Children carving pumpkins at the home of Paul Keller at 3420 S.W. Seymour Street in Portland. An older boy holds a pumpkin while using a carving knife, as several younger children watch. The boy at the left is wearing a sailor’s hat. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 26, 1952 (negative 3 of 10).

Two Portland children carving pumpkins at a table. One is using a spoon to remove seeds from the pumpkin, while another holds hers with both hands while looking downward (negative 1 of 8).

A group of Portland children carving pumpkins at a set of low tables. Several women are leaning over the tables to assist. The tables appear to be in a daycare or classroom facility, with toys arranged on shelving (negative 7 of 8).

Two people peer out of a large pumpkin during the 1953 Portland Rose Festival parade. The two young women smile from the eyes of the pumpkin, which appears to be rolling down a rain soaked street (negative 1 of 8).

Oregon Journal secretary Kay Fralick points at a large carved pumpkin with a glowing face. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, October 31, 1949 (negative 1 of 1).

Two boys stand under a pumpkin vine in the garden of a home in Portland, Oregon. The boy on the right reaches above his head and holds a pumpkin growing on a vine above him. The vine grows on a trellis that extends across the garden. Both boys look at the camera. They are surrounded by flowers and plants. The caption on the negative reads, "Pat and Mike Fagan with pat's large pumpkin vine - 2850 S.W. Fern" (negative 3 of 3).