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Souvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 6–15, 1969.

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61st Annual

Souvenir Program 50c

June 6 to 15 1969

It is always a pleasure to greet Portlanders at the time of the Portland Rose Festival, to extend a welcome to visitors from out of town — and to wish them all a happy and exciting time!

The City of Portland is always an interesting place to be, and especially so at Rose Festival time. Whatever your own interests, you will find something of interest in the Festival schedule listed below. And you will find many things in the city worth seeing— contact the Visitors Information Bureau at the Portland Chamber of Commerce, 228-9411, for a complete rundown.

A few of the things the whole family will enjoy — the well-marked scenic drive, our fine Portland zoo, the busy ship-filled harbor, the views of the city from Mt.

Tabor Park or Council Crest — and many, many more.

If you’re like hundreds of other Portland visitors, you’ll want to come back again—perhaps to stay the rest of your life!

The Portland Rose Festival has rightfully earned a position among the top civic celebrations in the United States. Several features combine to make the Rose Festival outstanding.

The Queen Selection and Coronation, which brings together princesses from 13 Portland high schools, is unique as a method of selecting a ruler for a community festival.

The Grand Floral Parade, with every float completely covered with natural flowers, is top-rated as a spectacle of beauty and pageantry.

The Rose Show is the nation’s oldest and largest; the Junior Rose Festival Parade is unmatched among children’s parades; the Merrykhana Parade has no exact counterpart.

And the host of other events, most of

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