Photograph of a worker in a wheel shop using a machine to bore a train wheel. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Wheel Shop - Boring wheel center to required size. Wheel to be pressed on axle."

Photograph of a railroad employee working on an engine in an SP&S railroad shop. A railroad car on the right reads, "Spokane, Portland & Seattle."

Photograph of workers standing on a steel roof as they rivet it to the frame of a railroad car. In the background, a worker stands on a pile of train roofs. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Steel roof sections are riveted together and complete roofs are hoisted atop the steel superstructure for riveting and bolting to frame. From Public Relations Dept., Great Northern Railway, St. Paul, Minn."

Photograph of 2 workers in an SP&S railroad shop. They are hunched over, examining train wheels that have been separated from a railroad car. The railroad car is pictured on the right.

Photograph of workers working on wheels and machines in an SP&S railroad shop. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Engine truck, changing wheels and traction motors." Second handwritten note reads, "Industrial as is, 4 col. - industrial issue - Larry."

Photograph of a man working on train wheels in a wheel shop. He works on a wheel in the far left corner of the room. In the foreground, train wheels are stacked against each other. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Wheel Shop - Turning Wheels."

Photograph of 3 men in a railroad shop preparing to paint a stencil that reads, "Spokane, Portland and Seattle." The stencil leans against a railroad car. The 2 men on the left wear hats that read, "Pittsburgh Paints" Pictured left to right, the men are: Unidentified, Al Boileau and Orville Hazuka. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S boxcar. 500 built by Northern Pacific in 1948." Stamp on the back for North Woods Studio in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Photograph of 2 men working in a repair shop. The shop likely services buses operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Stage repair." Stamp on the back for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Members of a family pose in front of the doorway of a house in Portland. A man stands on the left, wearing a railroad conductor's uniform. A boy and girl sit on the steps leading up to the home. The girl holds a bouquet of flowers in her lap while the boy holds a dog in his lap. Two women stand on the right, both holding bouquets of flowers. A wooden walkway leads to the right of the house.