Junior Rose Festival Queen Sharon Brady and Prime Minister Everett Stiles Jr. pose with the Rose Festival junior court on a decorative set with fake rocks and bouquets of flowers. A photograph from this series was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Thursday, May 25, 1944 (negative 3 of 4).

Photograph showing a rose show at the 1941 Rose Festival, at civic auditorium. Two young women face one another and stand next to a table holding vases of roses (negative 11 of 11).

Princess Carol of the 1951 Rose Festival court presents a rose to Beuford Ledbetter during a visit the Veterans Hospital in Portland. Ledbetter is holding the rose with one hand, and appears to be missing it left arm. Dr. G.F. Asbury stands at the other side of Carol. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 7, 1951 (negative 2 of 5).

Rose Festival Queen Gloria Krieger sings for an audience in front of Veterans Hospital in Portland, during a visit with the Rose Festival Court. She stands in front of a microphone while holding a scepter, with other court members standing behind. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 7, 1951 (negative 3 of 5).

A rose show for the 1951 Portland Rose Festival at the Masonic Temple. People crowd around tables laden with vases of roses (negative 3 of 9).

A child watches the 1951 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade from the side of a street. She wears a dress with ruffled shoulders (negative 11 of 27).

Children on a float during the Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. The float is decorated with a large harp and a hand painted sign that reads “We Will Remember 1951, Will You?” (negative 4 of 27).

Veteran G.H. Bancroft, dressed as “Queen Rosie” (left) with Portland Rose Festival Queen Jeanne, during a visit from the court to the Portland Veterans’ Hospital. Bancroft, holding an umbrella while seated in a wheelchair, smiles upward at Jeanne. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 12, 1952 (negative 1 of 12).

Parade floats at Multnomah Stadium during the 1952 Portland Rose Festival. A small horse pulls a young man and woman in a cart decorated with flowers, while other floats can be seen parked on the stadium field (negative 1 of 38).

Parade floats at Multnomah Stadium during the 1952 Portland Rose Festival. A group of women, wearing tulle dresses, sit on a float while drinking from cups. A “9” is affixed to the front of the float, which is on a field below the Multnomah Athletic Club building (negative 14 of 38).

Parade floats at Multnomah Stadium during the 1952 Portland Rose Festival. A woman, wearing a bathing suit, holds a flowered book on a float for Pacific Power & Light. Spectators can be seen watching from covered stands in the background (negative 3 of 38).

Parade floats at Multnomah Stadium during the 1952 Portland Rose Festival. A woman waves from the top of a float, standing in the center of a flower dress (negative 4 of 38).

A marching band, made up of women black women, during the Portland Junior Rose Festival parade. A young girl marches at the front of the band, carrying a baton (negative 11 of 22).

Children riding decorated bikes during the 1952 Junior Rose Festival parade in Portland. Water can be seen on the ground, reflecting the bikes (negative 18 of 22).

Photograph showing Portland Rose Festival Queen Shirley Louise Flowler, standing on a balcony at Veterans’ Hospital in Portland. Beyond the balcony, an United States flag hangs on a pole. Flowler is holding a metal baton and looking out over the balcony, where hills can be seen in the distance (negative 5 of 5).

Full-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Rose Festival association president Frank C. Riggs standing outside Union Station in Portland on January 20, 1927. The photograph was taken after Cadman’s arrival in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. Baker and Riggs greeted him at the station. That day, the Oregon Journal published a story about Cadman’s arrival, headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music,” along with two photos, on Page 18. See related image Nos. 371N0135, 371N0393, and 371N0394.

Head and shoulders portrait of a smiling man, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, facing front. He is outdoors at Union Station in Portland and is wearing an overcoat and scarf. The photograph was taken on January 20, 1927, when Cadman arrived in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. The Oregon Journal published a similar photograph, image No. 371N0394, on Page 18 that day, along with a story headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music.” See additional related image Nos. 371N0135 and 371N0136. Image note: The name “Cadman” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Three-quarters portrait of Portland Rose Festival Queen Frances Kanzler, a senior at Washington High School, sitting on a throne and holding a large bouquet of roses. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on June 5, 1932, under the headline “Queen Frances of Rosaria!” and with the following caption: Frances Kanzler of Washington high school.” The text “Queen Frances Kanzler” is written on the negative and is faintly visible at the bottom of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing one of the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princesses with a young girl sitting on a bed. The photograph may have been taken on Thursday, June 11, 1942, when the Rose Festival court visited patients at Shriners Hospital in Portland. The princess and the girl are both unidentified. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The Oregon Journal published two other photos of the Rose Festival court’s visit to the hospital on Friday, June 12, 1942.

Head and shoulders portrait of Margaret Grasle, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is facing right and is looking upward and toward the front. She is wearing a corsage and a short-sleeved blouse or dress. The text “Rose Festival / Princess / Margaret Grasle / 5/19/42 / Lincoln HS” is written on the negative sleeve. The month and day written on the sleeve are unconfirmed. See related image Nos. 375A0293, 375A0294, and 375A0296.

Head and shoulders portrait of Jean Grashorn, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Roosevelt High School. She is smiling, facing slightly right, and looking upward. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Rose Festival princess 1942 / Jean Grosborn [sic] / Roosevelt HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0304 and 375A0305.

Head and shoulders portrait of Jean Hart, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Jane Addams High School. She is facing left and looking toward the front. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Rose Festival princess 1942 / Jean Hart / Jane Adams [sic] HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0309 and 375A0311.

Head and shoulders portrait of Madelyn Devaney, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Jefferson High School. She is facing front and smiling. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Rose Festival princess 1942 / Madelyn Denady [sic] / Jefferson HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0313 and 375A0314.

Photograph showing the 1944 Portland Rose Festival queen, Jo Anne Bush (center) surrounded by her court at the selection ceremony on May 27, 1944. The ceremony was held at the Portland Public Auditorium (now the Keller Auditorium). A cropped and reversed version of this photograph and image No. 375A0280 were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on May 28, 1944. This photograph had the following caption: “POSED FOR THE FIRST TIME as rule of the realm of Rosaria for 1944, Queen Jo Anne Bush of Grant high school, is pictured wearing her jeweled crown and surrounded by her royal court of princesses following their selection at The Auditorium Saturday night. Front, from [right]—Princesses Francesca Haffner, Roosevelt; Harriet McGill, Franklin; Barbara Lee Patterson, Lincoln; Josephine Schulberg, Girls Polytechnic. Rear row from [right]—Rebecca Larkin, Jane Addams; Arlene Boehi, Jefferson; Erna Gawehn, Washington, and Lorraine McCrea, High School of Commerce.” The photographs accompanied a story with the headline “Jo Anne Bush New Queen of Rosaria” and the subheading “Blonde, Green-Eyed Grant High Senior Wins Vote of Rose Festival Judges.” See additional related image Nos. 375A0317, 375A0319, and 375A0322.

Half-length portrait of Carolyn Hobson, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Jefferson High School. She is facing right, smiling, and looking back over her shoulder. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Carol of Jeff – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Carol / Jefferson HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0323, 375A0324, and 375A0325.

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing to the right and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0328, 375A0329, and 375A0330.

Half-length portrait of Melba Bavaro, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Girls Polytechnic High School. She is seated, facing slightly right, and looking toward the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] Poly – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Girls Poly HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0331, 375A0333, and 375A0334.

Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing front, and looking toward the left. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lincoln 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0335 and 375A0336.