Sheilah Patricia O'Brien and Irish harp at Kathleen Connolly's store - Mr. and Mrs. Regis Aloysius O'Brien, 140 Berwick Road, Oswego, 7th birthday on St. Patrick's Day (negative 1 of 4).
A child laces skates on the side of the frozen pond at Westmoreland Park. A bicycle sits on its side in the snow in the foreground, several groups of skaters are on the ice in the background (negative 1 of 3).
Seven children playing in the snow. Four are seated on a sled while two pull it along a road or sidewalk in front of a house, while one pushes behind (negative 3 of 9).
A group of people gather in the snow at the corner of N.E. 60th Ave and N.E. Sacramento St. in Portland. A number of children are sledding down the street. (negative 2 of 9).
Candice Everts, age 5, stands on the back of her tricycle to reach the opening of a post office box. She is in the process of mailing a Christmas letter to Santa Clause (negative 1 of 4).
Janice Corno, age 3, holding up a large slice of watermelon. She is seated on a wooden table in Corno's Food Market and a stack of Hermiston watermelons are visible behind her.
Dorothy Johnson, Miss Oregon 1955, crouching to allow a young girl, identified as Annette Griffiths, to pin a D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans) forget-me-not to the front of her dress (negative 1 of 2).
Karen and Sharon Officer covered in a blanket at the base of a laurel hedge in their yard. The two children are demonstrating their camping spot after being located by officers during a missing children's search called in by their mother, Jayne Officer earlier the night before.
Rosie, an elephant at the Portland Zoo (later the Oregon Zoo) reaching her trunk through a fence to accept a treat being offered by a group of children from the Fruit and Flower Day Nursery (negative 4 of 6).
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).
Carole Christal tying a white scarf on the neck of Roger Christal who is preparing to participate in the 1955 Junior Rose Festival Parade. Roger Christal wears a satin sailor suit and stands beside his bicycle which is decorated with streamers and fabric roses (negative 1 of 3).
Photograph showing a classroom with seated school children and a teacher. A small Christmas tree can be seen on the desk of the teacher. Five electric lights hang from the ceiling. Written on the negative is "50-701."
Photograph showing icy water tanks on high wooden structure, with six children in winter clothing standing below. Large icicles hang from the water tank structure, and a wooden building an be seen on the left side of the frame.
Photograph of a steam dummy train at East 6th St and Morrison St from the Willamette Bridge Railway Company. On the side of the first car is written “Mount Tabor.” Several men and a group of children look at the camera. A church building can be seen in the background.
Photograph of an unidentified girl holding out a bouquet of flowers to Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier, who is facing her with one hand raised. The photograph was probably taken on August 11, 1934, in the rectory garden at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. Cardinal Lépicier arrived in Portland on August 11 after traveling from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. Also see image Nos. 371N4217 and 371N4234. Image note: The number 14 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.
7-year-old Joan Rose Papasadero with a gibbon, “Cheetie,” at her home at 27 S.E. 53rd Avenue in Portland. Cheetie hangs from the mantle of a fireplace as Papasadero holds one of his arms. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 9, 1954 (negative 2 of 5).
Portland Beaver catcher Joe Rossi and “Miss Oswego” Karen Kruse, standing with 3-year-old Jeffrey Patterson (holding bat) and Kent Huth (kneeling with mitt). Rossi holds an umbrella over the children as the group stands on a baseball field, most likely at Vaughn Street Park. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, July 1, 1954 (negative 3 of 4).
7-year-old Joan Rose Papasadero holding “Cheetie” the gibbon at her home, at 27 S.E. 53rd Avenue in Portland. Cheetie clings to Papasadero's back as she sits on a chair in a living room. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 9, 1954 (negative 1 of 5).
A child sits in a wheelchair while watching the 1954 Portland Rose Festival from an open window. A woman stands behind the wheelchair, with one hand on each handle. Two balloons are tied to the chair (negative 10 of 14).
A large hatch of tent caterpillars at the home of Grace Hexon, at route No. 2, box 409, Portland. Hexon's daughter M'Liss looks at a caterpillar covered swing, as she reaches her left arm towards it. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, May 19, 1954 (negative 3 of 12).
Two children stand in a horse stall with a Shetland pony and colt at 17728 E. Burnside Street in Portland. The children are wearing winter jackets and hats as they pet the pony (negative 3 of 6).
Two-year-old Peter Lerner, son of Dr. Aaron Lerner, building a snowman at his home at S.W. Fairview Boulevard. He wears a winter hat and jacket as he leans against a snowman, bashfully smiling at the camera (negative 1 of 7).
Families and children line a street in downtown Portland for the 1953 fairy tale parade. One boy, wearing a leather coast, holds two bags of popcorn (negative 4 of 8).
Four children playing on a wooden play set during an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum in Portland. One boy, wearing a suit and bow tie, stands at the top of the structure, while two girls stand at the front. A younger boy stands on the ground looking towards the others (negative 11 of 12).
A man shows two children a hand puppet during an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum in Portland. The man is seated and holding the horned doll towards two girls, one is which is holding two dolls (negative 1 of 12).