Performers backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland, as part of Earl Carroll’s vanities road show. Some of the women are in decorative robes, while others are wearing sequined bikini tops (negative 2 of 22).

A performer, wearing a long dress, reads backstage at Earl Carroll's Vanities Road Show, at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. Clothing and costume pieces can be seen on the wall (negative 22 of 22). See also: negative 878-8.

Three women in sequined costumes at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. Each woman has her arms raised towards a tall feather head dress (negative 18 of 22).

Two women in costume, backstage at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. One woman, wearing a matching sequined top and bottom, is leaning towards the other to adjust her flowered dress (negative 17 of 22).

Performers posing for a group photograph at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. The women are wearing long skirts with flower motifs with a matching top and decorative hat. A man kneels in the center of a group, wearing a hat and holding two pistols (negative 15 of 22).

A woman uses a mirror to apply makeup at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. She has one leg on a chair while using a pencil and looking into the small hand mirror (negative 16 of 22).

A performer being fitted for a costume at Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. The woman is wearing a bra top and skirt with a flower motif, while a costume fitter stands behind her (negative 12 of 22).

Performers backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland, as part of Earl Carroll’s vanities road show. The four women are wearing costumes with sequins and feathers, while holding large feather fans (negative 13 of 22).

Performers preparing backstage at the Earl Carroll’s vanities road show, at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. One women is using a comb on another woman’s hair, while a costumed performer adjusts her bikini top (negative 14 of 22).

Performers backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland, as part of Earl Carroll’s vanities road show. Some women are seated in chairs, while a man with a guitar stands in the group while two others play a harmonica and percussion (negative 11 of 22). See also: negative 878-5.

Performers from Earl Carroll’s vanities road show, backstage at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. The women are wearing sequined costumes and feathered head dresses, while a man, wearing a waist wrap and wig, stands in the middle of the group (negative 1 of 22).

A man kneels down and looks towards two performers in costume at the Earl Carroll’s vanities road show at the Mayfair Theatre in Portland. One women is contortionist, with her legs in the air while resting on a small ladder. A second woman looks towards the first (negative 10 of 22).

An accident scene at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland, after fire trucks crashed. Looking north on S.W. 4th Avenue, people are gathered in the street around vehicles. A sign over the street reads “Multnomah.” Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 4 of 8).

People loading a gurney into an ambulance at the scene of a fire truck accident at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland. The back of the ambulance is open, and three people are standing at the end of the gurney. Other people can be seen throughout the scene. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 3 of 8).

A Portland Fire Department fire truck on top of another vehicle, at the scene of an accident at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland. The front of the fire truck is on top of a smaller passenger vehicle, with “P.F.D.” painted on the side. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 4 of 8).

An accident scene at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland, after fire trucks crashed. Looking south on S.W. 4th Avenue, people are gathered in the street around vehicles. On the left side of the street is a damaged fire truck with a pile of hose. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 2 of 8).

People gathered around a person on a gurney, at the scene of a fire truck collision at S.W. 4th Avenue and S.W. Oak Street in Portland. Debris litters the ground and vehicles can be seen throughout the scene. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, September 21, 1943 (negative 1 of 8).

A launching ceremony in front of a newly built subchaser at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, sponsored by Shrine Hospital. An unidentified man stands behind a podium, with Father Thomas J. Tobin to his right. People can be seen along the deck of the ship, which appears to be inside a large industrial facility. A photograph from this story was published on page 4A of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 29, 1943 (negative 3 of 5).

Beatrice Greenwalt, superintendent of Shrine Hospital, smashes a bottom of the hull of a newly built subchaser at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. A photograph from this story was published on page 4A of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 29, 1943 (negative 5 of 5).

Beatrice Greenwalt, superintendent of Shrine Hospital, prepares to smash a bottle on the hull of a subchaser at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. Winston Casey, president of Commercial Iron Works, stands next to Greenwalt and looks downward at a wrapped bottle. This photograph was published on page 4A of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 29, 1943 (negative 1 of 5).

Mrs. Oscar Cox holds a wrapped bottle of champagne next to the hull of the tanker Bladensburg at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. She stands next to an unidentified man (Oscar Cox?) wearing a suit, before breaking the bottle of the ship’s hull (negative 6 of 7).

A groups stands in front of a shipping ways at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, at the launching of the tanker Bladensburg. The women photographed from left to right: Barbara Crowe, Mrs. Mary Hare, Mrs. Oscar Cox (sponsor), and Mrs. Marian Sanasac. Three of the women are holding large bouquets of flowers (negative 3 of 7).

The tanker Bladensburg, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River. Scaffolding lines either side of the ways, and workers watch from the sides of the ramp (negative 4 of 7).

Mrs. Charles McNary breaks a bottle on the hull of the Liberty ship C.J. Jones before its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Champagne is flying through the air from the broken bottle. A photograph from this story was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 5 of 7).

A group stands in front of shipbuilding scaffolding at Oregon Shipbuilding Company in Portland, after the launching of Liberty ship C.J. Jones. From left to right: Captain W. Wills, Mrs. Kathryn Jones Bedinger (sister of C.J. Jones), Charlotte McNary, and Mrs. Charles L. McNary (wife of Senator Charles McNary. This photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 2 of 7).

Liberty ship C.J. Jones, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen on either side of the ways, and workers can be seen at either side watching the ship. A photograph from this story was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 3 of 7).

A sign in front of housing barracks at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. The sign reads “Invite Him Out, We’ll Advance The Fare, Ask At Personnel.” Behind the sign are several two-story buildings (negative 1 of 2).

A man working at the I.L. Johnson repair shop, most likely in Portland. He’s sitting on a workbench and looking towards a metal bucket. Various items are on the table surface and the man is smoking a cigarette (negative 5 of 5).