Photograph of Portland Mayor George L. Baker (seated, second from left) and three unidentified men signing documents at a table in the city council chambers. Four more men, also unidentified are standing behind them and watching as they sign.

Portrait of a group of men posing in two rows on the dais in the Portland City Council chambers. In the front row are young men seated at the officials’ desk; the others are standing in a row behind them. The man at right in the second row is Portland Police Chief Leon V. Jenkins; the second man from right is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. The others in the photograph are unidentified. See related image No. 371N0095.

Portrait of a group of men posing in two rows on the dais in the Portland City Council chambers. In the front row are young men seated at the officials’ desk; the others are standing in a row behind them. The man at right in the second row is Portland Police Chief Leon V. Jenkins; the second man from right is Portland Mayor George L. Baker. The others in the photograph are unidentified. See related image No. 371N0094.

Portrait of four men standing in a row and facing front. All four are wearing suits and ties. Portland Mayor George L. Baker is the second man from the right; the other three men are unidentified. The word “Mayors” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken outdoors, showing (from left) Portland Mayor George L. Baker, First Lady Florence Harding, and Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce in Portland on July 4, 1923. Baker and Harding are looking upward, and Pierce is laughing. The photograph was taken while the first lady and President Warren G. Harding were in Portland as part of a trip across the nation. Their visit to Portland followed a stop in Meacham, Oregon, on July 3. Events in Portland included an address by Warren G. Harding at Multnomah field, a visit to veterans at Hahnemann hospital, and a tribute to Oregon soldiers killed in World War I. See related image Nos. 371N1047, 371N1050, 371N1051, 371N1057, and 371N1172. Also see image Nos. 371N1048, 371N1049, 371N1052, 371N1053, 371N1054, 371N1055, 371N1056, 371N1058, 371N1059, 371N1060, and 373G0073 from Harding’s visit to Meacham.

Half-length portrait of Paul F. Burris (left) and W. Fred Drager standing side by side outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem and facing front. This photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on January 14, 1929. It was cropped into two separate pictures, one of each man. The photographs, along with image Nos. 371N1676 and 371N1970, were published under the headline "At the Opening of the Oregon Legislature." The four photographs had the following caption: “Staff Photographer Ralph Vincent of The Journal was on hand at the state capitol this morning and brought back for you some of the interesting personages there.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Paul G. [sic] Burris and Fred Draper [sic], rival candidates for clerkship of the house.” The photographs accompanied a story, titled "Legislature Organizes For Session.” Image note: The names “W. Fred Drager” and “Paul F. Burris” are written on the negative. The number 6 is also written on the negative. The writing is visible in the image.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson (right) and an unidentified man seated at the council bench, both with documents in front of them.

Portrait of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson (front row, second from right) with a group of nine young men in the Portland City Council chambers. Carson and three of the young men are seated at the council bench, and the other six are standing in a row behind them.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified man in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. They are facing one another, smiling, and holding a slim object. See related image No. 371N0449.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified man in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. They are facing one another, smiling, and holding a slim object. See related image No. 371N0448.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified woman standing behind Carson’s desk in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. They are looking at one another and Carson is holding a document. Image note: Negative damage at right.

Photograph showing new Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson pinning the police chief’s badge on Burton K. Lawson’s lapel as an unidentified man watches. The photograph was taken in the city council chambers on Saturday, July 1, 1933, when Carson and Lawson were sworn in. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on July 1, 1933, under the headline “Joseph K. Carson Jr. Becomes Mayor.” The photograph had the following caption: “Carson pins chief’s star on on Lawson.” See related image Nos. 371N0453, 371N0459, 371N0467, and 371N0469.

Photograph showing K. Miyako, Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson, and H. I. Satoh with a cake replica of a Japanese garden. The photograph was taken in the Portland city council chambers at Carson’s inauguration on Saturday, July 1, 1933. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on page 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 2, 1933, under the headline “Highlights of a Mayor’s First Day in Office.” This photograph had the following caption: “Saturday was a red-letter day at Portland’s city hall and a hey-day in the life of Joseph K. Carson Jr., who at 9 a.m. became Mayor Carson. Many and varied were the important and colorful events of the day. Above, a cake replica of a Japanese garden, presented to the mayor by Portland Japanese. From left, K. Miyako, secretary of the Japanese association of Portland; the mayor and H. I. Satoh of M. Furuya company. The garden scene was the gift of the Nippon Yusan Kaisa Steamship company.” See related image Nos. 371N0452, 371N0459, 371N0467, and 371N0469.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor-elect Joseph K. Carson and an unidentified boy standing at the rail of the ocean liner General Sherman on March 17, 1933, as the steamship arrived in Portland from Asia. Carson had traveled to Japan, China, and the Philippines aboard the vessel. The Oregon Journal published a front-page story about Carson’s return on March 18, 1933, along with two photographs, related image Nos. 371N0458 and 371N0482. See additional related image No. 371N0481.

Photograph of Portland Mayor-elect Joseph K. Carson kissing his sister, Alice Carson, on the ocean liner General Sherman on Friday, March 17, 1933, after his return to Portland from a trip to Asia aboard the steamship. The trip included stops in Japan, China, and the Philippines. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N0482 were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 18, 1933, under the headline “Hizzoner-Elect Returns in Glory.” This photograph had the following caption: “Not a Mayor Baker act, for it’s his sister Alice who is welcoming him.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Carson Home; Gets Welcome Upon Arrival.” Also see additional related image Nos. 371N0455 and 371N0481.

Photograph showing (from left) George R. Funk, Burton K. Lawson, O. R. Bean, Joseph K. Carson, and J. E. Bennett standing in a row in the council chambers at Portland City Hall on Saturday, July 1, 1933. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on July 1, 1933, under the headline “Joseph K. Carson Jr. Becomes Mayor.” The photograph had the following caption: “Scene in the council chambers today as the choice of the Portland voters last November succeeded Mayor [George L.] Baker. From left—City Auditor Funk reading Carson’s oath of office; Burton K. Lawson, newly appointed chief of police; O. R. Bean, new city commissioner; Mayor Carson taking his oath, and Commissioner Bennett, who began his four-year term today.” See related image Nos. 371N0452, 371N0453, 371N0467, and 371N0469.

Photograph showing (from left) George Henry Dern, Joseph K. Carson, an unidentified man, and Major General Malin Craig. Dern, Carson, and Craig are seated at a dining table during a meal. The unidentified man is standing next to Craig and shaking his hand. The photograph may have been taken while Dern was United States secretary of war and Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph showing (from left) an unidentified man, George Henry Dern, Joseph K. Carson, and Major General Malin Craig seated at a dining table during a meal. The photograph may have been taken while Dern was United States secretary of war and Carson was mayor of Portland.

Portrait of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson seated at a radio microphone and looking down at a sheaf of papers he is holding. The photograph was taken on Saturday, July 1, 1933, after Carson’s inauguration. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three that were published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 2, 1933, under the headline “Highlights of a Mayor’s First Day in Office.” This photograph had the following caption: “The mayor delivering an address from KOIN-The Journal studios.” See related image Nos. 371N0452, 371N0453, 371N0459, and 371N0469.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson signing a document in the city council chambers at his swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, July 1, 1933. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 2, 1933, under the headline “Signing on the Dotted Line.” The photograph had the following caption: “Thereby completing the official routine of becoming mayor of Portland. Thus Mayor Carson took full grip of the reins and began his four-year term Saturday as mayor of the City of Roses, succeeding George L. Baker. An assemblage that overflowed the council chambers witnessed the ceremony midst [sic] a profusion of flowers.” The photograph accompanied two stories about the new mayor and the inauguration events, headlined “Mayor Carson Pledges Economy” and “Mayor Busy Opening Day.” See related image Nos. 371N0452, 371N0453, 371N0459, and 371N0467.

Photograph of Oregon Congressman Charles H. Martin (left) and Joseph K. Carson at a Democratic picnic on July 16, 1933. They are standing at a table, smiling at one another, and Carson is carving meat. The picnic was held at Viking Park on the Sandy River. The Oregon Journal published a front-page story about the picnic and a related photograph, image No. 371N1250, on Monday, July 17, 1933.

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 Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson (second from right) with four unidentified men in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. The two men on either side of Carson are wearing German military uniforms and may be naval officers.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson (right) and an unidentified man in the mayor’s office at Portland City Hall. Carson (right) is holding a booklet and looking toward the other man, who may be the commander of Rose City Post No. 35 of the American Legion. He is wearing a garrison cap with the word “commander” on the side and the number 35 on the front.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor-Elect Joseph K. Carson (third from right) posing with a group of people aboard the ocean liner General Sherman on March 17, 1933, after his return to Portland from a trip to Asia aboard the steamship. The trip included stops in Japan, China, and the Philippines. Carson is holding his nephew, Billy Carson, and is standing next to his sister, Alice Carson (second from right). The Oregon Journal published a front-page story about Carson’s return on March 18, 1933, along with two photographs, related image Nos. 371N0458 and 371N0482. See additional related image No. 371N0455.

Photograph of Joseph K. Carson (second from left) posing with family members on Friday, March 17, 1933, after he returned from a trip to Asia aboard the steamship General Sherman. The trip included stops in Japan, China, and the Philippines. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 371N0458 were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Saturday, March 18, 1933, under the headline “Hizzoner-Elect Returns in Glory.” This photograph had the following caption: “Joseph K. Carson Jr., next mayor of Portland, returned home Friday afternoon on the States liner General Sherman from the Orient. Top, from left—Charles Carson, brother of the mayor-elect; ‘Joe’ himself; Miss Alice Carson, sister, and Joseph K. Carson Sr. In front is Billy Carson, the future chief executive’s nephew.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Carson Home; Gets Welcome Upon Arrival.” Also see additional related image Nos. 371N0455 and 371N0481.

Photograph showing Joseph K. Carson on the steps at Portland City Hall, leaning against two stacks of what appear to be concrete cylinders and rounds of various sizes. Carson is looking at an unidentified man standing on the other side of the cylinders and holding up a brick. Both men are smiling. The word “Brookfield” is visible on two of the cylinders. The photograph was probably taken while Carson was mayor of Portland.

Photograph showing Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson with four unidentified men in the mayor’s office at city hall. Carson is seated at his desk and is holding a document. The other four men are standing next to him, two on either side; all but the man on the far right are looking toward the document.