Photograph a crowd of people gathered outside a building under construction. The photograph was probably taken on December 11, 1927, during a ceremony to lay the cornerstone of a new building for education and recreation at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church in Portland.
Photograph of young people standing in a V formation outside a building under construction. The photograph was probably taken on December 11, 1927, at a ceremony to lay the cornerstone of a new building for education and recreation at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church in Portland.
Photograph showing Oregon first lady Grace Meier posing with a trowel and the cornerstone of the new Waverly Baby Home building at a dedication ceremony on November 28, 1931. Inscribed on the cornerstone are the words “THE BABY HOME / ERECTED 1931.” A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N3009 were published on Page 4 of the Oregon Journal on November 29, 1931, under the headline “New Home for Babies Dedicated.” This photograph had the following caption: “Mrs. Meier laying the cornerstone.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the opening of the new building.