Pilot Dorothy Hester Hofer with her husband Robert D. Hofer and daughters Roberta and Sabine. The family is in front of a brick house, with Robert and the children seated on a chair. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on September 27, 1948 (negative 1 of 7).

Pilot Dorothy Hester Hofer with her husband Robert D. Hofer and daughters Roberta and Sabine. The family is standing next to a truck parked in a field, with Sabine holding a pole with an attached windsock. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on September 27, 1948 (negative 3 of 7).

Pilot Dorothy Hester Hofer with her daughters Roberta and Sabine, looking at a magazine. They’re sitting on the ground in front of a fireplace at the Hofer house near Banks. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on September 27, 1948 (negative 4 of 7).

Photograph showing (from left) pilots Tex Rankin, Amelia Earhart, and Dorothy Hester sitting in a row on a couch. Rankin and Earhart are looking toward Hester. Earhart is holding a bouquet of roses. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 1, 1933. The photograph had the headline “Noted Aviatrix in Portland” and the following caption: “Amelia Earhart, internationally famous woman flier, arrived in Portland early Wednesday to lecture at the Masonic temple Thursday night. She was met at the Union station by local members of the Ninety-Nine club, women’s flying organization, who breakfasted with her at the Benson hotel, and Tex Rankin, governor of Oregon of the National Aeronautics association. In the group are Tex Rankin, Miss Earhart, and Dorothy Hester.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Scribe Learns Miss Earhart is Very Feminine.” See related image Nos. 371N0768, 374N0282, and 374N0283.

Photograph showing (from left) pilots Frank M. Hawks, Dorothy Hester, and Tex Rankin next to Hawks’ airplane at Swan Island airport in Portland. The photograph was taken on Saturday, November 28, 1931, after Hawks flew from San Francisco for a brief stay in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal’s city edition on Sunday, November 29, 1931. The photographs were published under the headline “Three Hours From San Francisco.” They had the caption: “Captain Frank M. Hawks said his exact time from San Francisco to Portland Saturday was three hours and five minutes. But at that, he wasn’t trying for speed—just jogging along.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Three famous fliers get together (from left), Hawks, Dorothy Hester, and Tex Rankin.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about Hawks. Also see image Nos. 374N0276 and 374N0299, which were published with this photograph, and image No. 374N0300.