Children gathered for a movie at Woodstock Methodist Church in Portland. An unidentified man stands at the front of the audience with one arm raised. The children are dressed in warm clothing (negative 6 of 11).
A child on a flower festooned chair, during the Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. She wears a flower crown and appears to be pushed (negative 5 of 9).
Children line up on a dock for swimming classes at Blue Lake, outside Portland. Several children lean on a railing in front of a wooden building (negative 1 of 11).
Children and young adults during a swimming class at Blue Lake, outside Portland. A teacher stands on a wooden dock with her arms extended, demonstrating to the students. Several lifeguard chairs have been attached to the dock (negative 2 of 11).
Children and young adults during a swimming class at Blue Lake, outside Portland. The shore and a wooden building can be seen at the edge of the water. Water is splashing through the air (negative 5 of 11).
People gathered on Main Street in Vancouver for the Cenaqua parade. On the left side of the street is a child dressed as a cowboy, standing next to other children laying on the ground and watching the parade in the distance. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 13, 1950 (negative 7 of 12).
Two children, dressed as a cowboy and cowgirl, stand next to a spotted horse (mule?) at the Pendleton Round-Up. Both children are looking towards the horse and holding a rope (negative 1 of 11).
A woman and child, wearing hats, stand with a young indigenous child at the Pendleton Round-up. The woman looks at the camera while the children look toward one another. Tipis can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 21).
A smiling African American child holds a “1950 Pendleton Round-Up” newspaper. He wears a western shirt and hat, while additional copies of the paper under one arm (negative 20 of 21).
A man and two children lay in the grass during the Pendleton Round-Up. The man is wearing a western shirt and hat, while laying on his side. A “Pendleton, Oregon” pendant and a toy bear lay on the grass between the man and children (negative 14 of 24).
Young rider Gloria Rizzo, age 3, at the Pendleton Round-Up. She wears a western hat and shirt, This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 27, 1950 (negative 22 of 24).
Children climb on a large wooden cannon wheel at the Pendleton Round-Up. Two men, one holding a young child, stand next to the wheel (negative 8 of 24).
Four children seated on a couch in a living room area, at a camp for migratory farm laborers near Dayton. A kitchen can be seen in the foreground (negative 4 of 13).
Craig, son of Oregon Journal artist Bob Fassett, standing in front of Fassett’s fishing locker. He smiles while holding a fishing pole. A boat motor, oil cans, rifles, and jackets can also be seen in the locker (negative 1 of 3)
Craig Fassett, son of Oregon Journal artist Bob Fassett, with a dachshund. Fassett has one arm around the dog, while seated on a desk (negative 2 of 3).
Two children standing in a field in Happy Valley. One holds a rake and points into the air, while the other skeptically looks at the camera. Both wear jackets and hats or scarves. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 25, 1951 (negative 9 of 13).
A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. A man in a suit, holding a flower, sits on a low wall with two children while another watches from the side of the frame. Plants can be seen behind them. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 11 of 11).
A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Children play on a merry go round while smiling towards the camera. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 3 of 11).
A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Lee Hing smiles at children playing on a merry go round, several of which are turned towards the camera. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 4 of 11).
A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Lee Hing holds 5-year-old Jan Louie in front of magnolia blossoms growing in the converted yard, previously strewn with trash. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 5 of 11).
A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Children play on a jungle gym while smiling towards the camera, many standing at the top. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 8 of 11).
A play yard at Holt Memorial Chinese Presbyterian Church in Portland, at N.W. 3rd Avenue and N.W. Couch Street. Children play on a jungle gym, while one girl faces towards the camera and appears to hold her tongue out. The play yard was built on a lot previously strewn with trash. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 15, 1951 (negative 9 of 11).
A group of boys play war at the site of the Clinton Kelly house in Southeast Portland, located on S.E. Powell Boulevard between S.E. 29th and S.E. 30th Streets. Taken from the ground and looking upward, the children are looking down from a perch at the top of a dirt mound, while holding a United States flag. Boys are (in no order): Frank Amato, William Granato, Paul Fosdick, Gene Fosdick, Michael Musulin (negative 1 of 3).
A group of boys play war at the site of the Clinton Kelly house in Southeast Portland, located on S.E. Powell Boulevard between S.E. 29th and S.E. 30th Streets. They appear to be playing with toy guns among the wreckage of a demolished building. One of the boys holds a United States Flag. Boys are (in no order): Frank Amato, William Granato, Paul Fosdick, Gene Fosdick, Michael Musulin (negative 3 of 3).
People line a sidewalk during the 1951 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. A boy reclines in front of a curb, using one arm to shield his face from the sun while other around him look towards the parade (negative 15 of 27).
People watch sculptor Ivan Hauser form a pot on a spinning wheel at an artist fair in the downtown Portland South Park blocks. A boy stands in front of Hauser, seemingly transfixed by the spinning wheel. An altered version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on July 22, 1951 (negative 1 of 14).