Portrait of Joseph K. Carson on a ship on a winter day. He is wearing a ship captain’s uniform and a visor cap. Rain or snow is falling. The name “Joe Carson” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson sitting on an ottoman in front of a small table laid with a meal. He is smiling and holding a fork. He is seated next to a radio. See related image Nos. 3720086, 3720088, and 3720099.

Half-length portrait of Joseph K. Carson sitting at a desk that is piled with loaves of bread. Carson is facing front and holding a pen.

Three-quarters portrait, taken outdoors, of Joseph K. Carson with two unidentified Boy Scouts. Carson is at center with his arms around the Scouts’ shoulders.

Half-length portrait, taken from the side, of two men standing outside the Journal Building (now the Jackson Tower) in Portland. The man at right is Joseph K. Carson; the man at left is unidentified. The two men are facing each other and smiling. The man on the left is holding out a card or piece of paper to Carson.

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 an unidentified man standing on the steps outside the door of a United Air Lines plane. He is waving and holding a large bouquet of roses. With him are an unidentified woman and Joseph K. Carson. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland.

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 Patricia Woods and Joseph K. Carson seated outdoors. Both are wearing Western-style shirts and Woods is wearing a fringed skirt. Written on the negative are the number 20 and the text “Joe Carson + Princess Patricia Woods of Mult. County / Grant Hi Girl.” The text is faintly visible in the image. Image note: Light leak on negative.

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.

Portrait of Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified woman sitting on a boat. Carson is holding an oar.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and a clergyman sitting at a dining table during a farewell dinner for Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier at Hill Military Academy in Portland on Thursday, August 16, 1934. The cardinal had traveled to Portland from Rome for the Marian Congress, held at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) from August 12-15, 1934. A cropped version of this photograph, along with image No. 371N4243, was published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 17, 1934. The photographs were published under the headline “Prelate Honored with Farewell Dinner.” This photograph had the following caption: “Father Dominic of Cork, vice president of the first American Marian congress, who gained prominence by telling Mayor MacSweeney what to do, is here pictured giving a few hints to Mayor Carson at the farewell dinner Thursday night honoring Alexis Henry [sic] M. Cardinal Lepicier, O. S. M., of Rome.” Image note: The number 11 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph showing bride Myrtle Cradick and groom Joseph K. Carson, mayor of Portland, with their attendants at the end of their wedding ceremony on Saturday, June 19, 1937. The ceremony was held at the First Baptist Church in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 372A0110 were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 20, 1937, under the headline “—And May They Live Happily Ever After.” This photograph had the following caption: “Members of the bridal party at the White Temple Saturday night, when Miss Myrtle Cradick became the bride of Mayor Joseph K. Carson.” To the left of the bride is Myrtle Cradick's sister, maid of honor Ethel Cradick. Her other attendants were Carson’s sister, Mrs. Elwyn Van DeWalker; Kathleen Furlong; Mavis Melvin; and Ruth Morris. To the right of the groom is Joseph K. Carson’s brother, best man James Carson. The Rev. William G. Everson (at rear left, behind bridesmaids) officiated, and Will A. Knight (at rear right) gave Cradick away. In addition to the photographs on Page 3, the Journal published two pictures and a story on the June 20 front page. See additional related image Nos. 372A0108, 372A0109, 372A0111, 372A0112, and 372A0113.

Photograph showing Myrtle Cradick and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson at their wedding on Saturday, June 19, 1937. The ceremony was held at the First Baptist Church (also known as the White Temple) in Portland. The man at right is unidentified. A front-page story and related photographs from the wedding were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 20, 1937. See related image Nos. 372A0107, 372A0108, 372A0110, 372A0111, 372A0112, and 372A0113.

Photograph of Myrtle Cradick, the Rev. William G. Everson, and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson at the altar on Cradick and Carson’s wedding day, Saturday, June 19, 1937. The ceremony was held at the First Baptist Church (also known as the White Temple) in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 372A0112 were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 20, 1937, under the headline “The Mayor and Portland Gain First Lady.” This photograph had the following caption: “The Rev. William G. Everson, pastor of White Temple church, blesses the union of Mayor Joseph K. Carson and Miss Myrtle Cradick at the wedding rites Saturday night.” See additional related image Nos. 372A0107, 372A0108, 372A0109, 372A0110, and 372A0111.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson taking a glass from two unidentified men as a third unidentified man watches. The photograph was taken on June 15, 1937, during a bachelor party for Carson at Waverley Country Club in Portland. Carson is sitting in a tall chair and wearing a bib. The dinner party included speeches and pranks. The Oregon Journal published a story about the party on Page 6, of the June 16, 1937 edition. The story was headlined “Gifts and Wisecracks Give Hizzoner Merry Old Time.” Carson married Myrtle Cradick on June 19, 1937. See related image No. 372A0115.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson (left) and an unidentified man holding a large prop key with the letter “W” painted on one end. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson seated at a dining table between two unidentified women. The photograph was probably taken between 1933 and 1941, when Carson was mayor of Portland.

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

Photograph showing three people sitting at a dining table and four men standing behind them during an event. They are in formal dress. The man at far right is Joseph K. Carson; the other people in the photograph are unidentified. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 372A0674, 372A0676, 372A0677, and 372A0679.

Photograph showing a man in uniform, possibly a Portland police officer, pinning a badge on Joseph K. Carson’s lapel during an unidentified event. The uniformed man is unidentified. This photograph is related to image No. 372A0793. It may have been taken at the same event as image Nos. 372A0691, 372A0692, 372A0693, and 372A0694.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson holding a bronze plaque commemorating the visit of the frigate USS Constitution to Portland. The photograph was taken during a ceremony aboard the frigate on Thursday, August 10, 1933, in which Carson presented the plaque to the ship’s executive officer, Lieutenant Commander Henry Hartley (second from right). Several unidentified men are watching Carson; the man at left may be City Commissioner Earl Riley. A story about the presentation, headlined “City Presents Bronze Plaque to ‘Ironsides,’ ” was published in the Oregon Journal the day of the ceremony. See related image Nos. 371N3728 and 371N3729.

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.

Photograph showing (from left) Joseph K. Carson, an unidentified man, and Julius L. Meier seated at a dining table during an event. All three are wearing tuxedoes. Carson is looking to the right and smiling.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson seated at a dining table between two unidentified women during a formal event. Carson is wearing a tuxedo and smiling.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and the actress and producer Mary Pickford on a train platform at Union Station in Portland on Friday, May 17, 1935. Carson is holding a bouquet of roses and Pickford is looking at one of the blossoms. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371A6086 were published on the May 17 front page of the Oregon Journal under the headline “ ’America’s Sweetheart’ Visits.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mary Pickford, with Mayor Carson and the armful of roses ‘His Honor’ presented to her as she paused between trains at the Union station Friday morning, en route from Hollywood to Seattle, where she opens Monday night in ‘Coquette.’ “ The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Sweetheart Of America Visits Here.” See additional related image No. 372A0458. Image note: The name “Pickford” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor George L. Baker lying in bed and Mayor-Elect Joseph K. Carson sitting at his bedside on Friday, June 30, 1933. Baker was restricted to bed after collapsing on June 27, 1933, during the final week of his administration. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal home edition on June 30, 1933, under the headline “Portland’s ‘Own George’ Has a Caller.” The photograph had the following caption: “It was a most friendly visit that Joseph K. Carson Jr., mayor-elect, paid to ‘Hizzoner,’ Mayor George L. Baker, at the latter’s bedside in his apartment Friday morning. Joe wished George a speedy recovery from his recent attack, and George wished Joe all the success in the world, in taking over the reins of the city.” The photograph accompanied a story, headlined “New and Old Mayors Meet In Sickroom.”

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified man in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. They are facing one another, smiling, and holding a slim object. See related image No. 371N0449.