Photograph showing three children, standing in a field near St. Helens and Columbia City. A calf is standing in between them, with two of the smaller children putting their arms over its back. A taller boy is holding the head of the calf, with a rope in the other hand. A dirt road and fence can be seen in the background (negative 3 of 14).

Photograph showing an adolescent standing in front of a cow, taken near St. Helens and Columbia City. The boy has this hand out, and is holding onto the calf’s leather halter. He is standing on a dirt road, with a fence and house visible in the background (negative 2 of 14).

Photographs showing two people standing on the steps of a house (church?) near St. Helens and Columbia City. A small tower is at the peak of the roof, and another wooden home can be seen on the left side of the frame (negative 9 of 14).

Photograph showing the front of the two-story Columbia County Courthouse. On top of the building is a clock tower, and a cannon can be seen on a raised area in front. “St. Helens” is written along the side of the negative (negative 1 of 11). Original sleeve title: County courthouses - Oregon.

Photograph showing a woman standing in a receiving window, mostly likely at a post office, near the St. Helens and Columbia City area. She is holding a stack of letters, and a letter drop slot can be seen under the window (negative 6 of 14).

Photograph showing a postal worker, placing mail into boxes, likely at a post office, near St. Helens and Columbia City. Newspapers and letters can be seen in the boxes (negative 11 of 14).

Sammy Colwash of Warm Springs performs a Hoop dance during the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. He has several hoops interlaced around his body as other Indigenous Americans watch from the background. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 5 of 11).

Three young Indigenous Americans drumming with a smiling woman at the Columbia County Centennial Fair. The young men are wearing regalia, including feathered headdresses. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 4 of 11).

An unidentified woman, wearing western garb, during the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. She stands in front of a microphone and appears to be speaking or singing, while seated people watch from the background. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 9 of 11).

Three children at the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. An older child, holding two adult sized boots, stands looking at the camera with two smaller children, one on each side. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 7 of 11).

A woman stands in front of a tabletop griddle during the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. She uses a metal spatula to cook what appears to be a patty of meat, as another man watches from her right. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 8 of 11).

A group of young people square dancing on a stage, during the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. They appear to be switching partners as seated people watch from the other side of the stage. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 1 of 11).

Photograph showing four men standing in front of a freight car loaded with plywood. The men are wearing suits and waving at the camera. between them they hold a sign that reads, "Hi Rollie! Crown Zellerbach's first plywood from St. Helens, Oregon. Destination: Southland Building Products, Arkansas." The typed note on the back of the photograph reads, "Crown Zellerbach officials gave rousing send off to first carload of sanded plywood from nation's newest plywood plant at St. Helens, Oregon. Shipment is destined for Rollie Remmel, Southland Building Products, Little Rock, Arkansas. From Left: Plant superintendent L. F. Dean, resident manager Walter Koch, sales manager Russell Harkema and general manager John Fulton."

Dorothy Reed washes her horse, Flicka, in preparation for the Columbia County Centennial Fair in St. Helens. She holds the horse’s bangs with both hands while she stands in a wooden corral area. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 6, 1954 (negative 1 of 11).