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Six men aboard ship with “Portland Rose” painted on pilot house

Photograph showing a group of six unidentified men, three in military uniforms, atop the pilot house of a ship. An illustration of a rose and the words “Portland Rose” are painted on the front of the pilot house. The ship may be a U. S. Navy landing craft, LCS(L)66, built by the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 48 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Wreckage of steamship Laurel near mouth of Columbia River

Aerial photograph of part of the steamship Laurel after it wrecked on a sandbar near the North Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. According to reporting in the Oregon Journal, the steamer, carrying a load of lumber, encountered high seas from a gale as it left the river on Saturday, June 15, 1929. Around 2:30 or 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, the ship struck a sandbar and broke in two. One crew member, Russell Smith, died when a wave swept over the ship and he was washed overboard. Rescue boats retrieved the remaining crew members on June 16 and June 17, except for the captain, Louis Johnson, who initially refused to leave. He was rescued on Wednesday, June 19. A photograph similar to this one was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 18, 1929, under the headline "All Hands Off But the Skipper -- And He's Still There." That photograph had the following caption: "In this remarkable air view of the wrecked hulk of the steamship Laurel lying in the breakers off North jetty beach the figure of Captain Louis Johnson shows near the rail as he waved goodbye to The Journal plane which circled over him Monday afternoon. The plane, piloted by Dick Rankin of the Rankin System, Inc., carried Ralph Vincent, Journal staff photographer, who took the picture, and Dick Rummel of The Journal staff." The photograph accompanied two articles about the Laurel shipwreck, one titled "Gale Balks Effort to Rescue Skipper; Seas Pound Laurel," and another titled "Journal Men Get Air View." Image note: The text "S. S. Laurel" is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Vincent, Ralph

Damsterdyk and Portland skyline

Photograph of the Damsterdyk, a ship in the Holland-America Line fleet. In the background is part of the Portland skyline. The matching towers are the Public Market building, and the tower in between them is the Public Service Building.

Ships at Portland pier

Photograph of ships moored at a pier on the Willamette River in Portland. Workers on the pier and on the ship in the foreground are loading or unloading cargo. The Steel Bridge is visible in the background. Also see image No. 371N5240.

Seine Maru docked in Portland

Photograph of a ship, the Seine Maru, moored at a dock along the Willamette River in Portland. The Broadway Bridge and Globe Mills are visible in the background. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Ship, the India, moored in Portland

Photograph of a ship, the India, moored on the Willamette River in Portland. A bridge, possibly the Broadway Bridge, is visible in the background at right. Also see image No. 371N5292. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Ships docked on Willamette River in Portland

Photograph of two ships docked on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship on the left is the Point Brava; the ship at right may be the India. A bridge, possibly the Broadway Bridge, is partially visible in the background at right. Also see image No. 371N5278. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

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