Transcript. Bette Lee discusses her activism and career in photographing protests, beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, and later in Portland, Oregon. She discusses several specific photographs, many of which can be found in the transcript. Protests and movements discussed include the Portland Alliance, Indie Media, World trade Organization, Iraq War, Occupy Wall Street, Livermore Action Group, etc.

Session 1. Bette Lee discusses her activism and career in photographing protests, beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, and later in Portland, Oregon. She discusses several specific photographs, many of which can be found in the transcript. Protests and movements discussed include the Portland Alliance, Indie Media, World trade Organization, Iraq War, Occupy Wall Street, Livermore Action Group, etc.

Session 2, Part 1. The first 4 minutes of this recording is overlaid with Sound Recording 3. Bette Lee discusses her activism and career in photographing protests, beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, and later in Portland, Oregon. She discusses several specific photographs, many of which can be found in the transcript. Protests and movements discussed include the Portland Alliance, Indie Media, World trade Organization, Iraq War, Occupy Wall Street, Livermore Action Group, etc.

Session 2, Part 2. Bette Lee discusses her activism and career in photographing protests, beginning in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s, and later in Portland, Oregon. She discusses several specific photographs, many of which can be found in the transcript. Protests and movements discussed include the Portland Alliance, Indie Media, World trade Organization, Iraq War, Occupy Wall Street, Livermore Action Group, etc.

Three-quarters portrait of a smiling man standing on a riverbank and facing front. He is carrying a motion-picture camera on a tripod over one shoulder. He is wearing a collared shirt and breeches. The name “Otto Jones” and the number “33-2” are written on the negative and are visible at the bottom of the image.

Full-length portrait of Jesse Sill, cameraman for the Oregon Journal’s Webfoot Weekly newsreel. The photograph was taken on a rooftop or balcony. Sill is in profile, facing to the left. He is standing behind a camera on a tripod and has a cigar in his mouth. He is dressed in a suit and tie and is wearing a hat backward. On the side of the camera are the words “Oregon Journal / “Webfoot Weekly.” The name “Jesse Sill” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 371N2329A. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of Jesse Sill, cameraman for the Oregon Journal’s Webfoot Weekly newsreel. The photograph was taken on a rooftop or balcony. Sill is facing to the left. He is standing behind a camera on a tripod and has a cigar in his mouth. He is dressed in a suit and tie and is wearing a hat backward. On the side of the camera are the words “Oregon Journal / “Webfoot Weekly.” See related image No. 371N2329.

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a chair in front of a large, plain screen as an unidentified photographer holding a camera and a studio light takes his picture. The man being photographed is wearing an overcoat, hat, and trousers, and is holding a cigar. See related image No. 371N2908.

Photograph showing the photographer, Al Monner, seated on a padded bench. He is holding on knee with his hands, and is looking towards the camera (negative 3 of 3).

Photograph showing the photographer, Al Monner, seated on a padded bench. He is holding on knee with his hands, and has his head turned sideways (negative 2 of 3).

Photograph showing Al Monner, the photographer, likely take in Portland. He is wearing a suit and standing on front of a wall (negative 1 of 2).

A woman in a bathing suit holding a parasol sits on a rock. Photographers are in the foreground taking photographs of the woman (negative 1 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A woman in a bathing suits stands in the water as a waves rolls into a beach. Her arms is above her head, and a group of photographers can be seen perched on a rock at the right side of the frame. In the distance, a large rock formation can be seen (negative 14 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A photographer sits on a rock and looks downward towards a camera. He is on a beach with rolling waves and rock formations. A large rock cliff can be seen on the right side of the frame (negative 10 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A woman in a bathing suits lays on a beach towel while photographers stand above her on rocks. They are holding cameras pointed towards the smiling woman (negative 16 of 20).

A woman in a bathing suit poses on a rock in front of a man with a camera. She is looking to the side towards the photographer. A beach and hillside can be seen in the background (negative 3 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A woman in a bathing suit runs through the water at a beach. A man with a camera is leaning downwards towards the woman. Another man can be seen at the bottom of the frame looking towards the other people. Rock formations and the Pacific Ocean can be seen in the background (negative 6 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A woman in a bathing suit stands on a beach with arms raised. Two men with cameras stand on a rock and in the waves. In the background are several rock formations (negative 5 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A close-up portrait of Al Monner, the photographer, likely take in Portland (negative 1 of 4).

Portland photographer Al Monner, seated at a desk in an office, most likely at the Oregon Journal. Another person is seated next to Monner, with their feet resting on a desk while reading a newspaper (negative 2 of 4).

Allan Delay, an photographer for the Oregonian, laying on a the cement and taking a photograph of people holding flowers (newlyweds?). The people are standing in front of an airplane (negative 2 of 2).

A crowd of people watching workers being removed from a cave-in at N.E. 13th Avenue and Lombard Street in Portland. A man is taking a photograph, while another, wearing a safety helmet, watches from behind. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday March 25, 1948 (negative 5 of 9).

A self-portrait of Al Monner at Al Wheeler’s Associated Art studio in Portland, at 1024 S.E. 1st Avenue. A smiling Monner holds a wigged mannequin on his lap. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 11 of 13).

Oregonian photographer Kirk Braun, standing on top of a jeep and holding a camera. The jeep is parked on a commercial street in Portland (negative 1 of 2).

Oregonian photographer Kirk Braun, standing behind the open hatch on a military style jeep. A box of flash bulbs can be seen in the open compartment (negative 2 of 2).

Artists Ansel Adams, Minor White, and Rene Weaver, judging photographs for the Portland Art Museum’s “Oregon Photography - 1950” exhibit. Adams and White both hold photographs while facing towards one another, with Weaver in between. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, January 25, 1951 (negative 3 of 4).

Artists Ansel Adams, Minor White, and Rene Weaver, judging photographs for the Portland Art Museum’s “Oregon Photography - 1950” exhibit. They kneel down, looking at photographs that have been placed along a wall, with Adams resting one arm on the wall molding. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, January 25, 1951 (negative 2 of 4).