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).

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).

A woman sits next to a table holding a child wrapped in a blanket, at an unidentified school for disabled children in Portland. The child is reflected in the mirror, with the woman’s hands on her face (negative 6 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 on the field at a football game between Oregon State College and UCLA, at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. A marching band can be seen performing, while several referees watch from the sidelines. At the far side of the field is the clubhouse for the Multnomah Athletic Club (negative 2 of 14).

Seated fans at a football game between Oregon State College and UCLA, at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. A related story was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 9, 1947 (negative 1 of 14).

The Oregon Journal helicopter, being held by Mark Smothers, on top of the Oregon Journal building. Other downtown Portland buildings can be seen in the distance (negative 1 of 1).

Sharon Gay Nugent (7425 S.E. Market Street) looks at a cardboard cutout of a woman in a dress a Lady Slipper Clinic show in Portland. The cutout is adorned with flower corsages. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 30, 1947 (negative 1 of 3).

Two men prepare chickens in a kitchen area at Grandma’s Kitchen, a food and housing facility for homeless individuals in Portland, at 1857 S.W. Front Avenue in Portland. The pair are wearing aprons while standing next to a counter top area laden with roasted chickens. Grandma’s Kitchen was founded in 1919 by Ida Maus (negative 2 of 2).

Sam Hays, shop superintendent at Silver Eagle Company in Portland, points at an exhaust pipe on the side of a truck, newly invented to reduce truck noise. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, December 5, 1947 (negative 1 of 1).

An aerial view of American Mail line freighter China Mail, stuck in a bank on the Columbia River, opposite the entrance to the Willamette River north of Portland. A sternwheeler ship appears to be pushing it (negative 1 of 5).

Mrs. Jeanne Peek, of Astoria, standing on the steps of a West Coast Airlines plane, after doing her holiday shopping in Portland. She’s wearing a fur coat and holding several boxes. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 24, 1947 (negative 1 of 2).

A room of telephone operators in Portland, during a 1947 Christmas rush of long distance calls. Several women are seated in front of the board wearing headsets. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 24, 1947 (negative 1 of 3).

A telephone operator seated in front of a switchboard in Portland, during a Christmas rush of long distance calls. She’s wearing a headset and reaching up while holding a cord. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 24, 1947 (negative 2 of 3).

A kitten, with mustache-like markings on its face, on a table with playing cards. Most likely taken in Portland (negative 1 of 3). Original sleeve title: “Kitten Like Hitler”

Telephone switchboard operators in Portland, during a Christmas rush for long distance calls. Three women are seated and holding headsets, while a fourth sits next to a desk and points. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 24, 1947 (negative 3 of 3).

A stained glass window at Sunnyside Methodist Church in Portland, showing people praying and an angel. Along the bottom of the window, written in glass, is “He Is Not Here, For He Has Risen” (negative 1 of 1).

An aerial view of traffic lined up on the west side of the Broadway Bridge in Portland. A large train yard and Union Station can be seen under the bridge (negative 1 of 2).

An aerial view of the Penn Salt Company plant, likely at 6400 N.W. Front Avenue in Portland. A dock extends into the Willamette River, from the industrial facility (negative 1 of 3).

A portrait of Multnomah Athletic Club swimmer Nancy Merki, wearing a bathing suit (negative 1 of 9).

Multnomah Athletic Club swimmer Suzanne Zimmerman, seated on the side of an outdoor pool. She’s wearing a winged “M” bathing suit (negative 1 of 1).

Flames and smoke rise from the Rudie Wilhelm warehouse in Portland, at N.W. 12th Avenue and N.W. Kearney Street. Fire fighters spray water on multiple sides of the building, and hoses can be seen along the street, next to a crowd standing on the sidewalk. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 9, 1947 (negative 1 of 13).

Fire fighters outside the Rudie Wilhelm warehouse in Portland, at N.W. 12th Avenue and N.W. Kearney Street. Multiple hoses are being used to spray the burning building, which includes a sign that reads “Broderick & Bascom Rope Co.” A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 9, 1947 (negative 6 of 13).

Fire fighters stand amid piles of debris during a fire at the Rudie Wilhelm warehouse in Portland, at N.W. 12th Avenue and N.W. Kearney Street. The group stands inside an arched doorway. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 9, 1947 (negative 8 of 13).

Fire fighters outside the Rudie Wilhelm warehouse in Portland, at N.W. 12th Avenue and N.W. Kearney Street. “Truck 3” is parked outside the building, with ladder extended. Water is being sprayed towards the building from hose. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 9, 1947 (negative 9 of 13).

Milton Maeda and Molly Kageyama being married while detained at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Kageyama is shaking hands with E. Sandquist, assembly center manager, while Maeda holds her waist. After Executive Order 9066, the building served as a temporary detention center for Japanese Americans, From May through September of 1942, awaiting eventual transfer to more permanent incarceration centers. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, May 20, 1942 (negative 2 of 15).

Photograph showing a Japanese American woman and child (Jimmy) detained at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition building in Portland. The child is seated in a rough wooden high chair, in front of a table with plates of food and mugs. Other people are seated along the long table. After Executive Order 9066, the building served as a temporary detention center for Japanese Americans, From May through September of 1942, awaiting eventual transfer to more permanent incarceration centers. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 31, 1942 (negative 1 of 15).

Photograph showing people washing dishes (?) at a detention center for Japanese Americans at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition building in Portland. They appear to be standing by pairs in separated stalls, in front of sinks. Dishes are piled on a surface next to the stalls, where people are standing. After Executive Order 9066, the building served as a temporary detention center for Japanese Americans, From May through September of 1942, awaiting eventual transfer to more permanent incarceration centers. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 31, 1942 (negative 10 of 15).