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."
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a group of men dressed up as cowboys standing in front of a train by 19th avenue during the Gay Nineties festival. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. An additional handwritten note states "Train Hold up in town 1961."
A staged photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a man playing dead and a group of costumed men standing over him during the Gay Nineties festival in Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken by 19th avenue. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. An additional handwritten note states "Shoot out in the Streets of FG 1961."
A staged photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a man playing dead and a man in a sheriff's costume standing over him during the Gay Nineties festival in Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken by 19th avenue; note the train in the background. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. An additional handwritten note states "Shoot out in Town."
A staged photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring men dressed up for the Gay Nineties parade on Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 24 1960" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay of the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove in February 1961. The photograph features a group of young women dressed up and holding umbrellas for the parade. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph featuring what is likely a Detroit Electric (or similar electric brand) vehicle in the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken in the early 1960s. Further, a handwritten inscription on the back reads "Bill and Violla McCready -- Detroit Electric Auto." 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 by Allan J. de Lay featuring a Ford Model T in the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove. The photograph "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. McClelland's Prescription Pharmacy is pictured in the background.
