Portrait showing a group of unidentified employees, all women, posing next to a table stacked with wrapped Christmas gifts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing front and smiling. On the other side of the table is a decorated Christmas tree. The third woman from left is holding a young girl. The text “24X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0567, 375A0568, 375A0569, 375A0570, 375A0571, and 375A0572.

Portrait showing a group of unidentified employees, all women, posing in three rows next to a table stacked with wrapped Christmas gifts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing front and smiling. On the other side of the table is a decorated Christmas tree. The text “22X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0566, 375A0568, 375A0569, 375A0570, 375A0571, and 375A0572.

Portrait showing a group of unidentified employees, all women, posing next to a table stacked with wrapped Christmas gifts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing front and smiling. At left are stacks of wrapped Christmas gifts and a decorated tree. The text “21X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0566, 375A0567, 375A0569, 375A0570, 375A0571, and 375A0572.

Portrait showing a group of unidentified employees, all women, posing next to a table stacked with wrapped Christmas gifts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The employees are facing front, and most are smiling. On the other side of the table is a decorated Christmas tree. The text “23X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0566, 375A0567, 375A0568, 375A0570, 375A0571, and 375A0572.

Portrait showing a group of eight women and two men posing next to a table stacked with Christmas gifts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. On the other side of the table is a decorated Christmas tree. The text “25X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0566, 375A0567, 375A0568, 375A0569, 375A0571, and 375A0572.

Portrait showing a group of unidentified employees, all men, posing next to a table stacked with wrapped Christmas gifts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The employees are facing front, and most are smiling. On the other side of the table is a decorated Christmas tree. The man at far left is wearing a button with the words “CLEANUP LEADER” on it. The text “20X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0566, 375A0567, 375A0568, 375A0569, 375A0570, and 375A0572.

Portrait showing a group of unidentified employees posing outdoors in several rows at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The text “19X” is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Cleanup gang / Xmas Party 12/23/44.” See related image Nos. 375A0566, 375A0567, 375A0568, 375A0569, 375A0570, and 375A0571.

Photograph, taken outdoors, that may show people at a party. At center left is a woman who is barefoot and is wearing a costume consisting of a grass skirt, a faux lei, and small, light-colored top. Next to her is a man wearing a vest, a collared shirt, breeches, and boots. In the background is a smiling woman holding a bottled beverage and wearing a sweater, skirt, and hat. Several other people are gathered nearby, and a building is visible on the left side of the image. The people in the photograph are unidentified. See related image Nos. 371N2987, 371N2988, 371N2989, 377N0064, 377N0065, and 377N0066.

Portrait, taken outdoors, possibly at a party, of a group of unidentified men and women posing near a building. Many of the men are wearing breeches and boots, and several people are holding bottled beverages. The man on the right is holding a bullhorn, and the second man from the right is holding what appears to be a gun. See related image Nos. 371N2986, 371N2988, 371N2989, 377N0064, 377N0065, and 377N0066.

Photograph, taken outdoors, possibly at a party, showing a woman wearing a costume consisting of a grass skirt, faux lei, and small, light-colored top. A man wearing a vest, collared shirt, breeches, and boots is standing next to her. More people are sitting nearby, and one of them is holding a bullhorn. The people in the photograph are unidentified. See related image Nos. 371N2986, 371N2987, 371N2989, 377N0064, 377N0065, and 377N0066.

Photograph, taken outdoors, possibly at a party, showing two men pointing guns, possibly props, at a nearby group of people, who are smiling and raising their hands in the air. Several other people are watching and smiling. The people in the photograph are unidentified. See related image Nos. 371N2986, 371N2987, 371N2988, 377N0064, 377N0065, and 377N0066.

Photograph, taken outdoors, possibly at a party, showing an unidentified woman near a building. She is facing to the left and looking back over her shoulder toward the front. She is wearing a costume grass skirt and holding a ukulele. See related image Nos. 371N2986, 371N2987, 371N2988, 371N2989, 377N0065 and 377N0066.

Full-length portrait , taken outdoors, possibly at a party, of an unidentified woman posing with a golf club as though she has just swung it. She is wearing a costume grass skirt, a collared shirt, and a tie. See related image Nos. 371N2986, 371N2987, 371N2988, 371N2989, 377N0064, and 377N0066. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman outdoors. She is facing front and posing with a golf club as though she has just swung it. She is wearing a costume grass skirt, a collared shirt, and a tie. See related image Nos. 371N2986, 371N2987, 371N2988, 371N2989, 377N0064, and 377N0065.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified men in suits at a party. They are gathered around a dining table, and some of the men are wearing party hats. A sign spelling the word “DODGE” is visible in the background. See related image Nos. 371N2980, 371N2981, 371N2982, 371N2983, 371N2984, and 371N2985.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified men in suits at a party. They are seated at a dining table, and some of the men are wearing party hats. See related image Nos. 371N2979, 371N2981, 371N2982, 371N2983, 371N2984, and 371N2985.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified men in suits at a party. They are seated at a dining table, and some of the men are wearing party hats. See related image Nos. 371N2979, 371N2980, 371N2982, 371N2983, 371N2984, and 371N2985.

Photograph showing unidentified men in suits at a party. They are seated at a dining table, and some of the men are wearing party hats. See related image Nos. 371N2979, 371N2980, 371N2981, 371N2983, 371N2984, and 371N2985.

Photograph of a group of unidentified men in suits at a party. They are seated at a dining table, and some of the men are wearing party hats. The third man from the left is holding a noisemaker. See related image Nos. 371N2979, 371N2980, 371N2981, 371N2982, 371N2983, and 371N2985.

Photograph showing unidentified men in suits at a party. They are seated at a dining table, and some of the men are wearing party hats. See related image Nos. 371N2979, 371N2980, 371N2981, 371N2982, 371N2984, and 371N2985.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified people, most of them men, at a party. They are gathered in front of a United States flag hanging on the wall. The men are wearing suits and party hats, and one of them is holding a noisemaker. A man near the right side of the photograph has a folded document resembling a newspaper in the pocket of his suit jacket; the document has the word “DODGE” on the front. See related image Nos. 371N2979, 371N2980, 371N2981, 371N2982, 371N2983, and 371N2984.

Photograph of a man crouching next to two unidentified children and a statue of a stag. He has one arm around the shoulders of one of the children, and he is looking left, toward the other child. She is standing on the other side of the stag statue and has one hand on its head. The man is wearing a round button with the name “Dan E. Gould” on it. This photograph may have been taken on December 18, 1934, at a Christmas party for orphans. The party was put on by the Portland Breakfast Club, of which Gould was president, and the children received gifts and gray tin helmets. A story about the party was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, with the headline “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” See related image Nos. 371N0477 and No. 371N2938, which were published with the story.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson holding a child whose arms are full of gifts. A “Merry Christmas” sign is hanging behind them. A cropped version of this photograph was published with two others on the front page of the Oregon Journal on December 18, 1934, under the headline “Breakfast Clubbers Prove Santa Real.” This picture had the following caption: “Mayor Carson holds Nina F. Holderman from Volunteers of America home, who fared generously at Christmas party staged Tuesday by Portland Breakfast club.” The photographs accompanied a story about the party, titled “Santa Claus Hails Orphans at Breakfast.” According to the Journal story, the party was held at Hotel Portland, and more than 100 children attended. The party included music and clowns, and the children were given gifts and gray tin helmets. See image No. 371N2938, which was published with this image, and image No. 371N0962, which may also have been taken at the party.

Photograph of Portland Mayor Joseph K. Carson crouching next to an unidentified boy, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party. An unidentified man is sitting on a bench next to the boy. The men are wearing name tags featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0248, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706. Image note: An “X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Portrait of a smiling man and two children, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas event. The man and girl are sitting on a windowsill, and the man is holding a young boy on his lap. Both the children are holding wrapped gifts. The man is wearing a name tag featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. At the center is the name “B. L. Metzger.” This photograph may be related to image Nos. 372A0122 and 372A0248.

Photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie posing with a group of children holding gifts, possibly at a Portland Breakfast Club Christmas party. A Christmas tree is visible in the background at left. The man is wearing a name tag featuring a horseshoe-shaped logo, the text “Breakfast Club / MNX / Portland, Oregon” at the top, and the number 13 at the bottom. Handwritten at the center of the tag is the text “T. Howard Groves / Equitable Life Insurance.” Also see additional images that may be from the same or a similar event: Nos. 372A0122, 372A0394, 372A0700, 372A0701, 372A0702, 372A0703, 372A0704, 372A0705, and 372A0706.

Photograph showing an unidentified man splashing into a swimming pool from the back of an inflatable toy during the initiation of new members at the Portland Breakfast Club’s midsummer party on Tuesday, August 21, 1934. An unidentified man behind the initiate falling into the pool is speaking into a microphone. At right are initiates in diapers waiting for their turn. A crowd of club members is watching from around the edge of the pool. See related image Nos. 372A0698 and 372A0699.

Photograph showing a group of men in the swimming pool at Aaron M. Frank’s farm during the Portland Breakfast Club’s midsummer party in August 1934 or August 1935. Some of the swimmers may be fully clothed.