Three women in matching outfits sit atop an air conditioning unit at the Paramount Theatre in Portland (now known as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on S.W. Broadway Street). A large wheel can be seen inside the unit, under the seated performers (negative 2 of 13).

Two women holding hands stand in front of a large wheel, making up part of the air conditioning system at the Paramount Theatre in Portland (now known as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on S.W. Broadway Street). They are wearing matching bathing suits, one showing a Jantzen logo (negative 3 of 13).

A woman at the Paramount Theatre in Portland (now known as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on S.W. Broadway Street). She is wearing a bathing suit and extending her arm towards a wall of mechanical units. A Jantzen logo can be seen on her bathing suit (negative 4 of 13).

A woman at the Paramount Theatre in Portland (now known as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on S.W. Broadway Street). She is wearing a bathing suit and cap, and is holding her hands up pipes emitting water (negative 5 of 13).

Actor Les Tremayne and his wife, Eileen Palmer, sitting in a bed. Tremayne is looking downward at a piece of paper, while Palmer looks at him. They are both holding cigarettes (negative 1 of 3).

A portrait of artist Thelma Johnson Streat. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 17, 1945 (negative 1 of 1).

A portrait of actress Beverly Hudson, wearing a short-sleeved sweater (negative 1 of 2).

Actress Jane Powell (Suzanne Burce, from Portland), with Larry Hilaire (right) and Mayor Earl Riley, upon her return to Portland from Hollywood to sing with the Portland Symphony Orchestra (negative 2 of 3).

A portrait of actor Bob Amsberry, wearing a stripped suit and holding a tie. Amsberry was killed in an accident on Mt. Hood Highway in 1957 (negative 2 of 3).

Jim Blue and Bill MacDougall (center) read from “Jupiter Pluvius, the Crazy Rainmaker” during a Latin Club banquet at Jefferson High School. Other students can be seen dressed in togas while reading scripts. A microphone is decorated with a hand-painted “SPQR” covering. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 16, 1948 (negative 2 of 16).

Frank Mallory and Monte Herring, members of the Jefferson High School Latin Club, stage a sword fight during a club banquet. They’re wearing togas, and people are watching the pair from a long table. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 16, 1948 (negative 4 of 16).

Portland-born artist Menalkas Selander, most likely in his Portland art studio. He sits in a chair and holds a watercolor painting, attached to lap easel.

Portrait painter Greta Kempton with her dog Bo Bo, during a visit to Portland. Kempton extensively documented the Truman administration in Washington D.C. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 26, 1949 (negative 1 of 2).

Actress Sarah Truax during a visit to Portland. She wears a sequined dress and fur wrap. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, October 26, 1949 (negative 1 of 2).

A portrait of Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, wearing a kimono and geta, during a visit to Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 22, 1949 (negative 1 of 3).

A portrait of actress and radio host Ilka Chase, seated on a floral couch. Most likely taken in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, February 9, 1950 (negative 1 of 3).

Al Wheeler (left) holds a mannequin at his Associated Art studio in Portland, at 1024 S.E. 1st Avenue. His wife, Sally, applies paint to the face of a mannequin using a paint brush. Other mannequins, undergoing repair, can be seen in the shop area. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 2 of 13).

Al Wheeler repairing a mannequin at his Associated Art studio in Portland, at 1024 S.E. 1st Avenue. He wears an apron and has a pipe in his mouth, while he holds the arm of a mannequin. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 5 of 13).

Al Wheeler uses a tool to carve a mannequin head at his Associated Art studio in Portland, at 1024 S.E. 1st Avenue. He stands next to a table littered with mannequin parts, wearing a apron and smoking a pipe. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 3 of 13).

Al Wheeler and his wife, Sally, repairing a mannequin at his Associated Art studio in Portland, at 1024 S.E. 1st Avenue. Sally applies paint to the face of a wigged mannequin, while Wheeler smokes a pipe and watches. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 19, 1950 (negative 8 of 13).

A portrait of artist Louis Bunce. He holds a cigarette in one hand, with folded arms (negative 1 of 4).

Sculptor Frederic Littman (standing?) working on a bronze eagle sculpture for the Federal Reserve Building, designed by Pietro Belluschi. Another man kneels down, smoking a cigarette and using a hammer and chisel (negative 1 of 2).

A portrait of painter Charles Heaney (negative 1 of 3).

Sculptor Frederic Littman in his studio on N.W. Skyline Boulevard in Portland. He faces towards a large bust of President Franklin Roosevelt, most likely for Roosevelt lake at Grand Coulee, Washington. He holds a palette knife in one hand and looks upward at Roosevelt’s face. Next to the large sculpture is a smaller model (negative 1 of 12).

Hungarian-American painter Jolan Torak, standing in front of an easel. She rests one hand on the easel, which holds a painting of trees. Her son was sculptor Frederic Littman (negative 2 of 12).

Sculptor Hilda Morris, holding a plate of cookies, during a class with husband Carl Morris, most likely for the Portland Art Museum School (negative 1 of 12).

Artist Carol Morris, speaks to an art student during a class being taught with his wife, Hilda, most likely for the Portland Art Museum School. The student is seated and looking up at Morris, who wears a sweater while holding his hands to his waist (negative 4 of 12).

People watch sculptor Ivan Hauser form a pot on a spinning wheel at an artist fair in the downtown Portland South Park blocks. A boy stands in front of Hauser, seemingly transfixed by the spinning wheel. An altered version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on July 22, 1951 (negative 1 of 14).