Three-quarters portrait of Leona Kunce, the 1942 Portland Rose Festival princess from Girls Polytechnic High School in Portland. She is wearing a letter sweater, facing front, and looking toward the left. She has one arm draped over a net, possibly a badminton net, and is holding a doughnut-shaped object. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal “News & Views” section on Sunday, May 24, 1942. The page featured photographs of each Rose Festival princess and a brief story headlined “Princesses Off Duty.” This photograph had the following caption: “INTERWOVEN as the ‘G’ on her sweater are Princess Leona Helen Kunce and athletics. She is the only girl ever to attend Girls Polytechnic high school who has been qualified to wear a four-year athletic sweater with the letter woven in.” See related image Nos. 375A0281, 375A0282, 375A0283, 375A0284, 375A0285, 375A0286, 375A0288, and 375A0292, which were published on the same page. Image note: The unconfirmed date “5/19/42” is written on the negative sleeve.

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, four unidentified women, are posing in a row on a staircase, each woman standing on a different step. They are wearing matching collared shirts. A bowling pin is arranged next to each woman’s feet, and the women at right and at second from left are holding bowling balls. The number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, four unidentified women, are sitting on a staircase and are holding bowling balls. Three bowling pins are arranged on the step next to the women in front. The bowler at front left is wearing a shirt with the name “Julia” embroidered on it. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified women, are in an office, posing in a row. The two women at each end are sitting on a desk, and the other three are standing between them. They are wearing matching short-sleeved button-up shirts. The text “V2” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting in two rows on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. Three bowling pins are arranged on the step next to the women in front, and the bowler at front right is holding a bowling ball. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting in two rows on a staircase, and four of them are wearing matching collared shirts with a name embroidered on the front. Bowling pins are arranged at the feet of the women in the front row, and three of the women are holding bowling balls. The name “Blanche” is visible on the shirt of the woman at front right, and the name “Rosalie” is visible on the shirt of the woman at back right. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified women, are posing around a desk in an office. They are wearing matching button-up short-sleeved shirts. The text “V3” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. Bowling pins are arranged at the feet of the two women in front, who are holding bowling balls. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, six unidentified women, are standing in two rows on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. The women at left and right in the front row are holding bowling balls. The bowler at the center of the front row has the name “Pat” embroidered on her shirt. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait of women’s bowling teams from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are posing in three rows, facing front, just behind a rack of bowling balls. The number 7 is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”

Portrait of two smiling women outdoors, each holding a golf club. The woman on the left is wearing a hat, collared blouse, dress, and golf shoes. The woman on the right is wearing a hat, collared shirt, tie, sweater, skirt, and golf shoes. The text “Ann Palmer + Mrs Marshall Wright” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph of five unidentified people on a golf green, probably during a game or demonstration of archery golf. The man on the left is drawing a bow and aiming at a ball on the ground as the other four people watch. An arrow is protruding from the ball. Two golf balls are also resting on the green, and the three people on the right are carrying golf clubs. Archery golf was adapted from the rules of traditional golf and could be played on either a golf course or a special archery course. Players used a bow and arrow and aimed for targets such as balls or wire circles. Archery golfers sometimes competed against golfers using the standard ball and clubs. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Portrait of four unidentified people standing in front of a large sun umbrella. In the center are a man and woman who are each holding a bag of golf clubs. They are standing between two men who are each holding a bow and wearing a quiver of arrows. The photograph was probably taken during a game or demonstration of archery golf. The game was adapted from the rules of traditional golf and could be played on either a golf course or a special archery course. Players used a bow and arrow and aimed for targets such as balls or wire circles. Archery golfers sometimes competed against golfers using the standard ball and clubs.

Softball player Betty Evans signing a new contract with the Chicago Queens for the 1950 season. She holds a baseball bat over a piece of paper. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 5, 1950 (negative 1 of 3).

Betty Evans, wearing a Lind and Pomeroy Florists team jersey, stands on a baseball field (Vaughn Street Park?) holding a softball. Betty Evans (Grayson) was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1948 (negative 1 of 3).

Betty Evans, Lind and Pomeroy Florists softball team player, throwing a softball (most likely at Vaughn Street Park). Evans leans down on one knee after throwing a ball. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1948 (negative 2 of 3).

Betty Evans, Lind and Pomeroy Florists softball team player, pitching a softball to a Portland Beavers baseball player, most likely at Vaughn Street Park. A ball can be seen flying through the air, as the Beavers player holds a bat mid-swing.This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1948 (negative 3 of 3).

Portrait of a woman posing with a hockey stick and puck outside the doors to a building. She is wearing a sweater, skirt, gloves, and skates. The number 7 and the name “Blanch Oakes” are written on the negative and are visible in the image.

Portrait of two women posing next to a car. The woman on the left, who could be Mrs. Kenneth Reed, is seated on the back bumper of the car and is wearing a hat, blouse, sweater, and skirt. The woman on the right, Mrs. C. C. Cary, is standing and holding a golf club; she is wearing a hat, collared sweater, tie, skirt, and golfing shoes. The text “Cary + Reed” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portrait of a woman posing with a hockey stick in front of a goal outside a building. She is wearing a sweater, skirt, tights, and skates. The name “Dorothy Durrant” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait of a woman outdoors, holding a golf club. She is wearing glasses, a collared shirt, a tie, a sweater, and a skirt. “Miss Eleanor Brodie” and the number 7 are written on the negative and are visible on the left side of the image.

Portrait of five female golfers outdoors, three sitting on a bench and two others standing behind them. The clubhouse of the Portland Golf Club is visible in the background. The woman in the front row at left is Marian Wilson; the other four people are unidentified. The text “8a” is written on the negative. See related image No. 371N2709.

Portrait of five unidentified female golfers standing in a row next to a building. The woman on the right is holding a score card. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of five unidentified female golfers sitting outdoors on a bench.

Photograph of five unidentified female golfers sitting outdoors on a bench. The number 7 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image.

Photograph of two unidentified women and two unidentified men with golf clubs. They are standing outdoors near a small table on a patch of packed dirt. The women are wearing dresses and the men are wearing collared shirts and knickers. A row of vehicles is visible in the background. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Portrait of four unidentified female golfers posing outdoors with clubs. The clubhouse at the Portland Golf Club is visible in the background. The number 12 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Portrait of four unidentified female golfers outdoors, each holding a club. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.