West Stayton basketball coaches Kenneth Breeding (left) and Juan Fernandez (center) hold onto one end of a trophy while Dayton basketball coach Phil Peters (right) holds onto the other end. They coach 2 of the Valley Migrant League's basketball teams. Each coach hopes to win the season and bring the trophy to their respective Opportunity Centers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.
Photograph showing a bench below three display cases in which silverware, prize ribbons, and trophies are exhibited at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The year 1939 is visible on many of the ribbons.
Dorothy Johnson, Miss Oregon 1955, wearing a two-piece bathing suit. She is kneeling beside trophies in the living room of her house in Beaverton, Oregon (negative 1 of 12).
Photograph taken from a side angle showing a woman on a horse with decorative tack and saddle. In her hand is a "first prize" ribbon and a horse trophy. The initials "R.F." can be seen on her decorative stirrup cover. In the background is a painted wooden fence.
Photograph taken from a slight side angle showing a man on horseback standing in front of a painted wooden wall. He is holding a "first prize" ribbon and horse trophy in his right hand.
Photograph showing five people facing forward and standing behind a table, on which sits a large 4-H Club trophy. On the trophy is written "Trophy Presented by Portland General Electric Company to Oregon 4-H Club Leaders Associations." The photographed individuals are wearing "4-H Club Leader" ribbons with a clover motif.
Photograph showing a man and woman standing behind a table, on which sits a large 4-H Club trophy. They are both wearing "4-H Club Leader" ribbons, and are smiling at one another. Written on the trophy is "Trophy Presented by Portland General Electric Company to Oregon 4-H Club Leaders Associations."
Photograph showing a man in a suit seated at a desk on which sits a large trophy. On the trophy is written "Oregon 4-H club" and "Portland General Electric Company." The man is holding a small gavel is his hand and is looking at the camera. Written on the negative is "50-579."
Photograph of an unidentified man holding a large cup-shaped trophy. The photograph may have been taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.
Photograph showing a man in a suit speaking into a microphone, behind which stands a group of people with chairs. The standing individuals are each holding a piece of paper (awards?), and a seated audience can be seen in the foreground of the image.
Portland Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee holding a trophy for “Woman of the Year” from the Portland Women's Forum. She holds the trophy in her right hand, as she stands next to two unidentified women and a microphone (negative 1 of 2).
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).
An unidentified woman (rodeo queen?) riding a horse during the Newberg Farmeroo parade. She is holding her horse to the side as she displays a trophy in one hand. A blanket hangs from the saddle. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 9, 1953 (negative 4 of 12).
Omer Bonney stands next to his horse (Gold Dust) while holding a trophy, during the spring race meet for the Portland Hunt Club in Garden Home. He is standing on a dirt track in front of a fence, behind which is a field and more fences (negative 3 of 6).
Oregon Journal employee Bob Holley, kneeling next to a children which is holding a “First Prize” ribbon in its beak, from the Oregon Poultry & Pet Stock Association exhibition. Holley appears to be in a chicken coop, with other chickens visible in the background (negative 4 of 6).
Choate Webster, winner of the 1950 Pendleton Round-Up, receiving a trophy from Queen Kathryn Lazinka. They both wear western hats while hold the large trophy between them (negative 5 of 17).
An unidentified man receiving the “Oregon Journal Trophy” during the 1952 Pendleton Round-Up. The man shakes hands with another person while standing in front of the trophy, for “All-Around Cowboy Champion”, which features a sculpted man riding a bronc. Spectators can be seen in the background (negative 1 of 2).
Architect Pietro Belluschi receiving an award from the Equitable Savings Company, before becoming the Dean of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology school of architecture. Belluschi and another man hold a metal award between with, engraved with Belluschi's name (negative 2 of 2).
Photograph of Portland Joseph K. Carson (right) and two unidentified men in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. Carson is presenting a plaque to the man on the left as the man at center watches. At the top of the plaque are the words “An appreciation / Presented to the Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce.” The rest of the text on the plaque is blurred, but the fourth and fifth lines appear to refer to the chamber’s role in conducting “Pay Your Taxes Week.”
Photograph showing an an unidentified woman drawing a piece of paper from a bowl held by an unidentified man at a Portland Breakfast Club meeting. Chicken carcasses are hanging from a stand behind them. Above the stand is a partially visible sign with the text “Prizes presented thru the courtesy of Safeway stores!”
Photograph showing blossoms in vases on a table outdoors during a rhododendron show. Under the vases are labels and prize ribbons. The words “The American Rhododendron Society” are visible at the bottom of the label beneath the vase in front. Image note: Light leak on left side of negative.
Photograph showing a United States flag, a Navy “E” Award pennant (left), and an Army-Navy “E” Award pennant flying on a flagpole at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The “E” awards were granted for outstanding wartime production efforts. The Navy “E” award was given until July 1942, and the combined Army-Navy “E” Award was given from July 1942 through August 1945. The Albina shipyard received the Army-Navy pennant with a star, shown in this photograph, in October 1942; a presentation ceremony was held on October 27, 1942. A star was given when award recipients maintained their performance record for six months after receiving the original award. Image note: The number 121 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner. The text “Albina shipbuilding / 10/30/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The exact date is unconfirmed. Photograph shows spots of discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Photograph showing a rabbit lying on a crate in front of a board decorated with prize ribbons. At the top of a board is a sign that reads: “These RIBBONS / Won by RABBITS belonging to … / La Velle CONNELL / VANCOUVER WASH. / Raised on TRIANGLE Feed.” The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.
A woman, wearing riding clothes, takes a trophy being held be a child at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. The woman holds the reins of a horse in another hand while looking downward at the child. An audience can be seen seated in stands at the edge of the dirt arena (negative 7 of 12).
An adolescent kneels down with a sheep at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition. He holds the head of the sheep, which has a “Grand Champion, 1950” ribbon on its back (negative 3 of 10).
Skier Gretchen Fraser, standing behind a trophy from the National Ski Association, in the shape of a ski boot and binding. Engraved on the front of the trophy is “American Ski Trophy, Gretchen C. Fraser, Winner Gold Medal Olympic Games 1948, for her contribution to the sport of skiing, Season 1947-1948, By G.H. Bass & Co.” A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, October 5, 1948 (negative 3 of 5).
Portrait of T. E. McGraw (left front), A. S. Butler (left rear), and Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson with a 1937 Plymouth sedan in February 1937. Carson is handing the car keys to McGraw and a check to Butler. A sign on the car reads: “This car won by Mr. T. McGraw / Portland, Oregon / For submitting the best limerick in the Listerine cough drop limerick contest / Car delivered by W. W. Shipley Co.” Butler received $100 as the owner of Gloden's pharmacy in Portland, which sold the cough drops to McGraw.
