Photograph of a rabbit lying on a chair. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a rabbit lying on what may be the running board of a vehicle. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing next to the back of a truck. The boy has one hand on a rabbit that is sitting on top of a box in the truck bed. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing next to a row of cages and holding a rabbit. The photograph may have been taken during the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a group of unidentified children and teenagers looking at rabbits in cages, possibly the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Some of the children appear to be writing on small pads of paper. The number 1 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified young woman holding a rabbit. The woman is standing in the aisle between rows of cages, and she is wearing a costume consisting of a capelet and a short dress with a cross on the chest. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Also see image No. 374N0586.

Photograph of two unidentified men examining a pair of rabbits on a table in front of them. The man on the right is wearing a button with the word “JUDGE” on it. Spectators and cages are visible in the background. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified young woman kneeling next to a chair and looking down at a rabbit lying on the chair. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing outside a building and holding a rabbit in his arms. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

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).

Twyla Trute (left), Janet Stickney and Melanie Bates pet a rabbit at the Stickney dairy farm near Orchards, Washington. Trute and Bates visited the farm during a field trip with their sixth grade class at Irvington School. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1954 (negative 4 of 13).

Model Natalie Philips with a lilac rabbit. She wears a fur coat, made of lilac rabbit pelts. The photographed rabbit won “best of breed” at a Vancouver show for D.P. Law, of the Rabbit Meat Company in Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 12, 1950 (negative 4 of 8).

An unidentified boy and Paula Kenworthy (right) seated on the ground with rabbits. The children are on a fur rug, each holding a rabbit toy, while the boy, dressed as a cowboy, reaches toward a live rabbit. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 12, 1950 (negative 1 of 8).

Mrs. Dean Likins feeding orphan rabbits, at her home at 410 N.E. 95th Avenue. The small rabbits lay on a towel, while Likins uses a small bottle to feed one (negative 1 of 4).

A woman poses next to a rabbit and hamster at the Pacific Rabbit Shows, Inc. show in Portland. She has a hand on each animal, and is standing in front of a display reading “$50 in prizes.” A story about the show was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, April 28, 1949 (negative 2 of 5).

Three people standing in front of a wall display rabbits at the Pacific Rabbit Shows, Inc. show in Portland. A story about the show was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, April 28, 1949 (negative 1 of 5).

A woman, wearing a short sleeved sweater, with a group of rabbits (negative 3 of 7).

Three people standing behind a table holding several rabbits, most likely in Portland (negative 2 of 7).