A snail race at Mill Ends Park in Portland. Dick Fagan (left), Laverne Matz, and George Bertz kneel next to the tiny fenced park, looking downward at a plate of snails. Matz holds a starting gun in the air. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 17, 1954 (negative 1 of 4).

Photograph of unidentified swimmers diving into an outdoor pool at the beginning of a race. A crowd of spectators is watching from a behind a chain-link fence. The number 7 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph of unidentified swimmers diving into an outdoor pool at the beginning of a race. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of swimmers in a lake or river, racing toward a wall or dock. In the background, spectators are watching from a line of boats. The number 7 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of unidentified swimmers in a lake or river, racing toward a dock where a group of people is gathered. Spectators are watching from a barge behind the dock. Also see image No. 371N5185.

Photograph of an unidentified person driving a speedboat on the Willamette River in Portland. In the background, spectators are watching from the harbor wall and the Steel Bridge. Image note: The number 9 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see image No. 371N5983.

Photograph of an unidentified person driving a speedboat on the Willamette River in Portland. In the background, crowds of spectators are watching from the harbor wall and the Steel Bridge. Also see image No. 371N5985. Image note: Light leak on negative.