Photograph of spectators watching the beginning of a horse race at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds racetrack in Gresham, Oregon. The scoreboard lists the race as Race 5; among the horses listed on the board are Sir Duora, Little Boy, Flor De Amor, and Green Jade. The photograph could have been taken during the Multnomah County Fair, which included horse racing. The number 6 is written on the negative. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of three horses racing down the stretch on the track at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. A crowd is visible in the background on the left side of the image. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph could have been taken during the Multnomah County Fair, which included horse racing.

Photograph of eight horses racing on a dirt track, possibly the Multnomah County Fairgrounds racetrack in Gresham, Oregon. The photograph could have been taken during the Multnomah County Fair, which included horse racing.

Photograph of an unidentified woman tending plants on trellises, possibly at the 1943 Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. A building labeled “Exhibits” is visible in the background. The number 16 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph of a young woman kneeling next to a calf, probably at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 5, Section 7 (home magazine) of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 22, 1943. The photograph had the following caption: “After a ribbon at the 37th annual Multnomah county fair will be many fine livestock entries like this Ayreshire calf, posed by Bettylou Bisch of Portland. Four-H members walk off with a good share of the blue ribbons each year for their home-grown calves.” The 1943 fair opened on Monday, August 23.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing next to a bull holding the bull by its nose ring. Buildings are visible in the background. The number 7 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the 1943 Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of six horses hitched to a wagon. Two unidentified men are sitting in the wagon. The photograph may have been taken at the 1943 Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified girl posing with a heifer outside a barn, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of young people, each with a cow or heifer, on the lawn outside barns labeled “cattle” and “sheep.” The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a bull on the lawn near a building, possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified young woman and man posing with a cow and calf near a barn labeled “Cattle,” possibly at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The young woman may be the same person pictured in image Nos. 374N0705 and 374N0752.

Photograph of an unidentified girl kneeling next to a calf lying in a bed of straw. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of two unidentified men posing outdoors with a bull, probably at the Multnomah County Fair. The men are standing on either side of the bull, and each man is holding a lead rope attached to the bull’s nose ring. The man on the left is holding a prize ribbon on which the words “fair” and “Grand Champion / Gresham, OR / 1938” are visible.

Photograph of a bull standing next to a load of hay in a truck or wagon. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing next to a row of cages and holding a chicken. The photograph may have been taken during the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing on a lawn, surrounded by a small herd of goats. A building labeled “FLORAL” is visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken during the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of two unidentified young women crouching next to a set of shelves holding jars of canned food. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding a duck that is standing on a fence or railing. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of a young man or teenage boy posing with a pig on a lawn. In the background is a building labeled “Boys and Girls Club Bldg.” The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The person in this photograph may be the same young man in image No. 374N0655.

Photograph of two unidentified men posing with two heifers. Each man is holding the lead rope of one of the heifers. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified boy standing next to the back of a truck. The boy has one hand on a rabbit that is sitting on top of a box in the truck bed. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph, taken at night, of two men and two women standing in front of a racehorse with a jockey on its back. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. The people in the image are unidentified.

Photograph of an unidentified man on the seat of a wagon hitched to a team of six horses or ponies. The wagon is stopped on a lawn outside a building with the word “OFFICE” on the roof, probably at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds in Gresham, Oregon. Painted on the side of the wagon are the words: “Mrs F. B. Bunn’s Stable’s. [sic] / Portland Ore.” The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair. Also see image No. 374N0733.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing between two ponies in a field. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to a horse and holding the horse’s lead rope. A stadium is visible in the background. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing next to a horse and holding the horse’s lead rope. They are on the lawn near a building labeled “CATTLE.” The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 374N0734, 374N0735, 374N0737, 374N0738, and 374N0739.

Photograph of a young man standing next to a saddled horse, possibly a racehorse, and holding the horse’s lead rope. Buildings are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fairgrounds racetrack in Gresham, Oregon, possibly during the county fair. Also see image No. 374N0742.

Photograph of a horse looking over its stall door and eating from the hand of an unidentified woman. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.