A pet cemetery with small wooden markers with various pet names, including “Saxy,” Bear,” and “Nippy.” A small building with a porch and curtain can be seen in the background (negative 1 of 3).

Wooden and stone markers at an animal cemetery for the Oregon Humane Society. Written on the markers are “In Loving Memory of Skeeter, 1926-1932, “Lassie Lu,” and “Muggy” (negative 3 of 3).

Photograph taken from across a lawn, looking towards the front of a new Oregon Humane Society building. Small trees are planted in the lawn (negative 1 of 7).

Dogs in individual enclosures line a grassy courtyard at the Oregon Humane Society. Several dogs can be seen in the enclosures. A building surrounds two sides of the courtyard (4 of 7).

Cats play on a wooden tree structure in a pen at the Oregon Humane Society. A chain link fence can be seen between the tree and an outside grass area (negative 7 of 7).

A man and a dog in a hallway lined with individual pen enclosures, at the Oregon Humane Society. The man is leaning down towards the dog, whose paws are the ledge of a pen opening. At the end of the hall “Cat Haven” is painted on a wall (negative 5 of 7).

A composite photograph, showing Bobbie the Wonder Dog climbing the stairs of his memorial cottage at the Oregon Humane Society pet cemetery in Portland (negative 1 of 2).

A house, most likely at 1436 S.W. Taylor Street in Portland. An Oregon Humane Society vehicle is parked in front of the house, in order to remove seventeen ex-alley cats after the death of their owner, Mrs. Bessie Sweet. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 26, 1949 (negative 2 of 7).

Maria Clopton Jackson, wife of Oregon Journal founder Charles Samuel Jackson, with her great-grandson Peter Jackson, on the occasion of his 12th birthday at the Oregon Humane Society. Maria Jackson holds a cake with dog themed candles, as Peter Jackson sits next to her holding a small dog. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 27, 1954 (negative 1 of 5).

A group of Siamese cats, left at the Oregon Humane Society by Kathleen Laffoon, who was being held for a hearing in Kentucky, on larceny. The cats are gathered around a metal dish, next to the legs of a man. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, July 7, 1954 (negative 1 of 2).

A group of children accompanied by adults walk through a corridor at the Humane Society. A banner behind them reads "Welcome Journal Juniors" (negative 7 of 7).

A man dressed as Santa Claus stands holding a dog under a banner that says "Merry Christmas". He is surrounded by children. (negative 2 of 4).

Four puppies look over the edge of their cage at the Oregon Humane Society. A 5th puppy lies in the cage behind them. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Cats and dogs to be given away by Oregon Humane Society" (negative 3 of 4).