A group of Muslim shipyard workers in Portland. The group gathered around a table in a room with a patterned floor (negative 1 of 1).

Three women seated at a table at a Kaiser Company shipyard restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. Plates of food are on the table, and other tables and people can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 11).

Two kitchen workers at a Kaiser Company shipyard location in the Portland or Vancouver area, breaking down meat on a large wooden butcher block. The two men are wearing kitchen uniforms and hats, while looking downward at pieces of meat (negative 1 of 11).

Two kitchen staff workers at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. On man is holding a sack of potatoes over an industrial appliance, while a woman holds a string and knife. The man appears to be dumping the potatoes into the appliance (negative 10 of 11).

A double exposed photograph of a man eating, and kitchen worker at a Kaiser Company location in the Portland or Vancouver area. The kitchen worker is stirring a large pot, while the other photograph shows a man holding a spoon to his mouth and a plate of food (negative 3 of 11).

Two people unloading melons from a flatbed truck at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. A man is standing on the flatbed, and appears to be handing melons down to a woman, who is placing them in a wagon. Other fruit and vegetable crates can be seen on the truck (negative 4 of 11).

Two women in a kitchen at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. A large amount of dough can be seen on a table, under shelves of muffin tins. The women are using dough cutters to place dough into the tins throughout the scene (negative 6 of 11).

A display of food at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. People are standing at either side, reaching towards plates of melon and or pie, which appear to be placed on ice on a lower shelf (negative 5 of 11).

Kitchen staff at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area, with commercial fryers. Two men are holding fryer baskets over oil, while a third look on. A container is raw meat is at the right side of the frame (negative 7 of 11).

Two kitchen staff workers at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. One man is holding a scoop of flour over a scale, while another watches. Both men are wearing kitchen aprons and hats (negative 8 of 11).

Workers at Kaiser Company, Vancouver, pull a large cable from a wooden spool. Painted on the side of the spool is “General Cable.” From left to right: Wed Waldron, assistant superintendent of marine electricians, and cable crew members John Nimmo and Arthur Johnson. The Kaiser cable crew set a world record on December 30, 1943, for pulling 81,948 feet of cable. This photograph was published on page 1D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 16, 1944 (negative 2 of 2).

Women from the “hellcats” welding crew at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wearing welding gear and face shields, the group is standing in an industrial area. A photograph from this series was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 23, 1944 (negative 1 of 3). See also: negative 901-3.

Women from the “hellcats” welding crew at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Top row, from left: Hazel Zimmerman, Georgie Towell, Verna McCaughey, Frances Reid (helper). Front row: Mayme Matchett, Mabel Geist, Bess Blankenship, Vivian Sales, Martha Raymond, and Leadman Paul (‘Doc’) Shade. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, January 23, 1944 (negative 1 of 3). See also: negative 901-1.

The “pole cats” crew of welders at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Several people are kneeling in the front of the group while facing away from the camera, showing off “Pole Cats” painted across their backs. Some of the men and women are wearing safety helmets or face shields. A similar photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 13, 1943 (negative 2 of 2).

A grease crew, posing as a group, at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. From left to right (back row): Labor Supervisor Harry Stokes, John Gilbert, Leadman Harry Bartsch, Burner A.J. Bry, Cal Bumgarner, Ben Whipple, Charlie Barkman, W.M. Bowe; (front row) William Liston, Martin Hansan, C.C. Busby, R.O. Avery. This photographed was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 21, 1944 (negative 1 of 2).

A clipper crew, primarily made up of grandmothers, at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Most of the crew members are wearing safety hats (negative 3 of 4).

Two employees at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation extending their legs towards the camera, showing the bottoms of safety shoes (negative 1 of 2).

Tape 1, Side 1. Winnie Summers speaks about working in the template shop at Tacoma-Seattle Shipbuilding Corporation during World War II.