Photograph of the crowd gathered around the speaker’s stand for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address at the Bonneville dam construction site on August 3, 1934. A cropped version of this photograph was one of nine that were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on August 4, 1934, under the headline “President Roosevelt Visits One of Administration’s Big Projects.” This photograph had the following caption: “When rain started falling in real earnest, hard enough to wet the clothes, although not enough to dampen the crowd’s ardor, umbrellas were raised; some without umbrellas covered their heads with newspapers—but the fine spirit of the gathering remained at par. At the left is a general view of the concourse during the ‘spell of weather.’ “ See related image Nos. 371N2168, 371N21769, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, and 371N2197. Also see image No. 371N2186 of crowds touring the ship on which the president arrived in Portland.

Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt doffing his hat as he sits in an open-topped car at Union Station in Portland on September 21, 1932. With Roosevelt in the back seat of the car are Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin (center) and Carl Donaugh (left), chairman of the Oregon Democratic central committee. A crowd of people is gathered behind the car. Roosevelt was in Portland to campaign for the presidency. A similar photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 21, 1932, under the headline “Oregon Greets Democracy’s Choice.” See related image Nos. 371N2175, 371N2176, 371N2177, 371N2178, 371N2179, 371N2180, 371N2181, 371N2182, 371N2183, 371N2184, 371N2185, 371N2187, 371N2188, 371N2189, 371N2196, 371N2198, 371N2199, 371N2200, and 371N2201.

Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt (seated) posing with (from left) Joseph Zdenek, Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin, and Walter B. Gleason during a campaign visit to Portland in September 1932. The photograph was probably taken on September 21 or 22. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on September 22, 1932, under the headline “Franklin Roosevelt Buys Forget-Me-Not.” The photograph had the following caption: “Walter B. Gleason selling a disabled war veterans’ forget-me-not to Governor Roosevelt during the latter’s Portland visit. On the left is Joseph Zdenek, disabled veterans [sic] and wearer of the ‘Purple Heart.’ In the background is Congressman Charles H. Martin.” See related image Nos. 371N2175, 371N2176, 371N2177, 371N2178, 371N2179, 371N2180, 371N2181, 371N2182, 371N2183, 371N2184, 371N2185, 371N2187, 371N2188, 371N2189, 371N2191, 371N2196, 371N2198, 371N2199, and 371N2201.

Full-length portrait of U. S. Secretary of War George Henry Dern standing next to a wreath at the cenotaph at Multnomah Stadium in Portland on the morning of August 3, 1934. The photograph was taken during a ceremony in memory of Canadian soldiers killed in World War I. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on August 3, 1934, under the headline “Dern Honors War Dead.” The photograph had the following caption: “Secretary of War George H. Dern placing wreath at the foot of the cenotaph at the Multnomah stadium, dedicated in June by the Canadian Legion to the Canadians who gave their lives in the World war.” The Journal reported that the ceremony was among the official events related to a visit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who arrived in Portland later the same day. See related image No. 372A0716. Image note: The text “Gen. Johnson” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson (left) and United States Vice President John Nance Garner at Union Station in Portland on October 14, 1935. Garner stopped briefly in Portland while traveling to Seattle and then the Philippines. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on October 15, 1935, under the headline “The Garner Whiskers Come Off.” The photographs accompanied a story about Garner’s stop, headlined “Crowd Sees Garner Get Face Shaved.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mayor Carson chats with the vice president.” See related image Nos. 372A0215, 372A0216, and 372A0218. Image note: The name “Garner” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Half-length portrait of (from left) R. G. Callvert, associate editor of The Oregonian newspaper; Herbert Hoover; and O. L. Price, manager of The Oregonian. The photograph was taken in Hoover’s suite at the Benson Hotel in Portland on May 25, 1935, when Hoover stopped briefly in Portland on his way east. See related image No. 372A0290. Image note: The text “Hoover - 5/25/35” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of Herbert Hoover (center) carrying a file folder. Several unidentified people are standing nearby, and a small crowd is visible in the background. The photograph was probably taken on February 12, 1936, when Hoover arrived in Portland to deliver an address at a Lincoln Day dinner held by the Multnomah County Republican Party.

Photograph of Herbert Hoover (left) and Lou Henry Hoover on a train platform. The photograph may have been taken after the Hoovers arrived at Union Station in Portland on February 12, 1936. On the evening of February 12, Herbert Hoover delivered an address at a Lincoln Day banquet held by the central committee of the Multnomah County Republican Party. The Hoovers are with an unidentified man and woman who may be O. L. Price, manager of The Oregonian newspaper, and his wife.

Half-length portrait, taken Tuesday, August 15, 1922, of Vice President Calvin Coolidge (left) and Dr. Henry Waldo Coe at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt statue in Portland’s south park blocks. Coe donated the statue to the city, and Coolidge performed the groundbreaking. See related image Nos. 373G0032, 373G0034, 373G0035, 373G0036, 373G0037, and 379G0023.

Photograph, taken on Tuesday, August 15, 1922, showing Vice President Calvin Coolidge speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt statue in Portland’s south park blocks. Coolidge is standing on a platform under a striped awning and is gesturing with his arms outstretched. He later performed the groundbreaking. See related image Nos. See related image Nos. 373G0031, 373G0032, 373G0035, 373G0036, 373G0037, and 379G0023.

Head and shoulders photograph showing William Gibbs McAdoo looking to the left and smiling. The photograph was taken on Sunday, April 20, 1924, when McAdoo, who was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, stopped briefly in Portland on his way to speak in California. See related image No. 373G0126. Image note: The name “McAdoo” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the photograph. Light leak on negative.

Head and shoulders photograph showing William Gibbs McAdoo facing front and smiling. The photograph was taken on Sunday, April 20, 1924, when McAdoo, who was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, stopped briefly in Portland on his way to speak in California. See related image No. 373G0120. Image note: The name “McAdoo” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing President Woodrow Wilson and Portland Mayor George L. Baker (next to Wilson at left) outside Union Station in Portland after Wilson’s arrival on Monday, September 15, 1919. Wilson was in Portland as part of a national speaking tour to build support for the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three, including image No. 373G0224, that were published on Page 5 of the Oregon Journal on September 15, 1919, under the headline “Triumphal Procession Brings President Into Close View.” This photograph had the following caption information: “President Wilson and Mayor Baker at the Union station.” Image note: Negative damage at edges. Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration. See additional related image Nos. 373G0223, 373G0225, 373G0226, 373G0227, and 373G0538.

Group portrait of unidentified people gathered on the steps of an open-air altar at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland during the Marian Congress, held August 12-15, 1934. The Marian Congress in Portland was the first to be held in the United States. The open-air altar was built at The Grotto for the proceedings. The number 25 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier surrounded by people as he stands at a radio microphone at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland on Monday, August 13, 1934. His radio address was part of the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. The number 12 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait, taken August 11, 1934, of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (front row, center) 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 similar photograph (image No. 371N4215) was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs accompanied a story about the Cardinal’s arrival, headlined “Cardinal in City; Guest of Congress.” In the front two rows, from left, are: the Rev. A. M. Brasa; the Very Rev. D. M. Brosnahan; the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland; Colonel W. G. Scott; Cardinal Lépicier; the Rev. P. M. Condon; Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson; the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother; and Prior General Raphael Baldini. Image note: The number 31 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier (center, standing near pillar) during the closing service of the Marian Congress at Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) on August 15, 1934. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 5 of the Oregon Journal on Thursday, August 16, 1934. The photograph was published under the headline “Cardinal Presides at Closing of Marian Congress.” It had the following caption: “Alexis Henry [sic] M. Cardinal Lepicier, O. S. M., of Rome, making the sign of the cross with blessed sacrament upon the open air altar of Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, during solemn benediction Wednesday night which marked conclusion of first American Marian congress.” Image note: The number 39 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of unidentified clergy walking down the platform steps toward the crowd at an open-air service at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) during the Marian Congress in Portland. The congress was held from August 12-15, 1934. The number 36 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of a large crowd attending a service at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland during the Marian Congress, held August 12-15, 1934. The number 22 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier standing at a radio microphone, surrounded by kneeling people, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland on Monday, August 13, 1934. His radio address was part of the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two from the Marian Congress that were published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, August 14, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Pilgrims by the Hundreds at Sanctuary.” This photograph had the following caption: “Crowds press always about His Eminence Alexis Henry [sic] M. Cardinal Lepicier of Rome to receive his blessing, which he is shown here bestowing.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the Marian Congress. Image note: The number 24 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding out a bouquet of flowers to Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier, who is facing her with one hand raised. The photograph was probably taken on August 11, 1934, in the rectory garden at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. Cardinal Lépicier arrived in Portland on August 11 after traveling from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. Also see image Nos. 371N4217 and 371N4234. Image note: The number 14 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of unidentified clergy at an open-air service during the Marian Congress, held from August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. The clergymen are walking up the steps of the platform where the altar was placed, and a large audience is watching in the background. The number 45 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of unidentified clergy conducting an open-air service at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland during the Marian Congress, held August 12-15, 1934. The man standing and speaking at left may be Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier, who traveled to Portland from Rome for the congress. The number 20 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. Also see image Nos. 371N4218, 371N4231, and 371N4253.

Photograph of Archbishop Edward D. Howard of Portland (third from left) and unidentified clergy walking in a procession at St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at the opening service of the Marian Congress on August 12, 1934. The congress was held in Portland from August 12-15, 1934. The number 44 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of unidentified clergy conducting an open-air service at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland during the Marian Congress, held August 12-15, 1934. The number 21 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier surrounded by people as he stands at a radio microphone at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland on Monday, August 13, 1934. His radio address was part of the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph, taken April 15, 1925, showing a crowd outside St. Mary’s Cathedral, Northwest 15th and Davis in Portland, watching the procession into the cathedral for the funeral of Archbishop Alexander Christie. That day, a front-page story about Christie’s funeral was published in the Oregon Journal city edition. The story had the headline “Throngs at Funeral of Archbishop” and the subheading “Impressive Last Rites Held for Most Rev. Alexander Christie in St. Marys [sic] Cathedral; Mt. Calvary is Resting Place.” See related image Nos. 371N4170, 371N4172, 371N4182, 371N4183, 371N4184, and 371N4185.

Photograph showing the exterior of St. Andrew Catholic Church at Northeast Ninth Avenue and Northeast Alberta Street in Portland. The front steps of the church are blocked with wooden barriers, and a large drape is hung on the building, covering the windows above the entrance.