A student at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing stands with one hand on his cheek and the other hand on the face of a woman. He is demonstrating the Tadoma method used by deafblind individuals to communicate by feeling the movement of lips and the vibration of vocal chords (negative 2 of 10).

Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing seated in a semi-circle around a teacher, possibly Madeline Dutton. The teacher is holding up cards and each of the students is wearing headphones (negative 5 of 10).

Flora Thompson placing a headdress on Chief Tommy Kuni Thompson at their home in Celilo Village. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955 with the caption, "Getting ready for final big salmon fete at Celilo Falls, Chief Tommy Thompson aged head of Indian village there, gets his war bonnet adjusted by wife, Flora. Annual event, starting next Sunday for three days will be last because falls will be flooded this summer by backwaters of the Dalles Dam. Chief Thompson, who is centenarian will be honored." (negative 1 of 12).

The remnants of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Columbia-Edgewater Golf Club following the detonation of a car bomb that killed Portland attorney Oliver K. (Kermit) Smith. Deputy sheriff Henry Moore stands to the left of the damaged vehicle (negative 4 of 14).

Four students from Marylhurst College dressed in costumes during an outdoor production of the Shakespearean play, Midsummer Night's Dream (negative 2 of 14).

An unidentified person placing a tiara on the head of Leah Bartender, the 1955 Grant High School Rose Festival Princess (negative 6 of 10).

Two bear cubs at the Portland Zoo (later the Oregon Zoo). The cubs are seated by a door at the top of a concrete ramp (negative 5 of 5).

Carole Christal tying a white scarf on the neck of Roger Christal who is preparing to participate in the 1955 Junior Rose Festival Parade. Roger Christal wears a satin sailor suit and stands beside his bicycle which is decorated with streamers and fabric roses (negative 1 of 3).

Two unidentified men standing in the livingroom of a house filled with debris and garbage. The first man, wearing a uniform stands in the middle of the room. The second man, wearing overalls is seated at a dining table facing away from the camera. Newspapers, empty bottles, jars, and cigarette cartons cover the floor and table (negative 1 of 6).

A crowded swimming pool filled with participants in girls' day at Mount Scott City Park (negative 1 of 3).

Four women wearing white button-down shirts and blue jeans holding mail and packages. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on August 5, 1955 with the following caption, "News brings smiles to these staffers, from left: Edna Tabino, crafts director; Mary Lee Shults, counselor; Bunny Murray, junior counselor, and Glennys Scarff, camp assistant and swim director." (negative 2 of 10).

Dorothy Johnson posing with a baseball bat while wearing a baseball cap, white shorts, and high-heeled shoes. A banner for Sckavone Field hangs on the wall behind her (negative 2 of 4).

Dorothy Johnson, Miss Oregon 1955, wearing a two-piece bathing suit. She is kneeling beside trophies in the living room of her house in Beaverton, Oregon (negative 1 of 12).

Dorothy Johnson, Miss Oregon 1955, wearing a two-piece bathing suit. She is standing beside a stove stirring food in a skillet in the kitchen of her house in Beaverton, Oregon (negative 7 of 12).

Three young boys wearing overalls while eating cotton candy at the 1955 Oregon State Fair (negative 12 of 16).

Crowds of people walking down the fairway during the 1955 Oregon State Fair (negative 13 of 16).

A man smokes a cigar and brushes cattle on display at the 1955 Oregon State Fair (negative 7 of 16).

Max Stone at a celebration thrown to honor his 35th year as a newsboy. Stone stands in front of a large sheet cake holding a knife in one hand and a slice of cake on a plate in the other. His is handing the slice to Phil Polsky (left). Mike De Cicco and Ed Fitzpatrick stand between the two men. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on October 8, 1955 (negative 2 of 4).

Thelma Niece rally queen for the Portland State College Rally Squad during the Portland State Homecoming game at Lincoln Field. She wears a sweater with "Vikings" written on the front and holds a pom pom in each hand (negative 2 of 6).

Icicles covering a water tank at Doernbecher Furniture Plant in Portland, Oregon during a winter ice storm (negative 1 of 2).

Dinah Shore helps members of the Portland fire department repair dolls during the annual Toy and Joymaker salvage event to repair toys to distribute to area children at Christmas (negative 1 of 5).

A group of people gather in the snow at the corner of N.E. 60th Ave and N.E. Sacramento St. in Portland. A number of children are sledding down the street. (negative 2 of 9).

Portrait of artist Milli Eaton, illustrator of a children's book titled "Happy Little Handsaw" by Robert Mahaffay published by the West Coast Lumberman's Association. She is seated with arms crossed on the back of a wooden chair (negative 1 of 4).

A child laces skates on the side of the frozen pond at Westmoreland Park. A bicycle sits on its side in the snow in the foreground, several groups of skaters are on the ice in the background (negative 1 of 3).

A teacher, identified in the Oregon Journal as Marion Multine, instructs a group of Navajo girls how to write checks. She is standing pointing with a ruler at a board with monetary amounts listed. A group of seven girls sit around a table holding pencils writing in practice check books. 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 14 of 14).

Three girls around a dictation machine. One is seated in front of the machine holding the microphone to her mouth, one is standing holding a knob on the machine, and a third is seater to the right of the frame watching. 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 5 of 14).

A woman and a young girl Identified in the Oregon Journal as Priscilla and Penelope Colt (wife and daughter of Portland Art Museum director Thomas C. Colt) stand against a wall looking at a bronze sculpture The Great Warrior of Montauban (1898) by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929) from the Walter Chrysler Jr. Collection exhibition at Portland Art Museum. This photograph was printed in the Feb 10, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal. (negative 3 of 16).

A group of students working on a mosaic tile mural. Three women are standing next to a table, one is placing a piece on the artwork, the women are identified as Vera Yu (left) and Formosa and Lora Rederick. One woman identified as Lolita Marquez is kneeling on the top of a ladder overlooking the artwork and pointing. This photograph was printed in the April 1, 1956 edition of the Oregon Journal (negative 3 of 9)