Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier speaking with Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, possibly at a farewell dinner for the cardinal at Hill Military Academy in Portland on Thursday, August 16, 1934. The cardinal had traveled to Portland from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) from August 12-15, 1934.

Photograph of Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson at Union Station in Portland after the cardinal’s arrival on August 11, 1934. Cardinal Lépicier had traveled from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held August 12-15, 1934, at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto). A similar photograph, image No. 371N4213, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. Image note: The number 3 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, second from right) 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 cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N4213, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Distinguished Catholic Prelate Welcomed to City.” This photograph had the caption: “Opening of the Marian Congress here Sunday brought to the city today many distinguished Catholic clergymen, including Alexis Henry [sic] M. Cardinal Lepicier, O. S. M., of Rome. Top picture, those in the first two rows, reading from left—The Very Rev. D. M. Brosnahan of Chicago, provincial of the Servite order; the Rev. A. M. Brasa, secretary to the cardinal; Prior General Raphael Baldini, O. S. M., of Rome; the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, D. D., archbishop of Portland in Oregon; Colonel W. G. Scott, O. N. G.; Cardinal Lepicier; the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother and president of the congress; [Portland] Mayor [Joseph K.] Carson and the Rev. P. M. Condon, Chicago provincial treasurer.” The photographs accompanied a story about the cardinal’s arrival, headlined “Cardinal in City; Guest of Congress.” Image note: The number 33 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, 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). At left is the Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland; second from left is Colonel W. G. Scott; at center is Cardinal Lépicier; second from right, speaking to the cardinal, is Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson; and at right is the Rev. A. M. Mayer, rector of the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N4215, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Distinguished Catholic Prelate Welcomed to City.” This photograph had the caption: “Cardinal Lepicier listening intently to the mayor’s words of welcome.” Image note: The number 32 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 (from left) Charles H. Martin, Joseph K. Carson, and Senator Charles L. McNary standing in a row on a train platform. The photograph was probably taken when Martin was either a congressman or governor of Oregon, and Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph showing Commander Louis J. Gulliver (left) and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson holding up a framed picture depicting the frigate USS Constitution in Portland with the St. Johns Bridge in the background. The photograph was taken at Portland City Hall on August 26, 1933. The Constitution visited Portland from August 2 to August 22, 1933, as part of a national tour. Gulliver, commanding officer of the Constitution, returned to Portland while the ship was visiting Longview, Washington, to present the picture of the frigate to the city. The picture was created by artist Duncan Gleason of Hollywood, California.

Photograph of Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin (left) and Joseph K. Carson at a Democratic picnic on July 16, 1933. They are standing at a table, smiling at one another, and Carson is carving meat. The picnic was held at Viking Park on the Sandy River. The Oregon Journal published a front-page story about the picnic and a related photograph, image No. 371N1250, on Monday, July 17, 1933.

Photograph showing three men standing in a row, all wearing American Legion garrison caps. The man at left may be Edward A. Hayes, American Legion national commander from October 1933 to October 1934. The man at center is Joseph K. Carson. The man at right is unidentified. The photograph may have been taken in August 1934, when Hayes spoke at the Oregon American Legion convention, held August 23 through August 25.

Photograph showing members of the Forty and Eight with a car at Union Station in Portland on Saturday, February 22, 1936. They were at the station to greet members arriving for an initiation ceremony (known as a “wreck”). A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 23, 1936, under the headline “In Wreck Headed for 40 and 8 ‘Wreck.’ “ The photograph had the following caption: “The famous old French war-time taxi was at the depot Saturday to greet the special bringing Washington 40 and 8 members to the annual interstate ‘wreck’ here. From left— Mayor [Joseph K.] Carson, B. F. Beattie, Portland; Chef de Chemin de Fer Fred Fuecker of Seattle, national head; Chef de Gare D. Elwood Caples, Vancouver, Washington state leader; Chef de Gare Laban A. Steeves of Salem, Oregon state leader, and in foreground Steve Chadwich, Seattle, former national officer.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “40 & 8 Vets Have Gay Time.”

Photograph showing (from left) George Henry Dern, Joseph K. Carson, an unidentified man, and Major General Malin Craig. Dern, Carson, and Craig are seated at a dining table during a meal. The unidentified man is standing next to Craig and shaking his hand. The photograph may have been taken while Dern was United States secretary of war and Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph, taken in March 1933, of Portland Mayor George L. Baker (left) and Mayor-Elect Joseph K. Carson (right) standing on either side of an unidentified woman and man holding a sign advertising a benefit for victims of an earthquake in Long Beach, California. They are standing at the bottom of steps outside a building, probably the Portland Municipal Auditorium (now the Keller Auditorium). The sign reads: “Auditorium Tues. March 28 / 10 Slashing Amateur Bouts / Northwest’s Leading Amateurs / Big League Vaudeville / Special Features / Monster California Earthquake Benefit / All Proceeds Go to the Red Cross for California Sufferers / Portland-Put This Over Big! / Sponsored by the “40-8” of the American Legion / Geo. L. Baker, Announcer / Joe Carson, Jr., Referee / Chief Leon Jenkins, Bouncer / Admission 25¢ to $1 / Starts 8 P.M.”

Photograph showing George L. Baker (left) and an unidentified man (right) watching Joseph K. Carson perform a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.

Photograph of four men standing in a row on a baseball field with players from the Portland Post No. 1 team. Stands full of spectators are visible in the background. The man at right is Joseph K. Carson (mayor of Portland from 1933-1941); the third man from right is Isaac Patterson (governor of Oregon from 1927-1929). The other people in the photograph are unidentified. Also see image No. 370A0104.

Full-length portrait of 12 men posing in two rows on the sidewalk outside the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The men in the front row are crouching, and the others are standing behind them. The second man from right is Joseph K. Carson; the others are unidentified.

Full-length portrait showing Joseph K. Carson (center) posing outdoors in a field with a group of people at a groundbreaking ceremony. The text “Casting Club” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0821 and 372A0823. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Head and shoulders portrait of Joseph K. Carson facing front. He is smiling and is wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. The name “Jack Carson” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson (left) and Charles H. Martin at a dining table during a meal. Both men are wearing tuxedoes.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson (front row, right) and Charles H. Martin (front row, second from right) seated in stands next to two unidentified women.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and a man who may be Dan E. Gould walking up a ramp. Behind them are two men in uniform, one carrying the United States flag and the other carrying the Oregon state flag. A crowd is visible in the background. The photograph may show Carson, Gould, and other members of a reception committee boarding the frigate USS Constitution on August 2, 1933, when the ship and crew arrived for a three-week visit in Portland as part of a national tour. The ship was moored at Swan Island. In a story about the ship and its arrival on August 3, 1933, the Oregon Journal reported: “As soon as lines to the dock were made fast Lieutenant-Commander Henry Hartley, commanding the ship, invited the reception committee on board. Headed by Federal Judge James A. Fee, representing governor J. L. Meier, Mayor Joseph K. Carson, Dan E. Gould, chairman of the general committee, the group filed over the gangway.” Also see image No. 371N3740. Image note: Image shows marks due to negative damage.

Group portrait of five unidentified men in front of a United States flag. The second man from the right is wearing a uniform, possibly a military uniform; the other four men are wearing tuxedoes. The man at center is Joseph K. Carson; the other four are unidentified. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph, taken outdoors, of Joseph K. Carson (right) speaking with an unidentified man, possibly George H. Himes. They are facing one another and Carson has one hand on the man’s shoulder. People carrying flags are partially visible in the background. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland. Image note: Negative damage at upper right.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson and George L. Baker sitting next to each other at an outdoor meal. Carson, on the left, is looking at Baker, and both are smiling. See related image No. 371N0096.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson with a person wearing a Santa Claus costume and fake beard. A winter-themed backdrop is partially visible behind them. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified woman, both on roller skates. The woman is wearing a hat with the word “instructor” on the front, and Carson is gripping her hands.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson sitting on a bench and wearing a pair of roller skates. Kneeling next to him is an unidentified woman wearing roller skates and a visor cap with the word “instructor” on the front.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified woman roller skating. The woman is wearing a hat with the word “instructor” on the front, and Carson is gripping her hands.

Photograph of four men seated at a dining table, all looking toward the right. The second man from right is Joseph K. Carson. The other three men are unidentified.