Photograph showing a group of children splashing at an unidentified city pool in Portland. They are facing towards and camera, and several children are holding their arms in the air (negative 1 of 26).

Photograph showing children in a pool at an unidentified Portland city park. A baby is being held by an older child, and other children can be seen splashing in the background (negative 13 of 26).

Photograph showing a group of children and a woman at an unidentified city park in Portland. The people are holding hands and standing in a circle. Behind the group is a net strung between two poles and trees (negative 20 of 26).

Photograph showing a group of young boys playing croquet at an unidentified city park in Portland. Several of the boys aren’t wearing shirts, while watching one boy hit a ball with a mallet. A woman is walking through the frame in the background, in front of a building (negative 23 of 26).

Photograph showing a child playing in a sandbox at an unidentified city park in Portland. Behind him is a cement ledge, where two older children can be seen sitting (negative 4 of 26).

Photograph showing a child using a swing at an unidentified city park in Portland. The swing appears in motion, and a field and trees can be seen behind her (negative 8 of 26).

A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Children play on a jungle gym, while one girl faces towards the camera and appears to hold her tongue out. 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 9 of 11).

A group of boys play war at the site of the Clinton Kelly house in Southeast Portland, located on S.E. Powell Boulevard between S.E. 29th and S.E. 30th Streets. They appear to be playing with toy guns among the wreckage of a demolished building. One of the boys holds a United States Flag. Boys are (in no order): Frank Amato, William Granato, Paul Fosdick, Gene Fosdick, Michael Musulin (negative 3 of 3).

Children preparing for a parade on N. Morris Street in Portland. A young child, wearing a crown, is on a wooden wagon while another stands at the right side of the frame with a toy gun. Another child wears a bonnet and stands on the sidewalk (negative 2 of 9).

Children preparing for a parade on N. Morris Street in Portland. A child stands next to an open garage door wearing a paper clown mask, while a parent prepares another child in a wagon (negative 7 of 9).

Five-year-old trick rider Carol Armtrout, sitting in a saddle on top of a horse. She is holding the mane of the horse while looking towards the camera. Most likely taken at Multnomah Stadium, empty stands can be seen in the background (negative 4 of 4).

A float being pulled down an unidentified street during the 1952 Portland Junior Rose Festival parade. Two children, both holding umbrellas, are waving from the float, which features flower festooned spires (negative 1 of 22).

A float being pulled down an unidentified street during the 1952 Portland Junior Rose Festival parade. Two boys pull a small float with a paper mache dog, as people hold umbrellas and watch from the side of the street (negative 5 of 22).

A child, wearing a cowboy costume, sits between a man and woman at the Pendleton Round-Up. The trio sits on top of a wooden fence, at the man points with his right hand towards the camera. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, September 11, 1952(negative 1 of 14).

A woman rides horseback with two young children during the Pendleton Round-Up. The child at the front holds the reins while looking at the camera. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, September 11, 1952 (negative 2 of 14).

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).

A man dressed as Santa Claus during a Christmas party at the Waverly Golf Club in Portland. He sits in an arm chair and reaches towards a small child, holding another with his left arm. Several adults and children stand at base of a small stage (negative 5 of 9).

A woman and child walk amongst tables in a banquet hall. They are likely models in the Lipman Wolfe style show. This negative has a double exposure and much of the left side is obscured. The caption on negative sleeve reads, "Lipman Wolfe style show" (negative 6 of 6).

A 2-year-old boy sits in a church pew with a book of hymns open in his lap. He looks up to the left and smiles. He is Daniel L. Eilers, son of Mrs. Clifford L. Eilers. This photograph was taken on Easter at the Kern Park Christian Church at 6828 SE Holgate in Portland, Oregon (negative 6 of 7).

Three boys sit on top of a pile of watermelons at Frankie's Fruit Stand, located at 750 NE Columbia Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. A 4th boy looks over the pile of watermelons on the left. All the boys hold large pieces of sliced watermelon in their hands (negative 1 of 5).

Sister Mary Dana, wearing a religious habit, stands beside an easel helping children paint at the Blessed Martin Interracial Day Nursery in Northeast Portland, Oregon. The children in the photograph are Black, Asian, and white. The day nursery was part of a program for interracial integration and cooperation (negative 1 of 9).

A group of children watch a dog playing tetherball at Grant Park in Portland, Oregon. The dog is in the foreground, standing on his hind legs below the ball and turned away from the camera. The group of children are in the background, facing the camera. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Dog playing tether ball (sic) at Grant Park - Royal J. Clare, Judy Clare, "Tinker" (negative 1 of 6).

A little boy wearing a cowboy hat holds a horse by the reigns at the Pendleton Round-Up. He looks at the horse and smiles. Writing across the top of the negative reads, "Monte Freel, trick rider." (negative 2 of 11).

Glen Berry (7005 S.W. Virginia) standing with a dog, most likely before fishing on the Willamette River. He holds a fishing pole in one hand, while resting his other on the dog, as he walks barefoot along a dirt path (negative 1 of 3).

Mrs. Allen Britt and four and half year old Jimmie, in their home at 2954 N.E. 53rd Avenue in Portland. Britt is seated in an armchair as Jimmie, wearing a Halloween mask, attempts to scare her. An open book sits in Britt’s lap (negative 2 of 6).

Four children playing on a wooden play set during an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum in Portland. One boy, wearing a suit and bow tie, stands at the top of the structure, while two girls stand at the front. A younger boy stands on the ground looking towards the others (negative 11 of 12).

Barber Carl "Curly" Jossal, cutting the hair of three-and-a-half month old Bernard Beam Jr., of 785 S.W. Johnson Road in Beaverton. The child sits in a chair, covered with a striped cap, as Jossal holds an electric clipper. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 17, 1954 (negative 1 of 3).

Two children stand in a horse stall with a Shetland pony and colt at 17728 E. Burnside Street in Portland. The children are wearing winter jackets and hats as they pet the pony (negative 3 of 6).