Photograph, taken from the side, showing three people aboard a sailboat flying a Portland Yacht Cub pennant. On the bow of the boat is the number “J4649.” See related image Nos. 372A1118 and 372A1119.

Photograph, taken aboard an unidentified ship, showing a group of passengers gathered at one end of the vessel. See related image No. 372A0806.

Photograph, taken aboard an unidentified ship, showing a group of passengers gathered at one end of the vessel. See related image No. 372A0808.

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 showing two unidentified men and two unidentified women standing on the deck of the yacht Seyelyn. Also see image Nos. 371N5170 and 371N5987.

Photograph of two unidentified men and an unidentified woman aboard the yacht Seyelyn. Also see image Nos. 371N5170 and 377N0593.

Photograph of a picture of an unidentified ship on the Willamette River in Portland. The river is covered in snow and ice. A bridge, probably the Steel Bridge, is partially visible in the background at left.

Photograph, taken from a high angle, of several ships moored along the Willamette River in Portland. Two bridges are partially visible in the background, probably the 1905 Morrison Bridge and the lift towers of the Hawthorne Bridge.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel.

Photograph of an unidentified ship sailing through ice. The ship has two masts and a funnel, and could be an icebreaker. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and two funnels.

Photograph, taken from a high angle, of an unidentified man, possibly a crew member, on a ship. He is tending to a piece of equipment that may be a buoy. This image may be related to image No. 371N5336.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with four masts and a funnel.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel.

Photograph of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel. Also see image No. 371N5340.

Photograph of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel. Also see image No. 371N5342. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel.

Photograph, taken from the side, of an unidentified ship with two masts and a funnel. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph of the view ahead of a ship at sea, taken from near the bow. The ship is carrying equipment that may be three buoys, visible on the left and right sides of the image. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5349.

Photograph of a ship, the California State, at anchor. An unidentified bridge is visible in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified ship sailing on the Willamette River in Portland. Streamers are trailing from the ship’s deck to the water, and pennants are flying from its masts. A crowd of people is visible on the deck at the ship’s stern. Boats are trailing behind the ship. Two bridges are partially visible in the background, probably the 1905 Morrison Bridge and one of the lift towers of the Hawthorne Bridge.

Photograph of an unidentified ship sailing on the Willamette River in Portland. A group of passengers is gathered at the bow.

Photograph of ships moored at a terminal, probably in Portland. The terminal building at right is labeled “No 4.” The ship at left is the West Nivaria.

Photograph of an unidentified ship sailing on a body of water covered with broken ice. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph, taken from a dock, giving a close-up view onto an unidentified ship moored at the dock.

Photograph of an unidentified three-masted ship on the Willamette River in Portland. The view is toward the south; in the background at left are the Broadway Bridge and the lift towers of the Steel Bridge.