Portrait of an unidentified woman sitting on the top rail of a wooden fence and holding the reins of a horse standing next to her. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of a man standing with a horse and holding a prize ribbon at the 1938 Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, October 8, 1938, under the headline “Won $1000 Journal Stake.” The caption for the photograph was: “Sky Crown, handsome animal owned by B. C. Tremaine of Los Angeles, which won The Journal’s $1000 stake Friday night when judged best hunter. Hank Foley put the horse through its paces.” Also see image Nos. 374N1167 and 375A0010.

View of the Reflector Bar Ranger Station and horses in a corral.

An unidentified man leading a horse near Reflector Bar Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park.

An unidentified men and packhorses in the snow at Mount Rainier National Park. Note on envelope attributes image to Keating.

Two unidentified men beside a loaded packhorse in Mount Rainier National Park. Note on envelope attributes image to Keating.

Two horses stand on a dirt road in Portland. They wear blinders and have reigns around their necks. The road appears to be a residential street that passes several houses in the background.

A photograph of Ervin Flowers standing between two horses in front of a barn at the Flowers family farm near Mt. Scott in Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Ervin Flowers on Farm."

A photograph of a group of people standing in front of a tent on the Flowers family farm in the Lents neighborhood of Southeast Portland. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Allen Elmer [sic.] Flowers Farm on north slope of Mt. Scott. about 1895. Across from Lincoln Park Cemetery."

A group of people and horses pulling a seine (a large fishing net) along the shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Horses, R-41, LW-41."

Photograph showing a wheat harvest underway in a field near Madras, Oregon. Farm workers pose on several machines used to cut and harvest wheat. The machine on the right is pulled by over a dozen horses. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "Harvesting wheat near Madras. Crook to Oregon. T.A. Taylor, A.D. Anderson, Combine Harvesters. Copyright O. Hedlund #1019."

Photograph showing a harvest underway in an agricultural field. Farm workers pose on horse-drawn wagons that sit next to stacks of crops. Horses power a header, left of center. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Heading outfit of Joe Klocker, Goldendale, Wn."

Photograph showing a harvest underway in an agricultural field. Farm workers pose on a line of machines and horse-drawn wagons used to harvest crops. At the front of the line, on the left, horses power a header. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Header on farm of Mr. Elsworth, Goldendale, Wn."

Photograph showing a farm scene in an agricultural field. Several farm workers operate various machines and horse-drawn wagons in the field. The machine on the left appears to be a thresher. Desert landscape is visible in the background. Faded signature on the bottom right of the print reads, "Gifford."

Photograph showing approximately a dozen horses pulling farm machinery in an agricultural field. Several farm workers sit on the machine. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Culver, Ore."

Photograph showing approximately a dozen horses pulling a combine through an agricultural field in Goldendale, Washington. Several farm workers are on the combine. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Combined harvester on farm of John S. Elshings(?), Goldendale, Wn." Second handwritten note reads, "Klickitat Co."

A photograph showing two individuals with a horse. They are surrounded by trees and a small structure is visible behind the person on the right.

A photograph of a person sitting on a horse surrounded by trees and ferns. The Hamlet schoolhouse and another building are visible above in the distance.

Photograph showing automobiles and trailers parked along an open field area at the 1950 Western Horse Show. In the foreground, three men sit or lean against an open truck bed, while riders on horseback can be seen in the background. Also visible are large lights, utility poles and electric lines.

Photograph showing three men on horseback standing in a line and wearing matching western shirts. In the background is a painted wooden wall.

Photograph showing riders on galloping horses at the 1950 Western Horse Show. The man at the front is carrying a United States flap on a pole, while the man behind carries another flag. In the background are other riders, automobiles, and horse trailers.

Photograph showing men and horses standing on a trail cutting through a rocky slope. They are facing away from the camera and mounted. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-27” and “43.” Image note: “Sherrard, Cravey, Caldwell” written on negative sleeve).

A young Native American woman races her horse in the arena at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. Another racer is right behind her. A third racer trails the pair in the background. Crowds watch from the stands on the left. Handwriting across the top of the negative reads, "Squaw race" (negative 7 of 10).

An unidentified woman (rodeo queen?) riding a horse during the Newberg Farmeroo parade. She is holding her horse to the side as she displays a trophy in one hand. A blanket hangs from the saddle. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 9, 1953 (negative 4 of 12).

Montie Montana, Grand Marshall of the 1955 Rose Parade, riding a horse and holding a lasso that he has used to rope a child from the crowd (negative 8 of 11).

A man falls off a horse in front of a small steer, during the Pendleton Round-Up. His horse can be seen at the left side of the frame, riderless, next to another person on a horse. An audience can be seen at the far side of the dirt arena (negative 3 of 17).

Two horse-drawn chuckwagons race on a dirt track during the 1940 Molalla Buckeroo. Men with long horse whips ride in the carts, kicking dust into the air. A crowd in bleachers can be seen along the sides of the arena (negative 1 of 3).

A man rides a bucking bull at the 1940 Molalla Buckeroo, while other riders and a large audience watch (negative 3 of 3).