Photograph showing two unidentified men facing each other, each raising his right hand, as the man at right takes an oath. A third man, wearing a U. S. military uniform, is watching. The man administering the oath also may be a U. S. serviceman. The men may be standing on a stage, and a microphone is next to them at right. The number 260 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 375A0707.

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 of Marion County Circuit Court Judge L. H. McMahon (left of microphone with hand raised) administering the governor’s oath of office to Julius L. Meier (right of microphone with hand raised) at the state Capitol on January 12, 1931. Observing are outgoing Governor A. W. Norblad (second man standing to the left of McMahon); William L. Marks, president of the Senate (left of McMahon, standing); Frank J. Lonergan, speaker of the House (right of Meier, standing with hands behind back); and unidentified state officials.

Photograph showing two unidentified men during an oath ceremony in the House chambers at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. They are standing on either side of a microphone, and each man is raising is right hand.

Photograph showing United States District Judge James Alger Fee (right) administering the oath of office to James W. Maloney, new collector of internal revenue, on July 17, 1933. They are in an office, facing one another, and each man is raising his right hand. The Oregon Journal published a story and a related photograph, image No. 371N1232, about Maloney’s swearing-in on Page 4 of the July 17, 1933 edition. Image note: On the negative, the name “Fee” is written beneath the man on the right and the name “Maloney” is written beneath the man on the left; the writing is visible at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of two men facing each other in front of a row of bookcases. Each man is raising his right hand. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Monday, April 6, 1931, under the headline “New Judge Takes Office.” The photograph had the following caption: “James Alger Fee (at right), sixth federal district judge for Oregon, as he was being sworn into office Monday morning by Judge John H. McNary, senior federal jurist for this district. Judge Fee was appointed to the federal bench by President Hoover last week.” The photograph accompanied a story titled “Judge Fee Takes Place on Bench.” On the negative, “Judge Fee” is written below the man on the right, and “Judge McNary” is written below the man on the left. The writing is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph of Judge Robert S. Bean (right) and John H. McNary, each with one hand raised as Bean administers the oath of office to McNary in the courtroom of the federal building in Portland on March 7, 1927. McNary joined Bean as a member of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s March 7 edition under the headline “New Judge Takes Bench.” The photograph had the following caption: “John H. McNary of Salem taking oath today as successor to late Federal Judge C. E. Wolverton. Judge McNary is at left in picture, with Judge Robert S. Bean administering obligation.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “M’Nary on Bench in Federal Court.” Image note: The text “Judge McNary + Bean” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image.

Photograph showing Circuit Court Judge Hall S. Lusk (left) administering the oath of office to Milton A. Miller, the incoming collector of customs in Oregon. The ceremony took place on September 1, 1933, at the United States Custom House in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal’s September 1 edition under the headline “It Was a Big Moment.” The photograph had the following caption: “Milton A. Miller, right, taking oath of office as collector of customs today from Circuit Judge Hall S. Lusk. Miller succeeds E. N. Croisan.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Miller Sworn Into Customs Office Post.” Image note: The text “Miller + Lush [sic]” Is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image No. 371N1758.

Photograph showing two unidentified men and a woman standing near a desk or table. The man at left, who appears to be administering an oath, is looking at the woman, holding a piece of paper in his left hand, and raising his right hand. The woman is looking back at him and is also raising her right hand. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing three flight attendants from United Air Lines (later United Airlines) standing in a row next to an unidentified man who is sitting at a desk and holding an open book. All four people are raising their right hands. The women are (from left) Gladyce Putnam, Aletha Cabie, and Sarabelle Milne. The photograph was probably taken at a Portland Breakfast Club meeting at the Multnomah Hotel on March 10, 1936. Putnam, Cabie, and Milne attended the meeting, which was sponsored by United. See related image No. 372A0709.

Photograph showing three unidentified men standing in a row during an oath ceremony. The man at center appears to be administering the oath to the man at right as the man at left watches.

Photograph showing three unidentified men standing behind a desk in an office during an oath ceremony.The man on the right is facing the two men on the left. All three are wearing suits and ties, and each man is raising his right hand. See related image No. 371N3026.

Photograph showing four unidentified people, three men and a woman, in an office during an oath ceremony. The second man from right appears to be administering the oath to the man on the left. The man on the right is holding a sheaf of large documents on a desk. See related image No. 371N3032.

Photograph showing two unidentified men, both in suits and ties, standing behind a desk in an office during an oath ceremony. Each man is raising his right hand. Also see related image No. 371N3029.

Photograph showing Hall S. Lusk (left) administering an oath to an unidentified man. Each man is raising his right hand.

Photograph showing two unidentified men in an office during an oath ceremony. Each man is raising his right hand, and the man on the left is looking at a document he is holding in his left hand.

Photograph showing four unidentified people, three men and a woman, in an office during an oath ceremony. The second man from right appears to be administering the oath to the man on the left. The man on the right is holding a sheaf of large documents. See related image No. 371N3031.

Photograph showing three unidentified men at an oath ceremony. The man on the left is holding a document in his left hand and appears to be administering the oath to the man in the center as the man on the right watches. All three are dressed in suits and ties.

Photograph showing two unidentified men during an oath ceremony. Each man is wearing a suit and tie and raising his right hand. The man on the right is holding a document in his left hand. They are standing next to a desk and glass-fronted cabinets full of books. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing two unidentified men at an oath ceremony. Each man wearing a suit and tie and raising his right hand. The man on the right is holding a document in his left hand.

Photograph showing a group of young service recruits being sworn in by a uniformed member of the U.S. Coast Guard. They men are raising their right hands, and the uniformed man is looking downward at a piece of paper. Against the back wall is a banner that read “U.S. Coast Guard” (negative 1 of 1).

Navy recruits walk in a line across a field during a University of Oregon versus St. Mary’s Navy football game, in Portland. Occurring at Multnomah Stadium, a crowd can be seen seated at the far end of the field under a large overhang. Two people carry a banner that reads “We Are On Our Way to Tokio and Berlin Via U.S. Navy” (negative 1 of 4).

Navy recruits, standing in a line, take oaths of allegiance during half-time at a University of Oregon versus St. Mary’s Navy football game, in Portland. Occurring at Multnomah Stadium, a crowd can be seen seated at the far end of the field under a large overhang. Two Navy members in uniform stand in front of a microphone, one with a raised right arm. At the far end of the field is a banner that reads “Make a Cinch Bet Against the Axis, Buy War Bonds Every Pay Day” (negative 3 of 4).

Navy recruits, standing in a line, take oaths of allegiance during half-time at a University of Oregon versus St. Mary’s Navy football game, in Portland. Occurring at Multnomah Stadium, a crowd can be seen seated at the far end of the field under a large overhang. Two Navy soldiers in uniform stand in front of the line of new recruits (negative 2 of 4).

A group of men take an oath, with right arms raised, at a military induction center in Portland (United States Army?). A uniformed soldier stands on a stage facing the group, also raising his right hand. Decorative chandeliers hang from the ceiling (negative 11 of 13).

Mark Hatfield is sworn in as governor in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Hatfield (on the left) and Chief Justice William M. McAllister (on the right) both raise their right hands as McAllister administers the oath of office. Other officials stand behind them (negative 12 of 16).