A woman in a dress stands next to a table in a banquet hall. She looks down at a child sitting on her mother's lap. The child looks back at her. The woman is likely a model in the Lipman Wolfe style show. In the background are additional guests seated at tables. The caption on negative sleeve reads, "Lipman Wolfe style show" (negative 5 of 6).
Model Joyce Montgomery, posing for a class at the Portland Advertising Art School. She wears a strapless bathing suit as she leans back on her arms and looks at the camera. At the other side of the room are several male student, seated behind drawing boards (negative 1 of 4).
Model Dixie Geer, posing on a table top in her "Red Garters" costume. She has one leg raised as she holds a garter with both hands. This photograph was published in Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 13, 1954 (negative 1 of 3).
Freda Jones, of the Maria Easterly Modeling Agency in Portland, demonstrating “how not to dress.” She wears pants and a polka-dotted short sleeve shirt, as she turns partially away from the camera (negative 1 of 5).
A model previewing a new 1955 Jantzen Knitting Mills swimsuit. She holds both hands on her waist as she stands on a runway in front of a seated audience (negative 3 of 9).
Shirley Johnson, a registered nurse at Holladay Park Hospital, stands wearing a nursing uniform. She is holding up a copy of "This Week Magazine" which features a photograph of her taken for her part-time modeling job (negative 4 of 8).
Two models identified, from left to right, as Marlis Claussen and Jan Steele, wearing new fashion items, posing with a horse. This image was published in the August 5, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 2 of 8).
Photograph of a female employee working in the SP&S machine section in Portland, Oregon. An open box on a table in the foreground is labeled, "Remington Rand Sealed Edge Tabulating Cards." The employee appears to be working with these cards at a machine. There are several Remington Rand machines to the left. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S Machine Section Portland, Summer 1952."
Two young female models pose to publicize the Portland Home Show. The woman on the left wears a bathing suit and sits on a towel on an elevated platform while the woman on the right leans against the platform. They look at each other and smile. Behind them is a painted scene depicting Mount Hood (negative 2 of 5).
A female model smiles as she looks at diamonds worth $50,000 at the M. Jacoby store at 529 SW Broadway. The diamonds were imported by the store from Belgium. The model's name is Billie Adams and she interlaces her fingers and leans her arms on a table as she looks down at the jewels. There is additional jewelry on display behind the Adams (negative 1 of 3).
An unidentified model standing in front of a storefront, showing new 1954 spring fashion. She wears a polka-dotted dress, holding one hand against a window sill and another at her waist (negative 1 of 9).
"Miss Portland" Marilyn Craghead leaving Portland for the “Miss Oregon” competition in Seaside. She sits on the hood of an automobile waving, as a smiling man stands next to her holding a suitcase. Several multi-story buildings in downtown Portland can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 3).
Gay Dawn (LaVerne Beck) seated at a dressing room mirror prior to a burlesque show. She is wearing a beaded sweater and holds a comb in her hand. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "LaVerne Beck - "Gay Dawn" exotic dancer, who was born in Portland." (negative 4 of 4).
Two models identified, from left to right, as Lynn Allen and Susie Kinser, wearing new fashion items, posing with a carriage. This image was published in the August 5, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 4 of 8).
Model Natalie Phillips (left) and Harriett O'Sullivan (right) with Jantzen sales promotion manager Donald Kennedy, at the annual Jantzen sales convention in Portland. Phillips and O’Sullivan are wearing 1948 preview swimsuits. A similar photographed was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, September 15, 1947 (negative 1 of 2)
A model at Lambert Gardens in Portland, showing new spring fashion. She wears a long coat and gloves while standing under a tree. She uses on hand to adjust a glove on the other (negative 11 of 11).
A model at Lambert Gardens in Portland, showing new spring fashion. She wears a feathered hat and holds a purse in her right hand, while standing next to a stone bench and brick wall (negative 6 of 11).
Models showing 1950 swimsuits styles at a Jantzen fashion show. Several women are standing on a runway, wearing two-piece swimsuits, while an audience watches. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, September 29, 1949 (negative 2 of 5).
An unidentified woman models the 126.65 carat Jonkers diamond while on display in Portland. A man is standing next to her and clasping the necklace around her neck, while the woman faces forward (negative 1 of 7).
Two men smile as they stand in front of a tank of gasoline sitting in the bed of a truck. Both men wear the Shell Oil logo on their clothing. A handwritten sign on the bumper of the truck reads, "Avery Loy Shell Service, Portland, Ore." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.
Photograph of a female employee plugging a cord into the side of a machine at the SP&S machine section in Portland, Oregon. There are filing drawers to her right. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S Machine Section Portland, Summer 1952."
Photograph of a female employee working in the SP&S machine section in Portland, Oregon. She looks down at papers on a table and operates a tabulation machine with her right hand. She is likely auditing SP&S disbursements. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Machine Room SP&S Aud of Disb Office, Portland, Summer 1952."
A portrait of famed famed beauty, Claudia Windsor, in her King Tower apartment in Portland. She sits in front of a typewriter, holding a cup of tea in one hand. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 9, 1951 (negative 3 of 10).
Konnie G. Worth sits on a chair with her legs crossed, holding up unspooled film from a film reel in her lap. She looks at the camera and smiles. On the ground are several more film reels. Worth hosted "Telerama Theatre" on KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon, where she was also the Director of Women's Programs. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on May 19, 1957 (negative 2 of 6).
Model Jean Baker, 6225 N.E. 42nd Avenue, sitting on the ground in front of a roll of seamless paper. She holds a football in one hand and a copy of Len Casonova's book "Football is Fun" in the other, while posing with other football gear (negative 1 of 6).
A portrait of Miss Oregon, Patti Throop, cover girl for National Flower Week. She wears a sweet heart heart with a tulle bottom, and a bunch of small roses in her hair (negative 1 of 2).
An unidentified model standing next to an iron pillar and fence, showing new 1954 spring fashion. She wears a two-piece suit dress, holding a purse in one hand, with her other against the pillar (negative 3 of 9).
