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).
Myrtle Croner (left) and Mrs. Carl Ernest (right), wearing work wear, stand in front of an industrial area at Kaiser Company, Vancouver. Two cropped photographs were published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (negative 6 of 7).
Winifred Reynolds and Maude Eva Best, wearing work wear, stand in a hallway at Kaiser Company, Vancouver. Two cropped photographs were published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (negative 7 of 7).
People at Barnes Hospital in Vancouver. A man in a military uniform sits with his legs in a metal tub, while a woman from the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps adjusts a knob. Another woman, wearing a nurses uniform, watches (negative 1 of 7).
A woman with lab equipment at Barnes Army Hospital in Vancouver. A table is laden with glass vials and beakers. The woman is filling a container with liquid (negative 2 of 7).
Dentists and assistants at Barnes Army Hospital in Vancouver. Three men are in reclined dental chairs, each in front of a dentist using tools (negative 3 of 7).
A young man lays in a bed at Barnes Army Hospital in Vancouver, while another man with crutches and a woman stand next to him. The woman, possibly wearing a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps uniform, appears to be moving a pillow (negative 6 of 7).
A woman, possibly wearing a possibly wearing a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps uniform, holds a machine (for imaging?) over a patient at Barnes Army Hospital, Vancouver (negative 7 of 7).
People working in a mold loft at Kaiser Company, Vancouver, using C-4 templates. The men are kneeling on the ground and looking at wooden templates placed on the ground. (negative 1 of 2).
Children standing in cribs at the Kaiser Company, Northern Permanente Hospital, Vancouver shipyards. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, December 10, 1944 (negative 1 of 1).
Babette Johnson breaks a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Ernie Pyle, on the occasion of its launch from Kaiser Company shipyard, Vancouver. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 (negative 11 of 16).
The S.S. Ernie Pyle sliding down a ways into the Columbia River, at the Kaiser Vancouver shipyard. Shipyard workers stand among wooden scaffolding while watching the ship. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 (negative 2 of 16).
People attend a luncheon (at Columbia house?) to celebrate the launch of the S.S. Ernie Pyle, from Kaiser Company shipyard, Vancouver. The ship sponsor, Babette Johnson, niece of Ernie Pyle, attended. Behind the upper table is a background showing soldiers holding up an American flag. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 (negative 7 of 16).
Two men toasting sandwiches over a small stove at Kaiser Company, Vancouver. They have the sandwiches on metal sticks in an industrial shop area (negative 1 of 1).
A street and buildings at Fort Vancouver, including the Barnes General Hospital. Next to the hospital are several other one-story buildings (negative 1 of 15).
A room of chairs at the Vancouver Barracks. A large stack can be seen at the far side of the room, and a man stands in the doorway (negative 11 of 15).
Pilot Tex Rankin and Portland Mayor Earl Riley, flying in an Ercoupe airplane over Portland and the Columbia River. Taken from another airplane, Mount Adams can be seen in the distance. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 28, 1946 (negative 2 of 6).
Two people walking away from the camera during a fire at North Bonneville, in the Columbia River Gorge. In front of the pair is an aged wooden building with a sign that reads “Goddards Pool Room.” A large fire, likely started near Copeland Lumber company, spread through much of the business and residential sector of the town (negative 4 of 9).
A jukebox and pinball machines, in an outside area at night, taken during a fire in North Bonneville Washington. A man in a suit stands in front of one of the pinball machines. A large fire, likely started near Copeland Lumber company, spread through much of the business and residential sector of the town (negative 5 of 9).
