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Children and nurses at unidentified event

Photograph showing seven children outdoors with two women in nurses’ uniforms. The nurses are sitting on a bench and holding several of the children on their laps; the other children are sitting on the bench next to the nurses. One of the children is holding a box, and another is holding a basket. Behind the bench is a crowd of people, also primarily children. The people in the photograph are unidentified.

Crowd of girls in uniforms

Photograph showing a crowd of unidentified girls outdoors. They are wearing matching long-sleeved blouses and neckerchiefs. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Jack Schmidt and Bert Lowry of Albina Engine & Machine Works posing with Nancy Vincent and pledge to reduce absenteeism

Photograph showing two workers holding a smiling girl as they stand in front of a sign at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. The sign reads: “To MY COUNTRY, and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as its leader: We the undersigned employees of Albina Engine and Machine Works and Shipyard, hereby pledge that we Will refrain from taking even one unnecessary hour off work until this war is won. May God give our country and our President strenth [sic] to achieve a glorious victory.” The photograph was taken as Albina workers began signing a pledge against absenteeism. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal on February 7, 1943. It had the following caption: “ ‘WHAT WE’RE FIGHTING FOR,’ say Jack Schmidt, left, and Bert Lowry of Albina, who hold Nancy Vincent in front of their pledge ‘that we will refrain from taking even one unnecessary hour off work until this war is won.’ “ The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Albina Workers Sign Pledge / Absenteeism ‘Voted Out.’” Also see image Nos. 375A0623, 375A0678, 375A0679, and 375A0681. Image note: The number 201 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Jean de Graaf posing at keel laying for Dutch cargo ship, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing 9-year-old Jean de Graaf standing on a board atop the keel of a cargo ship at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. The photograph was taken during the keel laying for the ship on March 16, 1945. Jean de Graaf, the daughter of Oregon tulip grower Jan de Graaf, is facing front, wearing traditional Netherlands clothing, and holding a Dutch flag. Several unidentified Albina employees are crouched around her, working on the ship’s keel. According to two stories in the Oregon Journal on March 16, 1945, the cargo ship was to be the first of 20 that the Netherlands had ordered from the Albina shipyard for use in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Image note: The text “Albina shipbuilding / Keel laying / Dutch ship / 3/16/45” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0598, 375A0599, 375A0600, 375A0601, 375A0602, 375A0603, 375A0604, 375A0605, and 375A0607.

Man showing Portland Community Chest poster to child in nurse costume

Portrait of a man and a child holding a poster for a Portland Community Chest fundraising campaign. The man is pointing to the poster and the child, who is dressed in a nurse costume, is looking at it. The poster depicts Mount Hood, the Portland skyline, and settlers with a covered wagon. On the poster is the text: “ ‘With faith and courage / Give! / Portland Community Chest / October 17-31.”The man and child are unidentified. See related image Nos. 372A0824 and 372A0826.

Man showing Portland Community Chest poster to young girl

Portrait of a man showing a young girl a poster for a Portland Community Chest fundraising campaign. The poster depicts Mount Hood, the Portland skyline, and settlers with a covered wagon. On the poster is the text: “ ‘With faith and courage / Give! / Portland Community Chest / October 17-31.”The man and child are unidentified. See related image Nos. 372A0826 and 372A0827.

Crowd of children at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party?

Photograph showing a crowd of children facing right. Many of them smiling or laughing at something outside the frame, possibly the performance in image No. 372A0704. Christmas trees are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, and 372A0706.

Children watching performer with ponies at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party?

Photograph showing a crowd of people, many of them children, watching a costumed performer direct a pony wearing a decorative harness. A Christmas tree and a “Merry Christmas” sign are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken during a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. Also see images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Children with Santa Claus at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party?

Photograph showing a group of children with a person wearing a Santa Claus wig and beard, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The Breakfast Club’s “ham horse” is partially visible on the left side of the image. Also see images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Group of men and children at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party?

Photograph showing three unidentified men and two unidentified children gathered at a table during a party. The boy at right is standing on the table. Christmas trees are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken during a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event; the man at left is wearing a name tag visible in photographs depicting similar events. See image Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Children with Santa Claus at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party?

Photograph showing a person dressed in a Santa Claus costume distributing gifts to unidentified children, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The man in the background at left is wearing a name tag that appears the same as those in photographs depicting similar events. See image Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

B. L. Metzger and two unidentified children at Portland Breakfast Club event?

Portrait of a smiling man and two children, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The man and girl are sitting on a windowsill, and the man is holding a young boy on his lap. Both the children are holding wrapped gifts. The man is wearing a name tag featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. At the center is the name “B. L. Metzger.” This photograph may be related to image Nos. 372A0122 and 372A0248.

T. Howard Groves with children at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event?

Photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie posing with a group of children holding gifts, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party. A Christmas tree is visible in the background at left. The man is wearing a name tag featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. Handwritten at the center of the tag is the text “T. Howard Groves / Equitable Life Insurance.” Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Joseph K. Carson with unidentified man and boy at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party?

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson crouching next to an unidentified boy, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party. An unidentified man is sitting on a bench next to the boy. The men are wearing name tags featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706. Image note: An “X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Two children with member of the Loyal Order of Moose?

Portrait of an unidentified man sitting on the running board of a car with two unidentified children. The man, possibly a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, is wearing southern-style cowboy clothing and has his arms around the two children. Also see image Nos. 371N4891, 371N4894, 371N4897, 371N4898, 371N4900, 371N4901, 371N4903, 371N4904, and 371N4925.

Jane V. Doyle of Portland Red Cross, grandniece Pamela Ann Parrish, and Commander Louis J. Gulliver

Photograph showing Jane V. Doyle, executive secretary of the Red Cross in Portland; her grandniece, Pamela Ann Parrish, and Commander Louis J. Gulliver, commanding officer of the frigate USS Constitution, outside the Sovereign Hotel in Portland in early September, 1933. Doyle and Gulliver are holding up a United States flag and a Red Cross flag, respectively, and Parrish is standing between them. Gulliver joined the Portland Red Cross as part of its membership drive, which officially began at the end of September 1933. Gulliver had recently visited Portland aboard the Constitution in August 1933, during the ship’s national tour. See related image No. 371N3733.

Tommy Luke playing Santa at Christmas party for orphans

Photograph of children gathered around a man dressed as Santa Claus, crouching in front of a stack of wrapped gifts. The man is Tommy Luke; the children are unidentified. This photograph and two others were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, under the headline “Breakfast Clubbers Prove Santa Real.” The photographs accompanied a story about the party, titled “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” The party was held at Hotel Portland, and more than 100 children attended. The party included music and clowns, and the children were given gifts and gray tin helmets. See image No. 371N0477, which was published with this image, and image No. 371N0962, which was not published with the story but may also have been taken at the party.

William Miler?, Boy Scout

Portrait of a smiling boy facing right and looking toward the front. He is wearing a Boy Scouts uniform. A name that could be either “Wm Miler” or “Wm Meier” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Dan E. Gould and two unidentified children with stag statue at Portland Breakfast Club party

Photograph of a man crouching next to two unidentified children and a statue of a stag. He has one arm around the shoulders of one of the children, and he is looking left, toward the other child. She is standing on the other side of the stag statue and has one hand on its head. The man is wearing a round button with the name “Dan E. Gould” on it. This photograph may have been taken on December 18, 1934, at a Christmas party for orphans. The party was put on by the Portland Breakfast Club, of which Gould was president, and the children received gifts and gray tin helmets. A story about the party was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, with the headline “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” See related image Nos. 371N0477 and No. 371N2938, which were published with the story.

Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson holding child at Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party for orphans

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson holding a child whose arms are full of gifts. A “Merry Christmas” sign is hanging behind them. A cropped version of this photograph was published with two others on the front page of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, under the headline “Breakfast Clubbers Prove Santa Real.” This picture had the following caption: “Mayor Carson holds Nina F. Holderman from Volunteers of America home, who fared generously at Christmas party staged Tuesday by Portland Breakfast club.” The photographs accompanied a story about the party, titled “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” According to the Journal story, the party was held at Hotel Portland, and more than 100 children attended. The party included music and clowns, and the children were given gifts and gray tin helmets. See image No. 371N2938, which was published with this image, and image No. 371N0962, which may also have been taken at the party.

Young boy standing next to pond in front yard

Photograph showing a young boy leaning against a tree next to a pond in the front yard of a house. The pond is bordered by trees and other plantings; a small footbridge crosses the pond at center. The location of the photograph is unidentified. Also see the following images showing the same yard and the house on the property in various phases of landscaping and construction: 371N5793, 371N5794, 371N5796, 371N5798, 371N5806, 371N5809, 371N5811, 371N5812, 371N5813, 371N5821, 371N5822, 371N5823, 371N5824, 371N5825, 371N5826, 371N5834, 371N5836, 371N5837, 371N5838, 371N5845, 371N5846, 371N5847, 371N5848, 371N5849, 371N5850, 371N58451, 371N5852, and 377N0569. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

View of green and Park East Synagogue, New York

Photograph showing a green and buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York. The building at center, with a circular window and bulbous domes, is the Park East Synagogue. At the bottom of the image, children are seated on the grass and looking over a fence. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Crossing guards? and children at East 7th and Clackamas Street, Portland

Photograph showing two unidentified boys, possibly crossing guards, standing in the intersection at East Seventh Street and Clackamas Street (now Northeast 7th Avenue and Northeast Clackamas Street) in Portland. The boys are standing on opposite sides of the crosswalk, and each is raising one hand, palm outward. Each boy is wearing a belt with a shoulder strap. At right, a group of people are walking in the crosswalk between the two boys. See related image No. 371N5593.

Crossing guard? and children at East 7th and Clackamas Street, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified boy, possibly a crossing guard, standing in the intersection at East Seventh Street and Clackamas Street (now Northeast 7th Avenue and Northeast Clackamas Street) in Portland. The boy is wearing a belt with a shoulder strap and is raising one hand, palm outward. A group of people are walking in the crosswalk behind him, and another group, primarily children, is standing along the side of the road at right. See related image No. 371N5594.

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