Lincoln High School basketball player "Swede" Halbrook, reaching upward while holding a basketball. He stands in a gym area, while several students watch from the right side of the frame (negative 1 of 2).

A portrait of Elmer Fischer, head of the United States Weather Bureau, Portland office. He is seated and wearing a suit, facing towards the left side of the frame. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 25, 1951 (negative 1 of 2).

A barber stands in front of the damaged glass windows of a shop after an explosion destroyed the basement and first floor of the U.S. National Bank at S.E. Grand Avenue and S.E Alder Street in Portland. Cracks can be seen extending through the glass, as a group of women stand outside. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, March 21, 1951 (negative 10 of 17).

Swimmers at the annual state high school invitation swim meet, at the Multnomah Athletic Club pool. Several of the swimmers are wearing swimsuits with a winged M, representing the Multnomah Athletic Club. They appear to be cheering as a group for other swimmers from the edge of the pool (negative 2 of 10).

A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. A man in a suit, holding a flower, sits on a low wall with two children while another watches from the side of the frame. Plants can be seen behind them. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 11 of 11).

A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Lee Hing holds 5-year-old Jan Louie in front of magnolia blossoms growing in the converted yard, previously strewn with trash. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 5 of 11).

Softball player Margaret Dobson playing for the Vanport College baseball team. She leans downward towards a sliding player, most likely to tag him out. Another player can be seen in the distance, standing on the dirt field. Dobson was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 (negative 1 of 7).

Softball player Margaret Dobson playing for the Albina Fuel baseball team. She stands next to a smiling seated teammate as she uses a comb on his hair. They both wear “Albina Fuel” team jerseys. Dobson was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 (negative 5 of 7).

Softball player Margaret Dobson playing for the Albina Fuel baseball team. She stands ready with a mitt on one hand, while wearing an “Albina Fuel” baseball team uniform and hat (negative 5 of 7).

A jockey on a horse at the Portland Meadows racetrack, during the season opener. A man and woman stand on the ground next to the horse, as the man holds the bridle (negative 14 of 15).

A sidewalk display in front of the Portland Seed Store (Portland Seed & Pet, at S.W. 2nd Avenue and S.W. Yamhill Street?). A table holds wooden trays of seed starts, as a group of people stand in front and look downward at a tray (negative 1 of 1).

A Retail Trade Bureau float at the 1951 Portland Rose Festival parade at Multnomah Stadium. A woman sits on a flower throne, behind another woman holding a book decorated with flowers. The club house for the Multnomah Athletic club can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 29)

Two women ride in a flower-festooned cart on a Portland Rose Festival parade float at Multnomah Stadium. One holds an umbrella while another a set of ribbon reigns. At the left side of the frame is the Multnomah Athletic Club building (negative 5 of 29).

An area of burned trees in the Portland West Hills, photographed shortly after a wildfire (negative 5 of 12).

A close-up of a rose from the Portland Rose Society’s fall rose show, at the Meier & Frank auditorium. A story about the rose show was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, September 29, 1951 (negative 1 of 10).

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).

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).

Players from the University of Oregon and the University of Idaho on a field, most likely at the Multnomah Stadium in Portland. One player runs while holding the ball, as he’s pursued by the rival team (negative 1 of 6).

Players from the University of Oregon and the University of Idaho on a field, most likely at the Multnomah Stadium in Portland. One player runs while holding the ball, as two opposing players attempt to tackle him (negative 3 of 6).

Spectators at a football game between Oregon State College (later Oregon State University) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), most likely at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. People are clapping and yelling (negative 3 of 9).

A marching military band at an Armistice Day parade in Portland. The parade can be seen extending north on N.E Grand Avenue at N.E. Couch Street. A man at the front of the band marches while holding a baton. Spectators line the street (negative 3 of 11).

Soldiers in front of the United States Veterans Hospital in Portland, on the occasion of a visit by General Douglas McArthur. Two rows of solders can be seen on the sidewalk in front of the hospital entrance (negative 1 of 11).

A portrait of famed famed beauty, Claudia Windsor, in her King Tower apartment in Portland. She sits in front of a typewriter, holding a cup of tea in one hand. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 9, 1951 (negative 3 of 10).

A portrait of Charles and Viola Hams, at their home at 3332 S.E. 153rd Avenue in Portland, on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary. Charles, 100 years old, sits in an arm chair holding a cane, while his wife sits in a higher chair next to him. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 16, 1951 (negative 3 of 3).

A portrait of 70-year-old Joe Duffy at the Multnomah County Jail, serving a sentence for shoplifting. He sits behind a table, resting his head on one hand. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 23, 1951 (negative 2 of 4).

A wrecked fuel truck from the Albina Fuel Company, at S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard and S.W. 6th Avenue in Portland. The truck has flipped over and is resting in a ditch at the side of the road, after slipping on a patch of ice and killing driver Jacob Wacker. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, December 22, 1951 (negative 2 of 5).

Dancers from the Clover Club in Portland, at 923 S.W. Taylor Street. The women wear matching hooded costumes embellished with trillium flowers. Photographed (in no particular order) are Nancy Dean, Sherry Spencer, Pat Dean, Madelaine (last name not included) (negative 7 of 9).

The 1953 Annual Report of the Urban League of Portland, “8 years of interracial progress.” The report includes descriptions of the organization’s progress toward equal opportunity for black Oregonians.