Vendors and booths at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. At the center of the frame, a man sells hats and toys under a large umbrella (negative 2 of 6).
People gambling with a number wheel at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. A crowd stands in front of a table, behind which a man with a cigar is standing (negative 1 of 6).
A gambling booth at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. People stand in front of a booth where a number wheel can be seen and wrapped ham hangs on the wall (negative 3 of 6).
Vendors and rides at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham. At the center of the frame is a booth selling hats, balloons, and toys, with a ferris wheel visible behind (negative 5 of 6).
Three people standing in front of a wall display rabbits at the Pacific Rabbit Shows, Inc. show in Portland. A story about the show was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, April 28, 1949 (negative 1 of 5).
A woman poses next to a rabbit and hamster at the Pacific Rabbit Shows, Inc. show in Portland. She has a hand on each animal, and is standing in front of a display reading “$50 in prizes.” A story about the show was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, April 28, 1949 (negative 2 of 5).
A young woman sits with a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. She holds the head of the cow while sitting on a painted “4-H Club” crate (negative 1 of 13).
An adolescent scrubs a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. Wearing rubber boots and a plastic jacket, he uses a brush and soap on the side of the cow (negative 13 of 13).
An adolescent naps on a hay bale during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He wears a straw hat and has his armed folded across his chest. Several cattle can be seen around him (negative 2 of 13).
Two young women shearing a sheep at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. Each woman holds a hand shear, as one leans on a fence watching the other shear the sheep (negative 3 of 13).
A man, wearing a hat, stands next to a steer at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He shaves its head with an electric clipper, while holding it with the other hand (negative 5 of 13).
People with horses at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. The horses are standing in a row in an arena as a seated audience watches from the sides (negative 6 of 13).
People washing cattle during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. The cattle are tied along a wooden wall, as young men wearing rubber boots appear to rinse them with hoses (negative 8 of 13).