Workers in a woodshop at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Several men are standing around a workbench using a saw and plane on pieces of wood. Other man, on the right side of the frame, leans again another work bench while watching the other group. Stacks of wood can be seen along the far wall (negative 21 of 25).
War industry workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland, seated at tables in a dining room. Several men are have their heads turned towards the camera (negative 4 of 25).
Workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland look downward at a large paper schematic, which has been placed on top of a turbine. The turbine is on its side, on top of a wooden block in a dirt yard area (negative 3 of 8).
Two African American war industry workers, wearing hats, sit side by side on a small bed, looking downward at an issue of the New York Daily News. The workers photographed most likely relocated from New York to work in Kaiser shipyards in the Portland and Vancouver area? (negative 7 of 10). Possibly shot by Monner for the New York Daily News? Original sleeve title: War industry workers - for N.Y. Daily News - New Yorkers at home, negros at meeting.
A kangaroo court at Kaiser’s Swan Island shipyard. Fake beards are being put on two men, who are standing behind a wooden desk and holding hammers. Kangaroo courts took place to “prosecute” employees who didn’t comply with beard and whisker growing contests, with the fees collected later donated to various causes (negative 1 of 3).
Two workers at Willamette Iron and Steel Works using a large machine to press a molten block of metal. The men are both holding chains, while one holds tongs onto the metal block (negative 17 of 24).
Sheets of cut metal stored outside at Willamette Iron and Steel Works in Portland. A train tracks travels through the right side of the frame, towards a large crane. On the left side is a warehouse building, with workers inside (negative 4 of 24).
Workers at Willamette Iron and Steel Works in Portland use a geared machine to bend a pipe. Three men are standing around the machine looking downward at the device (negative 6 of 24).
A worker at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation pours from a silver tea pot into a mug held by another man (tea?), while others watch. They appear to be in a workshop building, with rolls of cloth visible at the upper right corner of the frame (negative 2 of 9).
Two guards on horseback at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. They’re on a paved road next to a large ship, with two men at the front. Several metal structures over the road appear to hold cranes (negative 9 of 9).
Suzanne Burce (later known as actress Jane Powell), breaking a bottle on the hull of the U.S.S. Peter Skene Ogden at its lunching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Glass is flying from the bottle, while is wrapped with ribbon. Burce is wearing an “Oregon V Girl” uniform (negative 3 of 5).
Four women, some wearing handkerchiefs and hard hats, using scrapers on a metal structure. Several of the women are kneeling under the metal, while one is standing (negative 6 of 6).
A man stands at the edge of a dock, holding a rope attached to another man partially submerged in the water, wearing a diving suit. A hose is attached to the back of the diving helmet (negative 10 of 37).
A worker stands on a wooden deck, at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, adjusting a knob on a set of tanks. Lengths of hose appear to be attached to the tanks and a railing (negative 33 of 37).
Women gathered around at table at Kaiser Swan Island, in Portland. Several metal cans are on the table, along with tools and several screws and nuts. Some of the women appear to be using brushes to clean the metal parts (negative 1 of 5). Original sleeve title: Kids on our block.
A woman, wearing a hat and jacket, standing next to a pile of cast components at Shofner Iron & Steel Works in Portland. Her left arm is extended towards the metal (negative 4 of 6).
Two men stand in a room filled with large bales of silk stocking, being stored before shipping to make powder bags, most likely in Portland. The men are facing towards one another, each with an arm on a bale (negative 1 of 1).
A display area at the St. Johns Welders’ Supply Company in Portland. A woman stands behind a counter in front of a display of welding helmets, while another person stands in front of the counter. On the right side of the frame is a display of leather welding clothing (negative 7 of 7).
A worker at California Bag & Metal Company in Portland, standing in a room with stacks of burlap sacks. The man is holding a burlap sack, with one end in a metal pipe structure (negative 5 of 11).
A woman in a room of fabric scraps at California Bag & Metal Company in Portland. She is standing in front of a mounted tool holding a price of fabric (negative 6 of 11).
A man stands in an outdoor area filled with rubber tires at California Bag & Metal Company in Portland. He is holding a tire and looking downward. The area is surrounded by a wooden fence, with a sign for visible at the left side of the frame (negative 9 of 11).
An electrician at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. She is smiling and holding the base of a ceiling light with both hands (negative 10 of 10).
A woman, wearing a welding helmet and holding a welding rod, participates in a contest at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland (negative 2 of 4).
Six women, wearing hard hats, on a break at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. They’re seated on a wooden deck outside a building and smiling towards one another. Photographed are: Rosemary Moncrieffe, Flora Jennings, Stella Sullivan, Opal Paxton, Linda Schlaback and Nan Selleck. This photograph was published on page 2-C of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 28, 1943 (negative 4 of 9).
A black spiritual singer at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. He’s wearing a hard hat and carrying a lunch box with the initials B.T. written across the side (negative 1 of 3).
A night photograph of a ship stern being lifted at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen throughout the scene (negative 1 of 7).
A man stands next to a large sign at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Written on the sign is “Vocational Training Dept., New Hires Report For Induction Training.” The sign is in a dirt lot, with automobiles and a building visible in the background. This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 10 of 11).