A young person poses with a calf at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He has his arms around the next of the calf and is kneeling in the hay (negative 4 of 7).

Lillian Adams sits in a field with newborn triplet calves at Meadowland Dairy in Portland. The mother, “Meadowland Judy” stands with the calves and looks toward the camera (negative 2 of 6).

A young woman sits with a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. She holds the head of the cow while sitting on a painted “4-H Club” crate (negative 1 of 13).

An adolescent scrubs a cow during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. Wearing rubber boots and a plastic jacket, he uses a brush and soap on the side of the cow (negative 13 of 13).

An adolescent naps on a hay bale during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He wears a straw hat and has his armed folded across his chest. Several cattle can be seen around him (negative 2 of 13).

A man, wearing a hat, stands next to a steer at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. He shaves its head with an electric clipper, while holding it with the other hand (negative 5 of 13).

People washing cattle during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. The cattle are tied along a wooden wall, as young men wearing rubber boots appear to rinse them with hoses (negative 8 of 13).

Cattle be rounded up in Portland on S.W. Naito Parkway after a collision between after a truck loaded with seventeen head of cattle collided with an empty gasoline truck. Three cattle stand in traffic as a man prepares to throw a lasso. The Battleship Oregon Memorial can be seen on the left side of the frame. A story detailing the accident was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 30, 1954 (negative 3 of 8).

Cattle be rounded up after a collision between a truck carrying 17 heads of cattle and an empty gasoline truck on S.W. Harbor Drive in Portland. Several men approach the cattle with lassos, who appear to be grazing on grass in front of the Hawthorne Bridge and South Naito Parkway. A story detailing the accident was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 30, 1954 (negative 8 of 8).

A woman holds a trophy as she stands between 2 cows. The cows stand in the foreground in front of a fence, while the woman stands behind the fence. The cow on the left is a bull with horns and it turns to look at the camera. The cow on the right does not turn its head. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Meadowland Dairy Ayrshires and Premier Breeding trophy from Western Washington fair at Puyallup" (negative 3 of 5).

This photograph depicts an outdoor scene of the Portland Union Stockyards in North Portland. Cattle are enclosed in wooden pens, and a sign for Swift and Company meat packing plant is visible in the background. Several people stand near the pens or are in horseback.

Photograph of Earl Ross, Julius L. Meier, J. C. Penney, and John T. Dougall posing with Royal Supreme, a bull owned by Penney, at the Portland Chamber of Commerce on October 31, 1927. The room is adorned with Halloween-themed decorations. The photograph was taken during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon related to the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition. Livestock breeders who were visiting Portland for the exposition were among the attendees and speakers at the luncheon. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on October 31, 1927, under the headline “Chamber of Commerce Honors Show.” The photograph had the following caption: “Chairmen and guests at the Pacific International Exposition luncheon sponsored by Members’ Forum: Left to right, Earl Ross of the Penney organization; Julius L. Meier, chairman of the day; J. C. Penney; and John T. Dougall, forum chairman.” The photograph accompanied an article about the luncheon, titled “Speakers Praise Stock Show Work.”

Photograph of a steer and an unidentified young man standing in front of a small platform. On the platform is an unidentified man in a suit, standing with one hand raised. The photograph may have been taken during an auction at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of men showing cattle in an indoor arena. Observers are standing in a row nearby. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of a man and bull standing on a wooden walkway. The man is holding the bull by a lead rope attached to the bull’s nose ring. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of a bull outdoors. An unidentified person outside the frame is holding the bull by its nose ring. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman posing outdoors with a heifer or steer. Another unidentified man is standing in front of the animal, holding it by a lead rope. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland, possibly in 1929. Also see image No. 371N3305.

Photograph of an unidentified young man posing with a bull. They are standing next to a building, and the man is holding the bull by a lead rope. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of two unidentified men posing with a steer. The man on the right, in a suit and tie, is holding the steer by a lead rope. A building is visible in the background. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing with a heifer on a wooden walkway. The man is holding the heifer by a lead rope. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified woman posing with a heifer on a wooden walkway outside a building. The number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man posing with a calf on a wooden walkway outside a building. The man is kneeling next to the calf and holding it by a lead rope. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified woman posing with a bull outside a building. The woman has one hand on the bull’s neck and is holding an out-of-focus object, which may be a small bouquet of flowers, next to the bull’s head. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Also see image No. 374N0822.

Photograph of a crowd gathered in a covered area near livestock pens. At bottom right, handlers are leading cattle toward the awning. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of two unidentified men with a bull. One man is holding the bull by a rope through its nose ring as he clips the hair on the bull’s muzzle. The other man is operating the levers on the clipper machinery. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of two unidentified men with a bull. One man is holding the bull by a rope through its nose ring as he clips the hair on the bull’s head. The other man is operating the levers on the clipper machinery. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a woman standing next to a bull and holding it by a lead rope attached to the bull’s nose ring. The number 7 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified man leading a steer or bull out of a train car as several unidentified people watch. The photograph was likely taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.