Photograph showing an unidentified female artist holding two paintbrushes and a painting depicting a nude woman. The artist is smiling, facing toward an easel at right, and looking toward the left. Image note: Broken corner.
Half-length portrait of an unidentified sculptor standing in front of a bas-relief of a boy and girl in profile, eating at a table. The man is facing to the right and is holding a tool to the surface of the sculpture.
Photographs, circa 1923 to 1936, of people and activities related to arts; entertainment; the Portland Rose Festival; and other community events, performances, and ceremonies. Arts-oriented images include portraits of dancers and musicians, primarily children, as well as photographs of actors, actresses, and theatrical productions or rehearsals. Photographs of the Portland Rose Festival include activities and portraits of festival queens and princesses. This series also includes photographs of parades and circus performers and performances.
Photograph showing Scottish entertainer Sir Harry Lauder (right) sitting at a dining table with his niece and an unidentified man. Lauder is facing to the left and is wearing a jacket and kilt. The text “Sir Harry Lauder + Niece” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N1329.
Full-length portrait of the opera singer Margherita Salvi standing next to the open door of a taxi, resting one hand on the door, and facing front. She is wearing a hat and fur-trimmed coat and is holding a purse. The name “Margerita [sic] Salvi” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.
Photograph of three unidentified people in costume in front of a stage set. The man on the left appears to be dressed as a jester; the man in the center appears to be dressed as a king, and the woman appears to be dressed as a queen. See related images No. 371N2837, No. 371N2838, and No. 371N2875. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Full-length portrait of a smiling woman, opera singer Claudia Muzio, sitting in an armchair, looking toward the front, and hugging a small dog. The name “Claudia Muzio” is handwritten on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Photograph showing the opera singer Margherita Salvi and her mother at a piano. Salvi is sitting at the piano, facing right, and her mother is standing nearby, leaning one elbow on the piano. They are looking at each other. The text “Margherita Salvi + Mother” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. Salvi's mother is not identified by name.
Photograph of an unidentified man in overalls standing on a bench and painting caricatures on a billboard or mural. The words “Portland Press Club” are painted at the bottom of the mural. See related image No. 371N3194.
Portrait of Scottish entertainer Sir Harry Lauder sitting at a dining table, facing left, and looking toward the front. He is smiling and holding a glass. He is wearing a jacket and kilt. See related image No. 371N1330. Image note: The name “Sir Harry Lauder” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.
Portrait of four unidentified young people, probably actors in a play or musical, posing in French-themed costumes. The performers on the left and right are bowing to each other; the two in the center are raising clasped hands. Two of the performers are wearing dresses and two are wearing matching jackets and knickers. All four are wearing wigs. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Half-length portrait of a smiling man with his eyes closed. He is standing next to a train car with his hands in his pockets and is facing front. He is wearing a hat, an overcoat, and a suit. The man is unidentified but may be actor “Will Rogers.”
Portrait of a smiling woman wearing a hat, coat, and necklace. She is holding a bouquet of flowers and standing in front of a wall covered in trailing plants. The name “Billie Burke” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image. The woman is likely the actress Billie Burke. The photograph may have been taken in September 1931, when Burke performed in “The Vinegar Tree” at the Dufwin theater in Portland.
Photograph showing an unidentified man in overalls standing on a bench and painting caricatures on a billboard or mural. The words “Portland Press Club” are painted at the bottom of the mural. See related image No. 371N3195.
Photograph of three unidentified artists. At left is a woman standing at an easel, drawing a male figure. In the center is a man sculpting a bust. At right is a man sculpting a bas-relief.
Portrait of an unidentified actress in costume, standing in front of a prop wall. She is holding a book and is wearing a hat, glasses, shoulder cape, and floor-length dress. Also see image Nos. 371N5936 and 371N5937.
Portrait of three unidentified cast members from a Portland Junior League production of “Alice in Wonderland.” They are posing outdoors in costume. The text “Alice in Wonderland — Junior League” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.
Photograph showing two unidentified men who appear to be performing at an event. They are standing side by side and facing to the left. The man at left is wearing a bowler hat, glasses, a bow tie, and a stiff-front shirt or a dickey. The man at right is wearing a straw hat, a stiff collar, a polka-dotted shirt, and a jacket. Spectators in formal clothing are visible in the background.
Portrait of an artist in a smock and beret, sitting at sculptor’s table and working on a sculpture of a Blackfoot man. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image Nos. 371N2894 and 371N2895, was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal’s Sunday magazine on August 13, 1933. The photographs accompanied an article about Voisin, titled “Adventures of a Sculptor Among the Blackfeet Indians of Montana.” This photograph had the following caption: “Adrien Voisin, Portland sculptor, with a figure of Two-Guns-White Calf, the model of the Indian head on the buffalo nickel.” Also see image Nos. 371N2896, 371N2897, 371N2902, and 371N2903.
Photograph showing Roy Rogers, wearing a western hat and suit, posing with a group of children and adults. Most of the group have their arms raised. In the background, several hanging photo frames can be seen (negative 1 of 2).
Photograph showing an unidentified worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is facing front and smoking a cigarette. With his right hand, he appears to be gesturing toward his left hand, in which he is holding a playing card with a cigarette protruding through a hole in the center of the card. An Albina company button is pinned to his overalls. The worker is unidentified, but he may be Clinton English, who was a magician as well as an Albina employee. The number 112 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.
Photograph showing a uniformed man helping an unidentified woman (actress?) down from the door of a military airplane. The woman was likely visiting Portland on the occasion of a war hero parade to take place in downtown Portland (negative 11 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure.”
Photograph showing a uniformed man standing next to an unidentified woman (actress?), who is holding a balloon animal and looking downward. The man is also looking at the balloon, while the pair stands in front of an automobile (negative 14 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure.”
Oregon Victory Girl, Suzanne Burce, later known as Jane Powell, holding a ball and wooden paddle. She is standing in front of a brick building and smiling (negative 4 of 18).
Oregon Victory Girl, Suzanne Burce, later known as Jane Powell, seated at a piano. Next to her is a small dog, and a cat is sitting on an ottoman next to the piano (negative 5 of 18).