Children playing in a sandbox at the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church nursery school in Portland. The wooden contain is filled with sand and toys as children stand along both sides. A teacher stands at the far side, holding both hands on her waist (negative 3 of 6).

A student at Buckman Elementary School in Portland, working with a physical therapist in a room for disabled children. The girl is using a set of bars to walk in leg braces, as the smiling nurse holds her shoulder. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 1 of 4).

Two children with cerebral palsy play with blocks in a room for disabled children at Buckman Elementary School in Portland. One boy sits in a wheeled wooden chair at the center of the frame, next to a table holding the blocks. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 3 of 4).

Two blind students reading braille at Washington High School in Portland. A man watched from over their shoulder as a young woman, Joan Carlson, aids. The two students are seated in front of a table, we the one closest to the camera holds his hands to book of braille. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 1 of 5).

School teacher Louise Genzer works with deaf students at Hosford School in Portland. The students are wearing smocks and painting a large wooden dollhouse. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 2 of 4).

The exterior of a newly built Creston School in Portland, at S.E. 47th Avenue and S.E. Bush Street. The modern building features multi-paned windows, and wood and mud can be seen in front. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 2, 1949 (negative 5 of 14).

A man shoveling coal at the old Lents School in Portland. He stands next to a wheelbarrow and piles of coal. The school was decommissioned in 1950 after the construction of a new school building at S.E. 97th Avenue and S.E. Steele. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 10 of 10).

Identical twins Robert and Richard Hoffman hold chickens being fed by Carl Rice, at Collins View School in Portland. Rice is holding a container in one hand, and chicken feed in the other. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 2, 1945 (negative 5 of 5).

The exterior of a building at the Saint Helen’s Hall School in Portland. Ivy covers the side of the building, with an covered entrance-way visible at the left side of the frame. St. Helen’s Hall later became the Oregon Episcopal School after merging with Bishop Dagwell Hall (negative 1 of 5).

A child playing on a set of monkey bars at the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church nursery school in Portland. The child, wearing a hat, is standing near the top of the structure, leaning forward on both hands (negative 2 of 6).

A teacher working with disabled children at Buckman Elementary School in Portland. A young boy looks at the camera from the center of the frame, while several other children sit in enclosed desks next to a blackboard. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 1 of 4).

A blind student at Vestal Elementary School, wearing a checkered dress and standing at the front of a classroom. She has both hands on a paper clock face, which is resting against a chalkboard. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 3 of 3).

Teacher Doris Olson reads to a group of kindergarten students at Collins View School in Portland. Olson is sitting on a chair with an open book, while the students are seated on the ground in front. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 2, 1945 (negative 2 of 5).

Children and an adult outside a school bus at an unidentified school for disabled children in Portland. A man holds one child, while another adolescent using crutches stands next to him. Several other children look out the bus windows (negative 1 of 7).

Children making paper-mache hand puppets at an unidentified school for disabled children in Portland. A teacher leans downward to help one student, who is seated around a table with others (negative 4 of 7).

Children playing on a metal jungle gym at an unidentified school for disabled children in Portland. Several of the children are standing on the play structure and smiling at the camera (negative 7 of 7).

People in a room of emergency cots at Ainsworth School in Portland, after being evacuated from a flood at Vanport City. Several people can be seen laying in beds. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, May 31, 1948 (negative 8 of 9).

Children gathered around the desk of a teacher at Fernwood Elementary school (later Beverly Cleary School), on the first day of a new school year. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 7, 1948.

The exterior of a newly built Creston School in Portland, at S.E. 47th Avenue and S.E. Bush Street. A low wall can be seen in front of multi-paned windows and a door. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 2, 1949 (negative 4 of 14).

Dr. Miner Patton, Portland Woodlawn School principal, dances with student Dianna Bennard. They face towards one another, while Patton extends one leg and holds the hand of Bennard. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 12, 1950 (negative 1 of 7).

Woodlawn students practicing New England style longways dances. A student wearing a long dress stands at the left side of the frame, watching couples of 7th and 8th grade students dance together. The group appears to be in a school gym. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 12, 1950 (negative 4 of 7).

Mrs. Hilda May Grant with her class at the old Lents school, before its closure. The children are seated on the floor while Grant leans over a drawing with houses. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 1 of 10).

An exterior view of the old Lents School in Portland, shortly before being abandoned for a new building. Smoke comes from a chimney in the multi-story wooden building, which appears to be in some disrepair. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 8 of 10).

Students at Hosford School, gathered around a table. The deaf children are wearing headphones as they smile and sit next to a record player. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 4 of 4).

Students run around at classroom at Vestal Elementary School in Portland. At the center of the frame is a blind student, wearing a checkered dress, possibly being propelled by a student behind her. The children are barefoot. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 1, 1953 (negative 1 of 3).

Diane Schlegelmilch, Jannie Gilman, Kathie Epperson, seated on the floor at Collins View School in Portland. Gilman is holding a doll, and a record player is on the floor in front of the children. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 2, 1945 (negative 1 of 5).

A child stands between two women at an unidentified school for disabled children in Portland. One woman has both arms towards the child, while the other is touching her hair (negative 2 of 7).

The exterior of a newly built Creston School in Portland, at S.E. 47th Avenue and S.E. Bush Street. “Creston School” is over the building entrance, next to a flag pole and set of cement stairs. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 2, 1949 (negative 6 of 14).