Photograph, taken from the side, showing a dog outdoors, facing to the right. The dog is on a leash held by an unidentified person outside the frame. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph showing an unidentified young girl with a dog on a dirt road. The girl is crouching next to the dog and has one arm wrapped around its chest and the other resting on its back. The dog is wearing a coat. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman holding a small dog and smiling. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman holding a small dog. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph of a small dog and a calf in a pen. The dog is holding the calf’s lead rope in its mouth. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting in a chair and holding a dog in her lap. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph of a small dog on a leash held by an unidentified person partially outside the frame. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a dog holding a pose as an unidentified man holds the tip of the dog’s tail. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a small dog on a leash. The dog is standing on a wooden walkway near a building. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph of a dog on a wooden walkway next to a building. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931.

Photograph of an unidentified man grooming a dog that is standing on a table. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The exposition began to include a dog show in 1931. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph showing a man seated in front of a loom. A woman stands behind him and is also looking at loom, with her hand on the back of the chair in which the man is sitting. In front of the pair is a curly haired dog looking away from the camera. In the background is a lamp and hallway. Written on the negative is "56-141."

Four puppies look over the edge of their cage at the Oregon Humane Society. A 5th puppy lies in the cage behind them. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Cats and dogs to be given away by Oregon Humane Society" (negative 3 of 4).

A group of children watch a dog playing tetherball at Grant Park in Portland, Oregon. The dog is in the foreground, standing on his hind legs below the ball and turned away from the camera. The group of children are in the background, facing the camera. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Dog playing tether ball (sic) at Grant Park - Royal J. Clare, Judy Clare, "Tinker" (negative 1 of 6).

Glen Berry (7005 S.W. Virginia) standing with a dog, most likely before fishing on the Willamette River. He holds a fishing pole in one hand, while resting his other on the dog, as he walks barefoot along a dirt path (negative 1 of 3).

Maria Clopton Jackson, wife of Oregon Journal founder Charles Samuel Jackson, with her great-grandson Peter Jackson, on the occasion of his 12th birthday at the Oregon Humane Society. Maria Jackson holds a cake with dog themed candles, as Peter Jackson sits next to her holding a small dog. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 27, 1954 (negative 1 of 5).

A chihuahua puppy stands in an empty bowl or flower pot on a sofa.The puppy's front paw leans on the side of the bowl as it looks to the right of the camera. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Chihuahua pup - Sissie, owned by Mrs. H.B. Gill, 2021 S.E. Salmon" (negative 1 of 5).

John S. Howland stands with his four sons and a dog in front of a wood burning stove. The children are identified from left as William, Robert, Ernest, and Richard. Laundry hangs from a line in the corner of the room. The wallpaper is peeling revealing boards and the building shows visible deterioration and wear. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 8 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

A woman holds a puppy towards a child in front of a house at Meadow Lark Village, an independent war production housing camp in the Portland area. The pair are on a covered porch in front of a make-shift wooden house. A planter box with flowers can be seen along one side of the porch. A photograph from this series was published on page 4D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (negative 4 of 5).

A man and a dog in a hallway lined with individual pen enclosures, at the Oregon Humane Society. The man is leaning down towards the dog, whose paws are the ledge of a pen opening. At the end of the hall “Cat Haven” is painted on a wall (negative 5 of 7).

Mary Schaller, Rose Festival princess for Clinton Kelly High School of Commerce. She is sitting on a chair holding a small dog in her lap. The chair is draped with a blanket (negative 4 of 5).

Puppies in a window, likely on SE Grand Avenue. They appear to be in a pen lined with hay, and one or more dogs can be seen laying in a box. Behind the pen is the interior of a store (negative 8 of 15). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Grand Avenue.

Four women and a man stand in front of a house in Portland. They look at a dog. The dog looks at the camera. The women are lined up on the right side of the front door while the man stands on the left side of the door. The house is one story and made of wooden planks.

A Labrador puppy stands on the running board of a fire truck for Portland Fire Department (negative 15 of 22).

A dog named Trixie, owned by a Portland postman. She sits on a curb outside a storefront, in front of a parked automobile (negative 2 of 6).

An unidentified Portland postman with his dog, Trixie. He holds a box of milk-bones while Trixie waits on her hind legs. He kneels on the ground next to an open postal box, which appears to hold packets of mail and a lunch box (negative 3 of 6).

An unidentified Portland postman with his dog, Trixie. Man and dog are looking at one another, while he carries her in a postal bag. He wears a United States Postal Service uniform (negative 4 of 6).

A dog uses a rope to assist the docking of a Standard Oil tanker at a Portland dock. It appears to be grabbing a rope with its mouth, coming from the edge of the dock at the right side of the frame, where the oil tanker can be seen. A small building with a ramp has been built on the dock (negative 5 of 6).