Multnomah County (Or.)

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Joe Harty, selling newspapers

Photograph showing vendor Joe Harty holding up a copy of a newspaper, probably the Oregon Journal, and looking to the right. A large headline across the top of the front page of the paper begins with the words “BULLETS AND.” Harty is holding a stack of additional papers under his arm. Harty, whose legs were amputated in a train accident when he was a child, is sitting on a low board with wheels, which he used for transportation. The photograph was probably taken at the corner of SW Broadway and Washington Street in Portland, where Harty sold newspapers for more than 40 years. Image note: The name “Joe Hardy [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

George L. Baker and group of men posing with large rock outside Portland City Hall

Full-length portrait of George L. Baker (front row, third from right) and a group of unidentified men posing with a boulder outside Portland City Hall. Several of the men are sitting on the boulder. Most of the men in front are wearing jackets, shorts, and knee-high socks. At right, partially outside the frame, is a large rock on a wooden sled. The photograph was probably taken during Baker’s tenure as mayor of Portland.

Captain Eagle and Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly shaking hands

Half-length portrait of two men in United States Army uniforms. They are standing outside a building, facing each other, and shaking hands. The man at left is identified as “Captain Eagle” on the negatives for image Nos. 371N0764 and 371N0765. The man at right is Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly. The text “Eagle + Kelly” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See additional related image No. 371N0766.

A. J. Hobin? and Seely

Half-length portrait of two men standing side by side outside the Oregon Journal building (now the Jackson Tower) and facing front. Both are wearing suits, hats, and ties. A name that could be either “A J Hobin” or “A J Hoben” is written on the negative above the man on the left. The name “Seely” is written on the negative above the man on the right.

Golfers outside clubhouse at Inverness Golf Course

Full-length portrait of 14 unidentified men posing in two rows outside the clubhouse at the Inverness Golf Club off Sandy Boulevard near Parkrose, Portland. The men in the front row are crouching, and the men in the back row are standing. Also see image No. 371N5625. Image note: Negative damage at lower left.

Lillian Blackman and Sophia Wehrly posing with field-hockey equipment

Photograph of two women posing with field-hockey sticks and a ball. They are wearing matching blouses, skirts, neckerchiefs, and shin guards. They are standing on the roof of what is likely the Portland YWCA building at Southwest Taylor and Broadway, which was demolished in 1959. The building in the background is the Jackson Tower, where the Oregon Journal offices were located from 1912 to 1948. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on April 24, 1927, under the headline "Sports Activities Varied." The photograph was one of two that accompanied a story titled “Y. W. C. A. Sports Program Planned” about spring athletics classes at the Portland YWCA.

Two unidentified men outside building

Photograph showing two unidentified men standing on a city sidewalk outside a building. The man at left has his back to the photographer and is wearing a hat, jacket, and collared shirt. The man at right is facing the man on the left and is wearing a hat and suit.

Group of men posing in Portland City Council chambers

Portrait of a group of men posing in two rows on the dais in the Portland City Council chambers. In the front row are young men seated at the officials’ desk; the others are standing in a row behind them. The man at right in the second row is Portland Police Chief Leon V. Jenkins; the second man from right is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. The others in the photograph are unidentified. See related image No. 371N0094.

Catholic service at St. Mary’s Cathedral?

Photograph of a crowd of people kneeling in the courtyard at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. A person, possibly a clergyman in vestments, is standing at the front of the crowd, facing a table. The number 30 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

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