Half-length portrait of Shirley Fowler, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Franklin High School. Fowler was later selected as the Rose Festival queen. She is standing at a table, facing slightly left, and smiling. On the table in front of her are a mixing bowl, a plate of eggs, a canister of baking powder, a bottle of liquid, and a canister of Hershey’s cocoa. She is holding a sifter in one hand. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal “News & Views” section on Sunday, May 24, 1942. The page featured photographs of each Rose Festival princess and a brief story headlined “Princesses Off Duty.” This photograph had the following caption: “INVADER—Shirley Louise Fowler, Franklin high school princess, takes over the home economics laboratory to indulge her favorite pastime, baking a chocolate cake. (Good, too!).” See related image Nos. 375A0281, 375A0282, 375A0283, 375A0284, 375A0285, 375A0287, 375A0288, and 375A0292, which were published on the same page. Image note: The unconfirmed date “5/19/42” is written on the negative sleeve.

Ruth Elinor King, Rose Festival princess for Franklin High School. She wearing a rose corsage and standing next to a bridled horse (negative 2 of 6).

Three Franklin High School senior students making a movie. Doneen Anderson, wearing a long skirt, stands next to a table holding prize ribbons in one hand, in front of a display of dahlia flowers. Bob Lavorato stands next to a tripod holding a camera, while Bruce Temple is in front of the table. At the right side of the frame, several other students can be seen peering through a glass door (negative 1 of 1).

Head and shoulders portrait of Shirley Louise Fowler, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Franklin High School. Fowler was later selected as that year’s Rose Festival queen. She is facing front, smiling, and wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Shirley Louise Fowler – 42 / Franklin” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. The text “Rose Festival princess 1942 / Shirley Louise Fowler / Franklin HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0315.

Head and shoulders portrait of Shirley Louise Fowler, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Franklin High School. Fowler was later selected as that year’s Rose Festival queen. She is facing front, smiling, and looking upward and to the left. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Shirley Louise Fowler / 42 Franklin” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. The text “Rose Festival princess 1942 / Shirley Louise Fowler / Franklin HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0316.