Half-length portrait of two unidentified teenage girls posing outside the YWCA building at Southwest Broadway and Southwest Taylor Street in Portland. They are standing side by side, facing front and wearing costumes. The girl at left is wearing a cap, a vest, a dress with puffed sleeves, and a lace apron. The girl at right is wearing a cap, a blouse and a vest. See related image Nos. 374N0130 and 374N0132. The text “YWCA” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified teenage girl posing outside the YWCA building at Southwest Broadway and Southwest Taylor Street in Portland. She is facing left and looking toward the front. She is in costume and is standing with her arms crossed and held in front of her. See related image Nos. 374N0131 and 374N0132. The text “YWCA” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Three-quarters portrait of two unidentified teenage girls posing outside the YWCA building at Southwest Broadway and Southwest Taylor Street in Portland. They are standing side by side, facing front and wearing costumes. The girl at left is wearing a cap, a vest, a dress with puffed sleeves, and a lace apron. The girl at right is wearing a cap, a blouse, a vest, and knee-length pants with a stripe down the side. See related image Nos. 374N0130 and 374N0131. The text “YWCA” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Portrait of a man wearing a robe, sash, and plumed turban. He is standing on a float with six young women in matching gowns and headdresses. The man is holding a key to the city made from radishes, beets, and carrots. The words “Rex Oregonus” are painted along the bottom of the float. This photograph was probably taken at the 1929 Rose Festival, when Tommy Luke was crowned Rex Oregonus, co-regent with the festival queen. The number 8 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. Also see image No. 371N4402.
Photograph, taken from the side, showing an unidentified person in costume sitting on a stool, facing to the left, and milking a goat. The person is wearing a hat, face paint, leggings, socks, and sneakers. A second unidentified person, partially outside the frame, is holding the goat’s lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.
Photograph showing a group of men in suits, hats, and matching costume glasses while facing towards the camera. They are standing in two rows, and at the front of the frame is a table with plates and cups. On the front of each hat is a number. Written on the negative is "50-532."
Photograph of an unidentified woman in a costume, looking upward at a rooster perched on her shoulder. The woman is standing outside the doors to a building. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.
Four children dressed in costumes stand next to a lamb at a luncheon hosted by the Women's Auxiliary of the National Wool Growers Association in Portland, Oregon. A boy pets the lamb while a girl holds the animal by a leash. Pictured are Dave Ecklund (dressed as Boy Blue and petting the lamb), Jamie Kohlhoff, Libby Bishop and Jan Ecklund (dressed as Bo Peep on the right). This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on January 29, 1959 (negative 1 of 7).
Model Dixie Geer, posing on a table top in her "Red Garters" costume. She has one leg raised as she holds a garter with both hands. This photograph was published in Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 13, 1954 (negative 1 of 3).
The royal court of the Columbia River Yachting Association, on a boat during opening day of yachting season in Portland. Front: Captain Quentin Greeley, Jacob Nielsen (as Neptune), and back (left to right): Nancy Schuler, Kathie Cameron, and Pat Palitzsch, dressed as the daughters of Neptune. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 9, 1954 (negative 1 of 12).
People on a boat during the opening day of yachting season on the Columbia River. The boat is decorated with a luau theme, with people standing onboard wearing grass skirts and leis. Two palm trees have been mounted onboard. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 9, 1954 (negative 6 of 12).
Two adolescents dressed as hobos during the 1954 Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. They each wear oversize suits and dirt face paint. A crowed can be seen behind the pair, including a majorette (negative 4 of 18).
A girl dressed as a carousel at the Junior Portland Rose Festival parade. A float and other people dressed for the parade can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 9).
Jim Blue and two other members of the Jefferson High School Latin Club in Portland. Blue is kneeling down and holding the sandal of another student, who stands against a stair handrail. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 16, 1948 (negative 14 of 16).
Frank Mallory and Monte Herring, members of the Jefferson High School Latin Club, stage a sword fight during a club banquet. They’re wearing togas, and people are watching the pair from a long table. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 16, 1948 (negative 4 of 16).
A group of dancers poses while holding the sheer edges of their costume dresses. The four front women kneel, while the others stand. A patterned curtain can be seen in the background, as well as a light hanging from the ceiling (negative 5 of 17).
Ice skater Florence Rae, a performer with the Ice Follies show in Portland. She wears a sequined costumes while looking to her left, as Omer Peiffer, stationed at the Portland Air Base, takes her photograph. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, May 16, 1953 (negative 1 of 10).
Ice skater Betty Schalow, a performer with the Ice Follies show in Portland. She wears a sequined costume while jumping into the air, in front of a group of fan photographers at the Portland Ice Arena. She extends both arms into the air while smiling at the camera. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, May 16, 1953 (negative 2 of 10).
A photographer kneels between two performers (twins?) with the Ice Follies show in Portland. The women wear matching costumes with tulle dresses as they lean towards one another, each touching the waist of the other. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, May 16, 1953 (negative 7 of 10).
People dressed in costume for a women welder masquerade party, likely in Portland. They’re walking out a arched doorway, towards the camera (negative 4 of 13).
Portland children, dressed in costume, playing in a garage. One boy is holding a pole with a small animal on it, while several others have mustaches painted on their faces. Two children are holding a cardboard sign reading “Chinese War Relief Party, Admission 10 cents” (negative 25 of 28). Original sleeve title: Kids on our block.
Performers posing for a group photograph at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. The women are wearing long skirts with flower motifs with a matching top and decorative hat. A man kneels in the center of a group, wearing a hat and holding two pistols (negative 15 of 22).
Three women in sequined costumes at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. Each woman has her arms raised towards a tall feather head dress (negative 18 of 22).
A woman, wearing a sequined top and bottom, looks downward from a railing at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland, as part of Earl Carroll’s vanities road show (negative 19 of 22).
Performers backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland, as part of Earl Carroll’s vanities road show. Some of the women are in decorative robes, while others are wearing sequined bikini tops (negative 2 of 22).
Photograph showing two young people wearing period costumes, and clasping hands. One is wearing a dress with loose sleeves and a waist tie, while the other is wearing a long jacket and knee-length pants (negative 2 of 2).
Photograph showing party-goers in costume at the Artists Ball at Alderwood Golf Club in Northeast Portland. A woman wearing a sequined top and bottom dances in front of onlookers, some seated on the ground. The floor is littered with paper streamers (negative 18 of 19).