Photograph showing two men in military uniforms, standing in front of a military airplane and automobile. One of the men is holding a balloon animal and wearing sunglasses (negative 15 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure.”
Photograph showing a uniformed man standing next to an unidentified woman (actress?), who is holding a balloon animal and looking downward. The man is also looking at the balloon, while the pair stands in front of an automobile (negative 14 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure.”
Four people walk arm-in-arm down a street in Portland, including Susanne Burce (later known as Jane Powell), second from the right. Burce is wearing a skirt uniform and has her arm linked with a uniformed man. Next to Burce is singer Carol Worth, also linking arms with a man in uniform (negative 1 of 18).
A group of people standing behind a savings bond flag, including Suzanne Burce (center), wearing her Oregon Victory Girl Uniform. Second from the right is singer Carol Worth, also wearing a military style hat. Two men are holding the edges of the flag while the group stands in front of a board with numbers and signs (negative 11 of 18).
Rose Festival Queen Shirley Howard, seated at a table with Chief Steward Joseph Thompson, most likely in Portland. Howard is holding a dried posyin one hand and looking towards Thompson, who brought the dried flower on a Liberty ship trip to the South Pacific. This photograph was published on page 9 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, February 15, 1944 (negative 1 of 2).
Photograph showing a group of people holding gifts, as part of the Service Men’s Club in Portland. A row of men in uniform kneel in front of a table, also laden with gifts. Behind the table is another row of people (negative 1 of 1).
Photograph showing Mischa Pelz, musical director at the George White service men’s center in Portland, seated at a piano. Men in military uniforms are standing around the piano, which is next to a large sign with song lyrics (negative 1 of 2).
Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson wearing a military uniform. He is smiling and standing next to a bookshelf, which holds framed photographs of his wife and children, a radio, and books (negative 1 of 2).
A person paints a full-body portrait of a saluting military officer. He is holding a paint brush up to the frame, and several buckets of paint can be seen on the right (negative 2 of 9). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Studying at Reed College, Columbia Aircraft Industries, Albina Engine and Machine Works.
A man, wearing a military uniform, places a pin on a woman’s lapel. The woman is likely a member of the Ground Observer Corps in Portland, a civil defense program under the United States Air Force. A map is on the wall in the background (negative 1 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center.