An autographed portrait of a woman identified as Jean McCarty. She is dressed in a cowboy hat, long sleeved shirt with collar and pockets, tie, and bottoms that are either pants, or skirt. On her tie is a pin and a pattern that contains animal branding symbols. Her hat is secured to her head with two thin strips of material which are tied together under her chin. In her left hand she holds the ends of ties to her hat. A ring is visible on the middle finger of her left hand. In the background is an out of focus wooden fence. Handwritten in black ink on the lower right hand corner of the print is "Sincerely Jean McCarty". Jean McCarty was the 1938 queen of the Pendleton Round Up. Source : Let'er Buck! a history of the Pendleton Round-Up by Virgil Rupp.
A man dressed in Native American regalia poses on horseback. On his head is a large feather headdress. His long, dark hair is contained in two braids. He wears a shirt and pants with fringes, which may be made from buckskin. The man sits on two blankets that are draped over the horse's back. One blanket has geometric patterns on its surface, the other a horizontal stripe. Seen in the distance are multiple tipis, and two men with horses.
A man identified as Alex Shippentower poses for the camera at the RoundUp. He is dressed in a cowboy hat that is secured to his head with two strip of material tied under his chin, handkerchief, and long sleeved button-up shirt. His hair is secured in braids. In his left hand he holds an unidentified object. He stands in the middle of a dirt road with out of focus automobiles in the background.
A smiling woman in Native American attire holds a sleeping baby that is secured in a cradleboard. The woman wears a dress with abstract patterning on its surface and fringes at its edges. Around her forehead she wears a beaded headband with an attached feather. She wears round earrings and has beaded accessories in her braided hair. Partially visible in the background of the image is an individual, horse, and tipi.
Boys sit in soap box derby cars that are lined up on the side of a residential street. Each boy wears a helmet. The words "Ford's Tire Service" is visible on the side of the first car, and "Cunningham Sheep Co." can be seen on the side of the third car in the line-up. Spectators can be seen standing on the side of the street. In the distance a large concrete wall, a house, a brick wall, electrical poles, and trees are visible. It is a sunny day and appears to be summertime.
A blurred image of a boy riding in a soap box car as he crosses a finish line. The boy in the soap box car is hunched forward. He wears a helmet, white tee-shirt and jeans. Three small wheels are visible on the soap box car. In the background is a crowd of spectators, a wooden table, and a metal table. On the concrete racetrack are two thin white hortizontal lines intersecting a wide vertical white line.
Miss Oregon contestants compete onstage dressed in formal evening gowns. One woman is posing at the front of the stage; she is dressed in a long, flared gown, and wears full-length white gloves and high heels. A ribbon displaying the number 6 is attached to her dress at her waist line. Near the back of the stage stand three contestants dressed in similar attire with ribbons that display the numbers 1, 3, and 5. A man wearing a suit and bow tie stands behind a microphone. In the background a balcony is filled with spectators. On the bottom level are doors below a sign that reads "EXIT". Mounted floor lights are visible on the front of the stage.
A man stands in front of a convertible car with signs taped to its exterior, which read "Doreen Morasch Miss Eugene of 1957", and "Eugene Ore. Home of Emerald Empire Roundup Aug. 2-3-4". The man is dressed in a hat, button-up shirt, dark jacket with patch, light-colored pants with a belt, and dark leather shoes. Behind the car are buildings with multiple windows and numbered doors; the windows are covered with blinds. The building appears to be part of a motel or apartment complex. In front of the man is a sidewalk and a patch of lawn.
Three women dressed in swimsuits and identified as Miss Oregon Contestants pose next to an indoor swimming pool. The women are posed between the pool's metal handrails, with the first woman standing on the outside of the pool and the other two women standing on the steps of the ladder leading out the pool. They are all dressed in white one-piece swimsuits with straps with an attached sash. From left to right the women's sashes read Miss Portland, Miss Yamhill, and Miss Eugene. Miss Portland wears white clip earrings. In the background are windows, people, and metal beams that extend from the ceiling. The ceiling appears to be made from glass.
Twelve women wearing white swimsuits with sashes stand posing on a sandy beach. The women are identified as contestants in a Miss Oregon Contest. The sashes read from left to right Miss (?), Miss Yamhill, Miss Park Rose, Miss (?), Miss Portland, Miss Astoria, Miss Lincoln County, Miss Columbia County, Miss Eugene, Miss Coos Bay, Miss Hermiston, and Miss Roseberg. The ocean is visible behind the women.
