A man stands next to a car coated in ice, after a winter storm in Portland. He has a car door opened, displaying the thick sheet of ice. Snow is on the ground and ice can be seen on trees in the background. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 4 of 14).

People standing next to a fallen utility pole in west Portland, after a winter ice storm. The pole is leaning downward towards ice-coated trees. Two utility vehicles are parked in the snow on a road (negative 6 of 14).

Mrs. Granville A. Light stands with a man outside a tent home at 4729 S.W. Coronado street in Portland. A tree can be seen in damaged home. Mrs. Granville holds a doll. Romani family? Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 8 of 14).

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

Mrs. Granville A. Light stands in the doorway of her damage tent home at 4729 S.W. Coronado street in Portland. Mrs. Granville holds a doll, rescued from the home for her daughter. Ice and snow can be seen on the structure. Romani family? This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 11 of 14).

Linemen on an ice-coated utility pole, after a winter storm in west Portland. Taken from the ground and looking up, icicles can be seen on the utility line next to the two linemen. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 5 of 14).

Tree branches encased in a thick layer of ice, after a winter storm in west Portland. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 20, 1950 (negative 3 of 14).