Photograph of an unidentified man driving a motorboat on the Willamette River near the 1905 Morrison Bridge in Portland. On the side of the boat is the name “Bad Girl” and the number “R-15.”

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 a ship, the Jefferson Myers, sailing on the Willamette River in Portland. A boat, possibly a tug, is behind the ship. In the background is the Steel Bridge.

Photograph of a ship, the Jefferson Myers, moored at a pier on the Willamette River in Portland, possibly to take on cargo. Stacks of lumber are piled on the pier.

Photograph of a ship, the Kentucky, moored at a dock on the Willamette River in Portland. A Crown Flour water tank is visible at upper right.

Photograph, taken from the side, of a ship, the Stanwood. The ship is moored at a terminal, probably a municipal terminal in Portland, and is carrying lumber.

Photograph of a line of people standing on the Portland harbor wall along the Willamette River. A ship, partially visible at right, is moored to the wall. The view is to the north; the Burnside Bridge and the lift towers of the Steel Bridge are partially visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified man driving a speedboat on the Willamette River in Portland. On the side of the boat is the number “R-15” and the name “Bad Girl.” The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. Also see image No. 371N5172.

Photograph of a tugboat, the Wilavis, being lowered to the Willamette River by crane. The tug was built by Albina Marine Iron Works in Portland and completed in 1929. Also see image Nos. 371N5356 through 371N5360.

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.

Photograph, taken from the rear, showing an unidentified man driving a speedboat on the Willamette River near the 1905 Morrison Bridge in Portland. The view is toward the northwest. The text “N27” is etched onto the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph showing an unidentified man driving a speedboat under the Morrison Bridge in Portland. The bridge is crowded with spectators. The view is to the northwest. The text “N30” is etched on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The boat and driver may be the same ones pictured in image No. 373G0422.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing the ferry boat Lionel R. Webster, probably on the Willamette River in Portland. An unidentified man is standing behind a railing and chain across the front of the boat. Image note: Photograph shows discolored spots due to negative damage.

Photograph showing Boy Scout Harold Adams of Troop 49 standing next to the bow of the new oil tanker 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. Adams christened the new ship. The Oregon Journal published two photographs, image Nos. 376G0103 and 376G0104, and a story about the launching on Page 13, Section 3, of the city edition on Sunday, March 13, 1921. According to the story, headlined “Boy Scouts In Charge Of Ship Launching,” 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.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the steamship Seiyo Maru moored at Municipal Terminal No. 4 on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship was part of fleet of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha company of Japan. See related image No. 376G0164. The text “Seiyo Maru, T. K. K.” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the steamship Seiyo Maru moored at Municipal Terminal No. 4 on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship was part of fleet of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha company of Japan. See related image No. 376G0163. The text “Seiyo Maru, T. K. K.” is written on the negative sleeve.

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. 371N5416.

Photograph showing two ships on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship in the background is moored at the Kerr-Gifford dock and elevator, located near Swan Island. The ship at left may be the Pacific Exporter.

Photograph showing a vessel sailing into the boathouse of the W. H. & E. Von Der Werth boat building company on the Willamette River at the foot of East Morrison Street in Portland. The Morrison Bridge is partially visible in the background. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing Pier No. 1 and the grain elevator at Portland Municipal Terminal No. 4 on the Willamette River. Three ships are moored at left.

Photograph of two clergymen on the steps outside a brick building, probably St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. The man on the right may be Archbishop Edward D. Howard. The words “Card Hayes + Arch Howard” are written on the negative and are faintly visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing a Signal fuel truck and a row of five parked airplanes at Swan Island airport in Portland. The Kerr Gifford elevator is visible in the background at left.

Photograph showing an unidentified man standing on top of a monoplane and holding a fuel hose leading from a Signal tanker truck at right. A second unidentified man is standing next to the open rear doors of the truck and resting one hand on the hose. The photograph was taken at Swan Island airport in Portland. See related image Nos. 372A1311 and 372A1312. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing L. B. Waltz of Selah, Washington, lying on a stretcher as two unidentified attendants lift him into an ambulance. The photograph was taken at Rankin Field in Portland after Waltz arrived by airplane for medical treatment on March 28, 1928. That day, the Oregon Journal published a front-page story about Waltz’s flight and a related photograph, image No. 371N5966. The story, headlined “Patient Brought Here in Airplane,” reported that Waltz, a teacher, had been injured in a car wreck a week earlier and was flown from Yakima, Washington, to Portland by pilot Tex Rankin. See additional related image No. 371N5965. Image note: Photograph quality is poor due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of an unidentified man settling L. B. Waltz on a stretcher on March 28, 1928, after Waltz arrived at Rankin Field in Portland by airplane for medical treatment. Standing next to the stretcher is an unidentified man holding a blanket, pillow, and hat. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal the day Waltz arrived. The photographs had the headline “Broken Leg Not Even Jarred.“ The photographs had the following caption: “L. B. Waltz, teacher at Selah, Wash., is brought here in Rankin plane for medical care after auto crash.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Upper photo shows injured man being taken from plane to ambulance.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Patient Brought Here In Airplane.” The story reported that Waltz had been injured a week earlier and was flown from Yakima, Washington, to Portland by pilot Tex Rankin. Also see image Nos. 371N5038 and 371N5965.

Photograph of a crowd beginning to walk over the new Burnside Bridge in Portland during dedication festivities on May 28, 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 29, 1926, with the following caption: "A scene snapped as the draw gates were opened and the crowd was allowed to pass over the structure for the first time." The photograph was one of several published together on Page 3 under the headline "Forces of Water and Land Join in Span Dedication."

Photograph of a large crowd behind the gates of the Burnside Bridge in Portland during bridge dedication festivities on May 28, 1926, the day the bridge opened.

Photograph, looking northeast, of the Burnside Bridge in Portland with its bascule raised during construction, circa 1925. The bridge opened on May 28, 1926; see image Nos. 371N3005 and 371N3006.