Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
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- 1944-08
An unidentified employee Employee removes solidification gusset with an acetylene cutting torch from a ship hull casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An unidentified employee Employee removes solidification gusset with an acetylene cutting torch from a ship hull casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Finish work on steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a pneumatic chipping gun inside a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Interior view of a mold at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An interior view of a deep mold with many nails in the bottom to be used as a chill at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Cleaning and finish grinding a steel propeller at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Employees at Columbia Steel Casting Company cleaning a casting with pneumatic chipping guns while two welders fill in flaws in a propeller casting.
Atkeson, Ray
Cleaning a steel-cast component at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a swing frame grinder on a large casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Unidentified molders at Columbia Steel Casting Company work under the cope of a mold. Molders use core nails to secure chills, the mold parting compound is visible (white at edge of mold cavity).
Atkeson, Ray
Cleaning skeg from castings at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Two employees work on cleaning a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company. One employee uses a cutting torch to remove rigging, and another uses a bar to hand chip off sand.
Atkeson, Ray
Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Two molders at Columbia Steel Casting Company start to pull a pattern from a deep mold.
Atkeson, Ray
Interior view of an oven at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An interior view of a heat treat oven via an observation port at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Six employees using a rail car to move cores into a core oven for baking at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Three employees using an overhead crane to pull a wooden pattern from a mold at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Four employees using a crane to set cores into a mold cavity at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Worker at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee uses a pneumatic chipping gun to clean a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Mold-making at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee working on cores and making pouring cups at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
Atkeson, Ray
Liberty Ship stern subassemblies
A view of the stern subassemblies for a Liberty Ship showing how the stern frames produced by Columbia Steel Casting Company were welded to the ship’s hull plates.
Atkeson, Ray
War industry worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland stands in front of a large machine. Several gears are at one end of the machine, which appear to be attached to wheels (negative 17 of 25).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
War industry worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland squats in front of sheet metal, holding a tool used to spray and shrink galvanized metal. The man is wearing sunglasses and tubes attach to various points along the tool (negative 5 of 25).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
War industry worker bending metal tube at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland uses a tool to bend metal tubing. He has one hand on each arm of the tool, and appears to be working on a series on adjacent tubes. A vise can be seen at the lower left of the frame (negative 7 of 25).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
War industry worker bending metal tube at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Two workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland look at device bending a long metal pipe. One man is wearing gloves and researching towards the device, while the other man stands next to him. A rack holding other pipes of various sizes can be seen in the background (negative 8 of 25).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Soldiers collecting scrap iron from automobiles, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Soldiers stand next to a truck, holding pieces of scrap metal taken from automobiles. Pieces of metal can be seen littering the ground and in the truck bed. Several men are on the back of the truck. Most likely taken in Portland (negative 1 of 2).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Workers at Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Workers at Willamette Iron and Steel Works in Portland, working on what appears to be a multi-story mechanical engine? Several men are standing on a upper story scaffold, with mechanical units below (negative 8 of 24).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Worker sewing cloth at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
A woman using a sewing machine at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland. She is wearing a hair handkerchief and is sewing a large piece of cloth (negative 1 of 6).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Security officers at Commercial Iron Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Workers, some wearing security uniforms, pose in two lines at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. Behind the group is a metal building with a ladder (negative 8 of 37).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Cats in a wheelbarrow at Shofner Iron & Steel Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Two cats in a wheelbarrow at Shofner Iron & Steel Works in Portland. Several metal barrels are on the ground next to the wheelbarrow (negative 1 of 6).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Workers eating beans served by Mrs. Shofner at Shofner Iron and Steel Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Three workers at Shofner Iron and Steel Works eating beans prepared by Mrs. Shofner. Each is smiling and holding a plate and fork in an industrial building area (negative 1 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Workers eating beans served by Mrs. Shofner at Shofner Iron and Steel Works, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Mrs. Shofner serving beans to workers at Shofner Iron and Steel Works in Portland. Shofner is leaning downwards towards a ceramic vessel, filling a plate with food, while the workers stand around her with plates and utensils. A cat is on the ground next to Shofner. The group appears to be standing in front of a kiln-like set of shelves with a heavy door (negative 2 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Women electricians at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Three electricians at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. The women appear to be working on an electrical box on wooden work bench. One woman is holding the box while another uses a wrench (negative 3 of 10).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Woman electrician at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland
Part of Al Monner news negatives
An electrician at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, installing two small power boxes onto a wall. She’s seated on a wooden stool and wearing a leather porch holding tools (negative 5 of 10).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998