Nightime photograph of an area affected by the Vanport Flood. Billboards and buildings are reflected in the flood water. Handwritten note on back reads, "Jerry," indicating this was likely taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome when he was a student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Photograph of debris and a destroyed building in the water of the Vanport Flood, 1948. The building floats in the floodwater after having been lifted from its foundation. There are 2 people on the roof. Buses line the side of a road in the background. Photograph is slightly blurry. Two handwritten notes on back read, "Jerry," and "Doyle," indicating this was possibly taken by either Jerry Jiro Yasutome or another student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Photograph of flood water surrounding a long building during the Vanport Flood, 1948. Handwritten note on back reads, "Jerry," indicating this was likely taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome when he was a student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Aerial photograph of widespread flooding during the Vanport Flood. Several apartment buildings float in the floodwater after having been lifted from their foundations. Handwritten note on back indicates this was taken May 31, 1948 by someone named "Dixon." Likely a student at the Northwest School of Photography. This print is from the same negative or take as OrgLot762_B1F8_029.

Photograph of people in a boat surveying the damage of the Vanport Flood. Behind them, an apartment building floats in the floodwater after having been lifted from its foundation. Handwritten note on back indicates this was taken May 31, 1948. Taken by an unidentified student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Photograph of debris and flooded buildings in the water of the Vanport Flood. Several apartment buildings float in the floodwater after having been lifted from their foundations. Two water towers rise in the background. Handwritten note on back indicates this was taken May 31, 1948. Taken by an unidentified student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Photograph of 3 men standing on a road, looking at the damage caused by the Vanport Flood. Several apartment buildings float in the floodwater after having been lifted from their foundations. In the foreground, a power pole, debris, and the roof of a building sit in high flood water. Taken by an unidentified student at the Northwest School of Photography.

In the second interview session, conducted on September 11, 2020, Shepherd speaks further about her family background, focusing on her paternal family. She revisits the topic of her early life in the Eliot neighborhood, and talks about her Catholic upbringing and involvement with the Immaculate Heart Catholic Church. She discusses how the Black community changed after World War II, as well as changes in the way white people treated them. She then continues to discuss living in Vanport as a teenager during World War II, including her social life, recreational activities, and segregation. She also talks about her early education and about jobs she worked after dropping out. She shares her experiences during the 1948 flood, including living in Guild's Lake for a short time afterward.

An aerial view of burning buildings at Vanport City. Flames and plumes of smoke can be seen above the buildings, many of which appear to be apartments (negative 1 of 5).

An apartment building being dismantled in Vanport City, following the end of World War II. Empty windows can be seen in the two-story building, and pieces of wood litter the ground. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 25, 1946 (negative 2 of 5).

Destroyed buildings and floating debris at Vanport City, following a flooding event. Roofs and pieces of wood can be seen throughout the area. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 24, 1948 (negative 1 of 6).

Destroyed buildings and floating debris at Vanport City, following a flooding event. Several buildings can be seen in the water, surrounded by wooden and metal debris. A water tower is in the distance. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 24, 1948 (negative 2 of 6).

Destroyed buildings and floating debris at Vanport City, following a flooding event. A damaged couch lays on a hillside above the water, with pieces of floating wood and metal visible throughout the scene. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, June 24, 1948 (negative 5 of 6).

People repairing Denver Avenue at the point of a break, during a flooding event in 1948. Workers walk along the road next to a truck, being used to dump materials on top of the road. Flooded buildings and a water tower, likely at Vanport City, can be seen in the distance (negative 2 of 2).

The Vanport School building at the time of its opening, near Portland. Construction debris is in front of the building, with workers on a utility pole and on the ground. Piles of pipe and wood can be seen (negative 3 of 7).

The principal of Vanport School, standing out side an office. The woman is on a wooden porch with one hand on a door, next to which is window sign reading “Principal, Mrs. Skeen” (negative 4 of 7).

People in an office at Vanport School, standing next to the desk of school principal Mrs. Skeen. The principal is also standing and facing towards the visitors, with one arm extended and holding a pencil (negative 6 of 7).

People on a sidewalk outside of a school in Vanport. A man and woman stand next to a sign that reads “No Parking” while a school bus can be seen parked along the curb in the distance. On the left side of the street is a “Shopping Center” building (negative 2 of 11).

People stand outside a corner building in Vanport. On the corner is a sign that reads “Baseball Tonite, 6:30” and an “Administration” building can be seen across the street (negative 3 of 11).

A building lined street in Vanport. Identical two-story buildings can be seen extending into the distance, and people can be seen walking along both sides of the street (negative 7 of 11).

People sit on covered benches (at a bus stop?) in Vanport. In the distance is a street lined with people and buildings, including one with a sign reading “administration” (negative 9 of 11).

Five women gathered around a table at Vanport City. On the table are boxes and a vase holding what appear to be cut plants (negative 4 of 4).

Students seated at a table in a cafeteria at Vanport School, with one adult. Many of the girls are looking towards the camera and smiling. A photograph from this series was published on page 54 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 10, 1944 (negative 1 of 3).

Students line up at a window at the Vanport School cafeteria. Plates of food and glass milk bottles are on a counter at the window, which can also be seen on a table at the center of the frame. This photograph was published on page 54 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 10, 1944 (negative 3 of 3).

Delores Skovgaard sorting through personal items after residents were allowed back into Vanport, Oregon following the Vanport flood. The caption on the photograph reads, “My sister Dee helping.”

A view of damaged apartment buildings in Vanport, Oregon after the water receded from the Vanport flood. The caption on the photograph reads, “Slough in background. No more bridge from Victory Avenue across Bayou Slough to Island Avenue.”

Unidentified people climbing over piles of debris left behind after the flood waters retreated during the Vanport flood. Several apartment buildings lifted from their foundations by the flood waters are visible in the wreckage.

A photograph of several unidentified people climbing through debris left by the Vanport flood. In the distance, people are visible standing on the roofs of flooded apartment buildings lifted from their foundations by the water. Vanport City, once the second largest city in Oregon, was destroyed by a flood on May 30, 1948 when water breached a nearby section of the dike along the Columbia River. This photograph was part of a series of selected snapshots of "Vanport City, Ore. Destroyed by the Mighty Columbia River," sold as a set after the flood.