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Jefferson High School basketball team

Group portrait of unidentified Jefferson High School basketball players and Jefferson coach Leonard Gehrke (back row, second from right) posing on the steps outside a building. They are wearing matching sweatpants and sweatshirts with the word “Jefferson” on the chest. The player in the center of the front row is holding a basketball. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Gehrke is also pictured in image No. 371N0911.

Leonard Gehrke, Jefferson High School basketball coach

Portrait of a smiling man wearing a sweatshirt with the word “Jefferson” across the chest. The number 6 and the name “Lonard Gehrke” are written on the negative and are visible at the top of the image. The name on the negative is probably a misspelling of “Leonard Gehrke,” basketball coach at Jefferson High School. Gehrke is also pictured in image No. 371N4344.

Thomas Jefferson statue, Jefferson High School, Portland

Photograph of a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson on the campus of Jefferson High School in Portland. The figure of Jefferson is sitting in a chair with one arm resting on the chair back. On the side of the base is the following text, all in uppercase letters: “ ‘Bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.’ / Thomas Jefferson.” A cropped version of this photograph was one of 13 that were published on Page 1, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 10, 1929. The photographs were part of a “motorlog” describing a car trip around Portland to view public art. The spread included photographs of the statues and the car driven on the trip; a map of the route; and a story, headlined “Memorials Grace City / Notable Works of Art Adorn Parks and Plazas of Portland, as Motorlog Shows.” The photographs were published under their own headline and subheading: “Portland’s Statues Viewed Via Motor / Delightful Drive in Reo Flying Cloud over Route that Includes Locations of Twelve of Portland’s Art Treasures.” The tour began and ended at the Journal Building at Southwest Broadway and Yamhill in downtown Portland. The Jefferson statue was stop number 12 on the trip. See related image Nos. 371N5421, 371N5422, 371N5461, 371N2898, 371N2900, and 371N2901, which were also part of the spread.

1945 Portland Rose Festival Princess Virginia Walker, Grant High School

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is seated, facing front, and looking to the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0328, and 375A0329.

1945 Portland Rose Festival Princess Virginia Walker, Grant High School

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is seated, facing slightly right, and looking to the left. She is smiling and is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0328, and 375A0330.

1945 Portland Rose Festival Princess Virginia Walker, Grant High School

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing front, looking to the right, and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0327, 375A0329, and 375A0330.

1945 Portland Rose Festival Princess Virginia Walker, Grant High School

Half-length portrait of Virginia Walker, the 1945 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing to the right and smiling. She is wearing a dress and corsage. The text “Virginia – Grant – 45” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. The text “Rose Festival / Princess Virginia / Grant HS / 1945” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0328, 375A0329, and 375A0330.

1942 Portland Rose Festival Princess Janis Korlann, Grant High School

Head and shoulders portrait of Janis Korlann, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is facing slightly right and is looking toward the front. She is wearing a blouse or dress and a corsage. The text “Rose Festival / Princess / Janis Karlann [sic] / Grant HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0300 and 375A0301.

1942 Portland Rose Festival Princess Janis Korlann, Grant High School

Head and shoulders portrait of Janis Korlann, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School. She is smiling, facing to the left, and looking toward the front. She is wearing a blouse or dress and a corsage. The text “Rose Festival / Princess / Janis Karlann [sic] / Grant HS” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0301 and 375A0302.

1942 Portland Rose Festival Princess Janis Korlann posing with golf ball and club

Full-length portrait of Janis Korlann, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Grant High School, posing with a golf club and ball. She is crouching, facing to the left, and holding the club in one and and the ball in the other. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal “News & Views” section on Sunday, May 24, 1942. The page featured photographs of each Rose Festival princess and a brief story headlined “Princesses Off Duty.” This photograph had the following caption: “ ‘GOLF’S A CINCH’ has been quoted to Grant Princess Janis Roberta Korlann so often that this athletic-minded girl couldn’t resist the opportunity to try it out. ‘After all, you can’t ski all year around,’ she bewails.” See related image Nos. 375A0281, 375A0283, 375A0284, 375A0285, 375A0286, 375A0287, 375A0288, and 375A0292, which were published on the same page. Image note: The unconfirmed date “5/19/42” is written on the negative sleeve.

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Peggy Carper, Queen of the May at Grant High School

Three-quarters portrait of a teenage girl sitting next to a sculpture outside Ulysses S. Grant High School in Portland. She is smiling and is wearing a blouse, sweater vest, and skirt. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on May 7, 1932, with the following caption: “Miss Peggy Carper, with curly red hair, will be Queen of the May at the Grant high annual May fete, May 20. Peggy was elected by popular vote from girls of the seventh term class. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Carper, 560 East 38th street north.” The name “Peggy Carper” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.

Harbor wall near completion on west side of Willamette River, Portland

Photograph showing the harbor wall near completion on the west side of the Willamette River in Portland. The photograph was taken from the top of the wall and the view is toward the south. Dirt and construction debris are piled at right. In the distance are the 1905 Morrison Bridge and the Hawthorne Bridge. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 24 of the Oregon Journal on April 4, 1929. The photographs had the following headline: “Waterfront Takes on New Dress.” This photograph had the following caption: “Looking south along the harbor wall toward the Morrison street bridge.” This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5641.

Man driving speedboat under Morrison Bridge, Portland, as crowd watches

Photograph showing an unidentified man driving a speedboat under the Morrison Bridge in Portland. The bridge is crowded with spectators. The view is to the northwest. The text “N30” is etched on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The boat and driver may be the same ones pictured in image No. 373G0422.

Oregon Pony locomotive on display at Union Station, Portland

Photograph of the Oregon Pony locomotive on display outdoors at Union Station in Portland. A plaque next to the locomotive reads: “The Oregon Pony / First Locomotive in the Pacific Northwest / This engine was operated in 1862 and 1863 in freight and passenger service on the first Oregon railroad on the southern bank of the Columbia River between Bonneville and Cascade Locks.”

Tito Schipa posing on Oregon Pony locomotive

Portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing on the Oregon Pony. He is standing at the front of the locomotive and facing to the right. He is holding the control lever with one hand and shading his eyes with the other hand. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2267.

Worker from Singer’s Spraying Service treating trees at Jantzen Beach Amusement Park, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified worker spraying trees at the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park in Portland. The worker is standing at the top of a tall wooden scaffold erected on the back of a truck. Two other men are standing on the ground next to the truck. At the bottom of the scaffold is a sign that reads “UNIVERSITY 1439 / SINGER’S SPRAYING SERVICE.” See related image Nos. 371N5648, 371N5650, 371N5652, and 371N5653.

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