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Yōsuke Matsuoka after arrival at Union Station, Portland?

Photograph showing Yōsuke Matsuoka standing next to a train car on Friday, April 7, 1933, probably at Union Station after his arrival in Portland. Matsuoka, who had led the Japanese delegation to the League of Nations, was on his way back to Japan from Geneva following his delegation’s withdrawal from the league in February 1933. A related image, No. 371N1641, and a story about his arrival were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on April 7, 1933. The story, headlined “Matsuoka Comes Back As Diplomat,” reported that in his youth, Matsuoka had lived in Portland twice; he first arrived in 1893 and later attended the University of Oregon Law School. Also see image Nos. 371N0218, 371N0219, 371N0220, 371N0221, and 371N3037, taken later in Matsuoka’s visit to Portland. Image note: The name “Matsuoka” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Mrs. T. Emerson Murphy of Buffalo

Head and shoulders portrait of a smiling woman facing front. She is wearing a hat, a fur-trimmed coat, and a necklace. A name tag is attached to her coat. The name tag reads: “Mrs. T. Emerson Murphy / Buffalo.” The name tag also has a logo at the top, which appears to read “AJLA.” Above the logo are the words “Portland Ore.,” and below it is the date “1927.”

Tom McArthur

Photograph showing a man sitting at a desk, facing to the left, and writing in the front of a book. He is wearing glasses and a suit. The photograph may have been taken in November 1943; the copy of the Sunday Oregonian newspaper at lower left is an edition published on November 14, 1943. The number 4640 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The name “McArthur, Tom” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0910 and 375A0912.

Barney Oldfield

Head and shoulders portrait of Barney Oldfield, an auto racer and president of the Oldfield Tire Company. He is facing to the right and smoking a cigar. He is wearing a hat, suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The name “Oldfield, Barney” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was probably taken in January 1920, when Oldfield visited Portland on business. See related image No. 373G0150.

Thomas K. Kelly of Kelly Service Works, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Photograph, taken outdoors, of a smiling man facing right. He is wearing a suit and tie. A name tag, ribbon, and button are attached to his lapel. The following text is printed on the name tag: “Thos. K. Kelly / Minneapolis, Minn.” The words “guest” and “August 6-11, 1928” are printed on the ribbon. The button shows a small map with an arrow and the word “Portland” pointing at Oregon. Below the map is the following text: “The focal point of merchants service in the Pacific Northwest.” Handwritten on the negative are the words “Kelly – of Kelly Service Wks.” The writing is visible on the left side of the image.

George L. Baker, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Frank C. Riggs at Union Station, Portland

Full-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Rose Festival association president Frank C. Riggs standing outside Union Station in Portland on January 20, 1927. The photograph was taken after Cadman’s arrival in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. Baker and Riggs greeted him at the station. That day, the Oregon Journal published a story about Cadman’s arrival, headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music,” along with two photos, on Page 18. See related image Nos. 371N0135, 371N0393, and 371N0394.

Judges C. H. McCulloch and Robert G. Morrow at Multnomah County Courthouse, Portland

Photograph showing two judges seated at the bench in a courtroom at the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland. A related photograph, image No. 377N0310, was published on Page 15 of the Oregon Journal city edition on April 15, 1925, under the headline “Last Stand of Oregon’s Judicial Whiskers.” That photograph had the following caption: “Only two circuit judges in Oregon’s state courts remain with hair chins, which fact led to a real coincidence this week when Judge C. H. McCulloch of Baker (at left) came to Portland to serve as relief judge in Multnomah court to help clear up congested docket. His only remaining bearded colleague is Judge Robert G. Morrow (at right) who has long stood out as Portland’s sole state jurist who remains behind the brush.” Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Bruce Bairnsfather

Portrait of a man, British cartoonist Bruce Bairnsfather, wearing a hat, overcoat, collared shirt, and tie. He is holding a cigarette. A similar photograph, image No. 371N0328, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 6, 1932. The photograph accompanied a story with the headline “Ol’ Bill, Famed Warrior, Here With Creator.” Image note: The name “Bruce Brainsfather [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

W. J. Babe and F. D. Hobbs, railroad union officials, outside Imperial Hotel, Portland

Full-length portrait of two men, both wearing suits, hats, and ties, standing on the sidewalk outside the Imperial Hotel in Portland on Saturday, April 10, 1920. That day, a nearly identical photograph, image No. 376G0376, was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal city edition under the headline “Union Officials Here to Combat Strike.” The photograph had the following caption: “Two prominent officials of the trainmen’s organizations, who are in Portland doing their best to bring about a speedy settlement of the ‘rebel’ strike which has broken out among the switchmen. They are: Left, W. J. Babe, national deputy vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway [sic] Trainmen, and right, F. D. Hobbs, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of the O-W. R & N. [Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company] system, photographed by The Journal staff photographer today at their headquarters in the Imperial hotel.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Brotherhood Official Says Use Lever Act To Defeat Radicals.” The story was one of four front-page articles about the strike, which was occurring in cities around the United States. See additional related image No. 376G0374. Image note: On the negative, the name “W. J. Babe” is written above the man at left, and the name “Hobb [sic]” is written above the man at right.

Charles Wakefield Cadman on trip to Portland to plan Rose Festival music

Head and shoulders portrait of a smiling man, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, facing front. He is outdoors at Union Station in Portland and is wearing an overcoat and scarf. The photograph was taken on January 20, 1927, when Cadman arrived in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. The Oregon Journal published a similar photograph, image No. 371N0394, on Page 18 that day, along with a story headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music.” See additional related image Nos. 371N0135 and 371N0136. Image note: The name “Cadman” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Myrtle Carson, wife of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, holding baby daughter

Photograph of Myrtle Carson, wife of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, holding her baby daughter, Joan, at Emanuel Hospital in Portland on May 30, 1938. A cropped and reversed version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 31, 1938, under the headline “Mayor’s Baby Greets Press.” The photograph had the following caption: “Joan Cradick Carson, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Carson, born May 18, poses with mother for her first official press photograph.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Joan Carson Already Has Security Card.” See related image No. 372A0118.

Myrtle Carson, wife of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, holding baby daughter

Photograph of Myrtle Carson, wife of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, holding her baby daughter, Joan, at Emanuel Hospital in Portland on May 30, 1938. A similar photograph, image No. 372A0117, was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 31, 1938, under the headline “Mayor’s Baby Greets Press.” The photograph had the following caption: “Joan Cradick Carson, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Carson, born May 18, poses with mother for her first official press photograph.” That photograph accompanied a story headlined “Joan Carson Already Has Security Card.”

Ollie Davis

Half-length portrait of a man facing front and wearing a suit, hat, and tie. The name “Ollie Davis” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image. Davis, the Indiana state adjutant of the American Legion, arrived in Portland on April 22, 1932, to make arrangements for members of the Indiana American Legion to attend an upcoming convention.

Horse, probably at livestock show

Portrait, taken from the side, of a horse facing to the left. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Jean Ann Richards posing with champion steer, Oregon first lady Louise H. Martin, and Governor Charles H. Martin

Photograph showing Jean Ann Richards of Union, Oregon, posing with her grand champion Hereford steer, Oregon first lady Louise H. Martin, and Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in October 1935. Richards’ steer was grand champion in the 4-H division at the exposition.

Ed McCarty, three-quarters portrait, probably at Pacific International Livestock Exposition

Three-quarters portrait of a man sitting on a wooden ramp outdoors. His legs are crossed and he is facing front. He is wearing a Western-style hat, a coat, a collared shirt, a tie, trousers, and cowboy boots. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The name “McCarty” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Amundson

Portrait of a man in a suit and tie. He may be standing in front of the Multnomah Hotel Pharmacy in Portland. The name “Amundson” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

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