Two women warehouse workers at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. One is holding a dolly cart piled with burlap sacks, while the other holds a clipboard (negative 2 of 4).

Women holding objects to place into a American Red Cross ditty bag, being held by another seated woman. One of the women is dressed in a Red Cross nurses uniform. At the bottom of the frame is a table laden with objects (negative 3 of 3).

Welder “Jerry” Grant at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. She is wearing welding clothing and a helmet, and is holding several welding rods in gloved hands (negative 1 of 2).

Three electricians at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. The women are wearing hard hats and working on an electrical box mounted to a metal beam (negative 1 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).

Two electricians at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. The women are standing next to a workbench and looking downward at electrical electrical units (lights?) (negative 4 of 10).

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).

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).

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).

Women workers at the Union Oil company station at Union Avenue (later N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) and East Burnside. From left to right: Ida May Hedlund, Jean Watson, Dorothy Reichel, station manager. This photograph was published on page 4 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, June 6, 1943 (negative 1 of 5).

The first woman machinist, “Jo,” at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, in Portland. She’s standing next to a machine, with both arms extended (negative 1 of 1).

A group of women workers at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, with welder Laura Valera seated at the center of the group. A metal ship structure can be seen in the background (negative 6 of 9).

Three women seated at a workbench at the I.L. Johnson repair shop, most likely in Portland. The women are turned towards the camera, with glasses frames visible on the workbench (negative 1 of 5).

A woman seated a workbench at the I.L. Johnson repair shop, most likely in Portland. Devices hang from a string over the workbench (masks? Lights?) and the woman is turned towards the camera (negative 2 of 5).

Two women work outdoors at the I.L. Johnson repair shop, most likely in Portland. They’re paying out what appears to be pieces of leather (?), some of which is in a bowl between the pair. Two children sit next to a baby stroller watching the women (negative 4 of 5).

A scaling crew, including several women, pose as a group at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Two women have their heads through holes in a metal structure behind the group.

Two women stand next to a table laden with pieces of waste paper at the Pacific Paper Materials Company, most likely in the Portland area. Behind the pair is a large pile of paper (negative 3 of 8).

A welding crew with a high attendance score at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. From left to right: (front) Foreman Archie Hodges, Vannie Feyereisen, Carm Feyereisen, Leadman Gilbert Pepper, A.E. Pollard; (back) C.S. (“Flash”) Gordon, A.E. (“Andy”) Anderson, J.N. Richardson, J.R. Bastian, C.A. (“Red”) Sexton, L.D. Erickson. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 11, 1944 (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph showing four Columbia Aircraft Corporation workers, seated at a lunch counter in Portland. One of the women is eating an ice cream cone and smiling at the woman next to her. Glasses and dishes can be seen on shelves under the counter, and an “A.O.U.W.” calendar is on the wall in the background (negative 1 of 9).

Photograph showing women employees of Columbia Aircraft Corporation, walking down a sidewalk hand-in-hand. They are walking next to an open garage, through which a parked car can be seen. A wooden two-story building can be seen to the left of the sidewalk, with “Hamburger” visible on a sign (negative 2 of 9).

Photograph, showing two women sitting on the front of a utility truck. One is sitting on the front fender of the vehicle, while the other is on the front hood. Both are wearing pins on the front of their shirt, and smiling towards the camera. The truck appears to be parked under the edge of a covered garage. The women photographed were the first women members of the Local 162 teamster union (negative 2 of 5).

A young woman is seated in front of a drill press, at Marine Electric Company or Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland. She is holding something under the drill and smiling towards the camera (negative 1 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.

Elva May Poole, the first black member of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps from Portland, being sworn in by D.K. MacDougall. Poole has her right arm raised, and the pair is standing in front of a partially obscured banner (negative 1 of 1).

A man, wearing a military uniform, places a pin on a woman’s lapel. The woman is likely a member of the Ground Observer Corps in Portland, a civil defense program under the United States Air Force. A map is on the wall in the background (negative 1 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center.

A woman, likely a member of the Ground Observer Corps, at the Portland Air Defense Filter Center. She is holding a stand with letters and numbers, and looking downward at a tray holding other pieces. Next to the stray are other stands, also holding letters and numbers (negative 10 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center. See negative 635-8.

Four women, likely members of the Ground Observer Corps, at the Portland Air Defense Filter Center. They are standing around a table with numbers (a map), with other small number markers sitting on various stands. Two of the woman are wearing what appear to be microphone communication devices (negative 7 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center.

Five women, likely members of the Ground Observer Corps, at the Portland Air Defense Filter Center. They’re sitting on a raised platform, which appears to be over a doorway, and an area with posters. A clock can be seen over the door. The women appear to be using microphone communication devices (negative 8 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center. See negative 635-10.

An unidentified Ground Observer Corps observation post, likely in the greater Portland area. A woman and two adolescents stand outside the doorway of a small wooden raised building, while two men can be seen at ground level. A small wooden building is next to the first building, with a stovepipe and saw on the outside. This photograph was later reprinted in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 12, 1950 (negative 9 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center. See negative 635-3.