Photograph showing spectators standing in the bleachers at a full outdoors stadium, possibly Vaughn Street Park in Portland.

Photograph showing a crowd of people standing in a field behind a rope barrier. They are facing to the right and watching something outside the frame.

Photograph showing unidentified spectators sitting in wooden stands outdoors.

Photograph showing a crowd of people, possibly workers and their families, at a ceremony to present an Army-Navy “E” award to an unidentified company. The joint Army-Navy awards were given from 1942 to 1945 in recognition of wartime production efforts. Image note: The number 10 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph showing President Warren G. Harding on a reviewing stand, delivering an address to a crowd in Meacham, Oregon, on July 3, 1923. Harding spoke in Meacham during a trip across the nation. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, July 4, 1923. It was one of eight photographs published under the headline “Scenes at Meacham Where Early West Lived Again for President Harding and Party.” The photograph had the following caption: “President Harding addressing the crowd of 20,000 persons who gathered from Oregon, Washington and Idaho points to see the president and to take part in the dedication of the Oregon Trail at the Top o’ the Blue Mountains.” See related image Nos. 371N1048, 371N1049, 371N1052, 371N1053, 371N1054, 371N1055, 371N1056, 371N1058, 371N1059, and 371N1060. Also see image Nos. 371N0140, 371N1047, 371N1050, 371N1051, 371N1057, and 371N1172 from Harding’s subsequent stop in Portland.

Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt doffing his hat as he sits in an open-topped car at Union Station in Portland on September 21, 1932. With Roosevelt in the back seat of the car are Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin (center) and Carl Donaugh (left), chairman of the Oregon Democratic central committee. A crowd of people is gathered behind the car. Roosevelt was in Portland to campaign for the presidency. A similar photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 21, 1932, under the headline “Oregon Greets Democracy’s Choice.” See related image Nos. 371N2175, 371N2176, 371N2177, 371N2178, 371N2179, 371N2180, 371N2181, 371N2182, 371N2183, 371N2184, 371N2185, 371N2187, 371N2188, 371N2189, 371N2196, 371N2198, 371N2199, 371N2200, and 371N2201.

Photograph showing a crowd surrounding Franklin D. Roosevelt’s car after his arrival at Union Station in Portland on September 21, 1932. Roosevelt, then governor of New York visited Portland on his campaign for the presidency. See related image Nos. 371N2175, 371N2176, 371N2177, 371N2178, 371N2179, 371N2180, 371N2181, 371N2182, 371N2184, 371N2185, 371N2187, 371N2188, 371N2189, 371N2191, 371N2196, 371N2198, 371N2199, 371N2200, and 371N2201.

Photograph, looking to the north, showing a crowd of people on the sidewalk and in the street at Southwest Sixth Avenue and Southwest Yamhill Street in Portland. The spectators may be watching a parade; a band with is marching down Sixth Avenue at center right.

Photograph of an unidentified boy and girl standing in a street next to an airplane-shaped float. The boy is dressed as an aviator and the girl is holding a bouquet of flowers. A crowd of children is gathered around them.

Photograph of three unidentified Oregon State troopers on motorcycles in front of a crowd on Broadway in Portland. The text “State Police” and an “X” are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of a spectators watching uniformed men marching down Main Street in Vancouver, Washington, possibly during festivities for the Mid-Columbia Regatta. The Vancouver Savings and Loan Association building is at top right.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified girls in costume performing a maypole dance, possibly as part of a May Day celebration. A crowd of spectators is gathered in the background.

Photograph of a crowd watching costumed dancers perform in a park, possibly as part of a May Day celebration. The dancers have joined hands and are forming a circle.

Photograph of a crowd watching costumed dancers perform in a park, possibly as part of a May Day celebration.

Photograph of a crowd watching costumed dancers perform in a park, possibly as part of a May Day celebration.

Photograph of a crowd watching costumed dancers perform in a park, possibly as part of a May Day celebration. The dancers have formed a large circle and are holding hands.

Photograph showing an unidentified man driving a speedboat under the Morrison Bridge in Portland. The bridge is crowded with spectators. The view is to the northwest. The text “N30” is etched on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The boat and driver may be the same ones pictured in image No. 373G0422.

Photograph of an unidentified person driving a speedboat on the Willamette River in Portland. In the background, crowds of spectators are watching from the harbor wall and the Steel Bridge. Also see image No. 371N5985. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing a crowd of people lining the balcony at the Swan Island airport terminal in Portland. The number is 9 written on negative.

Photograph showing a group of people standing on a dock next to an Oregon Journal truck. The photograph was probably taken as the group watched as copies of the Journal are loaded onto a Curtiss seaplane in June 1920. The plane was being loaded for a trial run to Astoria and Seaside, where the Journal planned to deliver papers by seaplane throughout the summer of 1920. The Journal published a story about the new delivery service, headlined “Journal Arranges Airplane Delivery,” on the front page of its Sunday, June 13, 1920, edition. See related image Nos. 373G0540 and 373G0541.

Photograph showing a crowd gathered around a Russian airplane, Land of the Soviets, at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington, on October 18 or October 19, 1928. On the side of the plane is the number URSS-300. The plane developed mechanical trouble shortly after reaching Portland on Friday, October 18, 1928, during a trip from Moscow to New York. The crew landed it at Pearson Field for repairs and resumed the trip the next morning. In a story about the plane and crew published in the October 19 edition, the Oregon Journal listed the people aboard the plane as: pilot Commander S. A. Shestakov; pilot Philip E. Bolotov; navigator Boris E. Sterligov; mechanic Dmitry A. Fufaev; and Andrew W. Petroff, vice president of the Amtorg Trading corporation, which sponsored the flight. See related image Nos. 371N5537, 371N6030, 371N6031, and 371N6031A.

Photograph showing people gathered around a Stinson Detroiter monoplane named On-to-Oregon, possibly at Rankin airfield in Portland. On the side of the plane are its name and artwork by A. G. Weber depicting oxen and a covered wagon. The photograph was probably taken in August 1930, when pilot Tex Rankin and his brothers, Dick Rankin and Dud Rankin, flew the plane in four unsuccessful attempts to set a record for endurance flying. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6120, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph showing a crowd gathered around a Stinson Detroiter monoplane named On-to-Oregon, possibly at Rankin airfield in Portland. The photograph was probably taken in August 1930, when pilot Tex Rankin and his brothers, Dick Rankin and Dud Rankin, flew the plane in four unsuccessful attempts to set a record for endurance flying. Also see image Nos. 371N6017, 371N6022, 371N6023, 371N6024, 371N6025, 371N6060, 371N6064, 371N6103, 371N6121, 371N6128, 371N6129, 371N6130, 371N6132, 371N6133, 371N6134, 371N6138, 371N6199, 371N6206, 371N6207, 371N6221, 371N6227, 371N6228, 371N6233, and 371N6234.

Photograph of a crowd gathered around a Pacific Air Transport biplane near a hangar, possibly at Swan Island airport in Portland. An unidentified person is climbing onto the plane’s wing. The words “U. S. Mail” and the number “C 5390” are visible on the plane’s tail. In the background is a second airplane. A mark that may be the number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5954.

Photograph of a crowd of people lining the side of a field where two airplanes are parked. A band is performing in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at Pearson Field in Vancouver, Washington; the bridge in the background may be the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River.

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered near rows of parked cars, possibly on Swan Island in Portland. The photograph may have been taken during an air show.

Photograph of a crowd outside an airplane hangar, possibly at Swan Island in Portland. The crowd is gathered around a platform where an unidentified man is standing. An airplane is parked nearby. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N6008.

Photograph of a large crowd outdoors, possibly on Swan Island in Portland. The photograph may have been taken at an air show. The number 2 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the upper left corner of the image.