Full-length portrait of seven unidentified young tap dancers posing in matching costumes. At center is a girl standing with her hands on her hips. The other six girls are kneeling on the floor in front and on either side of the girl at center. The number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Full-length portrait of two unidentified young tap dancers, a boy wearing a tuxedo and a girl wearing a dress. The boy is kneeling and the girl is sitting on his knee with one leg extended. Each dancer is holding one arm outstretched toward the left side of the photograph.

Full-length portrait of three unidentified young tap dancers , a boy and two girls, posing in costumes that appear to be modeled on traditional dance clothing worn in Mexico. The three dancers are standing in a row, with the boy at center, facing front, and each girl is standing with her hands on her hips and facing to one side. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. See related image No. 372A1290.

Photograph showing an unidentified girl standing between a yoked cattle team with her arms draped over the animals’ backs during a pioneer- or Western-themed parade. She is smiling and wearing a bonnet and long dress. See related image Nos. 372A1302, 372A1303, 372A1304, 372A1305, 372A1306, and 372A1307. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing a man and two young children seated in a cart or wagon at a pioneer- or Western-themed parade. The man is holding reins in one hand and is wearing a jacket, overalls, a collared shirt, and a bow tie. The children are wearing bonnets and dresses.

Photograph showing a group of girls marching in the children’s parade on the opening day of the Portland Rose Festival on Wednesday, June 13, 1917. They are wearing matching striped dresses and caps with star-patterned sashes. Each girl is holding up a megaphone. Leading them is a member of the Royal Rosarians who is carrying a flag and matching megaphone. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the June 13 Oregon Journal under the headline “Beautiful Human Rosebud Parade Is Great Event of Festival’s Opening Day.” The photograph accompanied a story with the headline “Big Crowds Take Part In Opening Day’s Events of Portland’s Rose Festival” and the subheading “Principal Amusement of the Morning Is Wonderfully Beautiful Human Rosebud Parade Which Attracts Thousands to East Side of River Where It Winded Its Way Along Grand Avenue.” See related image Nos. 376G0105, 376G0153, 376G0154, 376G0155, 376G0156, 376G0157, 376G0158, and 376G0159.

Photograph showing Portland Rose Festival Queen Nina Kitts and King Mac Lewis, probably while riding in a car. The photograph was taken on June 13 or 14, 1917. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 8, Section 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 17, 1917, under the headline “Little Folks Rule Portland’s Eleventh Annual Rose Festival With Regal Splendor.” This photograph had the following caption: “Their majesties Mac Lewis (king) and Nina Kitts (queen) in their royal robes.” See related image Nos. 376G0105, 376G0106, 376G0153, 376G0155, 376G0156, 376G0157, 376G0158, and 376G0159.

Photograph showing a group of girls marching in the children’s parade on the opening day of the Portland Rose Festival on Wednesday, June 13, 1917. They are wearing matching striped dresses and caps with star-patterned sashes. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two that were published on Page 6, Section 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 17, 1917, under the headline “Annual Children’s Parade on Grand Avenue is Surpassing Pageant of Youth, Beauty.” The photograph had the following caption: “Garbed in fanciful costume, Portland’s children passed in grand review Wednesday morning to the unrestrained cheers of thousands.” See related image Nos. 376G0105, 376G0106, 376G0153, 376G0154, 376G0156, 376G0157, 376G0158, and 376G0159. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Portrait of violinist Harry Cykman and his teacher, Sigmund Rader. Rader is sitting in an armchair, and Cykman is sitting on the arm of the chair, holding a violin. They are looking at a booklet that Rader is holding. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal home edition on Monday, May 8, 1933, under the headline “Both Are Masters.” The photograph had the following caption: “Harry Cykman, 10, boy virtuoso, and his teacher, Sigmund Rader, here today from San Francisco.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Boy Violinist Here; Leaves Dog on Farm.” The story reported that Cykman was to perform in Portland with the Junior Symphony on Saturday, May 13, 1933. Image note: The name “Dykman [sic]” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding out a bouquet of flowers to Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier, who is facing her with one hand raised. The photograph was probably taken on August 11, 1934, in the rectory garden at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. Cardinal Lépicier arrived in Portland on August 11 after traveling from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. Also see image Nos. 371N4217 and 371N4234. Image note: The number 14 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Group portrait of children, most of them wearing matching outfits. They are standing on the steps outside the Portland Municipal Auditorium (now the Keller Auditorium). An unidentified woman is standing behind the group on the right. The group is identified as the Barnhill Tappers on the negative for image No. 371N2796.

Group portrait of unidentified children wearing light-colored clothing and holding violins. A woman holding a conductor’s baton is standing at the far left end of the top row.

Portrait of three unidentified teenagers in costume, posing in front of a wall. In the center is a boy in a suit, turtleneck, and hat, holding a cigarette. On either side of him is a girl in a floor-length dress. The girls are standing with their hands on their hips and are looking back over their shoulders at the boy. The number 10 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait of two unidentified teenage girls, possibly tap dancers, wearing shiny costumes with large bows on the back. The number 17 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portrait of four unidentified people, possibly teenagers, standing in a row on a lawn. Each of them has one hand in the air and the other on one hip. They are wearing matching hats in the style of a mitre, loose white shirts, and calf-high shoe covers. Two of the four are wearing matching skirts, and the other two are wearing matching shorts.

Portrait of four unidentified girls in matching dresses and headpieces. They are posing in a row with hands joined, and are wearing what may be tap shoes. They are standing on a lawn. Cars and a building are partially visible in the background.

Group portrait of unidentified children, possibly tap dancers. They are wearing in matching hats, striped turtlenecks, and skirts or shorts. The number 20 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. Also see image Nos. 371N2812 and 371N2836.

Portrait of two unidentified children, probably actors or dancers, posing with their fists up. They are wearing hats, oversized suit jackets, and trousers.

Portrait of an unidentified girl and boy, posing as though about to kiss. The girl is wearing a maid’s costume and tap shoes, and the boy is wearing an usher costume. The number 13 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Portrait of three unidentified girls posing in a row. They are wearing clown costumes and tap shoes.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified girls in costume performing a maypole dance, possibly as part of a May Day celebration. A crowd of spectators is gathered in the background.

Photograph showing unidentified girls in a park; they are wearing light-colored dresses and may be performing in a May Day celebration. Some of the girls are standing in two lines to form an aisle, and others are walking down the aisle past them. Two young girls in front are carrying baskets and appear to be tossing flower petals on the ground as they walk. A crowd of spectators is visible in the background.

Photograph of a goat wearing a banner with the text “Columbia Theatre Boys Drum Corps.” Next to the goat, partially outside the frame, are unidentified people in uniforms carrying drums. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. The photograph may have been taken in Astoria, Oregon.

Photograph of children walking in a parade and pushing dolls in carriages. Also see image No 371N4885.

Portrait of an unidentified boy and teenage girl in costume, posing outdoors with a goat harnessed to a small covered wagon, possibly for a parade. The numbers 6 and 7 are written on the negative and are faintly visible in the upper left and lower right corners of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified boy outdoors, wearing a horse costume, possibly related to a parade. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph of a group of unidentified children in costume, some sitting in a parade float with two thrones, and some standing next to the float.

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.