An adolescent scrubs a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. Wearing rubber boots and a plastic jacket, he uses a brush and soap on the side of the cow (negative 13 of 13).

An adolescent naps on a hay bale during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He wears a straw hat and has his armed folded across his chest. Several cattle can be seen around him (negative 2 of 13).

A young person poses with a calf at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He has his arms around the next of the calf and is kneeling in the hay (negative 4 of 7).

Photograph of owner O. M. Plummer posing with a bull named Hercules Defender II at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland in November 1928. Another unidentified person is crouching behind the bull. The number 8 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. O. M. Plummer was the general manager of the exposition, where he planned to show Hercules Defender II.

Photograph of two unidentified men posing outdoors with a bull, probably at the Multnomah County Fair. The men are standing on either side of the bull, and each man is holding a lead rope attached to the bull’s nose ring. The man on the left is holding a prize ribbon on which the words “fair” and “Grand Champion / Gresham, OR / 1938” are visible.

Photograph of two unidentified men standing outdoors with a cow, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. One man is the cow’s lead rope, and the other man is looking at the cow and has one hand on the animal’s back.

Photograph of three unidentified men posing outdoors with a bull or steer. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of men showing cattle in an indoor arena. Observers are standing in a row nearby. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of a man holding a heifer’s head steady while another man uses a shaver to trim the hair on the animal’s neck. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The men are unidentified.

Photograph of a group of unidentified men posing with cattle in a field. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of three unidentified men, each with an animal: the men at left and center are posing with calves, and the man at right is posing with a sheep. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Also see image Nos. 374N0951, 374N0952, and 374N0964.

Photograph of three unidentified men brushing a heifer, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of two unidentified men with a bull. One man is holding the bull by a rope through its nose ring as he clips the hair on the bull’s head. The other man is operating the levers on the clipper machinery. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of two unidentified men with a bull. One man is holding the bull by a rope through its nose ring as he clips the hair on the bull’s muzzle. The other man is operating the levers on the clipper machinery. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

A woman holds a trophy as she stands between 2 cows. The cows stand in the foreground in front of a fence, while the woman stands behind the fence. The cow on the left is a bull with horns and it turns to look at the camera. The cow on the right does not turn its head. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Meadowland Dairy Ayrshires and Premier Breeding trophy from Western Washington fair at Puyallup" (negative 3 of 5).

Photograph of an unidentified man posing with a young steer or bull outside the doors to a barn. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a man standing with a young steer next to a building. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man posing with a steer or heifer. Buildings and vehicles are visible in the background. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified man standing next to a steer. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing next to a steer and holding the animal by a lead rope. The man and steer are standing near the doors to a building. The text “Montana State” is handwritten on the negative and is faintly visible on the lower left side of the image. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified man standing next to a steer and holding the animal’s lead rope. The text “Montana State” is handwritten on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of a steer and holding the animal by by lead ropes. The number 9 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a steer wearing a halter and lead rope held by an unidentified man. The man and steer are standing outside the doors to a building. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of an unidentified man posing with a heifer on a lawn and holding the heifer’s lead rope. A roadway, truck, and buildings are visible in the background. The number 8 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing with a heifer on a wooden walkway. The man is holding the heifer by a lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man posing with a heifer near a building. The number 9 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of a man standing next to a bull that he is holding with a rope and a rod hooked through the bull’s nose ring. The photograph was taken in Portland before the opening of the 1928 Pacific International Livestock Exposition. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 374N0860, was published on Page 11 of the Oregon Journal on November 1, 1928. The photographs were published under the headline “All Set for the Big Pacific International” and accompanied an article titled “4 More Trains Arrive with Blooded Stock.” This photograph had the following caption information: “Hold him boy, hold him! He’s ‘Border King of Roberts,’ Guernsey owned by Paul R. Johnson of Independence, Kan. At the National Dairy show this year the big fellow was declared grand champion.”

Photograph of an unidentified man tending to a cow tethered to a post. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.