Employee newspaper for Vancouver Shipyard covering shipyard productivity and current projects, safety and injury reports, war bond drives, employee sports leagues, award recipients, and human-interest stories. Topical coverage in this issue includes: Articles on Vancouver Shipyard’s C-4 Troop Transport production schedule; articles on two hospital ships, the U.S.S. Solace and the U.S.S. Samaritan, in Portland for repairs; an article on a Swan Island Shipyard machinist and family members who were imprisoned at Buchenwald; an article on oil exploration in Oregon; an article on how the shortage of workers has delayed the C-4 Troop Transport production; an article on evening canning sessions for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on large war bond contest prizes, including a house; an article on the contract renewal for the Northern Permanente Foundation hospital, Vancouver; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article the shipment to San Francisco of the Vancouver Shipyard built YFD 70 drydock; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s and Joseph W. Frazer’s plans to produce automobiles; an article on Vancouver lake as a possible Navy ship mooring site; an article on a children’s play school in Vanport; an article on the Kaiser Co., ship repair, leasing more river frontage from the Portland Dock commission; an article on Clark county’s Victory Fair; an article on dismantling Vancouver housing project units and shipping them to Seattle; an article on a Vancouver housing project garden show and contest; an article on the combat experiences of the Oregon Shipyard outfitted Liberty ship, the S.S. Juan de Fuca.

Employee newspaper for Vancouver Shipyard covering shipyard productivity and current projects, safety and injury reports, war bond drives, employee sports leagues, award recipients, and human-interest stories. Topical coverage in this issue includes: An article on installing generators at Grand Coulee dam; an article on a service award for the hospital ship, the U.S.S. Solace; an article on vaccines for children in Vanport; an article on allowing lambs to be butchered in Clark county to alleviate the meat shortage; an article on Portland’s need for more drydocks; an article on the history of Vancouver’s first drydock; an article on dancing classes at Vanport; an article on Gadget club meetings in Vanport; an article on where Vanport residents can go to discuss community problems; an article on installing more street lights in Vanport; an article on Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) meetings in Vanport; an article on the Vanport child care center summer schedule; an article on band for Vanport children; an article on a Vanport Glee club; an article on the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project; an article on continuing three shifts at the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the deadline to apply for a Washington State drivers’ license; an article on a lunch hour concert at the Vancouver Shipyard; the Worker Speaks column; an article on the CVE (aircraft carriers) contract; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on the history of shipbuilding; an article on the importance of ship repair; an article on the naval ship production record, including that of the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on the need for draftsmen; an article on evening canning sessions in Vancouver.

Employee newspaper for Vancouver Shipyard covering shipyard productivity and current projects, safety and injury reports, war bond drives, employee sports leagues, award recipients, and human-interest stories. Topical coverage in this issue includes: An article on postwar employment opportunities; an article on the closure of the shipyards for Labor Day; an article on rationed items; an article on the 40-hour week at the Bremerton navy yard; an article on vacation pay; an article on V-J week pay; an article on housing naval personnel at the Swan Island barracks; an article on the future of light metals production, such as aluminum, in the Northwest; an article on war surplus sales; an article on retention of Northern Permanente health care plan coverage for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on Vancouver Shipyard lay-offs; articles on Vancouver Shipyard lay-offs due to the cancellation of C-4 Troop Transport and CVE aircraft carrier contracts; an article on ending Vancouver night canning sessions; an article on a V-J Vancouver Victory Fair celebration; an article on transportation needs for Vancouver Shipyard workers; an article on Vancouver war housing tenants’ moving plans; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on postwar housing in the Portland-Vancouver area; articles on postwar job opportunities in agriculture; an article on postwar surplus moorage in Puget Sound; an article on the Lend-Lease ship repair program at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on cancelled services for war workers after V-J day; an article on continued (M&H) medical coverage for Oregon and Swan Island Shipyards workers.

Employee newspaper for Vancouver Shipyard covering shipyard productivity and current projects, safety and injury reports, war bond drives, employee sports leagues, award recipients, and human-interest stories. Topical coverage in this issue includes: An article on innovations in underwater welding; articles on the continued sale of Victory bonds; an article on postwar industrial expansion in the Pacific Northwest; an article on the Vancouver kids’ circus parade and the summer program; the Worker Speaks column; an article on Vancouver housing projects occupancy rates; an article on converting C-4 Troop Transports into cargo ships; an article on the Portland U.S. Employment office and postwar job opportunities; an article on Vancouver junior high school registration; the Stubby Bilgebottom comic strip; an article on naval oil tanker construction at the Swan Island Shipyard; an article on the postwar demand for naval and commercial ship building; an article on continuing the 48 hour week at the Kaiser shipyards; an article on Henry J. Kaiser’s bid for Northwest aluminum plants; an article on launching the Swan Island Shipyard built, S. S. Cannon Beach; an article on the two-day Labor Day holiday; an article on the Vancouver Victory Fair; an article on Vancouver-Kaiser, a book on the history of the Vancouver Shipyard; an article on Vancouver Shipyard employment.

A photograph of a crowd of people standing in and around two automobiles parked in the middle of a dirt street. The sign on the building to the left of the photograph reads, "Olympia Beer Saloon." A pennant attached to one of the automobiles reads, "Portland to Seattle, Portland Day."

A hand-colored pen and ink map of Strait of Juan de Fuca. English translation: Plan of the Strait of Juan de Fuca discovered in the year 1592, recognized in 1789 by Dn. José Narbaez, in the [year] 90 by Dn. Manuel Quimper, in 91 by Dn. Franco Eliza and followed in this by commander Vancouver and Dn. Dionisio Galiano ; the discoveries made are denoted by the color black, with the pink being the discoveries of Vancouver and blue those of Galiano.

A hand colored navigational map of the Pacific coast of the United States, primarily Washington and Oregon. The map includes vast detail along the coast and is less detailed further inland. Coastal cities and towns, water depths, reefs, lights, and buoys are shown. A table of tidal information and seven inset maps are included. The inset maps show Duncan Rock and Cape Flattery, Grays Harbour, Orford Reef, Humboldt Bay, and the entrances to the Umpqua River, the Yaquina River, and the Coos River. Two coastal views are included: Cape Flattery and the entrance to Humboldt Bay. Relief is shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths are shown by soundings in fathoms.

A color map of the Columbia River Basin, depicting Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. Relief is shown pictorially.

A map of Portland's central market and seaport. The map includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and a portion of Utah. The map shows principal cities and railroad routes in the area. Relief is shown pictorially and by shading.

A hand colored map of the Pacific Coast depicting the ecclesiastical province of Oregon, including Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Translated title, "Map of the ecclesiastical province of Oregon." The map labels are written in French.

A map of the mining regions of Oregon and Washington. The map shows rivers, roads, trails, and mining locations. The map was compiled from observations made in 1861 and 1862. Relief is shown by hachures.

A hand colored railway map depicting Oregon, Washington, and parts of Idaho and Montana. Navigation lines of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company are in blue. Railroad lines of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company are in red. Railroad lines connecting with the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company are in yellow. Relief is shown by hachures.

A map of the Pacific Northwest depicting railways and steamship lines in the region, primarily Oregon and Washington. Lines at the top and bottom of the map read, "The Northwest presents the greatest opportunities for settlers of any portion of "Uncle Sam's" domain. For grains, grasses, live stock and minerals the territory embraced in this map is unequalled." The back of the map is a pamphlet titled, "Map and Short Story of the Pacific Northwest embracing Oregon Washington Idaho." The pamphlet contains information about various aspects of the region, including climate, agriculture, mining, lumber, and schools and churches. Inset maps include the route of the Oregon Short Line Railroad and a bird's-eye view of the Lewis and Clark Exposition Grounds.

A map of the Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Territories that depicts the military road from Fort Walla Walla to Fort Benton. The map also shows locations of Native American tribal groups. Relief is shown by hachures.

A colored map of Oregon, Washington, and parts of Idaho produced by the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company circa 1880. The map shows railroad lines under construction and proposed routes and connections, steamship lines along rivers and other navigable waterways, built and projected connections, and boundaries of land grants held by the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000]. Relief shown by form lines. Original map mounted on cloth backing. Item has also been identified as bb0175546.

Map depicting the outlet of the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. The map shows water depths, Astoria, Oregon, Gray's Bay, Cape Disappointment, and the locations of Native American tribal groups. The northern side of the outlet reads, "Country Low, open & marshy, interspersed with Pines. Thick undergrowth." The southern side of the outlet reads, "High Lands covered with Lofty Pines." The bottom includes a note that reads, "The Cape is a circular knob about 150 f. high," and a note that reads "Engraved for J. Melish's Description of the United States." Prime meridians: Washington, D.C. and London.

A map of the Columbia River from Point Vancouver to Cape Disappointment in two sections. Water depths are shown by soundings.

A map of the Columbia River from its mouth on the Pacific Coast to Fort Vancouver. Water depths are shown by soundings. Translated title, "Map of Columbia River from its mouth to Fort Vancouver at 17 measures of 10,000 meters from the sea."

A color railroad map of Oregon and Washington, depicting the Columbia River from the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The Union Pacific Overland Route is in solid red. A red dashed line indicates a ship route on the Columbia River. Insets on the map include views of Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood and the Cloud Cap Inn, Mount Hood. The map reads, ""See Europe if you Will - But See America First" The scenic, quickest, shortest, through car, every comfort line between the East and Portland, Ore. is the Union Pacific the Overland Route." Relief is shown pictorially.

A blueline print map of a survey of the Columbia River between Celilo and The Dalles. Relief is shown by contours and depth is shown by soundings. The map also shows the proposed route for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company’s Oregon Portage Railroad extension.

A reproduction of a hand-drawn sketch of the Columbia River by William Clark. The map also indicates camping places on the return journey in April, 1806. Originally issued in volume titled: Atlas accompanying the original journal of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-1806, edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites (New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1905). Map 32, pt. 2. Item has also been identified as bb017544.

A navigational map, “Chart of the Columbia River for 90 miles from its mouth [cartographic material] / drawn from several surveys in the possession of W.A. Slacum ; by M.C. Ewing.” Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the left. Profiles: Cape Disappointment N.N.E. by compass distance 10 miles -- Cape Disappointment N.N.E. 6 miles. "S. Doc. No. 470. 25 Con. 2d S." Series: Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 25th Congress, 2d session, no. 470. Imaged map dissected and mounted on cloth backing. Item has also been identified as bb017535.

A map of the Columbia River through the Cascade Range. The map shows the route of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company's Portage Railroad [Cascade Railroad] and Oregon Portage Railway [Ruckle Road]. The depth is shown in soundings.

A map of the Columbia River that shows the route of the river from The Dalles to Celilo. The map also shows the route of the Dalles and Celilo Railroad. Depths are shown by soundings.

A map of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon Territory as surveyed by the United States Exploring Expedition in 1841 under commander Charles Wilkes. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inset details soundings of the Bar of Columbia River. Item has also been identified as bb017536.

A hand drawn map depicting the Nez Percé reservation in the Washington Territory. The key shows Native American villages, routes of travel, road stations, and gold fields. The boundary of the reserve is in blue. The Oregon boundary is shown with a red dashed line. The map also contains a table of travel distances between various locations, including Portland, Lewiston, Walla Walla, Orofino, Elk City, and Slate Creek. Relief is shown by hachures.

A map depicting a part of the Territory of Washington. The map shows surveyed lines, work under process of being surveyed, townships subdivided, and work proposed to be surveyed in 1856 and 1857. Relief is shown by hachures.

A map of the Washington Territory west of the Cascade Mountains. The map shows surveys executed, surveys under contract, and proposed surveys for 1859 and 1860. Various symbols represent Native American reservations, lighthouses, prairies, swamps, roads, trails, and mills. Relief is shown by hachures.