Transcript. Paul Fukui, Operations Manager of the Q Center in Portland, OR, discusses his work with the Q Center and his life as an artist.

Session 1. Paul Fukui, Operations Manager of the Q Center in Portland, OR, discusses his work with the Q Center and his life as an artist.

Photograph showing a man on a stage, standing at a microphone and holding a narrow strip of paper printed with the words “BUY WAR BONDS TONIGHT.” The man is unidentified but may be magician Clinton English, an employee at Albina Engine & Machine Works. The number 15 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding / Swing shift / Playhouse Theatre / 1/16/43” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was probably taken at a vaudeville show performed by workers from Albina Engine & Machine Works and Commercial Iron Works in Portland. A short preview of the show was published on Page 4, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 15, 1943: “SHIPYARD SHOW–Even the national War Labor board has set its seal of approval on the Albina-Commercial swing shift show slated for 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Playhouse. Besides a sneak preview and ‘This is Blitz,’ or what Hitler does to conquered countries, the workers will give their own 10-act vaudeville, featuring Clinton English, Albina magician, and Helene Landsvert, Commercial dancer.” See related image Nos. 375A0462, 375A0463, 375A0464, 375A0465, 375A0466, 375A0468, 375A0469, 375A0470, 375A0471, 375A0472, 375A0473, and 375A0474.

Photograph showing an unidentified worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is facing front and smoking a cigarette. With his right hand, he appears to be gesturing toward his left hand, in which he is holding a playing card with a cigarette protruding through a hole in the center of the card. An Albina company button is pinned to his overalls. The worker is unidentified, but he may be Clinton English, who was a magician as well as an Albina employee. The number 112 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Three-quarters portrait of the actress and producer Mary Pickford (right) and an unidentified woman on a train platform at Union Station in Portland on Friday, May 17, 1935. Pickford is holding a bouquet of roses that were presented to her by Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson. The Oregon Journal published a story, headlined “Sweetheart of America Visits Here,” on the May 17 front page, along with image Nos. 372A0459 and 371A6086. According to the story, Pickford stopped briefly in Portland while traveling from Hollywood, California, to Seattle, Washington, to perform on the stage in “Coquette.” Image note: The name “Pickford” is written on the negative and is faintly visible on the left side of the image.

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.

Half-length portrait of (from left) actress Peggy O’Dare, Portland Mayor George L. Baker, actress Priscilla Dean, actor Herbert Rawlinson, and production manager G. B. Manly. Baker and Dean are holding a large key-shaped flower arrangement. The photograph was taken at Sixth and Morrison in Portland on Monday, May 16, 1921, during a reception for Dean and others who were in town to film a movie. The Oregon Journal published a related image, No. 373G0009, and a story about the reception on Tuesday, May 17, 1921. Also see image No. 373G0008, 379G0191, and 379G0192.

Half-length portrait of actress Priscilla Dean smiling and looking toward the right as she accepts a large key-shaped flower arrangement from Portland Mayor George L. Baker. The photograph was taken at Sixth and Morrison in Portland on Monday, May 16, 1921, during a reception for Dean and others who were in town to film a movie. The Oregon Journal published a related image, No. 373G0009, and a story about the reception on Tuesday, May 17, 1921. Also see image No. 373G0005, 379G0191, and 379G0192.

Full-length portrait of Portland Mayor George L. Baker and actress Priscilla Dean holding a large key-shaped flower arrangement. The photograph was taken at Sixth and Morrison in Portland on Monday, May 16, 1921, during a reception for Dean and others who were in town to film a movie. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, May 17, 1921, with the headline “Screen Beauty Wins Hearty Welcome.” The photograph had the following caption: “Priscilla Dean, noted motion picture player, was officially welcomed to Portland before thousands of spectators, who, on Monday, saw Mayor Baker present to the star the city’s floral master key. In the picture are Miss Dtan [sic], Mayor Baker, and Harley James, Miss Dean’s camera-man.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Priscilla Dean is Enthusiastic Over Local Reception.” See related image Nos. 373G0005, 373G0008, 379G0191, and 379G0192.

Photograph showing actress and producer Mary Pickford holding a bouquet of roses at Union Station in Portland on Friday, May 17, 1935. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 372A0459 were published on the May 17 front page of the Oregon Journal. The photographs had the headline “ ‘America’s Sweetheart’ Visits.” This photograph had the following caption information: “ ‘Our Mary’ as she looks in a ‘close-up.’ “ The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Sweetheart of America Visits Here.” According to the story, Pickford stopped briefly in Portland on her way from Hollywood, California, to Seattle, Washington, where she was to perform on the stage in “Coquette.” See additional related image No. 372A0458. Image note: The text “Pickford” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Head and shoulders photograph of actress Priscilla Dean during a ceremony in which Portland Mayor George L. Baker presented her with a large floral key to the city. Dean is facing front and smiling. The photograph was taken at Sixth and Morrison in Portland on Monday, May 16, 1921, during a reception for Dean and others who were in town to film a movie. The Oregon Journal published a related image, No. 373G0009, and a story about the reception on Tuesday, May 17, 1921. Also see image Nos. 373G0005, 373G0008, and 379G0192.

Photograph showing actress Priscilla Dean during a ceremony in which Portland Mayor George L. Baker presented her with a large floral key to the city. Dean is facing left, looking toward the right, and smiling. The photograph was taken at Sixth and Morrison in Portland on Monday, May 16, 1921, during a reception for Dean and others who were in town to film a movie. The Oregon Journal published a related image, No. 373G0009, and a story about the reception on Tuesday, May 17, 1921. Also see image Nos. 373G0005, 373G0008, and 379G0191.

Portrait of two women standing next to each other. Both are wearing hats and holding handbags. The woman on the left, actress Edwina Booth, is wearing a fur coat. The woman on the right, Dorothy Ford of Portland, is wearing a coat and a fur stole and muffs. The photograph was taken in Portland on April 8, 1932, after Booth’s arrival in Portland. According to a story in the April 8 edition of the Oregon Journal, headlined “Movieland Trio Of Pretty Girls to Take Part in Ball,” Booth and two other actresses came to Portland to participate in the Eagles’ “Movie Ball,” a charity event. Dorothy Ford had been selected as queen of the ball. See related image No. 371N1406. Image note: The text “Edwina Booth + Ford” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. Faint discoloration in the center of the image is due to deterioration of the negative.

Three-quarters portrait, taken in Portland, of four women standing in a row and facing front. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, April 8, 1932, under the headline “A Quartet of Queens.” The photograph had the following caption: “A Portland queen and three of Hollywood’s fairest gathered for the Eagles’ ‘Movie Ball,’ tonight at the Shrine auditorium. Left to right—Dorothy Ford, Rose City girl and queen of the ball, and Betty Boyd, Edwina Booth and Myrna [sic] Kennedy, visitors from the movie lots, who arrived this morning to take part in the festivities.” In the same edition, the Journal also published a short story about the actresses’ visit, headlined “Movieland Trio Of Pretty Girls to Take Part in Ball.” The story reported that the ball was a charity event. Image note: “Myrna [sic] Kennedy – Booth – Boyd + Ford” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N0264.

Three-quarters portrait of actress Blanche Sweet, seated on a bench in the garden at the Riverwood home of Ella Tenney Jackson, wife of Oregon Journal publisher Philip L. Jackson. Sweet is facing front, resting one elbow on the back of the bench, and wearing a hat and dress. The photograph was taken in August 1932, when Sweet stayed with the Jacksons while she was in Portland to perform in “Sweet and Lovely” at the Paramount Theatre. A different photograph of Sweet and a story about her visit, headlined “Favorite of Past Plans New Films,” were published on Page 19 of the Oregon Journal on August 17, 1932. See related image No. 371N6089. Image note: The text “Blanche Sweet” is written on the negative.

Photograph showing actress Blanche Sweet and Ella Tenney Jackson, wife of Oregon Journal publisher Philip L. Jackson, sitting in the garden at Jackson’s home in Riverwood, outside Portland. A similar photograph was published on Page 19 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 17, 1932. It had the following caption: “Miss Blanche Sweet (left) and Mrs. P. L. Jackson in the garden of the Jackson home in Riverwood, where Miss Sweet is a house guest during her Portland visit. She will open her engagement at the Paramount theatre Thursday.” The Journal also published an accompanying story, headlined “Favorite of Past Plans New Films.” See related image No. 371N6088. Image note: Written on the negative are the names “Blanch [sic] Sweet,” faintly visible on the left side of the image, and “Mrs. P. L. Jackson,” faintly visible on the right side. Negative damage in upper right corner.

Photograph showing Roy Rogers, wearing a western hat and suit, posing with a group of children and adults. Most of the group have their arms raised. In the background, several hanging photo frames can be seen (negative 1 of 2).

Western star Roy Rogers sits with a group of children while signing autographs. He wears a western hat and suit (negative 2 of 2).

A woman in a long dress faces towards a seated woman. The second woman is holding pieces of the dress. In the background is a sewing machine and cabinets (negative 6 of 13).

Douglas Fairbanks Jr., actor and producer, with two Greek women. He is turned towards and smiling at one woman, who appears to be placing a pin on his jacket. Fairbanks visited Portland as a featured speaker for the democrats’ Jackson Day dinner (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph showing five unidentified Portland entertainers, slated to perform at a Navy sponsored street dance on S.W. 6th Avenue in Portland. Three women in matching outfits are seated, behind which stand two men in suits, who are each holding one side of magazine (negative 1 of 3).

Photograph showing a uniformed man helping an unidentified woman (actress?) down from the door of a military airplane. The woman was likely visiting Portland on the occasion of a war hero parade to take place in downtown Portland (negative 11 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure.”

Photograph showing a uniformed man standing next to an unidentified woman (actress?), who is holding a balloon animal and looking downward. The man is also looking at the balloon, while the pair stands in front of an automobile (negative 14 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure.”

Three women in silk garments at the Portland Victory Center, at S.W. 6th Avenue, at Pioneer Courthouse Square. The woman in the middle has her arms at the waist of the other two women, who are smiling towards the camera. Three names are written at the bottom left of the negative: Nymphia Lam, Gloria V. Wong, Audrey Lee (negative 2 of 2).

Two women sit on top of a piano at an employee club at Columbia Aircraft Industries in Portland. A man is seated at on a bench while playing the piano, while two others stand next to him. The women are leaning towards a microphone, which is on top of the piano (negative 1 of 7).

Actress Janet Blair stands in the doorway of an automobile while visiting an airbase in Portland. She’s wearing a floral hat and standing next to two men in uniforms. A similar photograph was published on page 5 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, May 25, 1943 (negative 2 of 2).

Performers backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland, as part of Earl Carroll’s vanities road show. Some women are seated in chairs, while a man with a guitar stands in the group while two others play a harmonica and percussion (negative 11 of 22). See also: negative 878-5.

Performers from Earl Carroll’s vanities road show, backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. The women are wearing sequined costumes and feathered head dresses, while a man, wearing a waist wrap and wig, stands in the middle of the group (negative 1 of 22).