Photograph showing a flower adorned float at the 1951 Portland Rose Festival at Multnomah Stadium, with the large wooden ski jump structure in the background (at 155 feet high, the structure was built to celebrate the upcoming 1952 Oslo Winter Olympic Games). Two women in large flower skirts and a man in a tuxedo can be seen on the float in the center, while another float with a 4-H logo can be seen to the right. Extensive scaffolding can be seen under the ski jump.
Photograph showing a float at the Portland Rose Festival with four women in large skirts made up of flowers. In the background is a large clown float, and the stands at Multnomah Stadium (now known as Providence Park). Written on the side of the first float is "First P" (second word cut off by the frame). Written on the negative is "51-873."
Photograph taken from a side angle, showing a parade float in the shape of an elephant with a raised trunk. It is completely made of flowers, and includes a smaller elephant on the left side of the frame. In front of the flat, a man in a suit is faced away from the camera. Written on the negative is "50-495." (Image note: see related images PGE 50-500, PGE 50-501).
Photograph of a woman on an elephant float from the 1950 Portland Rose Festival holding a ribbon award and looking at the camera. The float is made entirely from flowers. (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-500, PGE 50-501, PGE 50-502.3).
Photograph of a woman on an elephant float at the 1950 Portland Rose Festival receiving a ribbon prize from a man reaching up from the ground. The woman is wearing a bathing suit and is looking down towards the man. In the background, the seating for Multnomah Stadium can be seen. Written on the negative is "50-501." (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-500).
Photograph of a woman on an elephant float from the 1950 Portland Rose Festival holding a ribbon award and looking at the camera. The float is made entirely from flowers. (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-500, PGE 50-501, PGE 50-502.2).
Photograph taken at Multnomah Stadium (now Providence Park) showing a young woman in a bathing suit posing on the raised trunk of an elephant parade float during the 1950 Portland Rose Festival. The float is made up of flowers and includes a sign with the number "33." In the background is another float in the shape of a horse and chariot, with "Sears Roebuck and Co." written in flowers. Written on the negative is "50-500." (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-501).
Negative of a photographic postcard showing branches of white dogwood flowers against a black background. Handwriting on negative reads, "Dogwood. Christian 11-668."
A colored lantern slide showing a garden border. The garden bed is full of flowers in bloom and is lined by a dirt path. Steps are visible in the distance. The slide caption reads, "Mrs. Tom Kerr."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing a garden border in the Kerr Gardens. A dirt path passes between two blooming garden beds. There is a greenhouse visible in the distance. The slide caption reads, "Mrs. Peter Kerr suburban garden."
A hand-colored lantern slide of arenaria balearica, also known as mossy sandwort, growing on a rock. The slide caption reads, "Mrs. Gerald Beebe, city garden."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing saponaria, also known as soapwarts, growing on rock in the Kerr Gardens. The slide caption reads, "Peter Kerr country garden."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing purple pasqueflowers with yellow centers. The slide caption reads, "Anenomie [sic] Pulsomaria, city garden, Mr. & Mrs. John W. Shuler." Now known as pulsatilla vulgaris, this flower was originally considered part of the genus anemone. Yellow flowers are visible in the background.
A hand-colored lantern slide showing a large Daphne shrub with pink flowers growing on a rock. The shrub is surrounded by other blooming plants, featuring blue, purple, and yellow blooms. The slide caption reads, "Rock daphne, Mr. & Mrs. John C. Banks."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing a garden walkway in the Kerr Gardens. The path is lined by grass and a blooming garden bed which includes myosotis flowers, also known as forget-me-nots. The slide caption reads, "Country garden, Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kerr."
A hand-colored lantern slide depicting a rock wall covered with blooming yellow, purple, and white plants in the Kerr Gardens. A covered patio and rocking chairs are visible on the right side. The slide caption reads, "Mrs. Peter Kerr suburban garden."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing the entrance to O. M. Ash's suburban garden. Trees and flowering plants line the dirt path leading to a gate. A bench is visible on the right.
A hand-colored lantern slide showing purple Campanula laureii flowers. The area is surrounded by rocks and other plants. The slide caption reads, "Campanula laureii, Native of Greece."
A hand-colored lantern slide of a garden border. The photograph shows a dirt path winding around blooming garden beds. The slide caption reads, "Country garden, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Jenkins."
A hand-colored lantern slide of a brick hillside terrace. Various trees, shrubs, and flowers are visible throughout the space. There are brick steps leading up the terrace. The slide caption reads, "Hillside Terrace, Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Cabell."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing light purple Ramonda flowers blooming in the Kerr Gardens. The slide caption reads, "Ramandia [sic], Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kerr."
A hand-colored lantern slide of snowdrops and crocuses growing in a patch of grass. The snowdrop blooms are white and the crocus blooms are yellow and purple. The slide caption reads, "Suburban garden, Mrs. Philip Hart, snowdrops - crocus."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing a grass path leading through blooming flower beds at the Meier Estate. The slide caption reads, "Country garden, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Meier."
A hand-colored lantern slide showing a garden lawn, border, and bed. The garden bed contains red, white, yellow, and blue blooms. The slide caption reads, "Mrs. E. Thompson suburban garden."
A hand-colored lantern slide depicting a garden border in Fir Acres Country Garden on the Frank Estate. Brick steps are visible in the foreground leading onto the lawn which is lined by blooming garden beds. The slide caption reads, ""Fir Acres" Country Garden, Mrs. M. Lloyd Frank."
