Photograph showing Gruen watches on display in the window of the Stone-Margulis jewelry store at Southwest Broadway and Southwest Morrison Street in Portland.

Photograph showing a window display of Swift’s meats at the Sealy-Dresser Co. store at 523 Southwest 3rd Avenue in Portland. Hanging from the top of the display are sides of meat decorated with fern fronds and ribbons from the Pacific International Livestock Exposition. Packaged meat is arranged at the bottom of the display.

Photograph showing a window display of RCA radios and radio tubes at Sherman, Clay & Co. in Portland. The display includes signs advertising the “RCA Victor Magic Brain,” the “RCA Victor Globe Trotter Radio,” and “The Evolution of the Radio Tube.”

Photograph, taken at night, showing a large window display of a living room, probably at Powers Furniture in Portland. The display features a radio, two armchairs, a sofa, a magazine stand side tables, lamps, and a hutch. Above the display on the building exterior is a sign that reads “POWERS.”

Photograph showing a window display of boxes of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes at the Portland Grocery, Northwest 21st Avenue and Northwest Johnson Street.

Photograph showing stacked cans of Heinz Soups in a window display at the Sealy-Dresser Co. grocery store, probably on Southwest Third Avenue between Alder and Washington in Portland.

Willy Fong hands boxes of moon cakes to Michael Leslie Gong and Kathleen Law at Fong Chong & Co. in Portland. Behind Fong are cabinets of various goods. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, September 16, 1945 (negative 2 of 4).

Photograph showing Williams Avenue at Russell Street (now North Williams Avenue and Northeast Russell Street) in Albina, Portland. The photograph shows vehicles and a streetcar on Williams and the buildings bordering the street. In the foreground at left is the Matthieu Drug Company; a sign for J. C. Penney Co. is also visible in the background at left. In the foreground at right is Groves Hardware; a sign for the Berg-McLaren is also visible next door to Groves. Image note: The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

A display area at the St. Johns Welders’ Supply Company in Portland. A woman stands behind a counter in front of a display of welding helmets, while another person stands in front of the counter. On the right side of the frame is a display of leather welding clothing (negative 7 of 7).

Photograph showing a vacant grocery store at the corner of Southeast Grand Avenue and Southeast Washington Street in Portland. Painted in the window are the words “MOVED ONE BLOCK SOUTH.”

A street view, likely of Union Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). A child is walking down the sidewalk towards the camera, next to storefronts for Ever-Fresh Market and Rotary Bread Stores. Cars can be seen parked along the sidewalk (negative 12 of 20). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Union Avenue.

A street view of Union Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard), likely at NE Killingsworth Street, showing storefront displays (possibly Fred Meyer). Pedestrians can be seen walking on a sidewalk, next to decorative street lights (negative 8 of 20). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Union Avenue.

A street view of Union Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) at NE Schuyler Street. A street car with an Alberta Sign can be seen on the left side of the frame, and numerous business signs can be seen. Portland Auto Wrecking is on the left side of the street (negative 10 of 20). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Union Avenue. Also see negative 269-16.

A street view of Union Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) at NE Schuyler Street. Numerous business signs can be seen, including Portland Auto Wrecking, Standard Stations Inc., and Cohn Bros Furniture (negative 10 of 20). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Union Avenue. Also see negative 269-10.

Photograph showing a brick bank building on Union Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) and NE Russell Street. Next to the bank building is a sign for “Wilgus D. Smith Insurance Real Estate” (negative 14 of 20). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Union Avenue.

Photograph looking south on Union Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) and NE Russell Street. Signs for Crystal Cafe and West Coast Paper Products Co. can be seen, in addition to a marquee for the Egyptian Theater (2511 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). Pedestrians and cars are visible throughout the frame (negative 13 of 20). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Union Avenue.

Photograph showing an unidentified man, possibly the proprietor, posing outside the door of Fay Drugs at Northeast 30th Avenue and Northeast Killingsworth Street in Portland. The store is in a single-story brick building.

Photograph showing two unidentified men at the Blumauer-Frank Drug Company store in Portland, probably during the Christmas season. They are facing each other and the man on the left appears to be showing merchandise to the man on the right. Lamps are displayed on the wall behind them and the shelves are lined with tinsel. A partially visible sign at the top of the image reads “Blumauer-Frank's Gift-Department” and features illustrations of holly.

A dog named Trixie, owned by a Portland postman. She sits on a curb outside a storefront, in front of a parked automobile (negative 2 of 6).

Photograph showing three unidentified people at the Sealy-Dresser Co. grocery store in Portland. In front are a woman and man sitting at folding table. On the table are a dish of unidentified food and what appears to be a cake. The man and woman are looking at a woman standing behind them at center. She is holding a small plate of food in one hand and a utensil in the other. The text “Sealy-Dresser Co.” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

The interior of A.G. Green's Golden West Hotel Candy Shop around 1910. Four unidentified people stand at the counter.

Teenagers with bicycles stand outside a storefront on SE Stark Street in Montavilla. Many are wearing pocketed aprons holding newspapers (negative 11 of 17). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Montavilla district.

Teenage boys gathered in a magazine shop in the Hollywood neighborhood. One is seated in the front and looking towards the camera, while others stand in groups and look downward at magazines. In the background is a rack of magazines. At the side of the frame is a glass case with merchandise display (negative 24 of 24).

Photograph showing the Swanson’s Frozen Food Lockers storefront in St. Johns. A polar bear is painted on the above the entrance to the store, which also features neon writing along the front. Stacks of vegetables and dry goods can be seen inside the store. Painters can be seen working in a adjacent storefront (negative 13 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.

Photograph showing the exterior of Strellman’s Food Store, a brick building at the corner of Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 45th Avenue in Portland.

Photograph looking west from the St. John neighborhood, showing the St. Johns Bridge entrance (North Philadelphia Avenue). To the right of the bridge entrance is the Bridge Tavern building. The St. Johns City Hall building can be seen to the left, behind several storefronts (negative 24 of 24). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - St. Johns district.

Photograph showing the exterior of the St. Francis drugstore at the corner of Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Main Street in Portland.

Photograph showing a street scene at the corner of SW Front Avenue and SW Taylor Street. At the left side of the frame, SW Front Avenue extends to the west, where numerous buildings and cars can be seen. On the corner, a single-story building houses “Kahn Bros. Hides & Wool,” next to “Northwestern Hardware & Plumbing Supplies” Many of these buildings were later demolished (negative 5 of 11).