A group of children splash in a pool at Sellwood Park. Many are facing towards the camera and raising their arms. A brick building can be seen in the background (negative 1 of 4).

A child stands next to dog looking downhill towards Linnton and the Willamette River. Looking east, a large industrial facility can be seen on the other side of the river (negative 11 of 31). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Linnton.

A woman and a child walk down a sidewalk on N Denver Avenue in Kenton. A sign for Kenton Hardware can be seen above the sidewalk, and Hanson’s Radio can be seen in the distance (negative 10 of 13). Portland communities - Kenton district.

A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. A man in a suit, holding a flower, sits on a low wall with two children while another watches from the side of the frame. Plants can be seen behind them. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 11 of 11).

A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Lee Hing holds 5-year-old Jan Louie in front of magnolia blossoms growing in the converted yard, previously strewn with trash. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 5 of 11).

A float during the 1952 Portland Junior Rose Festival Parade. A young man and woman ride in a float shaped into a carriage, with the boy holding award in one hand, as the pair smiles through a window (negative 15 of 22).

A float being pulled down an unidentified street during the 1952 Portland Junior Rose Festival parade. Young people ride at the front of a float holding a model house, with a well and outhouse at the back. Spectators can be seen watching from the sides of the street, standing in front of a Standard Oil station (negative 4 of 22).

Families gathered to watch the fairy tale parade in Portland. At the center of the frame are two girls, one holding a dolls with braids. Everyone in the frame is wearing hats and warm winter coats (negative 4 of 9).

A magician performs for children during a Christmas party at the Waverly Golf Club in Portland. He holds a dove in one hand as he stands with two children, one of which reaches towards the bird. Other children are sitting or standing in front (negative 1 of 9).

Three children decorate a bicycle for the Junior Rose Festival Parade in Portland, Oregon. They decorate the wheels and handlebars. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Junior Rose Festival parade preparation at home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Woodward, 1733 N.E. 53rd - with Mark (7), Leigh (13), and Jon (5)" (negative 1 of 2).

Two boys hold taxidermied animals wrapped in plastic in front of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. The boy on the left holds a swan while the boy on the right holds another animal, possibly an owl. There are moving boxes at their feet, and they are helping to move the museum out of this location at 908 NE Hassalo Street. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Moving the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry" (negative 2 of 4).

Three teenage boys carry a large taxidermied animal out of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's former location at 908 NE Hassalo Street. They stand on the front porch of the building and above them is a sign for the museum. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Moving the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry" (negative 3 of 4).

Two boys and a woman hold a bear. The 2 boys kneel on either side of the bear. They appear to be either holding him down or petting him. The woman stands above the bear, leans over and holds its head. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Bear, 5-months-old, and pet of Margaret, which escaped and frightened neighbors" (negative 3 of 10).

Nancy Gilbertson is dressed in a Frosty the Snowman costume as she marches in the Fairy Tale Parade in downtown Portland, Oregon. She twirls a baton in her right hand and leads a group of young baton twirlers who march behind her. She has a pipe in her mouth. She represents the Woodmen of World Rosebud camp. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on November 28, 1958 (negative 7 of 9).

Donald Dahlke wears a Robin Hood costume while marching in the Farmeroo parade in Newberg. He holds a bow in one hand and is being followed by several adults also wearing Robin Hood style outfits. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 9, 1953 (negative 1 of 12).

Mrs. Allen Britt and four and half year old Jimmie, standing on the porch of 2954 N.E. 53rd Avenue in Portland. Jimmie wears a Halloween mask and over-sized shirt as Britt raises her arms in mock fear (negative 1 of 6).

Families and children line a street in downtown Portland for the 1953 fairy tale parade. One boy, wearing a leather coast, holds two bags of popcorn (negative 4 of 8).

Two-year-old Peter Lerner, son of Dr. Aaron Lerner, building a snowman at his home at S.W. Fairview Boulevard. He wears a winter hat and jacket as he leans against a snowman, bashfully smiling at the camera (negative 1 of 7).

Two toddlers in a decorated stroller during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. Both are wearing paper crowns (negative 9 of 18).

Three children at the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. An older child, holding two adult sized boots, stands looking at the camera with two smaller children, one on each side. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 7 of 11).

Marilyn Sohappy, on horseback with her young daughter. She wears a beaded outfit as she holds the reins of the horse, smiling towards the camera (negative 10 of 18).

Montie Montana, Grand Marshall of the 1955 Rose Parade, riding a horse and holding a lasso that he has used to rope a child from the crowd (negative 8 of 11).

Dorothy Johnson, Miss Oregon 1955, crouching to allow a young girl, identified as Annette Griffiths, to pin a D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans) forget-me-not to the front of her dress (negative 1 of 2).

Seven children playing in the snow. Four are seated on a sled while two pull it along a road or sidewalk in front of a house, while one pushes behind (negative 3 of 9).

A Navajo boy stands at a cobbler's anvil holding a hammer in one hand and a shoe in the other. In behind the anvil is a workbench with tools, and the other shoe. Some photographs from this series were printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 12 of 14).

Two boys, identified in the Oregon Journal as Bill Blackgoat and Gerry Thomas standing at a workbench hitting small sheets of metal on anvils with ball-peen hammers. Metal working tools hang on the wall behind them. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 2 of 14).

Four children standing with handcrafted puppets. Two boys are standing at the left of the frame holding a puppet of a figure on horseback, Two girls are standing to the right, one is holding a puppet in her hands while the other is holding a puppet by the strings. In front of them is a table with two puppets laying on it. This photograph was printed in the February 12, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal under the headline "Training Navajo Youngsters for Northwest Living is Main Project at Chemawa" (negative 6 of 14).

A child stands on stage wearing a flowered dress at an event to show children's fashion. She is being helped by someone out of frame whose arm is visible on the left. There are balloons and ribbons hanging in the background. (negative 1 of 5).