Welders and a suited man at Monarch Forge and Machine Works in Portland. The group is standing next to a large metal beam, with the welders holding welding rods and wearing face shields (negative 4 of 6).

Workers at Monarch Forge and Machine Works in Portland, using a tool to hold molten metal in what appears to be a press machine. The workers are in front of an open doorway (negative 5 of 6).

Workers at Monarch Forge and Machine Works in Portland, using a tool to hold molten metal in what appears to be a press machine. The workers are in front of an open doorway (negative 3 of 6).

Workers at Monarch Forge and Machine Works in Portland, standing next to a large machine unit. One man is using a pipe on the unit. This photograph was published on page C-2 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 16, 1943 (negative 2 of 6).

A worker at Monarch Forge and Machine Works in Portland. The man is standing on a large machine with several wheel. This photograph was published on page C-2 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 16, 1943 (negative 1 of 6).

A new hire at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, shakes hands with a man wearing a hard hat. The woman is smiling at standing on the other side of a table. This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 7 of 11).

New hires seated in a classroom at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. A man stands in front of the class, next to a poster with a diagram. This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 2 of 11).

New hires in front of a window at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. A woman is seated inside the window and looking downward at a desk. Next to the window are cards printed with “New Hire.” This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 5 of 11).

People line up outside a “new hires” window at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Several women are in line, holding lunch boxes or bags (negative 1 of 11).

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).

A crew of women painters at Kaiser Company, Swan Island working on a segment of a ship. The women are wearing hard hats and working on multiple levels (negative 4 of 4).

A crew of women painters at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. The group is posing in two rows, with some workers holding paint buckets and wearing hard hats (negative 3 of 4).

A night photograph showing a ship stern segment being lifted at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. A hoist is holding the segment in the air, above the metal structure of a ship. Wooden scaffolding can be seen throughout the scene (negative 5 of 7).

A night photograph showing a ship stern segment being lifted at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Workers can be seen standing at the base of the metal piece, which is being lifted by a hoist (negative 2 of 7).

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 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).

Women workers gathered around a table at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. At the far end of the table is a man, who appears to be standing in front of a metal coffee pot on a hot plate (negative 7 of 9).

Orrel Wiechmann uses at drill press at a Commercial Iron Works electric shop in Portland, while Alberta DeLano watches. This photograph was published on page 2-C of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 28, 1943 (negative 5 of 9).

Women working in an electric shop at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. Gathered around work benches, most of the workers are looking downward at lengths of wire (negative 3 of 9).

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).

Mrs. George E. Hartman holds a wrapped bottle before breaking it on the hull of the S.S. Elijah P. Lovejoy at Oregon Shipyards. Hartman was the wife of George E Hartman, the Quartermaster of Army’s Training Corps at Vancouver (negative 8 of 10).

A welder at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. She is smiling and wearing a welding face shield, which she is holding up with one hand (negative 3 of 4).

Mrs. George E. Hartman breaks a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Elijah P. Lovejoy, upon the occasion of it’s launching from the Oregon Shipyards in Portland. Hartman was the wife of George E Hartman, the Quartermaster of Army’s Training Corps at Vancouver (negative 7 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).

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).

Electricians at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, seated in an industrial area. The men and women are sitting in a circle, with their hands on levers (negative 6 of 10).

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).

An electrician at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation looking downward at an electrical box. She’s using a screwdriver and wearing an apron (negative 2 of 10).