Multnomah County (Or.)

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45.54687, -122.41534 Map of Multnomah County (Or.)

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Multnomah County (Or.)

60 Collections results for Multnomah County (Or.)

Agriculture and animals

Photographs related to agriculture, horticulture, and animals from approximately 1920 - 1945. The bulk of the photographs depict people, animals, and scenes at fairs and livestock shows, probably the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon, and the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland, Oregon. Other images depict topics such as cats, dogs, wild birds, poultry, and Tusko the elephant; farms and farmland; flowers, flower shows, and gardens.

Oregon Journal (Firm)

Chicken, probably at Pacific International Livestock Exposition

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a chicken standing on the ground next to a building and facing to the left. An unidentified person is partially visible at left. The text “Triangle” and two X’s are written on the negative and are visible at the bottom of the image. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Children looking at chicken held by unidentified man, probably at Pacific International Livestock Exposition

Photograph showing a group of children gathered around a man sitting on a bench or box. The children are looking at a chicken the man is holding. The fourth boy from right has a Future Farmers of America badge attached to his sweater. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The people in the photograph are unidentified.

Boy with rooster

Photograph of an unidentified boy kneeling in the grass next to a rooster he is holding. Buildings are visible in the background. The number 12 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Image note: Photograph shows blue discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Man holding rooster

Photograph of an unidentified man standing with one foot on the wooden step up to a building, looking at a rooster that he is holding on his knee. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Children looking at chickens

Photograph of a group of children standing in an aisle between rows of chicken cages. Two of the boys in the group are holding chickens, and the other children are gathered around, watching. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Woman with rooster on shoulder

Photograph of an unidentified woman in a costume, looking upward at a rooster perched on her shoulder. The woman is standing outside the doors to a building. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Man with chicken

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on the running board of a vehicle with a chicken perched on one knee. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Chicks on display, probably at livestock show

Photograph of chicks on display in a small enclosure with an electric brooder. A small sign on top of the brooder reads: “750 new electric brooders placed in use in Oregon spring of 1936.” A sign for “Long’s Hatchery” is hanging behind the display. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland, possibly in 1936.

Trudy Rech with chicken

4-H Poultry club member Trudy Rech, with a barred Plymouth Rock Pullet, at 11935 S.E. Holgate Boulevard. She’s seated on a stack of wood, holding the chicken with both hands and smiling at the camera. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 2 of 16).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Chickens at Portland hatchery

Chickens at an unidentified hatchery, most likely in the Portland area. They stand on a wooden box with wire. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 7 of 16).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Carl Rice, Robert Hoffman and Richard Hoffman with chicken at Collins View School, Portland

Identical twins Robert and Richard Hoffman hold chickens being fed by Carl Rice, at Collins View School in Portland. Rice is holding a container in one hand, and chicken feed in the other. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 2, 1945 (negative 5 of 5).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Oregon Journal employee Bob Holley, with his prize chicken

Oregon Journal employee Bob Holley, kneeling next to a children which is holding a “First Prize” ribbon in its beak, from the Oregon Poultry & Pet Stock Association exhibition. Holley appears to be in a chicken coop, with other chickens visible in the background (negative 4 of 6).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

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