Portrait of a boy, Teddy McDaniel, sitting at a table and posing with his birthday cake during a party at the Cotton Club in Portland on May 23, 1934. McDaniel is smiling and holding a knife as though about to cut the cake. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 12 of the Oregon Journal on May 25, 1934. It had the following caption: “Teddy McDaniel, pal of Ted Lewis and hit of the latter’s show at the Oriental, cutting the cake that made his eighth birthday anniversary, Wednesday, the best ever.” According to a short story accompanying the photograph, McDaniel was a performer in stage shows led by entertainer Ted Lewis, and Lewis was among those to attend the party. See related image No. 371N1517. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph of an unidentified teenage boy kneeling next to a sheep at the 1931 Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Two prize ribbons with the 4-H emblem on them are draped on the sheep’s back. The ribbon on the left has the following text: “Pacific International Livestock Exhibition / Grand Champion / Portland Oregon / 1931.” The ribbon on the right has the text: “Pacific International Livestock Exhibition / First / Premium / Portland Oregon / 1931.” The 1931 exposition was held from October 24 to October 31.

Photograph of three unidentified teenage girls looking at a thin object the girl on the right is holding. The object may be a strip of pictures from the photo booth in the background. This photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific international Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph showing the west side of the Temple Beth Israel synagogue in Portland and the surrounding grounds, bounded by Glisan Street to the north; 19th Street North to the east; and Flanders Street to the south (now Northwest Glisan Street, Northwest 19th Avenue, and Northwest Flanders Street, respectively). The view of the temple is partially obstructed by trees in the foreground.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Temple Beth Israel synagogue, located in Portland at Northwest 19th Avenue between Northwest Glisan and Northwest Flanders streets. The photograph, taken at an angle from left of the entrance, shows the west side of the building. The doors are open and a barricade stands in front of them at the top of the steps. See related image Nos. 371N5751 and 371N5753.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Temple Beth Israel synagogue, located in Portland at Northwest 19th Avenue between Northwest Glisan and Northwest Flanders streets. The photograph, taken from the southwest corner of the building, shows the west side of the synagogue. The doors at the entrance are open and a barricade stands in front of them at the top of the steps. See related image Nos. 371N5750 and 371N5753. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, taken from the west side of the building, showing the exterior of the Temple Beth Israel synagogue, located in Portland at Northwest 19th Avenue between Northwest Glisan and Northwest Flanders streets. The doors at the entrance are open and a barricade stands in front of them at the top of the steps. See related image Nos. 371N5750 and 371N5751.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Temple Beth Israel synagogue, located in Portland at Northwest 19th Avenue between Northwest Glisan and Northwest Flanders streets. The photograph shows the entrance on the west side of the building. Signs reading “KEEP OUT” and “KEEP OUT / DANGEROUS” are propped on the steps leading to the entrance.

Photograph showing the exterior of the Temple Beth Israel synagogue, located in Portland at Northwest 19th Avenue between Northwest Glisan and Northwest Flanders streets. The photograph shows the entrance at the west side of the building.

Photograph showing a temporary work camp built on the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas river during the Oak Grove construction project. Several white tents can be seen across the water, in front of a thick forest of pines. In the foreground, stumps and logs can be seen along the waters edge.

Photograph showing pilot Tex Rankin and an unidentified woman, probably his wife, Shirley, standing cheek to cheek. The photograph may have been taken at Rankin field in Portland on Sunday, August 17, 1930, before Rankin and his brothers, Dick Rankin and Dud Rankin, began their first attempt to set a record for endurance flying. The attempt, along with three subsequent tries later that month, was unsuccessful. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph of pilot Tex Rankin on September 22, 1928, after he returned to Portland from an air race from New York to Los Angeles. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N6150 were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on September 23, 1928. This photograph had the following caption: “Rankin with a bronze clock and wrist watch presented him at his homecoming.” The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Rankin and Jinx Cat Back Home; Everybody Glad.” The Journal reported that Rankin had placed fifth in the race. See related image Nos. 371N5921, 371N5923, 371N6141, 371N6150, and 377N0032. Also see the following images related to Rankin's departure for the race: Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222. Image note: Photograph quality is poor due to extensive deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing pilot Tex Rankin leaning out of the cabin of a Stinson Detroiter monoplane, the On-to-Oregon, to shake hands with Maurice L. Smith, manager of Jantzen Beach. The photograph was taken on Sunday, August 17, 1930, at the Rankin airfield in Portland before Tex Rankin and his brothers, Dick Rankin and Dud Rankin, began their first attempt to set an endurance flying record. Jantzen Beach financed the effort. The attempt begun August 17 was one of four tries, all unsuccessful, that the Rankins made that month. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6051, 371N6063, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph, taken on September 22, 1928, of pilot Tex Rankin standing in the back seat of his plane, holding a black cat named Alba Barba. Next to the plane, reaching up to pet the cat, is Carol Mangold of Portland, the cat’s owner. The photograph was taken upon Rankin’s return to Portland after a national air race from New York to Los Angeles. Mangold had loaned Alba Barba to Rankin to take with him. The black cat was one of two “jinxes” Rankin deliberately adopted for the race; the other was to enter his plane under the number 13. On September 23, 1928, the Oregon Journal published a Page 3 story about the return of Rankin and the cat. The story was headlined “Rankin and Jinx Cat Back Home; Everybody Glad.” The story reported that Rankin had placed fifth. See related image Nos. 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6141, 371N6150, and 377N0032. Also see the following images related to Rankin's departure for the race: Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing pilot Tex Rankin holding up two checks, his winnings in an air race from New York to Los Angeles. Onlookers are visible in the background. The photograph was taken on September 22, 1928, after Rankin’s return to Portland. On September 23, 1928, the Oregon Journal published Page 3 story about Rankin’s return, headlined “Rankin and Jinx Cat Back Home; Everybody Glad.” In the story, the Journal reported that Rankin had placed fifth in the race. After arriving in Portland, the Journal reported, “he exhibited two checks--one for $500 as the fifth prize and the other for $25 as a prize given at the second control station of the flight.” See related image Nos. 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6150, and 377N0032. Also see the following images related to Rankin's departure for the race: Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222.

Portrait of pilot Tex Rankin standing next to the rose painted on the nose of an airplane named the Rose O’ Portland. Rankin flew the plane in an air race from New York to Los Angeles in September 1928. This photo may have been taken on August 24, 1928, before his departure. See image Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222. Image note: The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Photograph, taken on September 22, 1928, showing pilot Tex Rankin standing in the back seat of his plane after his return to Portland from an air race. Gathered with him are his family, Carol Mangold of Portland, and Mangold’s pet cat. A month earlier, Mangold had loaned her black cat to Rankin to take with him on the race from New York to Los Angeles. The cat was one of two “jinxes” Rankin deliberately adopted for the race; the other was to enter his plane under the number 13. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N5922 were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on September 23, 1928. The photographs were published under the headline “Tex and Alba Get Back From Air Race.” This photograph had the following caption: “Tex Rankin was overwhelmed by the Rankin family and his jinxless black cat, Alba Barba, was clutched in the arms of 9-year-old Carol Mangold, her mistress, when they soared in from the national air races Saturday. Above are shown Rankin, Mrs. Rankin, the three Rankin youngsters, Carol and Alba Barba.” The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Rankin and Jinx Cat Back Home; Everybody Glad.” The Journal reported that Rankin had placed fifth in the race. See related image Nos. 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6141, and 377N0032. Also see the following images related to Rankin's departure for the race: Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222.

Photograph showing (from left) pilots Tex Rankin, Amelia Earhart, and Dorothy Hester sitting in a row on a couch. Rankin and Earhart are looking toward Hester. Earhart is holding a bouquet of roses. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 1, 1933. The photograph had the headline “Noted Aviatrix in Portland” and the following caption: “Amelia Earhart, internationally famous woman flier, arrived in Portland early Wednesday to lecture at the Masonic temple Thursday night. She was met at the Union station by local members of the Ninety-Nine club, women’s flying organization, who breakfasted with her at the Benson hotel, and Tex Rankin, governor of Oregon of the National Aeronautics association. In the group are Tex Rankin, Miss Earhart, and Dorothy Hester.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Scribe Learns Miss Earhart is Very Feminine.” See related image Nos. 371N0768, 374N0282, and 374N0283.

Photograph showing four men standing in a row next to a Stinson Detroiter monoplane named On-to-Oregon, possibly at Rankin field in Portland. From left are pilots Tex Rankin, Dud Rankin, Oakley G. Kelly, and Dick Rankin. Tex Rankin and Kelly are shaking hands. The photograph was probably taken in August 1930, when the Rankin brothers flew the On-to-Oregon in four attempts, all unsuccessful, to set an endurance flying record. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph showing (from left) pilot Tex Rankin; United States naval officer, aviator, and explorer Commander Richard E. Byrd; and Portland Chief of Police Leon V. Jenkins standing in a row next to an airplane on February 12, 1927. The photograph was taken before Rankin took Byrd and Jenkins on a flight over Portland. Byrd was in Portland to deliver two lectures about his flight to the North Pole in May 1926.

Photograph of a bronze sculpture of Christ carrying the cross at the National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. The sculpture stands on a large stone base. The sculpture was placed at The Grotto on August 14, 1932.

This photograph depicts the Look-Out at Cape Foulweather in Newport, Oregon. An inscription on the photograph notes "'Ye Looke-Oute' on Otter Crest. Chateau, Newport, Ore."

This photograph depicts The Look-Out at Otter Crest at Cape Foulweather near Newport, Oregon. Advertising large-view telescopes "finest view on the coast" and good food at the entrance. An inscription on the photo notes "Chateau on Otter Crest."

Photograph of the Right Rev. Thomas Meier saying a pontifical high mass on Tuesday, August 14, 1934, during the Marian Congress. The congress was held in Portland from August 12-15, 1934. The clergy around Meier are unidentified. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1934. The photograph was published under the headline “New Abbot Says First Pontifical High Mass at Sanctuary.” The photograph had the following caption: “Unusual photograph taken at the open air altar of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother [The Grotto] on Tuesday, when the new blessed abbot of St. Benedicts [sic] abbey, Mount Angel, the Right Rev. Thomas Meier, O. S. B., was saying his first pontifical high mass. He is shown here before the altar. He pontificated in his full pastoral robes by the special permission of the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland in Oregon. Without this permission the abbot may not use all of his regalia outside his own domain, which are the abbey grounds.” Image note: The number 17 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of four men in front of an airplane. The three men on the left, Thomas Colby, Charles W. Meyers, and Bill Baldwin, were the team of Plane 19, a Waco, on the 1928 Ford National Reliability Air Tour; the man on the right is unidentified. The tour reached the Swan Island airport in Portland on July 16, 1928. Meyers was the pilot. The name Meyers is painted on the plane and the number 6528 appears on its tail. The text “T. B. Colby — Charles Myers [sic] — Bill Baldwin” and number 2 are written on the negative. The the writing is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson on the campus of Jefferson High School in Portland. The figure of Jefferson is sitting in a chair with one arm resting on the chair back. On the side of the base is the following text, all in uppercase letters: “ ‘Bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.’ / Thomas Jefferson.” A cropped version of this photograph was one of 13 that were published on Page 1, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 10, 1929. The photographs were part of a “motorlog” describing a car trip around Portland to view public art. The spread included photographs of the statues and the car driven on the trip; a map of the route; and a story, headlined “Memorials Grace City / Notable Works of Art Adorn Parks and Plazas of Portland, as Motorlog Shows.” The photographs were published under their own headline and subheading: “Portland’s Statues Viewed Via Motor / Delightful Drive in Reo Flying Cloud over Route that Includes Locations of Twelve of Portland’s Art Treasures.” The tour began and ended at the Journal Building at Southwest Broadway and Yamhill in downtown Portland. The Jefferson statue was stop number 12 on the trip. See related image Nos. 371N5421, 371N5422, 371N5461, 371N2898, 371N2900, and 371N2901, which were also part of the spread.

Photograph, taken outdoors, of a smiling man facing right. He is wearing a suit and tie. A name tag, ribbon, and button are attached to his lapel. The following text is printed on the name tag: “Thos. K. Kelly / Minneapolis, Minn.” The words “guest” and “August 6-11, 1928” are printed on the ribbon. The button shows a small map with an arrow and the word “Portland” pointing at Oregon. Below the map is the following text: “The focal point of merchants service in the Pacific Northwest.” Handwritten on the negative are the words “Kelly – of Kelly Service Wks.” The writing is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph of three unidentified women posing outdoors. They are wearing heels and what appear to be swimsuits. The woman on the left is wearing a sash with the words “Miss Portland” on it and the woman in the center is wearing a sash bearing the words “Miss Medford.” See related image of Miss Portland, No. 371N3051.