A young woman is seated in front of a drill press, at Marine Electric Company or Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland. She is holding something under the drill and smiling towards the camera (negative 1 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.
A woman in a hat (a reporter?) talks to a older man at Marine Electric Company or Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland. She’s writing on a pad of paper and holding a small purse under her arm. The man is wearing suspenders and a dirtied shirt (negative 11 of 11).
War workers at Marine Electric Company or Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland, standing in front of a hoist holding a large chain. They’re wearing heavy aprons and appear to be working in a warehouse (negative 4 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.
A man and woman at Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland (likely) pose with a dog and puppy. Kneeling next to a set of tracks, the woman is holding a puppy while the man holds an adult dog in between the pair (negative 5 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.
Workers at Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland, kneeling on the ground and holding puppies. The puppies are in hard hats, and an adult dog is being held by a man at the back of the group. In the background train tracks and other workers (negative 7 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.
A worker at Marine Electric Company in Portland holds the handle of a drill-press. He is wearing a “Marine Electric Co” pin on his shirt (negative 8 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.
A man waves from a window of a small steam engine, likely at Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation in Portland. The track runs along the side of a wooden warehouse building (negative 9 of 11). Original sleeve title: War industry workers - Marine Electric Company, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation.
Workers watch the launching of the S.S. Eugene Skinner at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ship, which is rolling down a ramp towards the water (negative 2 of 4).
Mrs. Guy R. Evans smashes a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Eugene Skinner at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Caught mid-swing, liquid and glass is flying off the bottle. Workers and wooden scaffolding can be seen in the background (negative 3 of 4).
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Officer candidates Patricia Holder and Evelyn R. Young, standing in front of a wall map. Both are wearing corsages on their jackets (negative 1 of 2).
A woman stands next to container of welding rods at an industrial facility in the Portland area (Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, or Columbia Aircraft Corporation). A rod holder appears to be in her other hand, and a welding helmet is flipped up above her head (negative 1 of 8). Original sleeve title: War workers - Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, Columbia Aircraft Corp.
A man, wearing a beret and striped shirt, does a handstand on top of a wooden table in Portland. A small dog seated on his back and head. A house and yard can be seen in the background. He’s most likely a war worker at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, or Columbia Aircraft Corporation (negative 4 of 8). Original sleeve title: War workers - Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, Columbia Aircraft Corp.
A seated man is using a rope splicing fid on a large rope, at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, or Columbia Aircraft Corporation in the Portland area. Tools and rope can be seen in the background (negative 5 of 8). Original sleeve title: War workers - Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, Columbia Aircraft Corp.
A war worker at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, or Columbia Aircraft Corporation in the Portland area. He is wearing a hat and overalls, and stands with a hose looped around his shoulder. In his right hand is a long nozzle (negative 6 of 8). Original sleeve title: War workers - Albina Engine and Machine Works, Kaiser Swan Island, Columbia Aircraft Corp.
A band, made up of war workers wearing work wear and hard hats, performs at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. The musicians are seated behind podiums painted with “TH” and a hardhat, while a man in a suit and holding a conducting baton stands in front (negative 1 of 17). See negative 598-3.
People playing instruments in a band at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. A man wearing a hardhat is playing the stand-up base while another plays the drums. At the left side of the frame is a woman seated at a piano (negative 3 of 17). See negative 598-1.
A line of vehicles on a road outside Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. The line reaches far into the distance, where a parking lot and buildings can be seen (negative 6 of 17).
A woman wearing overalls stands with her hands out towards war works at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. Several people are holding glass bottles of milk, while one man is looking through his wallet (negative 1 of 3).
People stand around a board with pegs and rope at a ship rigging school, most likely in the Portland area. Rope is twined around the pegs in a pattern, which is being held by a man in a hat. Other rope can be seen throughout the room (negative 1 of 8).
Workers at a ship rigging school workshop in the Portland area. Several men are gathered around what appears to be a metal vise, while two others sit on the ground next to piles of rope (negative 3 of 8).
Three men stand around a vise grip mounted to a log, at a ship rigging school most likely in the Portland area. A leather wrapped wire appears to be in the grip (negative 4 of 8).
A worker at a ship rigging school holds a coil of steel cable, likely in the Portland area. He appears to be in a workshop area with other cable and tools (negative 8 of 8).
A carousel horse at the Oaks Amusement Park in Portland. Paintings can be seen at the center of the carousel, and metal braces are at the top (negative 2 of 5).