Photograph of a ship passing under the Steel Bridge in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the front, of the four-masted sailing ship Lisbeth at a dock, possibly in Portland. A bridge is visible in the background, possibly the 1905 Morrison Bridge.

Photograph of the Amerika, a ship in the East Asiatic Line fleet, on the Willamette River in Portland. The Steel Bridge is partially visible in the background at right.

Photograph of ships moored at a pier on the Willamette River in Portland. Workers on the pier and on the ship in the foreground are loading or unloading cargo. The Steel Bridge is visible in the background. Also see image No. 371N5240.

Photograph of a ship, the Seine Maru, moored at a dock along the Willamette River in Portland. The Broadway Bridge and Globe Mills are visible in the background. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a ship, the Asia, moored at a dock on the Willamette River in Portland. The Broadway Bridge is partially visible in the background. Image note: Negative damage in upper left corner.

Photograph of a line of ships docked on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship at far left is the Charles L. Wheeler Jr. The Broadway Bridge is partially visible in the background at right. Image note: Spots on negative.

Photograph of a ship, the Golden Star, on the Willamette River in Portland. A bridge, possibly the Burnside Bridge, is partially visible in the background at right.

Photograph of a ship, the Jedmoor, moored at a marine terminal, probably one of the municipal terminals in Portland.

Photograph of a ship, the Jefferson Myers, sailing on the Willamette River in Portland. Another boat, possibly a tug, is behind the ship. The Steel Bridge is partially visible in the background at upper right.

Photograph of a ship, the Jefferson Myers, sailing on the Willamette River in Portland.

Photograph of a ship, the Washington Express, moored at a a dock, probably at the Oceanic Terminals in Portland.

Photograph of an unidentified ship on the Willamette River in Portland. Two more ships and the Burnside Bridge are visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified ship, possibly a United States Navy vessel, sailing under the raised Hawthorne Bridge in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a three-masted ship on the Willamette River in Portland. Logs are floating in the river in the foreground. A bridge, probably the 1894 Burnside Bridge, is partially visible in the background. The view is probably to the north. The ship in this photograph may also be pictured in image No. 373G0434, 373G0435, and 373G0436. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing the ocean liner Anyo Maru moored at Municipal Terminal No. 4 in Portland. Next to the ship is a barge loaded with lumber. A cropped and reversed version of this photograph was one of three that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal’s city edition on Monday, January 17, 1921, under the headline “Anyo Maru, 18,500 Tons, Biggest Ship Ever In Portland Harbor.” This photograph had the following caption: “When the great Toyo Kaisen Kaisha Japanese liner Anyo Maru made fast to her pier at municipal Terminal No. 4 today, another shipping record for Portland was made. The big ship is 470 long and has a beam of 60 feet, will drawn more than 30 feet when she leaves down this week with freight, passengers, and mail for Japan. The top picture shows the Anyo Maru at Terminal No. 4, where she is loading cargo both from her pier and from barges.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Anyo Maru, Huge Mail Ship, In Port.” The text “Anyo Maru and Capt. J. Yawata” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 376G0117 and 376G0119.

Photograph showing a ship, the Crown of Seville, moored at a pier on the Willamette River in Portland. The text “S. S. Crown of Seville” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 376G0127.

Photograph showing the stern of the London-based steamer War Knight moored at a dock in Portland. The text “S. S. War Knight” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 376G0131.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the London-based steamer War Knight moored on the Willamette River in Portland. The text “S. S. War Knight” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 376G0130.

Photograph, taken from water level, showing the steamer War Dog moored at Municipal Dock No. 2 on the Willamette River in Portland.

Photograph showing a teenage boy facing the bow of an oil tanker, the Swiftscout, and holding a bottle wrapped in ribbons. An unidentified man is next to him at right. The photograph was taken on Saturday, March 12, 1921, at the launching of the Swiftscout in Portland. A cropped version of this photograph and image No. 376G0103 were published on Page 13, Section 3, of the Oregon Journal’s city edition on Sunday, March 13, 1921. The photographs were published under the headline “Boy Scouts Christen Big Oil Tanker.” This photograph had the following caption: “Harold Adams, member of troop 49, who christened the ‘Swiftscout.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Boy Scouts In Charge Of Ship Launching.” According to the story, Adams was “the Boy Scout who has advanced farthest in scouting in Portland,” and the bottle he his holding was filled with water from Wahtum Lake. See additional related image No. 376G0105. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph, taken from the bow end, showing the sailing ship John Ena moored at a dock in Portland. A bridge, probably the Broadway Bridge, is partially visible in the background. The text “JOHN ENA – D-10-A” is written at the bottom edge of the negative and the number 4186 is written on the top edge of the negative. The writing is visible in the image.

Photograph showing ships docked at the McCormick Terminal on the Willamette River in Portland. The view is toward the northwest. In the background at left is Union Station. In the background at right is the Broadway Bridge. See related image No. 371N5415. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing crowds aboard the USS 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. A similar photograph, image No. 371N2186, 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.” That 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, and 371N2197.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a ship, the Northmoor, docked at the Kerr-Gifford elevator on the Willamette River in Portland.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing a ship, the Lyman Stewart, stranded on rocks at the entrance to San Francisco Bay after a collision with the freighter Walter A. Luckenbach in October 1922. Alongside the Lyman Stewart are three boats. On the negative is the text “Ashore at Mile Rk. [two words, not legible] / Union Oil Tanker Lyman Stewart.” Image note: Light leaks. Possibly a copy negative.

Photograph showing a ship sailing past the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse off Tillamook Head in Clatsop County, Oregon. The view is toward the west. See related image Nos. 371N5189, 371N5729, 371N5730, 371N5731, 371N5732, 371N5735, 371N5736, 371N5737, and 371N5739.

An American LaFrance Type O-10 fire truck lies on its side between a ship and a dock. The truck fell on its side after a sling that was loading it onto the ship "Oregon" gave way at Terminal #1. A man kneels and looks at the firetruck. The Broadway Bridge and Steel Bridge are visible in the distant background on the Willamette River (negative 2 of 11).