Full-length portrait of four unidentified men crouching in a row next to a sheep outside the door to a barn. The man at right has one hand under the sheep’s chin. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The second man from right may be the same person depicted in image No. 375A0110.

Full-length portrait of an unidentified man and sheep in a pen. The man is kneeling next to the sheep and has one hand under the animal’s chin. The photograph was probably taken at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. The man in this image may also be depicted in image No. 375A0110.

Photograph showing sheep in a stockyard pen, possibly at the Union Meat Company in North Portland. The numbers 146 and 45 are written on the negative and are visible at the top of the image. See image Nos. 376G0339 and 376G0341, which may be related.

A sheep sale during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Several adolescents are kneeling with a line of sheep, behind a wooden fence and auctioneers. Men in suits are seated at the other side of the fence in the audience (negative 1 of 10).

A sheep sale during the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Taken from the stands and looking downward, the photograph shows several auctioneers standing in an enclosure with a group of sheep. In front of the auctioneers is a seated audience, primarily of men wearing suits and hats (negative 7 of 10).

An adolescent kneels down with a sheep at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition. He holds the head of the sheep, which has a “Grand Champion, 1950” ribbon on its back (negative 3 of 10).

Two young women shearing a sheep at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition show in Portland. Each woman holds a hand shear, as one leans on a fence watching the other shear the sheep (negative 3 of 13).

View of sheep in corrals near Hay Creek.

View of sheep in corrals near Hay Creek.

A sheepherder with a gun guarding over his flock of sheep in the distance.

Four children dressed in costumes stand next to a lamb at a luncheon hosted by the Women's Auxiliary of the National Wool Growers Association in Portland, Oregon. A boy pets the lamb while a girl holds the animal by a leash. Pictured are Dave Ecklund (dressed as Boy Blue and petting the lamb), Jamie Kohlhoff, Libby Bishop and Jan Ecklund (dressed as Bo Peep on the right). This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on January 29, 1959 (negative 1 of 7).

Photograph of a large herd of sheep grazing in a field in front of Mount Hood in Oregon. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "No. 1027 - Sheep grazing on west slope of Mt. Hood in Oregon." Signature on the bottom of the print reads, "Gifford." Stamp on the back for Angelus Commercial Studio.

Photograph showing a corral of tightly packed sheep in front of a train. Several people stand or sit on a wooden ramp that connects the corral with the train. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Loading sheep at Coleman. Return to SE(?) Freeman Railway Exchange."

Photograph showing a tightly packed herd of sheep grazing in an area that has been logged. In the middle of the herd, an adult and child can be seen leaning against a rock. There are scattered tree stumps across the scene.

Photograph showing a herd of sheep in an agricultural field near a stack of crops. A person on the left stands in the field looking at the sheep.

Platinum Print of sheep gathered at the base of a tree, likely taken in the White Salmon Valley. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Oak Hill Farm." Signed, "Lily E. White," on the matting below the lower right corner of the print.

A pond sits amid a forested area in Silverton, Oregon. The pond is separated into three sections by a raised berm with a bridge at one end. A sheep stands on the berm facing the trees in the background.

A herd of sheep stands in a field in the Silverton, Oregon area.

A herd of sheep stands in a field in the Silverton, Oregon area. A man wearing a suit and hat stands among the herd.