Myrtle Carson, wife of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, holding baby daughter
- 372A0117
- Item
- 1938-05-30
Photograph of Myrtle Carson, wife of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, holding her baby daughter, Joan, at Emanuel Hospital in Portland on May 30, 1938. A cropped and reversed version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 31, 1938, under the headline “Mayor’s Baby Greets Press.” The photograph had the following caption: “Joan Cradick Carson, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Carson, born May 18, poses with mother for her first official press photograph.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Joan Carson Already Has Security Card.” See related image No. 372A0118.