Photograph showing three unidentified men during a celebration at the Portland Gas & Coke Company’s Hospitality House. The two men at right are wearing Portland Gas & Coke uniforms and are facing the man on the left. The Portland Gas employee at center is affixing a pin to the lapel of the man at left. The Hospitality House was located in the Public Service Building at Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street. The number 2327 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “50th Anniv. Gas Co.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0829 and 375A08230.

Photograph showing four unidentified people, three men and a woman, in the demonstration kitchen at the Portland Gas & Coke Company’s Hospitality House in the Public Service Building. They are standing behind the kitchen island and posing with a cake. On the cake are the words “Portland Gas & Coke.” The words surround the number 50 at the center of the cake. The number 2326 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “50th Anniv. Gas Co.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0828 and 375A08230.

Photograph showing three unidentified men during a celebration at the Portland Gas & Coke Company’s Hospitality House. The two men at right are wearing Portland Gas & Coke uniforms and are facing the man on the left. The Hospitality House was located in the Public Service Building at Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Salmon Street. The number 2328 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “50th Anniv. Gas Co.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0828 and 375A0829.

Full-length portrait of eight men posing with a three-layer cake displayed on a table, probably at Grand Central Market on Southeast Morrison Street in Portland. On the front of the cake are the words “Our Third Anniversary.” A cropped version of this photograph and a short story were published on Page 6 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 6, 1932, under the headline “Market to Have Birthday.” The photograph had the following caption: “Committeemen representing the Grand Central Public market who will direct the third anniversary birthday party at the market on November 9, inspect the huge birthday cake. From left—James Rogers, Charles Gates, Herman Vielmetti, Joe Kappel, Fred Koenig, who made the cake; R. P. Lewis, J. H. Sroufe, general manager of the market, and George Bakke.”

Photograph showing Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Boynton sitting at a dining table during a meeting of the East Side Commercial Club in Portland on Wednesday, November 13, 1935. At the front of the table, a huge birthday cake with lit candles is visible. On Thursday, November 14, 1935, a similar photograph, image No. 372A0066, was published on Page 14 of the Oregon Journal. In the caption for that photograph, the Journal reported: “This huge birthday cake, 20 feet long by 8 inches wide, was served Wednesday at the East Side Commercial club in honor of B. F. Boynton, prominent member. The 100-pound cake bore 80 anniversary candles and was presented by Dr. Paul E. Dutton, club president.” Image note: The name “Benny Boynton” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Photograph showing people sitting at a long dining table during a meeting of the East Side Commercial Club in Portland on Wednesday, November 13, 1935. At the front edge of the table is a 20-foot-long birthday cake with lit candles in honor of B. F. Boynton, the third person from left. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 14 of the Oregon Journal on Thursday, November 14, 1935, under the headline “Not for Goliath, But for Boynton.” The photograph had the following caption: “This huge birthday cake, 20 feet long by 8 inches wide, was served Wednesday at the East Side Commercial club in honor of B. F. Boynton, prominent member. The 100-pound cake bore 80 anniversary candles and was presented by Dr. Paul E. Dutton, club president. From left are Jess L. Colby, manager of Alert Transfer company; Dr. Dutton, Mr. and Mrs. Boynton, Art Lee and William Jossey, East Side Auto terminal directors.” See related image No. 372A0065. Image note: The name “Benny Boynton” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Photograph showing people dancing at an anniversary party for Town Club in Portland. Couples are dancing on a raised wooden floor, beyond which tables and seated people can be seen (negative 1 of 16).

Photograph showing a table setup at an anniversary party for Town Club in Portland. Cakes, glasses, and plates can be seen on the table, around which women in serving uniforms and dresses stand. A large umbrella can be seen in the background (negative 4 of 16).

A portrait of Charles and Viola Hams, at their home at 3332 S.E. 153rd Avenue in Portland, on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary. Charles, 100 years old, sits in an arm chair holding a cane, while his wife sits in a higher chair next to him. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 16, 1951 (negative 3 of 3).

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).

Photograph showing a group of men in an auditorium. Several men are seated on the stage, while one stands at the front. Other suited men sit in the audience facing the stage. Two American flags are hung at either side of the stage.

Jack Meier and Richard Frank, also known as Dick Frank, look at a desktop full of items at the Meier & Frank company in Portland, Oregon. Jack Meier is on the left and is seated at the desk. Richard Frank stands to the right and leans on Jack's chair and the desk. The items on the desk are likely related to the upcoming 100th anniversary celebration of the Meier & Frank company. Jack Meier was the corporation secretary and administrative assistant to management while Richard Frank was the corporation treasurer at Meier & Frank (negative 1 of 12).

Two men sit in a horse-drawn delivery wagon on a street outside of a Meier & Frank store in Portland, Oregon. An automobile prepares to pass the wagon from behind. Pictured from left to right are Lawrence Horseman, driving the wagon, and A.W. Holts, a senior driver who began working at Meier and Frank in 1903. This wagon is a part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Meier and Frank company (negative 12 of 12).