Letters sent by William and Irene Finley for the "Believe It or Not" contest held by the Oregonian.

Portrait of a young woman wearing a collared dress or blouse. The name “Jane Brewster” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on September 26, 1929, next to a photo of a boy. The two photos were published under the headline "Here's Healthy Pair," and had the following caption: “Jane Brewster, 13, and Kenneth Cliff Jr., 11, both of Irvington school here, who took first honors in the health contest at Salem state fair. Jane scored 999 and Kenneth scored 1000, so they are pretty well, thank you. The photographs accompanied a story about Brewster and Cliff, headlined “2 Portland Youngsters Healthiest.”

Photograph showing two men at a Piggly Wiggly store posing with a Buick being given away as part of an Ivory Soap promotion. They are standing in the store doorway under a sign that reads “WIN this BUICK. Ask Us.” The men are unidentified; the man at right is a Piggly Wiggly employee. The photograph was probably taken at the Piggly Wiggly at 2030 Northeast Broadway in Portland.

Photograph showing a display of cans of new “Question Mark” American cheese. Accompanying the cans are flyers advertising a contest to name and create recipes for the new cheese.

Portrait of T. E. McGraw (left front), A. S. Butler (left rear), and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson with a 1937 Plymouth sedan in February 1937. Carson is handing the car keys to McGraw and a check to Butler. A sign on the car reads: “This car won by Mr. T. McGraw / Portland, Oregon / For submitting the best limerick in the Listerine cough drop limerick contest / Car delivered by W. W. Shipley Co.” Butler received $100 as the owner of Gloden's pharmacy in Portland, which sold the cough drops to McGraw.

Three-quarters portrait of students Velma Dick and Doris Lyndes holding their award plaques from a Portland City Club contest. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 19 of the Oregon Journal on Friday, May 15, 1931, under the headline “Win Award.” The photograph had the following caption: “From left: Velma Devore Dick of Beaumont school and Doris Lyndes of Richmond school, who won first and second, respectively, in audition contest staged by the City club.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Club Host At Lunch to Pupils.” The story described the contest as follows: “The city club gave a radio broadcast program of four sections on the subject of mass transportation. The contesting pupils wrote continuities on the material thus presented. … The winning continuities will be presented over KTBR at 8:15 p.m. Monday.” Image note: The text “City Club Winner” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

A welder at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. She is smiling and wearing a welding face shield, which she is holding up with one hand (negative 3 of 4).

Four people gathered in front of a desk, as part of a plate production shop competition at Kaiser Vancouver. Two people are seated, holding pencils and paper, while two other stand behind and look downward. Paper litters the top of the desk (negative 1 of 1).

This photograph depicts a contestant at the Longview Rolleo during a tree-topping contest, with a crowd watching from below.

This photograph depicts a man and woman participating during a log-rolling contest, with the woman having fallen into the water. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "Longview Rolleo, 1930. Man and woman log-rolling contest."

This photograph depicts a man assisting a climber with his harness for a tree-topping contest. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "Longview Rolleo, 1930. Victor in tree-topping contest after descent."

This photograph depicts the winning contestant of a cross-cutting contest using a crosscut saw to cut the trunk of a tree. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "Longview Rolleo, 1930. Winner in cross-cutting contest doing his stuff."

This photograph depicts a man rolling a log as his opponent falls into the water during a log-rolling contest. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "Longview Rolleo, 1930. Rolling his opponent [sic] under in log-rolling contest."

This photograph depicts a man using a crosscut saw to cut through a tree trunk during a cross-cutting contest, as a crowd watches from behind. This photograph depicts a contestant at the Longview Rolleo during a cross-cutting contest.

This photograph depicts two men jousting atop logs during a contest challenge as several participants watch during the Longview Rolleo.

This photograph depicts a climber ascending a tree trunk during a tree-topping contest. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "Tree-topping contest - Longview Rolleo, 1930. High climber ascending."