Workers at the Crawford and Doherty Foundry in Portland making cores. Near the center of the frame, one man bends downward towards a cylindrical object sitting on a table (made of wax?). Another man stands at a workbench, which is covered in what appears to be sand (negative 1 of 1).
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).
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).
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).
A man is turned toward a woman while using a device to spray what appears to be a mold at Shofner Iron & Steel Works in Portland. The molds appear to be inside wooden braces in a warehouse area (negative 2 of 6).