A majorette during a fairy tale parade in downtown Portland. She holds a baton under one arm, while the other appears in motion. The side of her skirt in is the air. A building with columns can be seen at the right side of the street (negative 1 of 9).
A child, wearing a large paper mache dog mask and coverall suit, leans towards a group of other children during the fairy tale parade in Portland. A young child appears to be leaning away from the mask as several women smile downward at him (negative 5 of 9).
Oregon Governor Douglas Mckay waving from the back of an automobile during a parade in his honor in downtown Portland. He smiles and raises one arm in the air, waving a hat (negative 10 of 16).
A parade on S.W. Broadway in downtown Portland, for Oregon Governor Douglas Mckay. Three police officers ride motorcycles, followed by a police marching band. At the front of the band is a uniformed officer carrying a “Portland Police” flag (negative 5 of 16).
Children in a mock parade on a Portland sidewalk. A girl at the front of the line is carrying a baton and a whistle, while others on bikes and in a wagon line up behind her (negative 1 of 28). Original sleeve title: Kids on our block.
Children on a float during the Junior Rose Festival parade in Portland. The sides of the float are lined with ferns, and some of the children are wearing sack costumes (negative 3 of 4).
A group of adolescent boys pulling a wooden cart holding a dummy during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. The appears to be wearing jeans, a checkered shirt, and leg cast. On the side of the cart of a sign reading “This Could Be You” (negative 8 of 18).
A child sits in a wheelchair while watching the 1954 Portland Rose Festival from an open window. A woman stands behind the wheelchair, with one hand on each handle. Two balloons are tied to the chair (negative 10 of 14).
A photograph taken from a high angle and looking downward at the Portland Rose Festival parade on S.W. Broadway. A marching band is walking down the street, behind a line of people carrying flags. The Paramount Theatre can be seen at the right side of the frame, across from the J.J. Parker Theatre (negative 5 of 14).
A view of the Portland Rose Festival parade, in downtown Portland, likely taken near S.W. 6th Avenue and S.W. Yamhill Street. A military band can be seen marching down the street, between crowds, in front of a float for “Navy Pioneer Electronics.” The central bus depot can be seen on the left side of the street, as well a small portion of the Pioneer Courthouse building (negative 1 of 26).
A crowd is gathered to watch marchers during the Portland Rose festival parade in Portland. A woman, wearing a costume and holding a baton, walks in front of what appears to be a military band (negative 5 of 26).
A crowd gathered in downtown Portland, to watch the Rose Festival parade. Several children are seated on the ground in front of standing adults (negative 9 of 26).
An aerial view of the Rose Festival parade in Portland. People and floats can be seen in the middle of a street, which is lined on both sides by a crowd (negative 3 of 10).
People sit on a curb during a parade for the Elks convention in Portland. A woman near the end of the curb looks downward while reading a newspaper on S.W. Broadway (negative 12 of 23).
An Elks convention parade in downtown Portland, on S.W. Broadway. Three men stand with signs for the “Waukegan 702” lodge, with a sign that reads “Chicago is Our Suburb.” Behind the group is a marching band and parade float, while a crowd watches from the sidewalk (negative 17 of 23).
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).
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 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).
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 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)
Two women ride in a flower-festooned cart on a Portland Rose Festival parade float at Multnomah Stadium. One holds an umbrella while another a set of ribbon reigns. At the left side of the frame is the Multnomah Athletic Club building (negative 5 of 29).
A marching military band at an Armistice Day parade in Portland. The parade can be seen extending north on N.E Grand Avenue at N.E. Couch Street. A man at the front of the band marches while holding a baton. Spectators line the street (negative 3 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).
A parade for the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up, proceeding down South Main Street. Steers are pulling covered wagons, followed by majorettes in the distance. Spectators can be seen at either side of the street, over which several flags, and a “Lees Rider” advertisement hang. On the right side of the street is the Temple Hotel (negative 3 of 12).
A man, wearing a fur hat, stands in front of a wagon train during the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up parade. He holds a rope in each hand, attached to rings in the noses two steers. Another man can be seen sitting the seat of the wagon (negative 6 of 12).
Oregon Governor Douglas Mckay, at the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up parade on South Main Street. Mckay is riding a horse and waving a western hat in the air, while holding the reins with one hand (negative 8 of 12).
A crowd gathered at the side of a street for a fairy tale parade in Portland. Made up mostly of women and children, they wear hats and winter coats as they stand in front of the Jaggar Srouff Company (negative 2 of 9).