Photograph showing Yōsuke Matsuoka outside Union Station after he arrived in Portland on Friday, April 7, 1933. Matsuoka, who had led the Japanese delegation to the League of Nations, was on his way back to Japan from Geneva following his delegation’s withdrawal from the league in February 1933. A cropped version of this photograph and a story about his arrival were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on April 7, 1933. The story, headlined “Matsuoka Comes Back As Diplomat,” reported that in his youth, Matsuoka had lived in Portland twice; he first arrived in 1893 and later attended the University of Oregon Law School. This photograph was one of three that accompanied the story. The photographs were published under the headline “Portland’s Japanese School Boy of 1893.” This photograph had the following caption: “Yosuke Matsuoka, 37 years after he graduated from Atkinson grade school.” See related image No. 371N1642. Also see image Nos. 371N0218, 371N0219, 371N0220, 371N0221, and 371N3037, taken later in Matsuoka’s visit to Portland. Image note: The name “Matsauko [sic] is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of composer Charles Wakefield Cadman facing right. He is outdoors at Union Station in Portland and is wearing a hat, scarf, and overcoat. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N0135, was published on Page 18 of the Oregon Journal on January 20, 1927, the day Cadman arrived in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. The photographs were published under the headline “Getting Ready for June’s Roses.” See additional related image Nos. 371N0396 and 371N0393. Image note: The name “Cadman” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of British statesman Sir Austen Chamberlain at Union Station in Portland. He is wearing a monocle, a suit, and a tie. This photograph was probably taken during a brief visit that Chamberlain and his family made to Portland on October 28, 1928. The name “Sir Austen Chamberlain” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N0512 and 371N0513.

Portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing on the Oregon Pony. He is standing at the front of the locomotive and facing to the right. He is holding the control lever with one hand and shading his eyes with the other hand. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2267.

Photograph of George L. Baker (left) and an unidentified man standing outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland, and holding a floral wreath. They are smiling and looking to the right. A sign on the wreath reads: “For you a Rose in Portland grows / Junior Chamber of Commerce / Portland.” Both men are wearing suits, ties, and overcoats. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0103, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Full-length portrait of a group of people, most of them men, standing in a row outside Union Station in Portland. The fourth man from left (in front of pillar) is George L. Baker; the others are unidentified. See related image No. 371N0141. Image note: The photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing a crowd of unidentified women, some carrying luggage, outside Union Station in Portland.

Photograph, looking north on Sixth Street (now NW 6th Avenue), showing Union Station at center. At left and right are buildings and parked cars along Sixth. On the buildings at left are signs for the Boyd Hotel and the Newport Restaurant. On the building in the foreground at right are signs for William Volker & Co. and the Washington Cycle & Supply Co. An unidentified man in uniform, possibly a Portland police uniform is standing on the corner at right. A mark that could be the letter “p” or “d” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Full-length portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa posing with the Oregon Pony locomotive outside Union Station in Portland. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2266 and 371N2268.

Portrait of Princess Svasti (left) of Siam (now Thailand) with an unidentified woman at Union Station in Portland on September 5, 1931. The woman appears to be handing the princess a bouquet of roses. The princess visited Portland with her husband and sons on September 5-6, 1931, while touring the United States. The text “Siam” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N2324 and 371N2325.

Photograph showing Yōsuke Matsuoka standing next to a train car on Friday, April 7, 1933, probably at Union Station after his arrival in Portland. Matsuoka, who had led the Japanese delegation to the League of Nations, was on his way back to Japan from Geneva following his delegation’s withdrawal from the league in February 1933. A related image, No. 371N1641, and a story about his arrival were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on April 7, 1933. The story, headlined “Matsuoka Comes Back As Diplomat,” reported that in his youth, Matsuoka had lived in Portland twice; he first arrived in 1893 and later attended the University of Oregon Law School. Also see image Nos. 371N0218, 371N0219, 371N0220, 371N0221, and 371N3037, taken later in Matsuoka’s visit to Portland. Image note: The name “Matsuoka” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Full-length portrait of (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Rose Festival association president Frank C. Riggs standing outside Union Station in Portland on January 20, 1927. The photograph was taken after Cadman’s arrival in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. Baker and Riggs greeted him at the station. That day, the Oregon Journal published a story about Cadman’s arrival, headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music,” along with two photos, on Page 18. See related image Nos. 371N0135, 371N0393, and 371N0394.

Photograph George L. Baker (left) and an unidentified woman and man standing in a row at Union Station in Portland. Baker and the unidentified man are looking at one another; the woman is facing front and smiling. See related image No. 371N0145.

Head and shoulders portrait of a smiling man, composer Charles Wakefield Cadman, facing front. He is outdoors at Union Station in Portland and is wearing an overcoat and scarf. The photograph was taken on January 20, 1927, when Cadman arrived in Portland on a trip to plan that year’s Rose Festival pageant, of which he served as director general. The Oregon Journal published a similar photograph, image No. 371N0394, on Page 18 that day, along with a story headlined “Composer Here to Work on Rose Festival Music.” See additional related image Nos. 371N0135 and 371N0136. Image note: The name “Cadman” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph showing two women and a man standing in a row next to a car at Union Station in Portland. The woman on the left, who is probably evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, is wearing a coat and hat; the woman in the center is wearing a dress, scarf, and hat; and the man is wearing a suit and tie. The text “Aimee + Local” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1714, 371N1715, and 377N0584.

Head and shoulders portrait of a smiling woman facing front. She is wearing a hat and coat. The name “Aimee” is written on the negative and is visible on the upper right side of the image. The woman is probably evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. See related image Nos. 371N1712, 371N1715, and 377N0584.

Portrait, taken August 11, 1934, of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (front row, second from right) and members of his party at Union Station with some of the people who welcomed them to Portland. Lépicier and other clergy traveled to Portland to attend the Marian Congress from August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto). A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N4213, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Distinguished Catholic Prelate Welcomed to City.” This photograph had the caption: “Opening of the Marian Congress here Sunday brought to the city today many distinguished Catholic clergymen, including Alexis Henry [sic] M. Cardinal Lepicier, O. S. M., of Rome. Top picture, those in the first two rows, reading from left—The Very Rev. D. M. Brosnahan of Chicago, provincial of the Servite order; the Rev. A. M. Brasa, secretary to the cardinal; Prior General Raphael Baldini, O. S. M., of Rome; the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, D. D., archbishop of Portland in Oregon; Colonel W. G. Scott, O. N. G.; Cardinal Lepicier; the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother and president of the congress; [Portland] Mayor [Joseph K.] Carson and the Rev. P. M. Condon, Chicago provincial treasurer.” The photographs accompanied a story about the cardinal’s arrival, headlined “Cardinal in City; Guest of Congress.” Image note: The number 33 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph showing four people, three men and a woman, standing in a row in front of a wall at Union Station in Portland. The second man from right is Earl C. Mills, leader of the Shriners; the woman is Mrs. Charles C. Hall. The other two men are unidentified, but they may be Charles C. Hall, potentate of the Al Kader Shriners in Portland, and Hugh Caldwell of Seattle, imperial high priest of the Shrine. The Oregon Journal published a front-page story about Mills’ visit to Portland, headlined “High Leader of Shrinedom City Visitor,” on Thursday, May 11, 1933, the day Mills arrived. According to the story, the Halls and Caldwell accompanied Mills on the train from Spokane, Washington, to Portland. Published with the story was a cropped version of this photograph, showing only Mills and Mrs. Hall. The photograph was published under the headline “Big Arab Chief Calls” and had the following caption: “Earl C. Mills, imperial potentate of the Shrine, is greeted at the Union station by Mrs. C. C. Hall, wife of the potentate of Al Kader temple.” Image note: The name “Mills” is written on the negative below the second man from the right, and the name “C C Hall” is written below the woman. The writing is visible at the bottom of the image. See related image No. 371N1765.

Photograph showing Earl C. Mills, imperial potentate of the Shriners, standing next to a wall at Union Station in Portland and facing front. The Oregon Journal published front-page story, headlined “High Leader of Shrinedom City Visitor” and a related photograph, image No. 371N1764, on Thursday, May 11, 1933, the day Mills arrived. Image note: The name “Earl C Mills” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Half-length portrait of the Italian tenor Tito Schipa on a train platform, probably at Union Station in Portland. He is facing front and is wearing an overcoat, hat, and bow tie. The name “Tito Schipa” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. See related image Nos. 371N2267 and 371N2268. Image note: Speckling in image is due to deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of Joe Lochner, station master, at Union Station in Portland. He is standing next to a train car with one arm raised. He is wearing a suit, tie, and visor cap. The name “Joe Lochner” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

Three-quarters portrait of a man standing outside Union Station in Portland, facing front, and holding luggage. He has a mustache and is wearing a hat, glasses, overcoat, collared shirt, and tie. The name “Longfellow” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image. See related image No. 371N1550.

Photograph showing George L. Baker (left) and an unidentified man standing next to one another outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker is looking at the unidentified man, who is holding a floral wreath. A sign on the wreath reads: “For you a Rose in Portland grows / Junior Chamber of Commerce / Portland.” Both men are wearing suits, ties, and overcoats. See related image Nos. 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Photograph of George L. Baker (left) with two unidentified men outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker is shaking hands with the man at center. All three men are wearing overcoats and holding hats. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Photograph of George L. Baker (left) and an unidentified man standing outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker is facing right and looking at the unidentified man. Both men are wearing overcoats and holding hats. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Photograph of George L. Baker (second from left) and three unidentified men standing in a row outdoors, possibly at Union Station in Portland. Baker and the second man from right are holding a floral wreath. A sign on the wreath reads: “For you a Rose in Portland grows / Junior Chamber of Commerce / Portland.” See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0104, 371N3000, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Photograph showing four men standing outdoors near a building, possibly Union Station in Portland. All four are wearing overcoats, and the man in the center is holding a wreath of flowers with a sign that reads “For you a Rose in Portland grows / Junior Chamber of Commerce / Portland.” Three of the men are unidentified; the second man from the left, who is obscured by the man in front of him, is George L. Baker. See related image Nos. 371N0097, 371N0100, 371N0101, 371N0102, 371N0103, 371N0104, 377N0148, and 377N0149.

Full-length portrait of British statesman Sir Austen Chamberlain; his wife, Ivy Muriel (left); his daughter, Diane (center); and his son Lawrence on a platform at Union Station in Portland. This photograph was likely taken during a brief visit the Chamberlain family made to Portland on October 28, 1928. The text “Chamberlain + family” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.