Dinah Shore helps members of the Portland fire department repair dolls during the annual Toy and Joymaker salvage event to repair toys to distribute to area children at Christmas (negative 2 of 5).

Portrait of artist Estelle Bensussen holding one of her paintings to be displayed at the Jewish Community Center in Portland. This photograph was printed in the January 14, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph of several people inside the steel frame of the Pacific Federal Savings building looking up at a man holding a rope with a small tree on the corner of two beams above him (negative 6 of 7).

Portrait of Christine Jorgensen, a performer and transgender woman, visiting Portland to try out a new comedy routine. She is seated at a chair holding a camera. A version of this photograph was printed in the January 5, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 2 of 3).

Photograph of the steel frame construction of the Pacific Federal Savings building at SW 6th and Yamhill St. in downtown Portland. A tree is visible on the top of the east corner of the building. Likely taken from the Meier & Frank building. (negative 2 of 7).

Photograph of construction equipment on the bank of the Willamette river a crane and tugboat are visible in the center of the frame. The second Morrison bridge, built in 1905, is in the background (negative 1 of 5).

A group of people gather in the snow at the corner of N.E. 60th Ave and N.E. Sacramento St. in Portland. A number of children are sledding down the street. (negative 2 of 9).

View of the Willamette river looking west from the construction site of the Morrison Bridge. In the center of the frame, two men are working on a semi-circular wooden mold (negative 3 of 5).

View of the Willamette river looking west from the construction site of the Morrison Bridge. In the right of the frame, two men are working on a semi-circular wooden mold (negative 4 of 5).

A child sits in the snow holding a dog, another dog is behind them. (negative 5 of 9).

Portrait of artist Milli Eaton, illustrator of a children's book titled "Happy Little Handsaw" by Robert Mahaffay published by the West Coast Lumberman's Association. She is seated with arms crossed on the back of a wooden chair (negative 1 of 4).

Seven children playing in the snow. Four are seated on a sled while two pull it along a road or sidewalk in front of a house, while one pushes behind (negative 3 of 9).

A child laces skates on the side of the frozen pond at Westmoreland Park. A bicycle sits on its side in the snow in the foreground, several groups of skaters are on the ice in the background (negative 1 of 3).

A woman and a young girl Identified in the Oregon Journal as Priscilla and Penelope Colt (wife and daughter of Portland Art Museum director Thomas C. Colt) stand against a wall looking at a bronze sculpture The Great Warrior of Montauban (1898) by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929) from the Walter Chrysler Jr. Collection exhibition at Portland Art Museum. This photograph was printed in the Feb 10, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal. (negative 3 of 16).

Thomas C. Colt Jr. director of the Portland Art Museum sits in front of a sculpture from the Walter Chrysler Jr. Collection exhibition. There is a large crated artwork behind him (negative 4 of 16).

Sheilah Patricia O'Brien and Irish harp at Kathleen Connolly's store - Mr. and Mrs. Regis Aloysius O'Brien, 140 Berwick Road, Oswego, 7th birthday on St. Patrick's Day (negative 1 of 4).

A group of Wyam people dancing on a stage at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of Martha Ferguson McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". The dancers are in a semi-circle wearing beaded and feathered outfits. An array of items, including baskets and other crafts are on display on tables in front of the stage. Several women are standing behind the dancers with instruments. (negative 1 of 8).

Martha Ferguson McKeown, Chief Tommy Thompson and Flora Cushinway Thompson at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". A large crowd of people stands behind them in a hall (negative 2 of 8).

A group of Wyam people on a stage at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of Martha Ferguson McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". The dancers are in at the left side of the frame wearing beaded and feathered outfits. Flora Cushinway Thompson stands with another woman on the right side of the frame who is holding a drum. An array of items, including baskets and other crafts are on display on tables in front of the stage. Several women are standing in the rear of the stage with instruments. (negative 7 of 8).

Jan Young posing for a photograph with two dogs, one Pomeranian owned by Jean Gibson and one Pekingese owned by Laura Wanless. A photograph from this series was published in the May 11, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 1 of 3).

A group of people identified, from left to right, as Chief Tommy Thompson, Martha Ferguson McKeown, Linda, Catherine Cushinway, and Ida Thompson. Surrounded by children at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". This photograph was printed in the April 29, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 3 of 8).

Two Wyam dancers on stage at an event held at the Multnomah County Central Library to celebrate the release of McKeown's book "Linda's Indian Home". The dancers are wearing beaded and feathered clothing. (negative 8 of 8).

Two women resting under a tree in the park during a heatwave. (negative 2 of 2).

A child stands on stage wearing a flowered dress at an event to show children's fashion. She is being helped by someone out of frame whose arm is visible on the left. There are balloons and ribbons hanging in the background. (negative 1 of 5).

Several children cool off at the David P. Thompson fountain on Southwest Main Street in Portland between Southwest 3rd and Southwest 4th Avenues. (negative 1 of 2).

A man in a clown costume assists a child wearing a striped suit and hat down the stairs at the end of a stage. In the background, children are seated at tables watching (negative 2 of 5).

Three boxer puppies sit on a table. A boxing glove is on the table in front of them (negative 3 of 3).

A group of people sits in under the canopy of a camping trailer. Five of them identified as Mr. and Mrs. Mervin F. Lyon of Long Beach, CA, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Van Meter of Santa Ana, CA, and Mr. and Mrs. Mack McCammon of Rosemead, CA are posing browsing a newspaper and a map of Portland while a sixth person identified as Dulcie Pridgeon of Phoenix, AZ is kneeling in front of them holding a camera. This photo was published in the June 8, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 2 of 5).