Photograph showing two men talking during the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association convention in Portland, held August 23 to August 26, 1938. The man at right is wearing a name tag; the name written on it may be “Norman Baxter.” The other man is unidentified. The text “Liquor Men” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image 372A0844 and 372A0845.

Half-length portrait of two men at the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association convention in Portland, held August 23 to August 26, 1938. They are facing front and smiling. Both men are wearing name tags. The text on the left man’s tag may be “A. L. Fouty,” and the name on the right man’s tag is W. J. Levin. The text “Liquor Men” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0843 and 372A0844.

Photograph showing four unidentified men at the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association convention in Portland, held August 23 to August 26, 1938. They are standing in a row, and the three men on the left are looking at the man on the right. The text “Liquor Men” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0843 and 372A0845.

Full-length portrait of Al Rasmussen (third from right) and Richard T. Flood Jr. (second from left) with a group of unidentified men after Rasmussen and Flood’s arrival in Portland on June 4, 1935. They are gathered in front of two tour cars parked outside the Elks lodge at 1532 Southwest Morrison Street. Rasmussen and Flood’s visit was part of an Elks goodwill tour in which fleets of ambassadors stopped in a variety of cities around the United States on their way to the national Elks convention in Columbus, Ohio, in July 1935. The text “Elks” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0833, 372A0835, and 372A0836. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing an unidentified man greeting Al Rasmussen (center) and Richard T. Flood Jr. of Sacramento after their arrival in Portland on June 4, 1935. Rasmussen is sitting in the passenger seat of the ambassadors’ car and is shaking hands with the unidentified man. Flood is leaning against the car next to them. Rasmussen and Flood’s visit was part of an Elks goodwill tour in which fleets of ambassadors stopped in a variety of cities around the United States on their way to the national Elks convention in Columbus, Ohio, in July 1935. The text “Elks” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0833, 372A0834, and 372A0836.

Full-length portrait showing Al Rasmussen (third from right) and Richard T. Flood Jr. (far left) with a group of unidentified people after Rasmussen and Flood’s arrival in Portland on June 4, 1935. They are standing outside the doors of the Elks lodge at 1532 Southwest Morrison Street, and Rasmussen is shaking hands with the man next to him. Rasmussen and Flood’s visit was part of an Elks goodwill tour in which fleets of ambassadors stopped in a variety of cities around the United States on their way to the national Elks convention in Columbus, Ohio, in July 1935. The text “Elks” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0833, 372A0834, and 372A0835.

Full-length portrait of an unidentified man greeting Al Rasmussen (center) and Richard T. Flood Jr. of Sacramento after their arrival in Portland on June 4, 1935. Rasmussen is sitting in the passenger seat of the ambassadors’ car and is shaking hands with the unidentified man. Flood is leaning against the car next to them. Rasmussen and Flood’s visit was part of an Elks goodwill tour in which fleets of ambassadors stopped in a variety of cities around the United States on their way to the national Elks convention in Columbus, Ohio, in July 1935. The text “Elks” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0834, 372A0835, and 372A0836.

Full-length portrait of a group of people standing outside the East Side Commercial Club office in at Southeast 6th Avenue and Southeast Alder Street in Portland. The man standing at center, wearing a bow tie and shaking hands with the man to his left, may be United States Senator Charles L. McNary. The other people in the photograph are unidentified. The text “E. S. Com. Club” is written on the negative and is faintly visible at the bottom of the image.

Photograph showing three flight attendants from United Air Lines (later United Airlines) standing in a row next to an unidentified man who is sitting at a desk and holding an open book. All four people are raising their right hands. The women are (from left) Gladyce Putnam, Aletha Cabie, and Sarabelle Milne. The photograph was probably taken at a Portland Breakfast Club meeting at the Multnomah Hotel on March 10, 1936. Putnam, Cabie, and Milne attended the meeting, which was sponsored by United. See related image No. 372A0709.

Photograph showing members of the Forty and Eight with a car at Union Station in Portland on Saturday, February 22, 1936. They were at the station to greet members arriving for an initiation ceremony (known as a “wreck”). A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 23, 1936, under the headline “In Wreck Headed for 40 and 8 ‘Wreck.’ “ The photograph had the following caption: “The famous old French war-time taxi was at the depot Saturday to greet the special bringing Washington 40 and 8 members to the annual interstate ‘wreck’ here. From left— Mayor [Joseph K.] Carson, B. F. Beattie, Portland; Chef de Chemin de Fer Fred Fuecker of Seattle, national head; Chef de Gare D. Elwood Caples, Vancouver, Washington state leader; Chef de Gare Laban A. Steeves of Salem, Oregon state leader, and in foreground Steve Chadwich, Seattle, former national officer.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “40 & 8 Vets Have Gay Time.”

Photograph showing R. G. Barnett (left), vice president and general manager of the Portland Gas & Coke Company, and Gordon J. Malone of Servel, Inc., sitting at a desk and looking at a booklet. The photograph was taken in Portland on May 3, 1945, during a conference for gas company executives in Oregon and Washington. The number 5006 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Barnett & big shot” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0924 and 375A0925.

Photograph showing two men sitting side by side at a desk. Documents are scattered in a loose pile on the desk in front of them. The man on the left, R. G. Barnett, vice president and general manager of the Portland Gas & Coke Company, is holding one of the documents and they are looking at it. The number 5301 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The note “Barnett & Sandburg” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0927.

Photograph showing two men sitting side by side at a desk. Documents are scattered in a loose pile on the desk in front of them. The man on the left, R. G. Barnett, vice president and general manager of the Portland Gas & Coke Company, is holding one of the documents and looking at the man on the right. The number 5300 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The note “Barnett & Sandburg” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0928.

Photograph showing R. G. Barnett (left) shaking hands with Gordon J. Malone. A cropped print of this photograph in the Oregon Journal photographs collection (Org. Lot 1027, Box 4, folder 32) is stamped with the date May 3, 1945, and has the following caption information: “LEADERS at a two-day conference of Oregon-Washington gas company executives opened here this morning are: R. G. Barnett, vice president and general manager of Portland Gas & Coke company (left), and Gordon J. Malone, Evansville, Ind., representing Servel, Inc. Malone, originator of the ‘Servel Plan’ to create more jobs for ex-service men and women and to keep business moving in volume after the war, opened the conference at the Portland Gas copany's [sic] hospitality house in the Public Service building.” The number 5004 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “Barnett & big shot” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0925 and 375A0926.

Half-length portrait of Gordon J. Malone of Servel, Inc., sitting at a desk, facing front, and smiling. The photograph was taken on May 3, 1945, while Malone was in Portland for a conference of gas company executives in Oregon and Washington. The number 5005 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “Barnett & big shot” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0924 and 375A0926.

Photograph showing three unidentified women in Portland Gas & Coke Company uniforms. They are outdoors on a balcony or rooftop. They are posing in a row, facing left, and looking toward the front. Each is holding a book. The number 2624 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “Girl meter readers” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0839, 375A0840, and 375A08341.

Photograph showing three unidentified women in Portland Gas & Coke Company uniforms. They are outdoors on a balcony or rooftop. The woman at left is posing with a book, a flashlight, and a drawstring bag. The other two women are sitting in chairs nearby and looking at her. The number 2625 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “Girl meter readers” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0838, 375A0840, and 375A08341.

Photograph showing three unidentified women in Portland Gas & Coke Company uniforms. They are outdoors on a balcony or rooftop. The woman at left is posing with a book and a drawstring bag and has a flashlight in her back pocket. The other two women are sitting in chairs nearby and looking at her. The number 2626 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “Girl meter readers” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0838, 375A0839, and 375A08341.

Photograph showing three unidentified men during a celebration at the Portland Gas & Coke Company’s Hospitality House. The two men at right are wearing Portland Gas & Coke uniforms and are facing the man on the left. The Hospitality House was located in the Public Service Building at Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street. The number 2328 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “50th Anniv. Gas Co.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0828 and 375A0829.

Photograph showing three unidentified women in Portland Gas & Coke Company uniforms. They are outdoors on a balcony or rooftop. The woman at left is posing with a book, a flashlight, and a drawstring bag. The other two women are sitting in chairs nearby and looking at her. The number 2627 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “Girl meter readers” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0838, 375A0839, and 375A08340. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing three unidentified men during a celebration at the Portland Gas & Coke Company’s Hospitality House. The two men at right are wearing Portland Gas & Coke uniforms and are facing the man on the left. The Portland Gas employee at center is affixing a pin to the lapel of the man at left. The Hospitality House was located in the Public Service Building at Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street. The number 2327 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “50th Anniv. Gas Co.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0829 and 375A08230.

Photograph showing four unidentified people, three men and a woman, in the demonstration kitchen at the Portland Gas & Coke Company’s Hospitality House in the Public Service Building. They are standing behind the kitchen island and posing with a cake. On the cake are the words “Portland Gas & Coke.” The words surround the number 50 at the center of the cake. The number 2326 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “50th Anniv. Gas Co.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0828 and 375A08230.

Full-length portrait of three unidentified men in a clothing store, probably a Joe Weiner’s store in Portland. The men at left and right are facing each other and shaking hands. The man in the center is standing between them with his arms around their shoulders. All three are wearing suits and ties. The text “Joe Weiners” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of T. E. McGraw (left front), A. S. Butler (left rear), and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson with a 1937 Plymouth sedan in February 1937. Carson is handing the car keys to McGraw and a check to Butler. A sign on the car reads: “This car won by Mr. T. McGraw / Portland, Oregon / For submitting the best limerick in the Listerine cough drop limerick contest / Car delivered by W. W. Shipley Co.” Butler received $100 as the owner of Gloden's pharmacy in Portland, which sold the cough drops to McGraw.

Full-length portrait of three unidentified men in a clothing store, probably a Joe Weiner’s store in Portland. Two of the men are sitting on a table and the third man is standing next to them. The man in the center is holding an open binder of documents. All three men are wearing suits and ties. The text “Joe Weiners” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing a vacant grocery store at the corner of Southeast Grand Avenue and Southeast Washington Street in Portland. Painted in the window are the words “MOVED ONE BLOCK SOUTH.”

Photograph showing the exterior of a warehouse. A sign on the front of the building reads “Ballif Distributing Company.” The street number over the door is 522.

Photograph showing cars parked on a corner lot and on the street at Southeast 6th Avenue and Southeast Morrison Street in Portland. A sign on the side of a small building on the lot reads “This is 600 S. E. Morrison / Used Car Co.”