A worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland squats in front of sheet metal, holding a tool used to spray and shrink galvanized metal. The man is wearing sunglasses and tubes attach to various points along the tool (negative 5 of 25).

Mrs. George E. Hartman holds a wrapped bottle before breaking it on the hull of the S.S. Elijah P. Lovejoy at Oregon Shipyards. Hartman was the wife of George E Hartman, the Quartermaster of Army’s Training Corps at Vancouver (negative 8 of 10).

A night photograph showing a ship stern segment being lifted at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Workers can be seen standing at the base of the metal piece, which is being lifted by a hoist (negative 2 of 7).

A group stands in front of shipbuilding scaffolding at Oregon Shipbuilding Company in Portland, after the launching of Liberty ship C.J. Jones. From left to right: Captain W. Wills, Mrs. Kathryn Jones Bedinger (sister of C.J. Jones), Charlotte McNary, and Mrs. Charles L. McNary (wife of Senator Charles McNary. This photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 2 of 7).

A launching ceremony in front of a newly built subchaser at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, sponsored by Shrine Hospital. An unidentified man stands behind a podium, with Father Thomas J. Tobin to his right. People can be seen along the deck of the ship, which appears to be inside a large industrial facility. A photograph from this story was published on page 4A of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 29, 1943 (negative 3 of 5).

Beatrice Greenwalt, superintendent of Shrine Hospital, smashes a bottom of the hull of a newly built subchaser at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. A photograph from this story was published on page 4A of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 29, 1943 (negative 5 of 5).

The U.S.S. Bronx, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River upon its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ways. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 15, 1945 (negative 1 of 8).

A woman stands next to a large wooden crate filled with metal safety hats at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, as the company ceases shipbuilding operations (negative 3 of 26).

Four men use a large machine to bend a sheet of metal at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Three men are holding sheet, while a third holds a chain and looks toward the machine. Braces can be seen along the high ceiling (negative 15 of 25).

War industry workers walk along a yard at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. A train track can be seen in the cement, and on the right side of the frame are large sheets of shaped metal (negative 16 of 25).

Workers building ships in two large warehouse buildings at Commercial Iron Works, Portland. The ships are on wooden scaffolding, with workers on top (negative 24 of 37).

Workers, seated on wooden benches, braiding ropes at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. Large piles of rope are next to the men, and smaller lengths of rope hang from the ceiling (negative 32 of 37).

Mrs. George E. Hartman breaks a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Elijah P. Lovejoy, upon the occasion of it’s launching from the Oregon Shipyards in Portland. Hartman was the wife of George E Hartman, the Quartermaster of Army’s Training Corps at Vancouver (negative 7 of 10).

Mrs. Charles McNary breaks a bottle on the hull of the Liberty ship C.J. Jones before its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Champagne is flying through the air from the broken bottle. A photograph from this story was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 5 of 7).

A groups stands in front of a shipping ways at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, at the launching of the tanker Bladensburg. The women photographed from left to right: Barbara Crowe, Mrs. Mary Hare, Mrs. Oscar Cox (sponsor), and Mrs. Marian Sanasac. Three of the women are holding large bouquets of flowers (negative 3 of 7).

A clipper crew, primarily made up of grandmothers, at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Most of the crew members are wearing safety hats (negative 3 of 4).

A shipbuilding facility on the Willamette River in Portland. Multiple ways, each holding a ship, can be seen along the water (negative 8 of 37).

A partially completed ship at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, photographed as the company ceases operations at the end of World War II. Wooden scaffolding can be seen around the ship (negative 15 of 26).

An Oregon Shipbuilding Building Corporation building, photographed as the company ceases operations at the end of World War II. Next to the entrance to the building is a sign that reads “United States Maritime Commission” (negative 5 of 26).

Photograph showing a crowd gathered on the shore of the Willamette River, on the occasion of the launching of liberty ship “Star of Oregon.” The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation facility can be seen behind the crowd, and shipbuilding scaffolding is on the right side of the frame (negative 5 of 15).

Photograph showing the “Star of Oregon” in a scaffolding area at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, on the occasion of its launching. Flags are strung along the top of the ship, and several other shipbuilding bays can be seen on either side of the Star of Oregon (negative 8 of 15).

Photograph showing a ship being launched into the Willamette River at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen along the sides of the launch bay, where workers are standing and watching the ship. Across the river are several buildings and docks (negative 2 of 3).

Two men sit on a bench while braiding rope. A rope splicing fid can be seen on the bench between them. Most likely in Portland area (negative 2 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 night shot of workers building a ship at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Wooden scaffolding has been built around the ship structure, and light from welding torches can be seen (negative 17 of 25).

Workers at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, laying out wooden forms on a floor in a warehouse building (?). One man is kneeling on the ground and looking downward at a piece of wood (negative 28 of 37).

A night photograph showing a ship stern segment being lifted at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. A hoist is holding the segment in the air, above the metal structure of a ship. Wooden scaffolding can be seen throughout the scene (negative 5 of 7).

Liberty ship C.J. Jones, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen on either side of the ways, and workers can be seen at either side watching the ship. A photograph from this story was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 15, 1943 (negative 3 of 7).