Photograph showing United States Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley facing front and smiling. He is standing under the wing of a plane. Several unidentified people, partially outside the frame, are gathered around him. The photograph was probably taken on August 6, 1931, when Hurley visited Portland on his way to the Philippines. The text “Hurley” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1235, 371N1236, 371N1237, and 371N1926.

Photograph, taken from the side, of United States Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley. He is outdoors, facing to the left and may be speaking. The photograph was probably taken on August 6, 1931, when Hurley visited Portland on his way to the Philippines. The name “Hurley” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1234, 371N1236, 371N1237, and 371N1926.

Photograph, taken from the side, of United States Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley. He is outdoors, facing left, and looking downward. The photograph was probably taken on August 6, 1931, when Hurley visited Portland on his way to the Philippines. “Sec of War Hurley” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. See related image Nos. 371N1234, 371N1235, 371N1237, and 371N1926. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration from deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of United States Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley (left) and Brigadier General Paul A. Wolf, commandant of the Army post in Vancouver, Washington. They are facing front and standing at the bottom of the steps outside a building. The photograph was probably taken on August 6, 1931, when Hurley visited Portland and the Vancouver base on his way to the Philippines. The text “Gen Wolfe [sic] + Hurley” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1234, 371N1235, 371N1236, and 371N1926.

Photograph showing (from left) Charles H. Martin, General J. P. O’Neil, and United States Secretary of War Patrick Hurley (left). The photograph was probably taken at the Swan Island airport in Portland. A cropped version of the photograph was published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 7, 1931, under the headline “Army Head Visits Portland.” The photograph had the following caption: “From left—General J. P. O’Neil, Portland, who was appointed special aide to Secretary of War Patrick Jay Hurley, who stopped here Thursday while en route to the Philippines as a special envoy of President Hoover.” See related image Nos. 371N1234, 371N1235, 371N1236, and 371N1237. Image note: The following text is handwritten on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image: “Gen O’Neil + Hurley.”