The troop transport ship, USS General W.A. Mann (AP-112) in a drydock in Portland, Oregon.Three unidentified people stand at the base of the ship next to a pile of large logs. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Drydocking troop ship "General W.A. Mann" - largest ever handled in Portland" (negative 1 of 5).

A two cranes on a packed-earth platform are in the process of removing a cofferdam around Bonneville Dam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 1 of 8).

Baffles on the front of Bonneville Dam exposed by low water behind a cofferdam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 4 of 8).

A man in a hardhat stands holding a metal cable beside the top of a cofferdam. Bonneville dam is visible in the background. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 6 of 8).

Two men crouch next to a flowing channel of water in an indoor facility at the U.S. Engineers hydraulic laboratory at Bonneville, Oregon. A sign in the lower right of the photograph reads, "Oregon Shore." (negative 11 of 16).

Three men crouch next to a flowing channel of water in an indoor facility at the U.S. Engineers hydraulic laboratory at Bonneville, Oregon. A fourth man is visible holding a bucket and adding white strips to the water in the background (negative 8 of 16).

Employees at work in the newly constructed Bonneville Power dispatching center. The room is circular with large electrical schematics and read-out displays covering the walls. Men on telephones sit at control panels in the center of the room (negative 2 of 8).

Shirley Johnson, a registered nurse at Holladay Park Hospital, stands wearing a nursing uniform. She is holding up a copy of "This Week Magazine" which features a photograph of her taken for her part-time modeling job (negative 4 of 8).

Gay Dawn (LaVerne Beck) seated at a dressing room mirror prior to a burlesque show. She is wearing a beaded sweater and holds a comb in her hand. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "LaVerne Beck - "Gay Dawn" exotic dancer, who was born in Portland." (negative 4 of 4).

Speakers seated on the stage at the Portland State College auditorium during a hearing on the construction of the Hells Canyon Dam (negative 7 of 7).

Kate Aiken Minto on her 90th birthday receiving bouquet of roses from President Milton Rice of Rose Festival Association for her part in starting Portland's Rose Festival. She is seated in a wicker chair beside a bookshelf with a large bouquet of roses in her lap (negative 2 of 4).

Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing holding a white rabbit. The students are seated at a desk and two of them are wearing large headphones. A note on a bulletin board reads, "April 8, Thumper will go away to the farm today. Good-by [sic] Thumper." (negative 1 of 10).

A student at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing stands with one hand on his cheek and the other hand on the face of a woman. He is demonstrating the Tadoma method used by deafblind individuals to communicate by feeling the movement of lips and the vibration of vocal chords (negative 2 of 10).

Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing seated in a semi-circle around a teacher, possibly Madeline Dutton. The teacher is holding up cards and each of the students is wearing headphones (negative 5 of 10).

Four students from the Tucker-Maxon School for the Hard of Hearing seated on a grass lawn around a wicker basket full of eggs. Another photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on April 9, 1955 with the caption, "Admiring loot at conclusion of festive Easter egg hunt at Tucker-Maxon Oral school Friday were these four enthusiastic pupils. From left: Sandra Mohn, boarder student from Seattle; Waldo Baldridge, Colleen Glenn, Kathy Craton." (negative 2 of 13).

Mattie Harrell, a teacher at the Tucker-Maxon School for the Hard of Hearing is seated in the center of a semicircle of desks. Four students wearing headphones are seated at the desks. Harrell holds up a card for the students. Each of the desks has a microphone connected to voice amplifiers (negative 3 of 13).

Crowds of baseball fans seated in a stadium while heavy rain falls onto the field at Vaughn Street Park during a weather delay in the 1955 season opening game for the Portland Beavers (negative 2 of 9).

Wayne (Wey Him) Fong and Sherry Fong seated with their attorney, Irvin Goodman, in a courtroom during their trial for the murder of Diane Hanks.

A small group of people gathered around a wrecked car at the intersection of Interstate Ave. and Portland Blvd. following an accident. A fire truck is parked behind the damaged vehicle (negative 1 of 6).

The remnants of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Columbia-Edgewater Golf Club following the detonation of a car bomb that killed Portland attorney Oliver K. (Kermit) Smith (negative 2 of 14).

The remnants of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Columbia-Edgewater Golf Club following the detonation of a car bomb that killed Portland attorney Oliver K. (Kermit) Smith. Deputy sheriff Henry Moore stands to the left of the damaged vehicle (negative 4 of 14).

A man wearing a suit and jacket holds up a stick of TNT following the car bombing that killed Portland attorney Oliver K. (Kermit) Smith (negative 9 of 14).

Sherry Fong on the witness stand during the trial for her accused role in the murder of Diane Hanks (negative 1 of 4).

Drydocked troop ship, USS General W.A. Mann

Still-life photograph of dogwood blossoms in a square vase at the home of Mrs. J. M. Cochran (negative 2 of 4).

An unidentified person placing a tiara on the head of Leah Bartender, the 1955 Grant High School Rose Festival Princess (negative 6 of 10).

Students from Grant High School sit around a gazebo during the coronation of the Grant High School 1955 Rose Princess, Leah Bartender. All of the women wear formal dresses and hold a bouquet of roses. Bartender is seated in the center of the group wearing a tiara (negative 7 of 10).

Nine members of the 1955 Rose Court gathered around the open door of a car as they prepare to leave for a trip to the beach (negative 1 of 2).