A woman stands next to an automobile as she watches a Hiller 12B helicopter land in the parking lot next to the Tik Tok Restaurant. A large sign on the restaurant reads, "Time to Eat." In the background, 2 women stand outside the restaurant as their hair and clothes are blown by the helicopter. The helicopter is piloted by Dean Johnson (negative 2 of 3).
A woman and child walk amongst tables in a banquet hall. They are likely models in the Lipman Wolfe style show. This negative has a double exposure and much of the left side is obscured. The caption on negative sleeve reads, "Lipman Wolfe style show" (negative 6 of 6).
A 2-year-old boy sits in a church pew with a book of hymns open in his lap. He looks up to the left and smiles. He is Daniel L. Eilers, son of Mrs. Clifford L. Eilers. This photograph was taken on Easter at the Kern Park Christian Church at 6828 SE Holgate in Portland, Oregon (negative 6 of 7).
Three inmates sit at a table and play a game of dominoes at the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. A row of bars is behind them. One man smokes a pipe (negative 3 of 8).
Exterior view of the Multnomah County Jail at Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. View taken from a hillside near the jail, looking down at the jail. It is comprised of 4 large buildings, all of them connected (negative 7 of 8).
Exterior view of a white church building that has been lifted off of its foundation. This is the Kronenberg Catholic Church. A police officer stands in front of a flatbed truck parked in front of the church. The caption on negative sleeve reads, "Moving Kronnonberg (sic) Catholic Church, built in 1886, from 166th and Powell to 182nd and Yamhill" (negative 2 of 6).
A group of people stand amid piles of bricks at a construction site. They watch as someone uses a long stick to adjust the hands of a clock. In the background, men are laying brick at the construction site. These are volunteer workers from labor unions working to build the brick walls of the new building for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (negative 2 of 6).
Three boys sit on top of a pile of watermelons at Frankie's Fruit Stand, located at 750 NE Columbia Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. A 4th boy looks over the pile of watermelons on the left. All the boys hold large pieces of sliced watermelon in their hands (negative 1 of 5).
Three people stand in a picnic area located off of SW Fairview Street at the Hoyt Arboretum in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. They are likely members of the Hoyt Arboretum Advisory Committee. Picnic tables are scattered around large trees. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on September 15, 1957 (negative 2 of 13).
View of a room that was vandalized at the Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. The floor is covered with papers, books, and other items that were knocked over during the vandalism. Desks and other furniture are in disarray. A chair sits in the foreground of the wrecked room. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Damage to Girls Polytechnic High School done by three 12-year-old boys" (negative 1 of 6).
Four puppies look over the edge of their cage at the Oregon Humane Society. A 5th puppy lies in the cage behind them. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Cats and dogs to be given away by Oregon Humane Society" (negative 3 of 4).
Florence Johnston, a weaver, holds a display of her hand-woven neckties as she looks at the camera and smiles. A second display of neckties sits in her lap. She is seated on a sofa in front of a window (negative 1 of 3).
Sister Mary Dana, wearing a religious habit, stands beside an easel helping children paint at the Blessed Martin Interracial Day Nursery in Northeast Portland, Oregon. The children in the photograph are Black, Asian, and white. The day nursery was part of a program for interracial integration and cooperation (negative 1 of 9).
Bonnie Barber, a meter maid with Portland's parking enforcement. She is wearing a parking enforcement uniform with a "Parking Police" patch on the shoulder. She holds up a card of sympathy sent from the Seattle meter maids as humorous tidings to Portland's new Parking Police Corps (negative 2 of 3).
Firefighters working to extinguish flames from a fire in a creosote tank at the Gasco plant. Heavy, black smoke is billowing from the tank while firefighters use hoses to spray water and foam on the burning areas (negative 1 of 9).
Firefighters working to extinguish flames from a fire in a creosote tank at the Gasco plant. Heavy, black smoke is billowing from the tank while firefighters use hoses to spray water and foam on the burning areas (negative 4 of 9).
Two unidentified detectives interview a grocery store clerk following a robbery at a grocery store. The clerk holds a rag to a bleeding wound on his head while he answers questions (negative 3 of 6).
Two men wearing hard hats stand facing away from the camera watching a crane remove walls from the Avalon apartments. The apartment building on the corner of N. Ross Avenue and Clackamas street is one of several structures demolished for the construction of the Exposition-Recreation Center (later Veterans Memorial Coliseum) (negative 1 of 3).
View of the newly added span of the Interstate Bridge taken shortly before its official opening looking south from Vancouver, Washington (negative 1 of 3).
Two Air Force pilots in the process of entering the cockpit of a jet at Portland Air Base. The words, "Vagabond Fury, U.S. Air Force," are painted on the side of the aircraft (negative 2 of 10).
The Hawthorne bridge during construction of new access ramps on the bridge's west end. The far lane of the roadway has been removed and there is a steep drop-off to the ground below. A wooden picket barrier separates motorists driving on the remaining lanes from the edge of the construction area. A photograph in this series was published in the Oregon Journal on July 2, 1958 with an article about citizens concerns about the safety of the barriers at the construction site (negative 2 of 4).
A group of children watch a dog playing tetherball at Grant Park in Portland, Oregon. The dog is in the foreground, standing on his hind legs below the ball and turned away from the camera. The group of children are in the background, facing the camera. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Dog playing tether ball (sic) at Grant Park - Royal J. Clare, Judy Clare, "Tinker" (negative 1 of 6).
Mrs. A.V. Dieneman holds her pet mallard duck, named Josephine, in her yard on NE Going Street in Portland, Oregon. The duck rests its head on Mrs. Dieneman's right shoulder. The duck had just returned home after wandering off 2 weeks earlier. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on September 21, 1958 (negative 2 of 4).
Emily Wood sits at a typewriter and smiles at the camera. On a desk to her right is a cylindrical machine with hoses or wires that come out of it. These form an arc in the air and she holds the other end to her typewriter. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Emily Wood - with eraser machine she invented" (negative 1 of 2).
