A representative of the Junior Rose Festival Court (far left, wearing a white suit and straw hat) hands a rose to members of the Pendleton Round-Up Court and Happy Canyon Court. Four members of the Round-Up court wear traditional western wear outfits and cowboy hats. The other two members of the court wear traditional Native American dress (negative 1 of 7).
Two young women decorating a tricycle with flowers and streamers. A parasol attached to the back of the tricycle is wrapped in a garland of roses (negative 1 of 6).
Nadine Trudell, surrounded by other competitors for the Jefferson rose court, shortly after learning that she was crowned the 1958 Jefferson High School rose princess (negative 3 of 5).
Nadine Trudell, surrounded by other competitors for the Jefferson rose court, shortly after learning that she was crowned the 1958 Jefferson High School rose princess (negative 2 of 5).
Three children decorate a bicycle for the Junior Rose Festival Parade in Portland, Oregon. They decorate the wheels and handlebars. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Junior Rose Festival parade preparation at home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Woodward, 1733 N.E. 53rd - with Mark (7), Leigh (13), and Jon (5)" (negative 1 of 2).
Three children and an adult build a parade float for the Junior Rose Festival Parade on the front porch of a house in Portland, Oregon. The float consists of a small sailboat mounted on a wagon. The boat has the word "Burradak" written on the side. The children attach flowers to the boat. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Building float for Junior Rose Festival parade, Mrs. J.B. Grodard and children, 2114 N.E. 55th - Don (10), Joanne (6), and Janet (8)" (negative 1 of 2).
Three marching band members laying on grass with their coats off. One is laying face down with a clarinet by their feet, one is wearing sunglasses and next to a trumpet, and another with laying with their feet crossed next to a baritone horn (negative 2 of 7).
A man sits next to a large drum. The drum has the words "Portland Scottish Pipe Band" written on it. The man is wearing a kilt and jacket with a leopard skin over the top along with a glengarry hat. (negative 1 of 7).
Photograph of four people, identified from left to right as Jess E. Parker of Corvallis, OR holding the Nicholson Bowl; Harry Wheatcroft of Nottinham, England; Rose Festival Queen Sharon Frey; and Sam McGredy of Portadown, Northern Ireland holding an envelope (negative 2 of 2).
A group of people sits in under the canopy of a camping trailer. Five of them identified as Mr. and Mrs. Mervin F. Lyon of Long Beach, CA, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Van Meter of Santa Ana, CA, and Mr. and Mrs. Mack McCammon of Rosemead, CA are posing browsing a newspaper and a map of Portland while a sixth person identified as Dulcie Pridgeon of Phoenix, AZ is kneeling in front of them holding a camera. This photo was published in the June 8, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 2 of 5).
Montie Montana, Grand Marshall of the 1955 Rose Parade, riding a horse and holding a lasso that he has used to rope a child from the crowd (negative 8 of 11).
Nancy Wyly, the 1955 Rose Festival Queen, seated atop a crown-shaped float during the Rose Parade. She wears a crown, tulle dress, and long robe and is holding a scepter in her hand as she waves at spectators in open windows of a building in downtown Portland, Oregon (negative 7 of 11).
Carole Christal tying a white scarf on the neck of Roger Christal who is preparing to participate in the 1955 Junior Rose Festival Parade. Roger Christal wears a satin sailor suit and stands beside his bicycle which is decorated with streamers and fabric roses (negative 1 of 3).
Students from Grant High School sit around a gazebo during the coronation of the Grant High School 1955 Rose Princess, Leah Bartender. All of the women wear formal dresses and hold a bouquet of roses. Bartender is seated in the center of the group wearing a tiara (negative 7 of 10).
Kate Aiken Minto on her 90th birthday receiving bouquet of roses from President Milton Rice of Rose Festival Association for her part in starting Portland's Rose Festival. She is seated in a wicker chair beside a bookshelf with a large bouquet of roses in her lap (negative 2 of 4).
Traffic on E. Burnside Street, after the end of the 1954 Portland Rose Festival parade. Looking east towards downtown, an industrial building, “Al Jensen Linoleum”, can be seen at E. Burnside Street and S.E. 11th Avenue (negative 1 of 1).
A crowd gathered on S.W. Broadway in Portland, viewing the 1954 Rose Festival parade. People watch from the open windows of a multistory brick building, above others seated or standing on a sidewalk (negative 7 of 14).
A photograph taken from a high angle and looking downward at the Portland Rose Festival parade on S.W. Broadway. A marching band is walking down the street, behind a line of people carrying flags. The Paramount Theatre can be seen at the right side of the frame, across from the J.J. Parker Theatre (negative 5 of 14).
A child sits in a wheelchair while watching the 1954 Portland Rose Festival from an open window. A woman stands behind the wheelchair, with one hand on each handle. Two balloons are tied to the chair (negative 10 of 14).
A woman sweeps trash at S.E. Sandy Boulevard and S.E. Ankeny Street, after the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. Looking southwest, the west hills and a tall building on S.E. Grand Avenue can be seen in the distance. A sign next to the street reads “No Parking, Parade” (negative 1 of 1).
A group of adolescent boys pulling a wooden cart holding a dummy during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. The appears to be wearing jeans, a checkered shirt, and leg cast. On the side of the cart of a sign reading “This Could Be You” (negative 8 of 18).
An “Aladdins Lamp” float during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. The float is being moved by uniformed boy scouts, as a prince and princess (king and queen?) ride on top. A crowd watches the parade from a hillside at the other side of the road (negative 6 of 18).