Photograph showing a small wooden house, which appears to be in disrepair. Wooden planks and roof shingles lay on the ground, and windows appear to be broken. A wooden walkway is on the left side of the frame, next to a set of vertical poles and the edge of a river (near Portland?) (negative 13 of 18).

The exterior of temporary war worker homes, constructed inside a stable at Bagley Park in Vancouver. Clothes lines and automobiles are in front of the building, in grassy area. The walls and roof appear to be in poor repair (negative 2 of 8).

The exterior of temporary war worker homes, constructed inside a stable at Bagley Park in Vancouver. Automobiles are parked next to the building, and several people can be seen standing outside an open doorway. The walls and roof appear to be in poor repair (negative 7 of 8).

A small wooden church building at the Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, near the Oregon Shipyards in St. Johns, Portland. A sign on the building reads “Church of God.” The camp owner, J.F. Gilmore, was arrested multiple times in 1943 for running a camp without a certificate of inspection (negative 3 of 10).

Buildings at the Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, near the Oregon Shipyards in St. Johns, Portland. Deteriorating houses line a muddy dirt road. The camp owner, J.F. Gilmore, was arrested multiple times in 1943 for running a camp without a certificate of inspection (negative 7 of 10).

A woman stands in the doorway of a cabin at the Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, near the Oregon Shipyards in St. Johns, Portland. The cabin appears to be sided in various pieces of deteriorating wood, and pieces of wood can be seen on the ground forming a walkway over dirt. The camp owner, J.F. Gilmore, was arrested multiple times in 1943 for running a camp without a certificate of inspection (negative 4 of 10).

A dirt street through Meadow Lark Village, an independent war production housing camp in the Portland area. Small cobbled together homes can be seen on either side of the street. In the distance is a child walking away from the camera. A photograph from this series was published on page 4D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (negative 2 of 5).

Ramshackle houses line a dirt road at a shipyard trailer camp at N.E. 2nd avenue and N.E. Glisan Street in Portland. At the right side of the frame is a trailer with a “For Sale” sign in the window (negative 1 of 2).

John S. Howland and his son stand in front of their home on Brower Road in Corbett. Howland is holding an ax and facing towards the camera, while his son leans in a doorway. The building is deteriorating, with a broken window in the front. Snow is on the ground and roof. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 1 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

John S. Howland and four sons, standing in the kitchen of their Corbett home on Brower Road. Their clothes are visibly dirtied, and cracks can be seen in the wall behind them. Howland is wearing overalls and looking down at the children. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 5 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

Two children and several dogs, on the porch of the home of John S. Howland, of Brower Road in Corbett. One of the boys is leaning on a railing towards the camera, while the other is holding two dogs. The building shows visible deterioration and wear. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 6 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

Two children of John S. Howland, of Brower Road in Corbett, sit on the ground next to a wood burning stove. The boys are wearing dirtied cloths, and one appears to have dirt or soot on his face. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 4 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

Two children of John S. Howland, of Brower Road in Corbett, look through the glass window of a door. Two dogs are facing towards the boys. The building shows visible deterioration and wear. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 7 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

William Miller stands in his rented room in the basement of 209 N.W. 20th Avenue in Portland. The room is full of paper, and appears to be in disrepair. A police officer is partially obscured by a doorway, after responding to the home due to a leaking gas pipe. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, March 31, 1949 (negative 1 of 7).

A room rented by William Miller in the basement of a home at 209 N.W. 20th Avenue in Portland. Paper and trash fills the room, next to a surface holding dishes and pots. Tatter curtains hang on the wall. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, March 31, 1949 (negative 2 of 7).

A room rented by William Miller in the basement of a home at 209 N.W. 20th Avenue in Portland. A bed is surrounded by scraps of clothing, paper, and trash. A lamp shade and bulb is hanging over the bed. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, March 31, 1949 (negative 4 of 7).

A deteriorating church building at N.E. Multnomah Street and N.E. Wasco Street, previously home to the Church of God in Christ. The windows of the two-story wooden building are broken or missing (negative 1 of 2).

John S. Howland stands on the porch of his residence on Bower Road in Corvett. The ground is covered in snow. The building shows visible deterioration and wear. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 9 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

John S. Howland and an unidentified man, possibly Walter Mattila of the Oregon Journal, face away from the camera walking toward the Howland residence on Brower Road in Corbett. A young boy walks slightly behind them. The ground is covered in snow. The building shows visible deterioration and wear. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 2 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

John S. Howland stands with his four sons and a dog in front of a wood burning stove. The children are identified from left as William, Robert, Ernest, and Richard. Laundry hangs from a line in the corner of the room. The wallpaper is peeling revealing boards and the building shows visible deterioration and wear. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 8 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”