The troop transport ship, USS General W.A. Mann (AP-112) in a drydock in Portland, Oregon.Three unidentified people stand at the base of the ship next to a pile of large logs. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Drydocking troop ship "General W.A. Mann" - largest ever handled in Portland" (negative 1 of 5).

A two cranes on a packed-earth platform are in the process of removing a cofferdam around Bonneville Dam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 1 of 8).

Baffles on the front of Bonneville Dam exposed by low water behind a cofferdam. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 4 of 8).

A man in a hardhat stands holding a metal cable beside the top of a cofferdam. Bonneville dam is visible in the background. The cofferdam was installed to clear water during a project to replace baffles at the base of the dam (negative 6 of 8).

Two men crouch next to a flowing channel of water in an indoor facility at the U.S. Engineers hydraulic laboratory at Bonneville, Oregon. A sign in the lower right of the photograph reads, "Oregon Shore." (negative 11 of 16).

Three men crouch next to a flowing channel of water in an indoor facility at the U.S. Engineers hydraulic laboratory at Bonneville, Oregon. A fourth man is visible holding a bucket and adding white strips to the water in the background (negative 8 of 16).

Employees at work in the newly constructed Bonneville Power dispatching center. The room is circular with large electrical schematics and read-out displays covering the walls. Men on telephones sit at control panels in the center of the room (negative 2 of 8).

Shirley Johnson, a registered nurse at Holladay Park Hospital, stands wearing a nursing uniform. She is holding up a copy of "This Week Magazine" which features a photograph of her taken for her part-time modeling job (negative 4 of 8).

Gay Dawn (LaVerne Beck) seated at a dressing room mirror prior to a burlesque show. She is wearing a beaded sweater and holds a comb in her hand. The caption from the negative sleeve reads, "LaVerne Beck - "Gay Dawn" exotic dancer, who was born in Portland." (negative 4 of 4).

Speakers seated on the stage at the Portland State College auditorium during a hearing on the construction of the Hells Canyon Dam (negative 7 of 7).

Kate Aiken Minto on her 90th birthday receiving bouquet of roses from President Milton Rice of Rose Festival Association for her part in starting Portland's Rose Festival. She is seated in a wicker chair beside a bookshelf with a large bouquet of roses in her lap (negative 2 of 4).

Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing holding a white rabbit. The students are seated at a desk and two of them are wearing large headphones. A note on a bulletin board reads, "April 8, Thumper will go away to the farm today. Good-by [sic] Thumper." (negative 1 of 10).

A student at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing stands with one hand on his cheek and the other hand on the face of a woman. He is demonstrating the Tadoma method used by deafblind individuals to communicate by feeling the movement of lips and the vibration of vocal chords (negative 2 of 10).

Three students at the Hosford School for the Hard of Hearing seated in a semi-circle around a teacher, possibly Madeline Dutton. The teacher is holding up cards and each of the students is wearing headphones (negative 5 of 10).

Four students from the Tucker-Maxon School for the Hard of Hearing seated on a grass lawn around a wicker basket full of eggs. Another photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on April 9, 1955 with the caption, "Admiring loot at conclusion of festive Easter egg hunt at Tucker-Maxon Oral school Friday were these four enthusiastic pupils. From left: Sandra Mohn, boarder student from Seattle; Waldo Baldridge, Colleen Glenn, Kathy Craton." (negative 2 of 13).

Mattie Harrell, a teacher at the Tucker-Maxon School for the Hard of Hearing is seated in the center of a semicircle of desks. Four students wearing headphones are seated at the desks. Harrell holds up a card for the students. Each of the desks has a microphone connected to voice amplifiers (negative 3 of 13).

Flora Thompson placing a headdress on Chief Tommy Kuni Thompson at their home in Celilo Village. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955 with the caption, "Getting ready for final big salmon fete at Celilo Falls, Chief Tommy Thompson aged head of Indian village there, gets his war bonnet adjusted by wife, Flora. Annual event, starting next Sunday for three days will be last because falls will be flooded this summer by backwaters of the Dalles Dam. Chief Thompson, who is centenarian will be honored." (negative 1 of 12).

View of wooden structures at Celilo Village. Stacks of wood are piled in the front of the structures next to two automobile shells, one which is tipped on its side.Other photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955 (negative 10 of 12).

View of wooden structures at Celilo Village. A white automobile is parked in front of the building in the foreground. The Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge is visible in the background. Other photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955 (negative 12 of 12).

Chief Tommy Kuni Thompson and Flora Thompson at Celilo Village. The couple stand outside wearing traditional dress holding a pipe and headdress. Other photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955. (negative 2 of 12).

Chief Tommy Kuni Thompson and Flora Thompson in their home at Celilo Village. Flora Thompson stands holding a headdress and Tommy Thompson is holding a pipe to his lips. Other photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955. (negative 3 of 12).

View of Celilo Village with Celilo Falls and the Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge visible in the background. Other photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on April 17, 1955 (negative 7 of 12).

A line of automobiles driving on the access road across McNary Dam from the Washington to Oregon side of the Columbia River to attend the dedication ceremony for the Umatilla Bridge. Infrastructure for the hydroelectric power plant is visible on top of the dam on the left side of the photograph (negative 1 of 9).

Oregon governor Paul Patterson speaking from a raised grandstand during the dedication of the Umatilla Bridge. Chief Clarence Burke, George Spino and other members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation are seated in front of the grandstand facing the audience. The stand is decorated in flags and bunting. The state flags for Washington and Oregon are displayed on the back wall with an American flag hung in the middle. (negative 3 of 9).

Chief Clarence Burke from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation stands with three unidentified men in suits. Burk is wearing beaded leather clothing and a headdress and is holding a drum. The photograph was taken during the dedication ceremony for the Umatilla Bridge (negative 5 of 9).

Chief Clarence Burke (far left), George Spino, and other members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation during the dedication ceremony for the Umatilla Bridge (negative 6 of 9).

Automobiles loaded onto the Umatilla Ferry docked on the bank of the Columbia River at the base of the Umatilla Bridge. The photograph was taken April 15, 1955 during the dedication for the new bridge across the Columbia River. (negative 8 of 9).

Chief Clarence Burke and other members of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation seated in the back of a pick-up truck that is part of a line of automobiles crossing the newly opened Umatilla Bridge. Crowds of onlookers stand on either side of the road and several pedestrians are crossing the bridge on foot alongside the vehicles (negative 2 of 11).