Photograph showing an unidentified employee sitting at a counter in a restaurant or cafeteria at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is facing front, smiling, and dipping a piece of bread into a mug. The number 114 is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Photograph showing a welder at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is facing slightly left, smiling, and wearing a welder’s mask and protective clothing. The welder is unidentified but may be Pat Mulligan; see image No. 375A0624. The number 113 is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Photograph showing a group of unidentified workers posing with a pair of signs and doffing their hats at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The photograph was taken as Albina workers began signing a pledge against absenteeism in February 1943. At left, a girl, Nancy Vincent, is holding a large notebook for one of the workers to sign. Behind the workers are two signs. The larger sign has the words “ALBINA AT BAT” at top, and it shows a baseball player preparing to swing at three caricatures depicting the heads of Hideki Tōjō, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini. The second sign reads: “To MY COUNTRY, and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as its leader: We the undersigned employees of Albina Engine and Machine Works and Shipyard, hereby pledge that we Will refrain from taking even one unnecessary hour off work until this war is won. May God give our country and our President strenth [sic] to achieve a glorious victory.” Also see image Nos. 375A0623, 375A0677, 375A0679, and 375A0681. Image note: The number 202 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified workers, all men, posing with a pair of signs at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The photograph was taken as Albina workers began signing a pledge against absenteeism in February 1943. The fourth worker from left is holding a large notebook and a pen. Behind the workers are two signs. The larger sign has the words “ALBINA AT BAT” at top, and it shows a baseball player preparing to swing at caricatures depicting the heads of Hideki Tōjō, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini. The second sign reads: “To MY COUNTRY, and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as its leader: We the undersigned employees of Albina Engine and Machine Works and Shipyard, hereby pledge that we Will refrain from taking even one unnecessary hour off work until this war is won. May God give our country and our President strenth [sic] to achieve a glorious victory.” Also see image Nos. 375A0623, 375A0677, 375A0678, and 375A0681. Image note: The number 203 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing an unidentified man standing on a platform and addressing a crowd of workers, probably about absenteeism, at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Propped against the microphone stand is a partially visible poster that depicts a U.S. Marine with one fist raised and bears the words: “And if our lines should form and break, / Because of things you failed to make — The extra tank or ship or plane / For which we waited all in vain, / And the supplies that never came / Will you then come and take the blame? / For we, not you, will pay the cost / Of battles you, not we, have lost.” The poster is shown in full in image No. 375A0635. Also see image Nos. 375A0680 and 375A0682. Image note: The number 208 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing an unidentified man standing on a platform and addressing a crowd of workers at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 192 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0685, 375A0687, 375A0688, 375A0689, and 375A0692.

Photograph showing a crowd of workers eating in a restaurant or cafeteria at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 199 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Three-quarters portrait of an unidentified worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is sitting on a stack of wooden boards, facing front, and holding a model ship. The number 225 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.” See related image No. 375A0698.

Photograph showing Russell H. Jones, a machinist mate second class in the U. S. Navy, speaking during an award ceremony at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland on Saturday, February 20, 1943. The event was held to present Albina with its second Star Award. Recipients of the Army-Navy “E” Award, which honored outstanding war production, were given stars at regular intervals if they maintained their record after receiving the E award. A related image, No. 375A0722, and a story about the ceremony were published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 21, 1943. See additional related image Nos. 375A0693, 375A0694, 375A0697, 375A0700, 375A0703, 375A0721, 375A0723, 375A0724, and 375A0725. Image note: The number 230 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing workers outside a building at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Most appear to be standing in or joining a line. The number 214 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Photograph showing a group of eight people, six men and two women, posing in front of machinery at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The man at far left is wearing what appears to be an Albina identification button and is probably a worker; the others may be visitors. The number 210 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0713, 375A0714, 375A0718, and 375A0719.

Photograph, taken outdoors, showing three unidentified people, a woman and two men, standing on a pile of parts at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard, Portland. The woman, a worker, is crouching, holding a tool, and looking at the man standing at right, who may be Albina Engine president George Rodgers. The man at center, possibly a visitor to the shipyard, is crouching and looking downward. The number 213 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0713, 375A0714, 375A0715, and 375A0719.

Photograph showing a group of unidentified people outdoors at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. At left, a female worker is crouching on a stack of parts and holding a tool. The others are standing in a row facing her. The fourth person from left may be Albina Engine president George Rodgers; the others may be visitors. The number 209 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0713, 375A0714, 375A0715, and 375A0718.

Photograph showing U. S. Navy Commander Leland D. Whitgrove speaking during an award ceremony at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland on Saturday, February 20, 1943. The event was held to present Albina with its second Star Award. Recipients of the Army-Navy “E” Award, which honored outstanding war production, were granted stars at regular intervals if they maintained their record after receiving the E award. A related image, No. 375A0722, and a story about the ceremony were published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 21, 1943. See additional related image Nos. 375A0693, 375A0694, 375A0697, 375A0700, 375A0702, 375A0703, 375A0723, 375A0724, and 375A0725. Image note: The number 232 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing four U. S. Navy servicemen with Albina Engine & Machine Works electrician Ed Mabie (right) during an award ceremony on Saturday, February 20, 1943. Mabie and three of the servicemen are holding up an Army-Navy “E” Award pennant with two stars. The event was held to present Albina Engine with the two-star pennant, which denoted that the shipbuilder had maintained a record of outstanding war production for a year after first receiving the E award. Mabie accepted the pennant as the representative of the Albina workers. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 21, 1943. It had the following caption: “TWO-STAR E PENNANT for Albina Engine & Machine works was presented Saturday to yard workers by battle veterans of the navy. From left, [Commander Leland D. Whitgrove], Machinist Mates Russell H. Jones Jr., William D. Langston and Edward F. Fox, and Ed Mabie, yard electrician.” Whitgrove was cropped out of the published photograph. See related image Nos. 375A0693, 375A0694, 375A0697, 375A0700, 375A0702, 375A0703, 375A0721, 375A0723, 375A0724, and 375A0725. Image note: The number 218 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing a crowd of workers gathered around a platform outdoors during an award ceremony at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland on February 20, 1943. Members of the shipyard’s band, the Hellship Hellcats, are seated on the platform. The ceremony was held to present Albina with its second Star Award. Recipients of the Army-Navy “E” Award, which honored outstanding war production, were given stars at regular intervals if they maintained their record after receiving the E award. A related image, No. 375A0722, and a story about the ceremony were published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 21, 1943. See related image Nos. 375A0693, 375A0694, 375A0697, 375A0700, 375A0702, 375A0703, 375A0721, 375A0723, and 375A0725. Image note: The number 222 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing a group of six unidentified men, three in military uniforms, atop the pilot house of a ship. An illustration of a rose and the words “Portland Rose” are painted on the front of the pilot house. The ship may be a U. S. Navy landing craft, LCS(L)66, built by the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 48 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Photograph showing eight unidentified employees gathered around a piece of equipment on wheels at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The three people in front are crouching next to the machine, and the two at left and looking inside it. The other five workers are standing in a row behind them, looking downward and smiling. The number 154 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing an unidentified woman standing outside a booth labeled “VICTORY GARDEN ADVISOR” at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The woman, probably an Albina employee, is holding packets of seeds in one hand, resting one elbow on the sill of the booth window, and smiling at an unidentified man inside the booth. He is smiling back at her and is holding packets of pea seeds. A poster hanging on the inside of the booth door reads “Plant VICTORY GARDENS now!” The number 258 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”

Three-quarters portrait of an unidentified worker outdoors at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is leaning against a metal plate, holding a cigarette, and smiling. The number 245 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing five unidentified workers using tools and machinery at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The workers, three women and two men, are standing in a row at a long table and are looking toward the camera. The number 241 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.” Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing equipment used for shrinking galvanized metal plates in front of a metal sheet at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 116 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Shrinking process / 11/24/42.”

Photograph showing three unidentified people crouching on the floor and welding at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. A fourth person is standing nearby, holding up an object for eye protection as he watches. The number 83 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Welding / 10/24/42.” See related image No. 375A0411.

Photograph showing a group of people at a ceremony to launch PC-867, a submarine chaser known as the Hell Hound, at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland on December 3, 1942. At center, Lillian Pearson, the sister of Albina Engine president George Rodgers, is holding a bottle and preparing to christen the ship. Rodgers is immediately to the right of Pearson. To the left of Pearson, holding a bouquet, is Mae Magill, a niece of Rodgers. The other people in the photograph are unidentified. A story about the launching ceremony, headlined “’Hellship’ Launched; Another Keel Laid,” was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s final edition on December 3, 1942. Image note: The number 77 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Launching / 12/3/42” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0414, 375A0415, and 375A0656.

Full-length portrait of three unidentified workers, two men and a woman, at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing front, smiling, and leaning on a wooden railing. The number 147 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Graveyard crew / 10/15/42.”

Portrait, taken outdoors and at night, of 13 unidentified workers at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The are in two rows, facing front, and the people in the back row are sitting on top of rounded metal parts. The number 149 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Graveyard crew / 10/15/42.”

Full-length portrait of a group of unidentified workers posing outdoors at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 41 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Launching / Hell Hornet / 1/8/43” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph may have been taken on the day an Albina submarine chaser, PC 816, known as the Hell Hornet, was launched at the Albina shipyard, but the information is unverified. Also see image Nos. 375A0434, 375A0435, 375A0436, 375A0437, 375A0438, 375A0439, 375A0440, 375A0441, 375A0442, 375A0443, 375A0444, 375A0445, 375A0446, 375A0447, 375A0449, 375A0450, and 375A0451.

Photograph, looking upward, showing seven unidentified people, probably workers at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard, gathered at the bow of PC 816, a submarine chaser known as the Hell Hornet. The bow is draped with bunting. The ship was constructed Albina shipyard, and a launching ceremony was held on January 8, 1943. The number 30 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Launching / Hell Hornet / 1/8/43” is written on the negative sleeve. Also see image Nos. 375A0434, 375A0435, 375A0436, 375A0437, 375A0438, 375A0439, 375A0440, 375A0441, 375A0442, 375A0443, 375A0444, 375A0445, 375A0446, 375A0447, 375A0448, 375A0449, and 375A0451.