young woman sits with a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. She holds the head of the cow while sitting on a painted “4-H Club” crate (negative 1 of 13).

An adolescent scrubs a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. Wearing rubber boots and a plastic jacket, he uses a brush and soap on the side of the cow (negative 13 of 13).

An adolescent naps on a hay bale during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He wears a straw hat and has his armed folded across his chest. Several cattle can be seen around him (negative 2 of 13).

Lillian Adams sits in a field with newborn triplet calves at Meadowland Dairy in Portland. The mother, “Meadowland Judy” stands with the calves and looks toward the camera (negative 2 of 6).

A young person poses with a calf at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He has his arms around the next of the calf and is kneeling in the hay (negative 4 of 7).

A son of John S. Howland, of Brower Road in Corbett, holding a cow and standing outside a barn. Snow can be seen on the roof of the barn and the ground. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 10 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

An aerial view of a flooded roadway near Troutdale, most likely on the Columbia River. Cows can be seen on the road (negative 5 of 6).

A cow stands on a roadway, during a flooding event in the Eugene area. Water can be seen at the right side of the frame, in front of a house. The cow is standing behind an automobile, looking at the camera. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 30, 1945 (negative 8 of 27).

Photograph showing three children, standing in a field near St. Helens and Columbia City. A calf is standing in between them, with two of the smaller children putting their arms over its back. A taller boy is holding the head of the calf, with a rope in the other hand. A dirt road and fence can be seen in the background (negative 3 of 14).

Photograph showing an adolescent standing in front of a cow, taken near St. Helens and Columbia City. The boy has this hand out, and is holding onto the calf’s leather halter. He is standing on a dirt road, with a fence and house visible in the background (negative 2 of 14).

Photograph showing cattle in pens at the Union Meat Company stockyard in North Portland. In the background at right is the Union Meat plant. The number 46 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner. It is written next to the number 147, which has been crossed out. See related image No. 376G0339 and image No. 376G0340, which may also be related.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing a steer or heifer outdoors. The animal is looking to the left and is wearing a halter and a lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing a steer or heifer from the neck up. The animal is looking to the left and is wearing a halter and a lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph showing a cow standing on a dirt road and facing to the right, probably at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The cow is wearing a halter and a lead rope held by an unidentified person partially outside the frame.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a cow outdoors, facing to the left. An unidentified man is standing in front of the cow and holding the animal’s lead rope. The photograph was taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. See related image No. 375A00199 of the same man with a different cow. The man may also be same person shown in image No. 375A0198.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a cow outdoors, facing to the left. An unidentified man is standing in front of the cow and holding the animal’s lead rope. The photograph was taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. See related image No. 375A0200 of the same man with a different cow. The man may also be same person shown in image No. 375A0198.

Photograph showing an unidentified man and a bull standing in a field. The man is standing next to the bull and is holding the animal’s lead rope and nose ring. The photograph was taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The man may be the same person shown in image No. 375A0199.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a cow or heifer standing on a dirt road and facing to the right. The cow is wearing a halter and a lead rope held by an unidentified person partially outside the frame. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph showing a group of men and boys standing in a row with cattle, probably at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Each person is holding the halter or lead rope of one of the cattle. The text “Sherman County - 4H” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The boy at far right is Bobby King; the others are unidentified. See related image No. 375A0033.

Photograph showing a group of people outdoors with cattle, probably at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. They are in a field next to a vehicle parking area and a building, probably T. B. Wilcox Jr. Hall.

Photograph showing three unidentified people, two men and a young woman, standing in a row with a steer. They are outdoors in a field, probably at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The young woman is holding the steer’s lead rope. She is also pictured in image Nos. 375A0056 and 375A0078.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified young people standing in a row with cattle, probably at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The man at far right and the young woman third from right are also pictured in image No. 375A0056; she is also depicted with two other men in image No. 375A0079.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing a bull in a barn or indoor pen. An unidentified person outside the frame is holding the bull’s lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing an unidentified 4-H Club member holding a steer’s halter and brushing its neck. The steer’s handler is wearing a button bearing the text “Pacific International Livestock Exposition,” “Boys and Girls Livestock Clubs” and “Camp Plummer 1938.”

Photograph, taken from the side, showing an unidentified boy and man with a bull. They are standing on a dirt road near a parking area, and the boy is holding the bull’s nose ring and lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph, taken in 1938, showing an unidentified young man and a steer in a field near a building, probably at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The young man is holding the steer’s lead rope in one hand and a stick in the other.

Photograph showing an unidentified young man and a cow standing on a road near a parking area. The cow is facing to the right and the young man is holding its lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph showing an unidentified young man and steer in an indoor pen. The steer is facing to the right, and the young man is standing next to the steer and holding its lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.