Unidentified group aboard lighthouse tender Manzanita
- 377N0614
- Item
- 1910 - 1923
Half-length portrait of eight unidentified people, all wearing life jackets, gathered on the deck of the lighthouse tender Manzanita.
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Unidentified group aboard lighthouse tender Manzanita
Half-length portrait of eight unidentified people, all wearing life jackets, gathered on the deck of the lighthouse tender Manzanita.
Photograph of a ship passing under the raised bascule of the Broadway Bridge in Portland.
Photograph of a ship passing under the Steel Bridge in Portland.
Photograph, taken from the west side of the Willamette River, showing the St. Johns Bridge in northwest Portland. A C-H Line ship is sailing under the bridge. This photograph may be related to image Nos. 371N5542 and 371N5543.
Crowds touring USS Houston in Portland after President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s arrival
Photograph of crowds aboard the U. S. S. Houston and waiting in line to board the ship on August 4, 1934. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Portland aboard the Houston on August 3, 1934, after a vacation cruise. He then traveled to the Bonneville dam construction site, where he gave a speech about the dam project. This photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 5, 1934, under the headline “Thousands Swarm Aboard President’s Vacation Ship.” The photograph had the following caption: “Photo shows line of visitors going aboard the cruiser Houston at the foot of Southwest Stark street Saturday afternoon. Officers of the vessel estimated that 9000 boarded the ship Friday afternoon and 11,000 Saturday, making 20,000 for two days. More thousands merely looked at the vessel from the harbor wall. The craft leaves the city Tuesday morning.” The photograph accompanied a story about the crowds that toured the ship. Also see the following related images from the president’s visit: Nos. 371N2168, 371N2169, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 371N3698.
Passengers on boat or ship, facing crowd on dock
Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing people aboard a boat or ship next to a dock. They are holding streamers and facing a crowd on the dock. The text “Sterling” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.
Damaged hull and railing of steamer Ernest H. Meyer
Photograph of unidentified sailors aboard the damaged steamship Ernest H. Meyer. The sailors are standing on the deck near twisted railings above a large gash in the ship’s hull. Also see image Nos. 371N3175 and 371N3176.
Wreckage of steamship Laurel near mouth of Columbia River
Aerial photograph of part of the steamship Laurel after it wrecked on a sandbar near the North Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. According to reporting in the Oregon Journal, the steamer, carrying a load of lumber, encountered high seas from a gale as it left the river on Saturday, June 15, 1929. Around 2:30 or 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, the ship struck a sandbar and broke in two. One crew member, Russell Smith, died when a wave swept over the ship and he was washed overboard. Rescue boats retrieved the remaining crew members on June 16 and June 17, except for the captain, Louis Johnson, who initially refused to leave. He was rescued on Wednesday, June 19. A photograph similar to this one was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 18, 1929, under the headline "All Hands Off But the Skipper -- And He's Still There." That photograph had the following caption: "In this remarkable air view of the wrecked hulk of the steamship Laurel lying in the breakers off North jetty beach the figure of Captain Louis Johnson shows near the rail as he waved goodbye to The Journal plane which circled over him Monday afternoon. The plane, piloted by Dick Rankin of the Rankin System, Inc., carried Ralph Vincent, Journal staff photographer, who took the picture, and Dick Rummel of The Journal staff." The photograph accompanied two articles about the Laurel shipwreck, one titled "Gale Balks Effort to Rescue Skipper; Seas Pound Laurel," and another titled "Journal Men Get Air View." Image note: The text "S. S. Laurel" is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.
Vincent, Ralph
Wreckage steamship Laurel near mouth of Columbia River
Aerial photograph of the wreckage of the steamship Laurel after it struck Peacock Spit near the North Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. According to reporting in the Oregon Journal, the ship, carrying a load of lumber, encountered high seas from a gale as it left the river on Saturday, June 15, 1929. Around 2:30 or 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, the ship struck a sandbar and broke in two. One crew member, Russell Smith, died when a wave swept over the ship and he was washed overboard. Rescue boats retrieved the remaining crew members on June 16 and June 17, except for the captain, Louis Johnson, who initially refused to leave. He was rescued on Wednesday, June 19. A photograph similar to this one was published with several others on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 18, 1929. The photographs appeared under the headline "Exclusive Photographs of Wrecked Steamer Laurel and Her Crew." Image note: The text “S. S. Laurel” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the photograph.
Vincent, Ralph
Wreckage of British steamer Welsh Prince
Photograph of the wrecked steamship Welsh Prince in the Columbia River off Altoona, Washington. Seven men were killed when the Welsh Prince and the steamer Iowan collided in the Columbia near Altoona on May 28, 1922. Image note: Blurred writing visible on left edge of negative.
Photograph of a ship’s damaged bow, which is crushed just above the water line.
Photograph of a ship’s damaged bow, which is crushed just above the water line.
Photograph of a ship with one of its two masts lying on the deck. Also see image Nos. 371N3169, 371N3170, 371N3171, and 371N3172.
Photograph of a ship with one of its two masts lying on the deck. Also see image Nos. 371N3168, 371N3170, 371N3171, and 371N3172.
Ship, possibly after mast repair
Photograph of a ship, possibly after a new or repaired mast was erected at the fore of the vessel. Also see image Nos. 371N3168, 371N3169, 371N3171, and 371N3172.
Ship, possibly after mast repair
Photograph of a ship, possibly after a new or repaired mast was erected at the fore of the vessel. Also see image Nos. 371N3168, 371N3169, 371N3170, and 371N3172.
Ship, possibly after mast repair
Photograph of a ship near a dock, possibly after a new or repaired mast was erected at the fore of the vessel. Also see image Nos. 371N3168, 371N3169, 371N3170, and 371N3171.
Damaged hull of steamer Ernest H. Meyer
Photograph of a gash in the hull of the steamship Ernest H. Meyer. Also see image Nos. 371N3156 and 371N3176.
Damaged hull and railing of steamer Ernest H. Meyer
Photograph of bent railings and a gash in the hull and deck of the steamship Ernest H. Meyer. Also see image Nos. 371N3156 and 371N3175.
Pallet of crates being hoisted onto ship
Photograph showing a pallet loaded with stacks of crates in midair as it is hoisted from a pier onto a ship, the Amerika, at left. Below the pallet are two unidentified people standing on the pier with carts.
Workers loading crates onto ship
Photograph showing stacks of crates being hoisted from a pier onto a ship at left. Two unidentified people are standing nearby. In the foreground at right are crates stacked on two carts on the pier.
Workers handling cargo on pier
Photograph showing unidentified workers handling cargo on a pier. At left, a crane is hoisting unidentified boxes onto a moored ship, the Wisconsin. At right, a worker is holding the handles of a wheelbarrow loaded with a large box wrapped in paper.
Photograph showing stacks of filled sacks in midair as they are hoisted from a pier at left to a ship at right. On the pier are carts, one stacked with cargo, and several unidentified workers.
Photograph, taken from the edge of a pier, showing stacked lumber in midair as it is hoisted onto a moored ship at left. Unidentified workers are standing on stacks of lumber already placed on the deck of the ship. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.
Photograph showing a pallet of paper-wrapped cylinders in midair as it is loaded or unloaded onto the deck of a ship. At center, an unidentified man is standing on the deck next to the opening of the ship’s cargo hold. See related image No. 371N3504.
Filled sacks being hoisted onto ship
Photograph showing a pallet stacked with sacks of sugar being hoisted from a pier at right onto the deck of a ship at left. Below the pallet, a worker is standing on the pier next to more sacks of sugar piled on a cart. Image note: Negative damage at center.
Crates of Duckwall fruit being loaded onto ship
Photograph showing a pallet stacked with crates being hoisted from a pier at right onto a ship moored at left. An unidentified worker is standing next to a cart below the pallet, watching the loading process. At right is a second cart also stacked with crates. The crates bear the labels of the Duckwall fruit-packing company in Hood River, Oregon. Also see related image No. 371N3503.
Crates of Duckwall fruit being loaded onto ship
Photograph showing a pier at right and a moored ship at left. A pallet stacked with crates is being hoisted onto the ship from the pier. More crates are stacked on a cart on the pier in the foreground. Also see related image No. 371N3501.