Portrait of a football player posing with his hands on his knees. He is facing to the left and is wearing a helmet, sweatshirt, and football pants. A building is partially visible in the background. The name “Al Moore” and the number 2 are written on the negative and are visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait of a football player posing with a ball near the former Washington High School in Portland. The player is holding the ball to his chest and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The name “Arnold Heikenan [sic]” and the numbers 29 and 4 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of a football player posing in a crouch on a field. The player is facing to the right and is wearing a football jersey, pads, and pants. His jersey has the number 8 on the back. The name “B. Ewen” and the number 6 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of a football player posing in a crouch near a building. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is wearing a helmet, sweatshirt, and football pants. The name “Barney Carlson” and the number 3 are written on the negative and are visible on the left side of the image.

Four cheerleaders are pictured jumping in mid-air behind 2 football players who pose hunched over. All the cheerleaders hold pom-poms and the football player on the right holds a football. They are on the football field at Beaverton High School. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Beaverton High School football players and rally girls - Maureen Sullivan, Sudee Boyd, Pat Schmidt, Mary Pickard, Sharon Powell ("Bucky Beaver"), Richard Kipp (#31), Mickey Sinnerud (#13), Steve Beguin (#18), Dale Durdel (#43)" (negative 2 of 9).

Portrait of football player posing in a crouch on a field. He is wearing a helmet, sweatshirt, and football pants. Buildings are partially visible in the background. The name “Bill Head” and the number 8 are written on the negative and are visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait of a football player posing with a ball on a field. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is wearing a helmet, sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. A name that could be either “Bill Linn” or “Bill Limm” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

A young man, identified as Bob Fronk, poses on the lawn outside Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon. He wears a football uniform and stands with his hands on his hips while looking at the camera.

A young man, identified as Burns Gilkeson, stands on the lawn outside Silverton High School in Silverton, Oregon. He wears a football uniform and stands with his hands on his hips while looking at the camera.

Portrait of three football players in a row, posing with their hands on their knees.The players, all young men or teenage boys, are wearing sweatshirts, pads, football pants, and cleats. A building is partially visible in the background. On the negative, the name “Cannedy [sic]” is written next to the player on the left; the name “Daniels” is written above the player in the center; and the name “Armintrous [sic]” is written next to the player on the right.

Portrait, taken from the side, of a football player posing in a crouch on a dirt field. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is facing to the left and is wearing a helmet, jersey, football pants, and cleats. The name “Clark Henkle” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait, taken from the side, of a teenage boy posing in a crouch on a field near the Washington High School building in Portland. He is facing to the left and is wearing a football helmet, jersey, pads, pants, and shoes. The number 29, the name “Corliss Newell,” and the number 8 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of football player posing in a crouch on a field. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is looking to the right and is wearing a striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. Trees and houses are visible in the background. The name “Crockett” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of football player posing in a crouch on a field. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is looking to the right and is wearing a helmet, jersey, pads, and football pants. The name “Curtin” and the number 3 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the photograph. Image note: The line on the left side of the photograph is a stray mark written on the negative.

Portrait of a football player posing in a crouch on a field. He is wearing a helmet, jersey, football pants, and cleats. The number 70 and the name “Dan Mitola” are written on the negative and are visible on the left side of the image. The number 4 is also written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner.

Portrait of a football player posing with a ball outside the former Washington High School in Portland. He is holding a football above his head with both hands and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The number 29 and the name “Don Anderson” are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Don Johnson, a 335-pound football player for Gresham High School Gophers, standing on a field. Johnson is holding a burlap sack under each arm. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 24, 1948 (negative 1 of 4).

Portrait, taken from the side, of a football player posing in a crouch on a field. He is facing to the right and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, and football pants. Houses are visible in the background. The name “Douglas” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of an unidentified young man posing in a crouch. He is on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is wearing a sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. The word “Albina” is visible on his shirt. The text “E. Costino” is written on the negative and is partially visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait, taken from the side, of football player posing with a ball. He is facing to the right and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The former Washington High School in Portland is visible in the background. The text “Elgin Kenyon – 29” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative. Light leaks on negative.

Portrait, taken from the side, of a football player posing near the former Washington High School in Portland. The player is facing to the right and is wearing a helmet, striped jersey, football pants, and cleats. The name “Elmer Carlson” and a number that may be either 24 or 29 are written on the negative and are visible on the right side of the image.

Portrait of an unidentified man wearing a shirt with striped sleeves. He may be a football coach or player.

Football players at Multnomah Civic stadium field, during a game between Oregon State College and University of Washington. The players are covered in mud, as one man holds the ball and dives forward. An audience can be seen at the far side of the field (negative 1 of 9).

Portrait, taken from the side, of an unidentified young man or teenage boy posing in a crouch on a dirt field. He is facing to the left and is wearing a sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Portrait, taken from the side, of an unidentified football player posing in a crouch on a field. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is facing to the right and is wearing a helmet, sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. A building is partially visible in the background at upper left. The number 3 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Portrait of an unidentified football player wearing pads and a striped jersey. The player, a young man, may be the same person in image No. 371N4477.

Portrait of an unidentified football player posing in a crouch. The player, a young man or teenage boy, is wearing a sweatshirt, football pants, and cleats. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.