A woman, identified as Queen Dorothy of the Portland Rose Festival sits in an elaborately detailed carriage. She is dressed in a gown with frills, a tiara, and holds a scepter. The carriage has detailed carvings of plants, flowers, and tassels on its surface. On top of its roof is an object in the shape of a crown. Attached to the front and rear of the carriage are pairs of winged figures that hold horns to their mouth. The carriage is located in an arena with covered grandstands visible in the background. A small tower topped with a flag attached to a flagpole is situated in front of the grandstand.
Five individuals pose on a float decorated for the Rose Festival parade. A woman on the far right side of the float is seated in a chair with a tall back that is raised on a platform. Two cherubs hold a crown attached to the pointed back of the chair. A tall architectural structure with a marble finish, columns, and detailed eaves is visible directly behind the cherubs. The seated woman is dressed in a flowing gown and wears a crown and flowers in her hair. In front of the lady are two women. One of the women stands dressed in a long gown. The other is seated dressed in a long skirt, long sleeved top, and layered material surrounding her face. Two children, with this same layered material surrounding their faces, stand in a large vase-shaped container with a lion head on its surface. Surrounding them is a curved roof structure with light bulbs on its surface that is supported by four twisting columns. The surface of the float is lined with lightbulbs and is decorated with a butterfly, and large flowers with leaves. On the front of the float hangs a sign that reads 16 Rosebuds Oregon's Crowning Glory. The float is situated on railroad tracks that are visible beneath the float. A large sheer piece of material hangs behind the float partially concealing a large classically styled building with a pediment and columns. Grass fills the foreground of the image.
A group of four individuals, two women and two men, picket on a city sidewalk in front of the Governor's Building located in Portland, Oregon. The group is identified as culinary workers and bartenders belonging to a local labor union. The man on the far left of the image is dressed in a hat, turtleneck, trousers, and a piece of material with the handwritten words, Unfair to C.I.O Local 636 and Organized-Labor. The man standing behind him is dressed in a suit and necktie. One of the women is dressed in a hat. Both women wear coats, skirts and hold purses. The sidewalk on which they stand is lined with buildings, businesses, metal balconies, doorways, pedestrians, and signs. Signs that read Silver Grill, Superiot Eats, Mission Orange, and Coca Cola project from the surface of the buildings. Automobiles are parked next to the curb of the sidewalk. Buildings and signs are visible in the distance.
A view of a flooded business district located in Portland, Oregon. A group of people stand in front of a large building that has signs on its surface that read, Morning Oregonian, and Lewis and Dryden Printing Company. Directly below a small triangular pediment near the top of the building is the date AD 1887. Men in small boats holding oars float on the water next to a tall wooden utility pole. A horse harnassed to a covered wagon stands in the water-filled street in front of the building. People are visible looking out of the arched windows of the building. On the front of the building the windows are covered with awnings. On the left side of the image is a small arched building that advertises the Portland and Vancouver Rail Road and Ferry Company. A man stands on a wooden ramp that extends from the doorway of this small arched building.
An elevated view of the Portland Hotel and its surroundings. The building is u-shaped with a central courtyard. The hotel has multiple chimneys and windows. Surrounding the hotel are various buildings, streets, sidewalks, trees, and utility poles and lines.
An outdoor view of a large commercial building located on the corner of Front Street (incorrectly identified as 1st Street) and Pine in Portland, Oregon. The building has a sign on its surface that reads, W.H. McMonies and Company wholesale manufacturers of harness, saddles, horse collars. The building has decorative detailing on its surface and multiple windows. A horse-drawn wagon is parked on the dirt road next to the sidewalk in front of the large building. Other objects visible in the image are utility poles, electric lines, bricks, street lamp, balconies, carriages, and multiple buildings.
A harnassed team of goats stands single file on the side of a Portland residential street. A group of boys dressed in hats, button-up coats, and knickers stands next to the long-haired goats. In the foreground is a street with two sets of railway ties and a manhole cover. In the background are trees, dwellings, and utility poles.
Four children pose on a pile of rubber tubes with a child in the center holding a sign that reads, Help clean up Portland. The children all wear hats. A pile of scraps, trees, a wooden dwelling, and another group of children are visible in the background.
A group of men, women, and children pose on the deck of a ship identified as the USS Oregon. A portion of the group is identified as being members of the organization Daughters of the American Revolution. Two women in the foreground of the group have sashes over their garmants. A line of girls in dresses stand on a large turret. Boys are visible straddling and standing on top of the turret's guns. Additional gunnery is visible behind the group on the left side of the image.
Black and white image. Six individuals dressed in costumes pose on an elaborately decorated Rose Festival parade float. Five individuals are dressed in chicken costumes and are surrounded by larger-than-life rooster sculptures, flowers, and two chariots. A woman dressed in a butterfly costume that consists of a dress, wings, and antennas, stands in a chariot. On the front of this chariot is a cherub's face and wings. A sign that hangs from the front of the float reads, 11 Chanticleer crows for Oregon. Above the sign a sculpted butterfly is visible. Painted leaves can be seen on the side and front of the float. The edges of the float are lined with light bulbs. The float is situated on railroad tracks. A large sheer piece of material hangs behind the float partially concealing a large classically styled building with a pediment and columns. Grass fills the foreground of the image.