A rose, photographed at a rose show during the Portland Rose festival (negative 4 of 9).

A Saturnia rose, photographed at a show during the Portland Rose festival, grown by Mrs. Nat Schoen of Vancouver. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 16, 1946 (negative 1 of 9).

The Portland Rose Festival Nicholson Bowl, holding a bouquet of roses during a flower show (negative 6 of 9).

A crowd gathered in downtown Portland, to watch the Rose Festival parade. Several children are seated on the ground in front of standing adults (negative 9 of 26).

A crowd gathered near the corner of S.W. 6th Avenue and S.W. Yamhill Street in Portland, during the Rose Festival parade. The Pioneer Courthouse building can be seen on the right side of the street (negative 2 of 26).

Three people ride on the back of an automobile during the Portland Rose Festival parade. A man, wearing a crown, sits between two young women holding bouquets of Roses (Queen Lloyde on his left?) (negative 6 of 26).

A view of the Portland Rose Festival parade, in downtown Portland, likely taken near S.W. 6th Avenue and S.W. Yamhill Street. A military band can be seen marching down the street, between crowds, in front of a float for “Navy Pioneer Electronics.” The central bus depot can be seen on the left side of the street, as well a small portion of the Pioneer Courthouse building (negative 1 of 26).

A crowd is gathered to watch marchers during the Portland Rose festival parade in Portland. A woman, wearing a costume and holding a baton, walks in front of what appears to be a military band (negative 5 of 26).

A Portland Rose Festival float for Meadow-Land Dairy, at Mulnomah Stadium in Portland. A cart, decorated with roses and a milk bottle, is being pulled by six horses, which are standing next to people wearing “Meadow-Land Dairy” uniforms. The ivy-covered clubhouse for the Multnomah Athletic Club can be seen in the background (negative 18 of 27).

An aerial view of the Rose Festival parade in Portland. People and floats can be seen in the middle of a street, which is lined on both sides by a crowd (negative 3 of 10).

An aerial view of the Rose Festival parade in Portland. People and floats can be seen in the middle of a street, which is lined on both sides by a crowd. The Willamette River and the Burnside Bridge can be seen in the distance. Most likely taken near N.E. 12th Avenue and N.E. Lloyd Street (negative 1 of 10).

Portland Rose Festival queen Georgene, wearing a dress and tiara, places a footprint on wet cement. Members of the festival court stand around her. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 13, 1947 (negative 1 of 7).

The 1947 Rose Festival court stands at the top of a set of stairs at Lambert Gardens in Portland. At the center of the group is Rose Festival queen Georgene, wearing a crown and holding a scepter. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 13, 1947 (negative 2 of 7).

A group of women, most likely the 1947 Rose Festival court, stands next a Goodyear blimp in Portland. A woman at the center of the group holds a scepter and shakes hands with a man in the blimp window (negative 1 of 13).

Women stand in front of a rose display at the 1948 Rose Show, as part of the Portland Rose Festival. The display features the painting of a covered wagon, under an awning that reads “Oregon’s 100th Anniversary, 60 years of rose shows.” Above the display is a decorative facade with human figured (negative 6 of 6).

The 1948 Rose Festival Queen (Barbara Logue?), wearing a crown, knights a young patient during a visit to Shriners Hospital in Portland. The patient smiles at the camera while holding a set of crutches, as others watch from the background. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Saturday, June 12, 1948 (negative 1 of 10).

People stand on the side of a street to watch the Portland Rose Festival parade. A child appears to be standing inside a large plastic bag, being shielded from the rain. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 11 of 22).

Majorettes from a drill team from Victoria, British Columbia, wearing matching uniforms and marching in a Portland Rose Festival parade in Portland. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 3 of 22).

People huddled under umbrellas during the 1948 Portland Rose Festival parade. Several children are looking at the camera while under an umbrella with a smiling woman. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 5 of 22).

A child holds a balloon while watching the Portland Rose Festival parade. A zebra is printed on the balloon, and people can be seen smiling in the background, while seated on a curb. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 13, 1948 (negative 8 of 22).

Crew members of the cruiser HMCS Ontario, standing aboard the deck with members of the Portland Rose Festival junior court. Queen Patsy is at the center, holding the arm of an suited escort, and wearing a crown. One of the crew members kneels down next to Patsy (negative 6 of 6).

Portland Rose Festival Queen Joyce, visiting the Veterans Hospital. She stands next to man in a hospital bed, smiling downward. She wears a crown and flower corsage (negative 2 of 6).

Portland Rose Festival Queen Joyce, visiting the Veterans Hospital. Joyce is standing with a suited man in front of a microphone, while wearing a crown and holding a bouquet of flowers. People can be seen in the background, in front of the Veterans Hospital building (negative 1 of 6).

Portland Rose Festival Queen Joyce, visiting the Veterans Hospital. She shakes the hand of a man in a wheel chair, who appears to be talking. Cigarettes and an ash tray sit in his lap (negative 3 of 6).

Portland Rose Festival Queen Joyce with bellman Hans Rampmeier, mostly likely at the Multnomah Hotel in Portland. Rampmeier appears to be handing Joyce a bouquet of roses (negative 1 of 1).

A woman poses next to a rose display at a flower show for the Portland Rose Festival. She has one hand on a rose while smiling towards the camera, with a model airplane visible behind the bouquet (negative 5 of 5).

A woman smiles from a Portland Rose Festival parade float, most likely at Multnomah stadium. Her arms are folded, as she peers out from the center of a rose (negative 1 of 19).

An “Oregon City Jaycees” float at the Portland Rose Festival, at the Multnomah Stadium. People on the float are dressed as matadors, with a bull made of flowers. An audience fills the stands in the distance (negative 15 of 19).