Photograph of an unidentified ship sailing through ice. The ship has two masts and a funnel, and could be an icebreaker. Image note: Photograph is out of focus.

Photograph of crowds aboard the U. S. S. Houston and waiting in line to board the ship on August 4, 1934. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Portland aboard the Houston on August 3, 1934, after a vacation cruise. He then traveled to the Bonneville dam construction site, where he gave a speech about the dam project. This photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 5, 1934, under the headline “Thousands Swarm Aboard President’s Vacation Ship.” The photograph had the following caption: “Photo shows line of visitors going aboard the cruiser Houston at the foot of Southwest Stark street Saturday afternoon. Officers of the vessel estimated that 9000 boarded the ship Friday afternoon and 11,000 Saturday, making 20,000 for two days. More thousands merely looked at the vessel from the harbor wall. The craft leaves the city Tuesday morning.” The photograph accompanied a story about the crowds that toured the ship. Also see the following related images from the president’s visit: Nos. 371N2168, 371N2169, 371N2170, 371N2171, 371N2172, 371N2173, 371N2174, 371N2190, 371N2192, 371N2193, 371N2194, 371N2195, 371N2197, and 371N3698.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing three people aboard a sailboat flying a Portland Yacht Cub pennant. On the bow of the boat is the number “J4649.” See related image Nos. 372A1117 and 372A1119.

Photograph of two unidentified people performing a martial art on the deck of a ship. The photograph may depict a demonstration of kendo aboard the Taisei Maru, a training ship from Japan, when the ship and crew were in Portland from July 26 to August 3, 1930. See related image No. 371N5216.

Photograph, taken from the front and side, showing a four-masted ship, the Northumberland. See related image No. 373G0439.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the Rotterdam-based Dutch steamship Soerakarta. The text “Dutch str. Serakarata [sic]” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Light leak on negative. Damage at upper right.

Photograph showing Boy Scout Harold Adams of Troop 49 standing next to the bow of the new oil tanker Swiftscout and holding a bottle wrapped in ribbons. An unidentified man is next to him at right. The photograph was taken on Saturday, March 12, 1921, at the launching of the Swiftscout in Portland. Adams christened the new ship. The Oregon Journal published two photographs, image Nos. 376G0103 and 376G0104, and a story about the launching on Page 13, Section 3, of the city edition on Sunday, March 13, 1921. According to the story, headlined “Boy Scouts In Charge Of Ship Launching,” Adams was “the Boy Scout who has advanced farthest in scouting in Portland,” and the bottle he his holding was filled with water from Wahtum Lake.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the steamship Seiyo Maru moored at Municipal Terminal No. 4 on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship was part of fleet of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha company of Japan. See related image No. 376G0164. The text “Seiyo Maru, T. K. K.” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from the side, showing the steamship Seiyo Maru moored at Municipal Terminal No. 4 on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship was part of fleet of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha company of Japan. See related image No. 376G0163. The text “Seiyo Maru, T. K. K.” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing ships docked at the McCormick Terminal on the Willamette River in Portland. The view is toward the northwest. In the background at left is Union Station. In the background at right is the Broadway Bridge. See related image No. 371N5416.

Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing people aboard a boat or ship next to a dock. They are holding streamers and facing a crowd on the dock. The text “Sterling” is written on the negative and is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph showing a pallet of paper-wrapped cylinders in midair as it is loaded or unloaded onto the deck of a ship. At center, an unidentified man is standing on the deck next to the opening of the ship’s cargo hold. See related image No. 371N3504.

Photograph showing two ships on the Willamette River in Portland. The ship in the background is moored at the Kerr-Gifford dock and elevator, located near Swan Island. The ship at left may be the Pacific Exporter.

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.”

Boudoir card of a view of Port Gamble, Puget Sound, Washington Territory. There are several ships in port, and logs float on the bay in the foreground.

A large piece of driftwood sits on the bank of the Willamette River. The Athina Livanos ship is docked in the river, but only the front of the ship is visible.

View looking down on a dock in the Willamette River. Taken from a bridge above the dock. Scattered boats, ships, and logs in the river.

A uniformed man lies in an Austrian Akja rescue sled on the ground next to the docked ship S.S. Sinaloa in Portland, Oregon. Three other men stand behind him as they look down at him and smile. The sled has 4 long handles. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "Austrian Akja delivered to Mt. Hood Ski Patrol via S.S. Sinaloa of East Asiatic line - A. Karup Moller (Captain), First Officer, Don jenkins (M.H.S.P.), Keith Petru (M.H.S.P.)" (negative 1 of 4).

Tsuboi family home movie, featuring footage of the Tsuboi family, the Oregon coast, ships, the grave of Isabelle Dunbar Beveridge, and winter scenes. Footage is in both black-and-white and color. Some footage is blurry.
00:00 - Scenes of young children
01:36 - Tsuboi family on the beach at Oceanside, Oregon
02:40 - Italian battleship passes under the Steel Bridge on the Willamette River
03:29 - A group at the grave of Isabelle Dunbar Beveridge. Includes brief footage of a man, possibly Japanese diplomat Yosuke Matsuoka.
03:52 - Scenes of the USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, docked in a river. An airplane flying. Woman in a car smiles.
04:32 - Scenes of the Tsuboi family at the Oregon coast. Footage of Rockaway Beach, Oregon.
07:47 - Scenes of Tsuboi family, mostly young children
10:06 - Snowy winter city scenes
11:22 - Scenes of Tsuboi family, mostly young children. Little girl in traditional clothing.

Photograph showing the dining room aboard the S.S. President Jackson, being made ready for conversion into troop transport. Behind the tables is a wall, with decorative wallpaper showing monkeys and trees (negative 2 of 15).

Photograph showing a chalkboard sign aboard the S.S. President Jackson, being made ready for conversion into troop transport. Written on the sign is “President Jackson” with “Sails for Portland” and “Friday, June 27th, 2PM” (negative 4 of 15).

Photograph showing a man in a Navy uniform aboard the President Jackson. He is holding a tray with glassware, canned goods, and slices of bread. A life preserver behind him reads “S.S. President Jackson” (negative 6 of 15).

Photograph showing the S.S. President Jackson, docked in Portland, taken from a high angle and looking across the ship. Masts and rigging can be seen throughout the frame, and industrial buildings and a bridge are in the distance (Hawthorne Bridge?) (negative 9 of 15).

Photograph showing the liberty ship “Star of Oregon” after its launching on the Willamette River. To to the larger ship is a smaller tug boat, “James W. of Portland Ore.” People can be seen standing along the front of the ship. In the background are industrial buildings, likely in front of the west hills (negative 3 of 15).

People standing on S.W. Harbor Drive in Portland after a truck loaded with seventeen head of cattle collided with an empty gasoline truck. Eleven of the cattle escaped from the truck and needed to be rounded up. A damaged vehicle can be seen in the northbound lane, with the second Morrison Bridge in the distance. A large ship is moored on the Willamette River, across the street from the Oregon Journal Building. A story detailing the accident was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, July 30, 1954 (negative 1 of 8).

The U.S.S. Amsterdam in arriving in Astoria with passengers. An airplane (likely from the United States Navy) can be seen flying by as people line the deck of the ship. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, October 15, 1945 (negative 2 of 19).

Norwegian ship Thomas S. Gregory, stuck at the outlet of the Swan Island lagoon in Portland. Buildings at University of Portland can be seen above the Willamette River. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, May 20, 1948 (negative 2 of 5).

Photograph showing the Navy ship U.S.S. Portland passing under the St. Johns Bridge on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Handwritten label on the print reads, "U.S.S. Portland. Angelus 74843." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "St. Johns Bridge, Portland, Ore. Cruiser in Willamette River."