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Loading a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Three employees loading a large, stern frame casting onto a rail cart using a pulley hoist at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An unidentified worker welding a joint on a cast-steel component at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Cleaning skeg from castings at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using an electric swing frame grinder to clean skeg off a ship frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, “Skeg being cleaned.”

Atkeson, Ray

Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Unidentified men working on a stern frame and other steel cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Grinding steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using a swing grinder on the inside of a ship stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses an acetylene torch track burner to remove a riser from a ship frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses a track burner to remove riser from a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Moving steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Employees guiding a ship hull frame casting on an overhead crane lift at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Cleaning steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Employees operating swing grinders on a ship hull cast at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Cleaning skeg from castings at Columbia Steel Casting Company

OrgLot791_PA64209-25
Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses a prybar to remove the slag after an acetylene cutting torch has cut the riser steel-cast component at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An unidentified employee Employee removes solidification gusset with an acetylene cutting torch from a ship hull casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Finish work on steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using a pneumatic chipping gun inside a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Interior view of a mold at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An interior view of a deep mold with many nails in the bottom to be used as a chill at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Cleaning and finish grinding a steel propeller at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Employees at Columbia Steel Casting Company cleaning a casting with pneumatic chipping guns while two welders fill in flaws in a propeller casting.

Atkeson, Ray

Cleaning a steel-cast component at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using a swing frame grinder on a large casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Unidentified molders at Columbia Steel Casting Company work under the cope of a mold. Molders use core nails to secure chills, the mold parting compound is visible (white at edge of mold cavity).

Atkeson, Ray

Cleaning skeg from castings at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Two employees work on cleaning a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company. One employee uses a cutting torch to remove rigging, and another uses a bar to hand chip off sand.

Atkeson, Ray

Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Two molders at Columbia Steel Casting Company start to pull a pattern from a deep mold.

Atkeson, Ray

Interior view of an oven at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An interior view of a heat treat oven via an observation port at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Six employees using a rail car to move cores into a core oven for baking at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Three employees using an overhead crane to pull a wooden pattern from a mold at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Workers at Columbia Steel Casting Company

OrgLot791_PA64209-72
Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Four employees using a crane to set cores into a mold cavity at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Worker at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses a pneumatic chipping gun to clean a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Mold-making at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee working on cores and making pouring cups at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Liberty Ship stern subassemblies

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

A view of the stern subassemblies for a Liberty Ship showing how the stern frames produced by Columbia Steel Casting Company were welded to the ship’s hull plates.

Atkeson, Ray

Workers eating beans served by Mrs. Shofner at Shofner Iron and Steel Works, Portland

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Item
1943-02-19

Part of Al Monner news negatives

Three workers at Shofner Iron and Steel Works eating beans prepared by Mrs. Shofner. Each is smiling and holding a plate and fork in an industrial building area (negative 1 of 8).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Workers eating beans served by Mrs. Shofner at Shofner Iron and Steel Works, Portland

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Item
1943-02-19

Part of Al Monner news negatives

Mrs. Shofner serving beans to workers at Shofner Iron and Steel Works in Portland. Shofner is leaning downwards towards a ceramic vessel, filling a plate with food, while the workers stand around her with plates and utensils. A cat is on the ground next to Shofner. The group appears to be standing in front of a kiln-like set of shelves with a heavy door (negative 2 of 8).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building, Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon

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Item
1925?

Part of June D. Drake photographs

A building at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon. The stucco building has an arched walkway with a row of flagpoles above it. A number of automobiles can be seen parked outside the building.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

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