Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing to the left. He is seated and is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The name “Irvine, Mr. B. F.” is written on the negative sleeve. Benjamin Franklin Irvine was editor of the Oregon Journal from 1919 to 1937.

Photograph of a head and shoulders portrait of a man facing to the right. His face is in profile and he is wearing a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a bow tie. The background of the original photograph has been partially masked out. The name “Irvine, Mr. B. F.” is written on the negative sleeve. Benjamin Franklin Irvine was editor of the Oregon Journal from 1919 to 1937.

Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Franklin Irvine facing to the left. He is in profile and is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. Irvine was editor of the Oregon Journal from 1919 to 1937.

Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Franklin Irvine facing to the left. He is wearing a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. Irvine was editor of the Oregon Journal from 1919 to 1937.

Portrait of the members of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education posing in two rows. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Monday, October 16, 1933, under the headline “Board of Education and Its New Officers.” The photograph had the following caption: “The Oregon state board of higher education met here Monday to select a chairman and to get acquainted with two new members, Roscoe C. Nelson of Portland and Willard L. Marks of Albany. They were named president and vice president, respectively. At rear, from left: Herman Oliver, George McLeod, Nelson, Marks and C. A. Brand. Front row, from left: Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, B. F. Irvine and F. C. Callister.”

Photograph of a photograph. The original picture is a head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Franklin Irvine in profile. He is facing to the right and is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. Part of the background around Irvine’s head has been masked out. The name “Berger,” probably for Berger Studio, is written twice on the original picture. The name “B. F. Irvine” is written on the negative is visible at the bottom of the image. Irvine was editor of the Oregon Journal from 1919 to 1937.

Photograph showing Benjamin Franklin Irvine, editor of the Oregon Journal, sitting at a dining table as Carl Greve, president of the Portland Lions Club, presents him with an honorary life membership in the club. Greve and an unidentified woman sitting next to Irvine are holding a frame or plaque in front of him. A similar photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on April 5, 1935, under the headline “Lions Honor B. F. Irvine.” That photograph had the following caption: “At an impressive ceremony Friday noon Portland Lions club presented B. F. Irvine, editor of The Journal, with an honorary life membership for his efforts in behalf of the blind. Aiding the sightless is the Lions’ major creed. Left—Carl Greve, club president, making the presentation to Irvine.” Image note: The name “Irvine” is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson (center) speaking to an unidentified man (left) seated at a dining table during a meal. Seated at right is B. F. Irvine, editor of the Oregon Journal.

Photograph showing Multnomah County Sheriff Martin Pratt (left) pinning a badge (not visible) to the lapel of Oregon Journal editor Benjamin Franklin Irvine. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 21 of the Oregon Journal on January 22, 1932, under the headline “Sheriff of 36 Counties.” The photograph had the following caption: “B. F. Irvine, editor of The Journal, being presented with a gold star by Sheriff Martin Pratt, making him an honorary deputy sheriff in all of Oregon’s counties, in appreciation of his work in supporting peace officers.” Image note: The name “B. F. Irvine” is written on the negative and is faintly visible at the bottom of the image.