People and cars in a parking lot at Kaiser Vancouver shipyard, with a visible fire at the Hudson House dormitory for workers. Smoke is rising from the fire, and people are gathered in groups watching (negative 1 of 10).

People silhouetted in front of a fire at the Hudson House dormitories at Kaiser Vancouver shipyard. Flames and smoke can be seen rising from the fire (negative 2 of 10).

People spraying water on a fire at the Hudson House dormitories at Kaiser Vancouver shipyard. They’re holding a hose and spraying upward towards an electrical line. A brick chimney can be seen in the flames (negative 7 of 10).

Members of the United States Army load tires from the back of a military truck at a Quartermaster Training Center in Vancouver, Washington. Two men are kneeling on on the truck, with its side propped open, while another stands on the ground holding part of a tire (negative 8 of 13).

A United States Army quartermaster, kneeling down, places a pan with bread into an earthen oven at a training center at the Vancouver Barracks. Two loaves of dough are on the pan, being held in the opening of the oven (negative 8 of 17).

Major General Edmund Gregory observes a line of soldiers (quartermasters?) at a Quartermaster Unit Training Center at the Vancouver Barracks. The soldiers are standing next to small tents, with gear arrayed on the ground (negative 17 of 28).

Major General Edmund Gregory observes a quartermaster-in-training working with bread dough. The man is holding a dough in his hands, next to a table laden with dough (negative 18 of 28).

People at Barnes Hospital in Vancouver. A man in a military uniform sits with his legs in a metal tub, while a woman from the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps adjusts a knob. Another woman, wearing a nurses uniform, watches (negative 1 of 7).

A woman, possibly wearing a possibly wearing a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps uniform, holds a machine (for imaging?) over a patient at Barnes Army Hospital, Vancouver (negative 7 of 7).

People working in a mold loft at Kaiser Company, Vancouver, using C-4 templates. The men are kneeling on the ground and looking at wooden templates placed on the ground. (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph showing a people standing in a meadow area, with Mount Adams visible in the background. The group is gathered on a rocky outcrop, with trees and grass visible throughout the frame Snow and glaciers can be seen on the mountain (negative 1 of 11).

Photograph, looking south, showing three people standing in front of an ice covered building, most likely Timberline Lodge. Mt. Jefferson and the Three Sisters can be seen in the distance. One person is wearing a jacket with “Timberline Chair Lift” written on the back (negative 2 of 18).

Photograph showing Mrs. J.L. Stromme breaking a bottle on the S.S. George Vancouver, upon the event of it’s launch from the Vancouver Shipyard. Spray and glass is coming from the broken bottle, with Mrs. Stromme in mid-swing. Onlookers are standing behind her (negative 3 of 10).

Photograph showing the S.S. George Vancouver, the first ship built at Vancouver Shipyard, before being launched. A raised platform has been set up at the front of the ship, and people can be seen standing along the top. Two United States flags also hang from the ship (negative 5 of 10).

Photograph showing the S.S. George Vancouver traveling on the Columbia River, under than open Interstate Bridge, after being launched from the Vancouver Shipyard. A river boat can be seen next to the larger ship, and people watch from the short along the bottom of the frame (negative 9 of 10).

Two children listen to a radio at a war worker home, constructed inside a stable at Bagley Park in Vancouver. The boy is bending down and turning the radio dials, while a girl sits on the edge of a bed holding a doll. The walls of the room appear to be covered in thick paper (negative 5 of 8).

Two people stand in a crowd while holding a chicken, at a crow eating party at the Vancouver Kaiser Shipyards. Part of an event celebrating war bonds at Kaiser Vancouver, live chickens were thrown into the audience, some carrying numbers entitling the catcher to a $25 war bond (negative 1 of 16).

Six women in costume ride on a flatbed truck next to a large paper pie, decorated with crows. On the side of the truck is a sign that reads “Sing a song of Blackbirds.” Men in hard hats and work wear are seated behind a fence, and a building with a sign reading “Compressor House” is behind the truck. The event was held to celebrate the pledging of war bonds by the Vancouver Shipyard employees (negative 16 of 16).

Men sitting on bamboo furniture at the Hudson House dormitory at Kaiser Vancouver shipyards. Between the furniture is a small table holding a radio (negative 4 of 6).

A general store at the Hudson House dormitory at Kaiser Vancouver shipyards. People are standing in line in front of a counter, and numerous goods can be seen on the walls and shelves of the store (negative 6 of 6).

A woman stands next to a large portrait of President Eisenhower in the lobby of the Marcus Whitman Hotel, on the occasion of the McNary Dam dedication. She holds her right arm on the side of the portrait, above a sign reading “See and hear the President” (negative 14 of 16).

A two cranes on a packed-earth platform are in the process of removing a cofferdam around Bonneville Dam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 1 of 8).

A street and buildings at Fort Vancouver, including the Barnes General Hospital. Next to the hospital are several other one-story buildings (negative 1 of 15).

Buildings at the Vancouver Barracks. One of the buildings has numbers attached to the side (negative 15 of 15).

E.A. Schlecht holding a 20-pound salmon during the Ilwaco Mayor’s salmon derby contest. From left to right: Mayor Norman Howerton of Ilwaco, Schlecht, Mayor George J. Buri of Long Beach, Mayor Walter T. Foelker of Aberdeen. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 31, 1947 (negative 1 of 2).

Maj. John B. Harding, pilot of a crashed C-47, recovering at Barnes Hospital in Vancouver. Cuts can be seen on Harding’s hands and he is laying in a hospital bed. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, March 25, 1948 (negative 4 of 4).

Lai Kwan Wu (right) and Edith Hsi (left) hold a large chrysanthemum flower in a vase, affixed with a ribbon for the “Most Perfect Flower Exhibit” during the Vancouver Chrysanthemum show. Wu was a student at Marylhurst University and Hsi at Linfield College. Both women were members of the Chrysanthemum Study club, and wear patterned silk dressed. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 30, 1949 (negative 1 of 4).

An unidentified man holds what appears to be the stained seat of a car, taken from an automobile likely used during the murder of JoAnn Dewey, in Vancouver. The seat is resting on a table top while the man points to a stain at the edge of the seat cushion (negative 1 of 6).