Photograph of an unidentified group of men in uniform marching in a parade in Portland. They are downtown, on Yamhill Street near the intersection with Park Avenue. The street is lined with spectators. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph of unidentified men in uniform marching in a parade in Portland. They are downtown, on Yamhill Street near the intersection with Park Avenue. The street is lined with spectators. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph of spectators watching as a military parade marches past the Memorial Building at Broadway and East 13th Street in Vancouver, Washington.

Photograph taken from above, showing people walking in a parade. Wearing suits and hats, the men walk in rows down a paved street. People are lined up and watching behind a rope fence (negative 5 of 17).

Three women wearing sashes and ribbons stand with flags in front of a window. Two of the women are wearing flowers pinned to their dresses. The two outer women wear sashes with “National Presidents’ [Pageant?]” written on them, and also “New York” and “New Jersey” ribbons (negative 3 of 17).

Photograph taken from above, showing cars in a parade. At the bottom of the frame, a car is flanked on two sides by police motorcycles. Next to the street is a “Shell” station, with people standing on the sidewalk (negative 9 of 17).

Photograph taken from above, showing people walking in a parade. Men and women walk in lines down a paved street, with spectators watching from the sidewalks. On the right side of the frame is a “Shell” gas station. The “Parker” theater is visible in the distance (negative 6 of 17).

Photograph showing flag-bearers marching in a war hero parade in downtown Portland. A crowd is watching from the sidewalk, and several people can be seen standing on a fire escape attached to a building with an “Ungar” sign (negative 1 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure”.

Photograph showing an Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation float during a war hero parade in downtown Portland. The float is being towed by a tractor, and features welders working on a metal ship piece. Signs on the float read “’Ships for Victory’ - Quicker!” and “Speed More Speed” (negative 2 of 15). Original sleeve title: “War heroes arrival, parade, and departure”.

Photograph of an unidentified military band marching in a parade in Portland. They are downtown, on Yamhill Street near the intersection with Park Avenue. The street is lined with spectators. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph of a band, possibly a military band, marching in a Portland parade. They are downtown, on Yamhill Street near the intersection with Park Avenue. The street is lined with spectators. Image note: Light leaks on negative. Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

A tank moving past the viewing stand during the 1955 Veterans Day parade in Portland, Oregon. Among the dignitaries standing on the platform are Governor Paul L. Patterson, General Thomas E. Rilea, and Robert D. Maxwell, parade grand marshal and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from Redmond, Oregon (negative 7 of 11).