Full-length portrait of an unidentified young dancer in costume. She is facing to the left, smiling, and holding up a tambourine. A mark that may be the number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Half-length portrait of a smiling young girl facing front and wearing a coat. The name “Dolores Mitchell” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph of Fawn Brooks of Skyline Elementary School holding her prize winning angel-food cake and a prize ribbon. The ribbon bears the 4-H emblem and the text “Boys’ and Girls’ 4-H Clubs / First / Premium /1940.” The photograph was taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon and was published in the August 23, 1940 issue of the Oregon Journal.

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding a piglet. A 4-H button is pinned to her skirt. The photograph may have been taken at a fair or the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified girl holding out a bouquet of flowers to Cardinal Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier, who is facing her with one hand raised. The photograph was probably taken on August 11, 1934, in the rectory garden at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. Cardinal Lépicier arrived in Portland on August 11 after traveling from Rome to attend the Marian Congress, held at The Grotto from August 12-15, 1934. Also see image Nos. 371N4217 and 371N4234. Image note: The number 14 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph of two unidentified boys posing with a baby carriage. A doll is lying in the carriage, and on the side of the carriage is a sign that reads, “When Suffragettes Rule.” The boys are in costume with painted faces (the boy on the right may be in blackface) and may be marching in a parade.

Portrait, taken outdoors, of an Oregon State Patrol trooper facing front and holding a young boy. The trooper and child are unidentified.

Photograph showing seven children outdoors with two women in nurses’ uniforms. The nurses are sitting on a bench and holding several of the children on their laps; the other children are sitting on the bench next to the nurses. One of the children is holding a box, and another is holding a basket. Behind the bench is a crowd of people, also primarily children. The people in the photograph are unidentified.

Photograph showing a crowd of unidentified girls outdoors. They are wearing matching long-sleeved blouses and neckerchiefs. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing seven unidentified children of varying ages gathered around a cake on a small round table. The cake is topped with unlit candles.

Portrait of a man showing a young girl a poster for a Portland Community Chest fundraising campaign. The poster depicts Mount Hood, the Portland skyline, and settlers with a covered wagon. On the poster is the text: “ ‘With faith and courage / Give! / Portland Community Chest / October 17-31.”The man and child are unidentified. See related image Nos. 372A0826 and 372A0827.

Portrait of a man and a child holding a poster for a Portland Community Chest fundraising campaign. The man is pointing to the poster and the child, who is dressed in a nurse costume, is looking at it. The poster depicts Mount Hood, the Portland skyline, and settlers with a covered wagon. On the poster is the text: “ ‘With faith and courage / Give! / Portland Community Chest / October 17-31.”The man and child are unidentified. See related image Nos. 372A0824 and 372A0826.

Portrait of an unidentified man sitting on the running board of a car with two unidentified children. The man, possibly a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, is wearing southern-style cowboy clothing and has his arms around the two children. Also see image Nos. 371N4891, 371N4894, 371N4897, 371N4898, 371N4900, 371N4901, 371N4903, 371N4904, and 371N4925.

Photograph showing Jane V. Doyle, executive secretary of the Red Cross in Portland; her grandniece, Pamela Ann Parrish, and Commander Louis J. Gulliver, commanding officer of the frigate USS Constitution, outside the Sovereign Hotel in Portland in early September, 1933. Doyle and Gulliver are holding up a United States flag and a Red Cross flag, respectively, and Parrish is standing between them. Gulliver joined the Portland Red Cross as part of its membership drive, which officially began at the end of September 1933. Gulliver had recently visited Portland aboard the Constitution in August 1933, during the ship’s national tour. See related image No. 371N3733.

Photograph of children gathered around a man dressed as Santa Claus, crouching in front of a stack of wrapped gifts. The man is Tommy Luke; the children are unidentified. This photograph and two others were published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, under the headline “Breakfast Clubbers Prove Santa Real.” The photographs accompanied a story about the party, titled “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” The party was held at Hotel Portland, and more than 100 children attended. The party included music and clowns, and the children were given gifts and gray tin helmets. See image No. 371N0477, which was published with this image, and image No. 371N0962, which was not published with the story but may also have been taken at the party.

Photograph showing a crowd of children, some smiling and raising their hands. Some of the children near the front have large tags attached to their clothing. Standing among the children are several adults wearing Salvation Army uniforms.

Portrait of a smiling boy facing right and looking toward the front. He is wearing a Boy Scouts uniform. A name that could be either “Wm Miler” or “Wm Meier” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Photograph showing a crowd of people, many of them children, watching a costumed performer direct a pony wearing a decorative harness. A Christmas tree and a “Merry Christmas” sign are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken during a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. Also see images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Photograph showing a crowd of children facing right. Many of them smiling or laughing at something outside the frame, possibly the performance in image No. 372A0704. Christmas trees are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, and 372A0706.

Photograph showing a group of children with a person wearing a Santa Claus wig and beard, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The Breakfast Club’s “ham horse” is partially visible on the left side of the image. Also see images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Photograph showing a person dressed in a Santa Claus costume distributing gifts to unidentified children, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The man in the background at left is wearing a name tag that appears the same as those in photographs depicting similar events. See image Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Photograph showing an unidentified man with his arms around two unidentified children holding toys, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. Also see similar images 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Photograph showing three unidentified men and two unidentified children gathered at a table during a party. The boy at right is standing on the table. Christmas trees are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken during a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event; the man at left is wearing a name tag visible in photographs depicting similar events. See image Nos. 372A0122, 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Portrait of a smiling man and two children, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The man and girl are sitting on a windowsill, and the man is holding a young boy on his lap. Both the children are holding wrapped gifts. The man is wearing a name tag featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. At the center is the name “B. L. Metzger.” This photograph may be related to image Nos. 372A0122 and 372A0248.

Photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie posing with a group of children holding gifts, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party. A Christmas tree is visible in the background at left. The man is wearing a name tag featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. Handwritten at the center of the tag is the text “T. Howard Groves / Equitable Life Insurance.” Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson crouching next to an unidentified boy, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party. An unidentified man is sitting on a bench next to the boy. The men are wearing name tags featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706. Image note: An “X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph of a man crouching next to two unidentified children and a statue of a stag. He has one arm around the shoulders of one of the children, and he is looking left, toward the other child. She is standing on the other side of the stag statue and has one hand on its head. The man is wearing a round button with the name “Dan E. Gould” on it. This photograph may have been taken on December 18, 1934, at a Christmas party for orphans. The party was put on by the Portland Breakfast Club, of which Gould was president, and the children received gifts and gray tin helmets. A story about the party was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, with the headline “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” See related image Nos. 371N0477 and No. 371N2938, which were published with the story.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson holding a child whose arms are full of gifts. A “Merry Christmas” sign is hanging behind them. A cropped version of this photograph was published with two others on the front page of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, under the headline “Breakfast Clubbers Prove Santa Real.” This picture had the following caption: “Mayor Carson holds Nina F. Holderman from Volunteers of America home, who fared generously at Christmas party staged Tuesday by Portland Breakfast club.” The photographs accompanied a story about the party, titled “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” According to the Journal story, the party was held at Hotel Portland, and more than 100 children attended. The party included music and clowns, and the children were given gifts and gray tin helmets. See image No. 371N2938, which was published with this image, and image No. 371N0962, which may also have been taken at the party.