Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing left, and looking toward the front. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lin 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0336 and 375A0337.

Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing front, and looking toward the left. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lincoln 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0335 and 375A0336.

Half-length portrait of Melba Heyser, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Lincoln High School. She is seated, facing left, and looking toward the right. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Melva [sic] – Lin – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Melva [sic] / Lincoln HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0335 and 375A0337.

Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is facing left, looking toward the front, and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0345, 375A0346, and 375A0347.

Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is facing left, looking to the front, and smiling. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0346, 375A0347, and 375A0348.

Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is facing front and is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0345, 375A0347, and 375A0348.

Half-length portrait of Sylvia Sundberg, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Commerce High School. She is leaning over, facing front, and smiling. She is wearing a dress, necklace, and corsage. The text “Sylvia – Comm 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Sylvia / Commerce HS? / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0345, 375A0346, and 375A0348.

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is seated, facing slightly right, and looking to the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0328, and 375A0330.

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is seated, facing front, and looking to the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0328, and 375A0329.

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing to the right and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0328, 375A0329, and 375A0330.

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing front, looking to the right, and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0329, and 375A0330.

Photograph showing an empty lot, bordered by a chain-link fence on three sides and a brick buildings on the fourth, at the corner of Southeast Washington Street and Southeast 6th Avenue in Portland. A sign in the lot reads “A. J. Rose & Son Parking Space.” Image note: Negative damage at bottom.

Three-quarters portrait of Abe Lefton, a horse show and rodeo announcer, sitting on a wooden ramp outdoors and facing front. He has one foot on the ramp and is resting his elbow on his raised knee. He is smiling and is wearing a Western-style hat, collared shirt, trousers, and boots. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The name “Abe Lefton” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing an addition under construction at the Montgomery Ward warehouse in Portland in March 1936. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 5, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 29, 1936, under the headline “Pouring Third Floor Block at Ward’s.” The photograph had the following caption: “Building activity is at high gear on this $750,000 project at Montgomery Ward & Co. mail order and retail center at N. W. 27th avenue and Vaughn Street, as 150 men push the nine-story addition into the air.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Montgomery Ward Project On Schedule.” Image note: The text “Mont - Ward 3/26/36” is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph showing eight Portland Gas & Coke Company employees standing in a row, facing left, and smiling. Six of the eight men are holding first aid kits bearing their names. The names on the first three kits from left are “Pat Conner,” “J. D. Barnicoat,” and F. V. Riley.” The names on the first three kits from right are “F. R. Downing,” H. M. Meyers,” and “F. LaMear.” The two men at center are unidentified but may be John Gunst and R. L. Gear. The photograph was probably taken in June 1942, when the eight men graduated from advanced first-aid training. All eight graduates were awarded arm insignia, and the six vehicle operators in the group also received first aid kits. The number 2155 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0811.

Photograph showing an unidentified man handing a first-aid kit to Pat Conner, an employee at the Portland Gas & Coke Company. A group of men are standing behind them, watching. The photograph was probably taken in June 1942, when Conner and seven other Portland Gas employees graduated from advanced first-aid training. All eight graduates were awarded arm insignia, and the six vehicle operators in the group also received first aid kits. The number 2154 is written on the negative and is partially visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0812.

Photograph of an aerial picture of a golf course, possibly the Alderwood Country Club course in Northeast Portland. A diagram drawn on the picture marks each hole on the course. The clubhouse is visible at bottom center. Also see image No. 372A1266 of the Alderwood clubhouse.

Photograph showing two unidentified air raid wardens walking or running down a hallway during a drill at the Public Service Building in Portland. They are wearing helmets and gas masks, and the man at right is carrying a noisemaker. The number 2320 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “Air raid practice” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0821, 375A0823, 375A0824, 375A0825, 375A0826, and 375A0827.

Photograph showing two unidentified air raid wardens walking or running down a hallway during a drill at the Public Service Building in Portland. They are wearing helmets and gas masks, and the man at right is carrying a noisemaker. The number 2321 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The text “Air raid practice” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0821, 375A0822, 375A0824, 375A0825, 375A0826, and 375A0827.

Photograph showing two unidentified air raid wardens standing in a hallway of the Public Service Building in Portland. They are facing to the left and looking up at a speaker on the wall. The man at left is pointing to the speaker. The two wardens are wearing are wearing helmets and armbands bearing civilian defense insignia. Each is carrying a gas mask in a pouch. The number 2319 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The text “Air raid practice” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0822, 375A0823, 375A0824, 375A0825, 375A0826, and 375A0827.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing an Airedale terrier facing to the left. 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, taken from the side, showing an Airedale terrier facing to the left and wearing a collar and leash. 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 a man, possibly the public relations manager for Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland, standing next to a flatbed truck with one hand on his hip. He is facing left and smiling. The truck is loaded with sacks of food, possibly corn. The unconfirmed note “Lake, Al / 9/9/43” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph may have been taken on September 8, 1943, when Oregon farmers came to the Albina shipyard and sold produce directly to the workers there at prices below those in city markets, according to a story published on Page 1, Section 2 of the Oregon Journal’s final edition on September 9, 1943. Also see image Nos. 375A0759, 375A0760,375A0761, 375A0762, 375A0763, 375A0764, and 375A0765.

Photograph showing a basketball player for the Albina Hellships, probably Al Popick, running toward the front and dribbling the ball. He is wearing an Albina uniform with the number 29 on the front. The Hellships were sponsored by the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The name “Popick” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Basketball / 12/11/43, 1/7/44” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was probably taken in 1943 or 1944, but the exact date is unconfirmed. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Three-quarters portrait of two unidentified women leaning against a piano, facing front, and smiling. The woman at left, an worker from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard, is wearing a hat, jacket, and overalls. She is holding a welder’s mask with the number 1864 and the word “ALBINA” on the front, and a skull and crossbones on the side. The woman at right is wearing a matching blouse and skirt and is holding a purse and gloves. The photograph may have been taken at the Victory Center outside the Pioneer Courthouse in downtown Portland. The building partially visible in the background is probably the Meier & Frank building. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified man, possibly an employee of Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland, facing right and looking toward the front. He is wearing glasses, a coat, a sweater, a collared shirt, and a tie. The number 52 is written on the negative. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing shipyard workers outside the office at the Albina Engine & Marine Works in Portland, waiting to contribute to a cigarette drive for United States troops serving in World War II. Boxes of Camel cigarettes are stacked next to the office. Hanging on a post is a sign about the drive, which features a photograph of Albina Engine & Marine president George Rodgers with Sid Woodbury IV. The sign reads: “In memory of his Father, Lieut. Sid Woodbury III, killed in 1940 / His seven-year-old Son, Sid Woodbury IV / Will match Albina carton for carton in the Christmas cigarette sale. / The Kid is wiling to shoot the works. Are we? / And How!” Image note: The number 91 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942 but the exact date is unconfirmed.

Photograph, taken in October 1942, showing a group of unidentified employees at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland during a cigarette drive for United States troops serving in World War II. The workers are facing front and holding boxes of Camel cigarettes. The number 97 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942 but the exact date is unverified.