An unidentified young girl sitting on a porch with a puppy on her lap.

Photograph showing an unidentified young girl with a dog on a dirt road. The girl is crouching next to the dog and has one arm wrapped around its chest and the other resting on its back. The dog is wearing a coat. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph of an unidentified young girl standing next to a dog. An unidentified woman, partially outside the frame, is holding the dog’s leash. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Two-year-old Larry Mills sits on the ground next to his black dog named Mutt. They sit on a rug in front of a sofa. A doll lies on the ground near Mills. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Larry Mills, age 2, and dog, Mutt, who went along when Larry wandered from home at 1223 N.E. Killingsworth at 5am - dog's license tag provided clue to boys identity" (negative 2 of 3).

An 11-week-old Yorkshire Terrier puppy peeks its head out of a teacup. Its 2 front paws are on the rim of the tea cup. The puppy belongs to Mrs. E. Adames, who lives in SE Portland, Oregon (negative 2 of 4)

Photograph of an unidentified woman looking upward at a horse. She is holding the horse’s reins in one hand and is carrying a purse and a small dog in her other arm. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified woman crouching next to a bulldog and holding its head in her hands. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Three-quarters portrait of a woman sitting on a bench, looking down at two dachshund puppies she is holding in her lap. The number 70 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0662.

Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting in a chair and holding a dog in her lap. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

A young woman holding a toy poodle during a Holy Family Mothers Club event. The woman is wearing a dirndl and is seated with the dog in her lap. The dog is wearing a large tulle-ruffle collar (negative 1 of 4).

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing with a dog and holding the dog’s leash. She is standing on Market Street outside the Municipal Auditorium (now Keller Auditorium) in Portland. More people with dogs are visible in the background. Image note: Image quality is poor due to deterioration of the negative.

A woman holds a puppy towards a child in front of a house at Meadow Lark Village, an independent war production housing camp in the Portland area. The pair are on a covered porch in front of a make-shift wooden house. A planter box with flowers can be seen along one side of the porch. A photograph from this series was published on page 4D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (negative 4 of 5).

William L. Finley standing in front of a touring car with a camera on a tripod photographing in a marsh near Island Ranch in eastern Oregon.

William L. Finley standing at a camera on a tripod photographing William Finley Jr. as he drinks from a canteen. Pete the dog and Phoebe Katherine Finley sit on a blanket in the shade of a juniper tree behind them and a touring car is parked to the side.

William L. Finley standing at a camera on a tripod photographing William Finley Jr. as he drinks from a canteen. Pete the dog lays on a blanket in the shade of a juniper tree behind them and a touring car is parked to the side.

William L. Finley standing at a camera on a tripod photographing Pete the dog as he lays on a blanket in the shade of a juniper tree. The touring car is parked to the side.

William L. Finley with a camera on a tripod photographing a balancing rock and surrounding landscape near John Day. Pete the dog is laying in the shade of a hole in the rock face to the side.

William Finley Jr. and Phoebe Katherine Finley holding dogs. Pete the dog is in Phoebe’s arms. Taken near the Jim Paul Ranch in southeastern Oregon.

William Finley Jr. and Pete the dog in the snow on Mount Rainier.

William Finley Jr. and Pete the dog sitting on a blanket in the shade of a juniper tree beside a parked touring car in the sagebrush near Antelope in eastern Oregon.

Workers at Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland, kneeling on the ground and holding puppies. The puppies are in hard hats, and an adult dog is being held by a man at the back of the group. In the background train tracks and other workers (negative 7 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.

Two children seated outside a trailer at a temporary camp for war workers in the Portland area. One is holding a newspaper while the other has a small dog on her lap. Another trailer with an awning can be seen in the background (negative 4 of 7).

Three women outside a trailer at a temporary camp for war workers in the Portland area. One of the women is holding a mallet and hitting a large triangle, while another sits in the doorway of small trailer petting a dog. Outside the trailer is a small garden lined with shells (negative 6 of 7).

A man, wearing a beret and striped shirt, does a handstand on top of a wooden table in Portland. A small dog seated on his back and head. A house and yard can be seen in the background. He’s most likely a war worker at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, or Columbia Aircraft Corporation (negative 4 of 8). Original sleeve title: War workers - Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, Columbia Aircraft Corp.

Virginia Rogers, public accountant, sits at a desk with her pomeranian dog. She writes something on a folder on her desk. The bookshelf behind her holds various tax guide books and certificates displayed on the wall read, "Public Accountants." Rogers is a member of the accounting firm Rogers, McCredie and Perry and was the president of the Portland chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants (negative 1 of 4).

Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman holding a small dog and smiling. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman holding a small dog. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph showing two dogs outdoors, both looking toward the right. With the dogs is an unidentified man who is partially outside the frame. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.