A black and white photograph featuring "Mayor of Broadway" Earl Mossman and the Charmers group in a vehicle at the Gay Nineties festival in downtown Forest Grove. Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph featuring Forest Grove resident Mike Kirby riding a penny-farthing on the occasion of the Gay Nineties festival. The photographer may have been Oregonian photojournalist Allan J. de Lay.
A black and white photograph featuring Gay Nineties parade-goers watching the procession in 1961. The photograph was likely taken at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Main Street in downtown Forest Grove. Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph featuring a a cowboy procession during the Gay Nineties parade on Pacific Avenue in 1961. In the photograph, two of the cowboys are holding American flags. The First National Bank and Miller's Hardware are some of the establishments pictured in the background. Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a man and woman dressed up for the Gay Nineties festival standing in front of their cardboard cutout lookalikes. At the bottom of the cardboard cutout, the name "Virginia Giberson" is listed. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a cowboy procession during the Gay Nineties parade on Pacific Avenue in 1961. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring the Quaring Nursing Home's 1961 Gay Nineties parade float in downtown Forest Grove. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay of children getting their picture taken at a cardboard cutout stand-in at the Gay Nineties festival in downtown Forest Grove. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay of a lemonade stand in downtown Forest Grove during the Gay Nineties festival in 1961. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph featuring a man driving a horse-drawn wagon representing W.J. McCready Lumber Co. at the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken by Allan J. de Lay during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
A black and white photograph featuring two men driving a horse-drawn carriage at the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken on Pacific Avenue by Allan J. de Lay during the early 1960s.
A black and white photograph featuring a girl driving a horse-drawn cart at the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken on Pacific Avenue. Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph of the Mary's Cadettes of Portland marching for the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. "Parade 1961" is additionally written on the back.
A black and white photograph of a family dressed up for the Gay Nineties festival in downtown Forest Grove. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph taken by Allan J. de Lay featuring a woman dressed up for the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove. A sticky note on the back of the print suggests that this photograph was taken inside Van Dyke Appliances on Main Street in downtown Forest Grove, an establishment that is still in business today.
A black and white photograph taken by Allan J. de Lay featuring a window display decorated for the Gay Nineties festival in downtown Forest Grove. A sticky note on the back of the photograph states "Merchants decorated their windows... This was Paterson's Furniture."
A black and white photograph of a man and a woman riding a bicycle during the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove in the 1950s or 1960s. The photographer is unknown, but it may have been Allan J. de Lay, a staff photographer for The Oregonian who took numerous photographs of the event over the years.
A black and white photograph taken by Allan J. de Lay featuring what is likely an old steam powered pumper during the Gay Nineties parade. The photograph was either taken in the 1950s or early 1960s.
A black and white photograph taken during the first year of the Gay Nineties festival. "Photograph by Allan J. de Lay Please Credit" is stamped on the back of the print. A handwritten inscription states "Lee Brattan...[and] waitress oh [sic] Hundley's Donut Bar 1947 Russell Crocker -- Portland Good Coke Co."
A black and white photograph featuring the Ladies of Elks' parade float for the Gay Nineties festival in downtown Forest Grove in 1961. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A photograph featuring children in a toy covered wagon holding what is presumably a fake firearm during the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove. Leaning against the covered wagon is a sign that states "Oregon or Bust!" Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- FEB 24 1962" is faintly stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring citizens of Forest Grove waiting in front of a train on 19th avenue during the Gay Nineties parade in the early 1960s.
A photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring citizens of Forest Grove waiting in front of a train during the Gay Nineties parade in the 1950s or 1960s. A handwritten note on the back of the print speculates the location of the photograph, stating "1st year the train came to town. I remember this passenger train. Brought out tons of Portlanders. Corner of campus? Site of current parking lot."
