Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting in two rows on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. Three bowling pins are arranged on the step next to the women in front, and the bowler at front right is holding a bowling ball. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Three-quarters portrait of a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are standing a row and facing front. They are standing next to a rack of bowling balls. The man at center has the name “Harold” embroidered above his shirt pocket. The text “V4” is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are sitting in a row on a bowling-ball rack and facing right. They are looking toward the front and are wearing matching shirts with “Albina” embroidered on the front. The text “V6” 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 / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are posing in two rows. The two men in front are sitting on a rack of bowling balls and the other three are standing next to them. The team members are wearing matching collared shirts and ties. The text “V9” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”
A bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Machinists.” Each man has his hand on a bowling ball at the center of the group, displayed on a stand (negative 15 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Boiler Makers.” Each man is holding a bowling ball (negative 20 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Welders & Fitters.” The team is gathered around a score keeping table (negative 21 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Pipe Fitters.” They are sitting along the edge of a bowling lane, with a pinsetter machine visible on the right side of the frame (negative 25 of 25).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, after throwing a bowling ball down a lane, likely at Oregon Alleys. She is wearing shorts, bowling shoes, and a jersey (negative 7 of 20).
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting in two rows on a staircase, and four of them are wearing matching collared shirts with a name embroidered on the front. Bowling pins are arranged at the feet of the women in the front row, and three of the women are holding bowling balls. The name “Blanche” is visible on the shirt of the woman at front right, and the name “Rosalie” is visible on the shirt of the woman at back right. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are sitting in a row on a bowling-ball rack. Each of the three men at left has one arm around the shoulders of the man next to him. The team members are wearing matching collared shirts. The text “V7” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The note: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team” is written on the negative sleeve.
People from assorted bowling teams for Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. They’re displaying signs for different company teams (negative 18 of 25).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, leans downward towards a set of bowling balls on a track. She is holding a ball between two hands and smiling towards the camera (negative 10 of 20).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, stands with her hands on her waist at a bowling alley (likely Oregon Alleys). She is wearing shorts, bowling shoes, and an embroidered bowling jersey with “Welcome Inn, N.E. 2nd & Alberta.” Behind her is a bowling lane and hand painted sign hung from the ceiling (negative 19 of 20).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, faces toward a bowling lane, likely at Oregon Alleys. She is wearing a bowling jersey with “Welcome Inn, N.E. 2nd & Alberta” embroidered on the back. Next to her is a set of bowling balls, and several hand painted signs hang from the ceiling over the lanes (negative 6 of 20).
A group of unidentified women bowlers, kneeling next to a wrapped box and bowling bag. They wear jerseys printed with “Lettering by Parkhurst, 215 Morgan Building.” A woman at the right side of the frame is “H. Pruyne.” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 24, 1950 (negative 1 of 8).
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified women, are posing around a desk in an office. They are wearing matching button-up short-sleeved shirts. The text “V3” 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 / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are posing in two rows. The three men in front are sitting on a bench, and the two men in back are standing behind them. The team members are wearing matching collared shirts, and each shirt has a name embroidered on the front. The shirts of the men in front read, from left, “Shaw,” “Frank,” and “Forrest.” The shirts of the men in back read “Frank” and “Fred.” The text “V1” 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 / Bowling team.”
Portrait of women’s bowling teams from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are posing in three rows, facing front, just behind a rack of bowling balls. The number 7 is written on the negative and is partially visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. Bowling pins are arranged at the feet of the two women in front, who are holding bowling balls. The number 3 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, six unidentified women, are standing in two rows on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. The women at left and right in the front row are holding bowling balls. The bowler at the center of the front row has the name “Pat” embroidered on her shirt. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Betty and Lee Kalk, bowling at an alley in Portland. They stand side by side in mid throw, while people watch from the background. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 24, 1950 (negative 6 of 8).
Mother-daughter bowling teams at a Portland alley. The four women each hold a bowling ball while smiling at the others. From left to right: Violet Soelberg and daughter Violet Soelberg, Mary Lou Fitzgerald and mother Thelma Fitzgerald. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 24, 1950 (negative 7 of 8).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Marine Electric.” The men at the center of the group is holding a bowling ball (negative 19 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Marine Electric #2.” The team is standing behind rack holding bowling balls, with an attached sign that reads “Balls in this rack reserved” (negative 22 of 25).
Six men, wearing long-sleeve bowling jerseys, stand behind a line of bowling balls on a track. They are each holding a ball in one hand and smiling towards the camera. Most likely the Albina Albina Engine & Machine Works, Steamfitters team (negative 13 of 25). See negative 642-13.
A woman throws a bowling ball down a lane, likely at Oregon Alleys. Her arms are held out from her body, with one leg extended behind the other. Next to her is a set of bowling balls on a track. Bench seats and windows can be seen in the background (negative 11 of 20).
