Photograph showing people standing outside a Marine Corps display window at Lipman Wolfe department store in Portland. Mannequins wearing military uniforms are in front of framed photographs, metal displays, and a banner that reads “The United States Marine Corps” (negative 1 of 2).

Photograph showing a group of young service recruits being sworn in by a uniformed member of the U.S. Coast Guard. They men are raising their right hands, and the uniformed man is looking downward at a piece of paper. Against the back wall is a banner that read “U.S. Coast Guard” (negative 1 of 1).

Photograph showing members of the Patten family, of Iowa, in their Navy uniforms. Several of the men are standing in a line and holding a poster for the Navy recruiting office. Two men are kneeling in front of the group and looking at the poster (negative 1 of 1).

A crowd celebrating new Navy recruits at an event in Portland, starting at the George A. White Service Center and ending at the Victory Center (S.W. 6th Avenue and Morrison Street). A Banner string between two wooden poles reads “We Are On Our Way to Tokio and Berlin Via U.S. Navy” (negative 1 of 5).

Recent navy recruits at a cafe in Portland, on the occasion of a ceremony taking place at the George A. White Service Center and Victory Center (S.W. 6th Avenue and Morrison Street). A woman is standing behind a lunch counter, which is lined with plates holding cookies and glasses (negative 3 of 5).

A crowd celebrating new Navy recruits at an event in Portland, starting at the George A. White Service Center and ending at the Victory Center (S.W. 6th Avenue and Morrison Street) (negative 4 of 5).

Navy recruits walk in a line across a field during a University of Oregon versus St. Mary’s Navy football game, in Portland. Occurring at Multnomah Stadium, a crowd can be seen seated at the far end of the field under a large overhang. Two people carry a banner that reads “We Are On Our Way to Tokio and Berlin Via U.S. Navy” (negative 1 of 4).

Navy recruits, standing in a line, take oaths of allegiance during half-time at a University of Oregon versus St. Mary’s Navy football game, in Portland. Occurring at Multnomah Stadium, a crowd can be seen seated at the far end of the field under a large overhang. Two Navy members in uniform stand in front of a microphone, one with a raised right arm. At the far end of the field is a banner that reads “Make a Cinch Bet Against the Axis, Buy War Bonds Every Pay Day” (negative 3 of 4).

Navy recruits, standing in a line, take oaths of allegiance during half-time at a University of Oregon versus St. Mary’s Navy football game, in Portland. Occurring at Multnomah Stadium, a crowd can be seen seated at the far end of the field under a large overhang. Two Navy soldiers in uniform stand in front of the line of new recruits (negative 2 of 4).

A group of men take an oath, with right arms raised, at a military induction center in Portland (United States Army?). A uniformed soldier stands on a stage facing the group, also raising his right hand. Decorative chandeliers hang from the ceiling (negative 11 of 13).

A doctor, wearing a head mirror, examines a partially nude man, who is seated on a stool at a military induction center in Portland (United States Army?). The doctor is turning the man’s head, while two other enlistees can be seen through a doorway (negative 7 of 13).

A military inductee stands in front of an x-ray machine at an induction center in Portland (United States Army?). A soldier in uniform holds the younger man’s hands behind his back, while a woman stands on the other side of the machine (negative 9 of 13).