Photograph of a woman on an elephant float from the 1950 Portland Rose Festival holding a ribbon award and looking at the camera. The float is made entirely from flowers. (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-500, PGE 50-501, PGE 50-502.3).

Photograph of a woman on an elephant float at the 1950 Portland Rose Festival receiving a ribbon prize from a man reaching up from the ground. The woman is wearing a bathing suit and is looking down towards the man. In the background, the seating for Multnomah Stadium can be seen. Written on the negative is "50-501." (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-500).

Photograph of a woman on an elephant float from the 1950 Portland Rose Festival holding a ribbon award and looking at the camera. The float is made entirely from flowers. (Image note: see related images PGE 50-495, PGE 50-500, PGE 50-501, PGE 50-502.2).

William Bernard sits atop Irish Peer at the spring race meet for the Portland Hunt Club, in Garden home. He is holding a trophy and ribbon in one hand. Behind him is a building with people standing on a balcony, and a man walking (negative 4 of 6).

Three-quarters portrait of students Velma Dick and Doris Lyndes holding their award plaques from a Portland City Club contest. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 19 of the Oregon Journal on Friday, May 15, 1931, under the headline “Win Award.” The photograph had the following caption: “From left: Velma Devore Dick of Beaumont school and Doris Lyndes of Richmond school, who won first and second, respectively, in audition contest staged by the City club.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Club Host At Lunch to Pupils.” The story described the contest as follows: “The city club gave a radio broadcast program of four sections on the subject of mass transportation. The contesting pupils wrote continuities on the material thus presented. … The winning continuities will be presented over KTBR at 8:15 p.m. Monday.” Image note: The text “City Club Winner” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

A woman stands next to a shattered glass case that was vandalized at the Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon. Her face has a serious expression as she touches a damaged globe in the case. There are 3 trophies in the case and 1 has been knocked over. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Damage to Girls Polytechnic High School done by three 12-year-old boys" (negative 3 of 6).

Frank E. Brawner, Regional Vice-President of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, presents an award to Reverend Kent Lawrence, Board Chairman of the Valley Migrant League. The Valley Migrant League is being recognized for the services it provides to migrant farm laborers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 4, 1967. Photograph taken on July 26, 1967.

Photograph showing an unidentified woman sitting at a typewriter. On the desk in front of the typewriter is a rose in a vase. The woman is holding a ribbon, probably a prize ribbon. Attached to the rose is a label bearing the words “Journal Flower Show” and a date that may be 1944.

Photograph showing an unidentified woman holding a tiny vase of flowers in one hand and a prize ribbon in the other. Visible on the ribbon are the words “Journal” and “Flower Show,” and the date 1944. This photograph may be related to image No. 375A0980.

Full-length portrait of nine unidentified men, all wearing suits and ties, posing in two rows on the sidewalk outside the Multnomah Hotel in Portland. The second man from right in the front row is holding a trophy.

Photograph showing five unidentified men in an office, standing in row, during the presentation of an honor or award. The four men at right are looking at the man at far left, and the second man from left is holding a plaque.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a rooster standing on top of a box outdoors and facing to the left. Next to the rooster is a cup-shaped trophy. At left is an unidentified man facing the rooster. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Half-length portrait of an unidentified man looking down at a cup-shaped trophy he is holding. He is standing outside the Oregon Journal offices in Portland and is wearing glasses and a suit and tie. Inscribed on the trophy are words that may be “American Legion Golf Trophy.” See image No. 371N0397, in which the same trophy may be depicted. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Full-length portrait of an unidentified girl standing in front of a rhododendron bush and holding a large trophy, the Dr. William Corbin award. The Dr. Corbin Rhododendron Cup was awarded by the American Rhododendron Society at its annual Portland show beginning in 1948. See related image No. 372A1123. Image note: Photograph shows spots of discoloration due to negative damage.

Full-length portrait of an unidentified girl posing with rhododendrons and a large trophy, the Dr. William Corbin award. The Dr. Corbin Rhododendron Cup was awarded by the American Rhododendron Society at its annual Portland show beginning in 1948. See related image No. 372A1124.

A portrait of Tommy Felix, seated next to a dog, Fluff. Felix (9953 SE Ankeny Street), was awarded the metal after saving Fluff, who had fallen to the bottom of a well at S.E. 99th Avenue and Burnside Street. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, April 23, 1953 (negative 2 of 3).

Photograph showing pilot Tex Rankin holding up two checks, his winnings in an air race from New York to Los Angeles. Onlookers are visible in the background. The photograph was taken on September 22, 1928, after Rankin’s return to Portland. On September 23, 1928, the Oregon Journal published Page 3 story about Rankin’s return, headlined “Rankin and Jinx Cat Back Home; Everybody Glad.” In the story, the Journal reported that Rankin had placed fifth in the race. After arriving in Portland, the Journal reported, “he exhibited two checks--one for $500 as the fifth prize and the other for $25 as a prize given at the second control station of the flight.” See related image Nos. 371N5921, 371N5922, 371N5923, 371N6150, and 377N0032. Also see the following images related to Rankin's departure for the race: Nos. 371N2073, 371N5919, 371N5920, 371N6220, and 371N6222.

Two young women, wearing tennis outfits, stand together and hold small trophies, won during an unidentified tennis tournament. They are both smiling and looking downward at their hands (negative 12 of 15).

Photograph showing a woman, wearing a tennis outfit, holding a trophy and bowl. She is standing in front of a raised platform, where feet can be seen on top (negative 4 of 15).

Photograph of a rose in a vase, displayed on a tier with other roses. At the bottom of the vase is a label with the following text: “FIRST PRIZE / WON BY / Best bloom from Garden / Section A Class 1 / T E Wallace / 261 N. 26th St.” A tag lying in front of the vase is labeled “Joseph Hill,” the name of the rose species.

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.

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).

Full-length portrait of six unidentified men posing in two rows. The two men in the front row are crouching, and on the ground in front of them is a row of five trophies. The four men in the back row are standing, and they are holding displays full of medals. Image note: Light leaks on negative. See related image No. 377N0604.

Full-length portrait of six unidentified men posing with a car on which medals and trophies are displayed. The car is parked on a city street outside a building. See related image No. 377N0603.

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).

The Portland Rose Festival Nicholson Bowl, holding a bouquet of roses during a flower show (negative 6 of 9).

Portrait of a man holding a basketball trophy. The man is wearing an overcoat, gloves, hat, and tie. The name “Rogaway” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

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).