The tanker Bladensburg, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River. Scaffolding lines either side of the ways, and workers watch from the sides of the ramp (negative 4 of 7).
The S.S. Forbes Road sliding down a ways into the Willamette River at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Workers in safety hats are watching the ship, and wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ways. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 9 of 9).