Head and shoulders portrait of a man turned slightly left and looking toward the front. He is wearing a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “Fred Wagner” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing to the right. He is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The name “T. A. Walters” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front. He is wearing glasses, a suit jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “Carl Weeks” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man and woman. The man is facing slightly right and is wearing a hat, glasses, overcoat, collared shirt, and tie. The woman is facing front and is wearing a hat and coat. The name “Whitney” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Marks on negative.

Half-length portrait of a man seated outdoors next to the wall of a building. He is looking toward the front and is wearing glasses and a suit and tie. The name “Rex Willard” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Half-length portrait of a seated man facing front. He is wearing a suit jacket and vest, a collared shirt, and a tie. The name “E B. Williams” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Half-length portrait of a man facing front. He is seated and is wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie. The photograph was taken during the 1935 Pacific Northwest Stationers Association convention. A convention button and ribbon are pinned to the man’s lapel. On the button is the name “Ed Wobber.” On the ribbon is the text “Stationers Association / Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention / Portland / August 16th-17th / 1935.” The name “Wobber” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of a smiling man facing to the right and looking toward the front. He has a mustache and is wearing a hat, overcoat, collared shirt, and tie. The name “Wollner” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Portrait, taken outdoors, of a man and woman, both wearing coats and hats. On the negative, a name that could be “Hains” or “Haws” is written above the man; the writing is unclear. The name “Carmen” is written above the woman. The writing is visible at the top of the image.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified woman roller skating. The woman is wearing a hat with the word “instructor” on the front, and Carson is gripping her hands.

Group portrait of five unidentified men in front of a United States flag. The second man from the right is wearing a uniform, possibly a military uniform; the other four men are wearing tuxedoes. The man at center is Joseph K. Carson; the other four are unidentified. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson (left) and Charles H. Martin at a dining table during a meal. Both men are wearing tuxedoes.

Photograph showing two men standing outside a building, facing each other. Both are wearing suits and ties, and the man at right is wearing an overcoat. On the negative, a name that could be either “Elman” or “Elmen” is written above the man on the left, and the name “Goode” is written above the man on the right. The writing is visible at the top of the image.

Photograph showing two men standing outside a building, facing each other. Both are wearing suits and ties, and the man at right is wearing an overcoat. On the negative, a name that could be either “Elman” or “Elmen” is written above the man on the left, and the name “Goode” is written above the man on the right. The writing is visible at the top of the image.

Half-length portrait of two men facing toward each other. They are holding an object that appears to be a small card. Both are wearing suits and ties, and the man on the right is smiling. On the negative, the name “Holman” is written below the man on the left, and the name “Caldwell” is written below the man on the right. The writing is visible at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of two men facing each other and shaking hands. Both men are wearing suits and ties. The name “Matt Howard” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. Another word, possibly “The,” is written in front of the name, but the handwriting is unclear.

Photograph of five men, all wearing suits, at a dining table laid with food.The man standing at center is showing a piece of paper to the two men seated on either side of him. The name “Packard” is written on the negative below the second man from right and is visible at the bottom of the image. The other men are unidentified.

Half-length portrait of two men, both facing front and wearing hats, overcoats, suits, and ties. The name “Probst” is written on the negative below the man on the left. A name that may be “Hopkins” is written below the man on the right, but the handwriting is unclear.

Three-quarters portrait of two men sitting on a desk, facing one another. The man at right is wearing a tuxedo; the man at left is wearing a suit and tie. A name that may be “Sasso” is written on the negative below the man on the right, but the handwriting is unclear. The man on the left is unidentified.

Full-length portrait, taken outdoors in a yard or garden, of a man standing between two women. He is wearing a suit and tie, and the women are wearing dresses. The man is probably Reed Smoot, who served as a United States senator from Utah and was an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The woman at left is probably his wife, Alice Sheets Smoot. The woman at right is unidentified. Image note: The name “Smoot” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Photograph of a full-length portrait of John Nance Garner (left), a young woman, and a man standing in a row. Garner and the other man are wearing hats and overcoats; the young woman is wearing an overcoat, stole, and dress. Text that may be “Garner + Sterling” is written on the negative, but the second surname is unclear.

Full-length portrait of four men and a woman standing in a row on a train platform. The man at left is Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson. The second man from left is Willem Van Hoogstraten, music director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (now the Oregon Symphony) from 1925 to 1938. The other three people in the photograph are unidentified. Image note: The name “Van Hoogstratten [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph of three men standing in a row on a train platform. The man at left is Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson. The man at center is Willem Van Hoogstraten, music director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (now the Oregon Symphony) from 1925 to 1938. The man at right is unidentified. The name “Van Hoogstratten [sic]” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Half-length portrait of an unidentified woman and Joseph K. Carson. They are standing in front of a tree and looking at one another. The woman is wearing a dress and visor cap and is holding a staff or baton. Carson is wearing a uniform and visor cap and is holding a plaque.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson appearing to take a bite from a rectangular object that an unidentified woman is holding up to his mouth. Carson is wearing a uniform and visor cap. He and the woman may be aboard a boat or ship.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson (front row, right) and Charles H. Martin (front row, second from right) seated in stands next to two unidentified women.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front. He is wearing an overcoat, collared shirt, and tie. A name that could be either “Maury Foladare” or “Manny Foladare” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Half-length portrait of a man standing next to a building with one hand in his pants pocket. He is wearing a suit and tie. He is also wearing the fez of the Abd Uhl Atef temple, No. 117, of the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan. The name “Thor Hansen” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.