People in a suspended metal box at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, at the launch of the S.S. Forbes Road. Other people stand at ground level and point upward towards the box. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 5 of 9).

A woman holds a puppy towards a child in front of a house at Meadow Lark Village, an independent war production housing camp in the Portland area. The pair are on a covered porch in front of a make-shift wooden house. A planter box with flowers can be seen along one side of the porch. A photograph from this series was published on page 4D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (negative 4 of 5).

Firefighters at a the Crowder Shingle company at 8414 N. Vancouver Avenue in Portland. One man is spraying water at a recently burned structure with a collapsed roof. A story referencing this fire was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal on Monday, December 11, 1944 (negative 1 of 6).

Norma Lee Peck (right?) holding a stack of books next to a display reading “Books for Service Men” at the Portland Central Library. At the other side of the display are two women, one wearing a fur coat and also holding a stack of books (negative 1 of 2)

Returning servicemen disembarking from a ship in Portland. Two men are carrying a trunk and smiling at the camera (negative 3 of 7).

A returning serviceman sits on wrapped sacks after arriving by ship in Portland (negative 7 of 7).

A view of buildings and docks on the Willamette River in Portland, most likely looking west. At the left side of the frame is the Centennial Mills (Crown Mills) building on what is now Northwest Naito Parkway (negative 1 of 37).

A shipbuilding facility on the Willamette River in Portland, shown from a high angle. Multiple ways, each holding a ship, can be seen along the water (negative 16 of 37).

Albina Engine & Machine Works, next to the Willamette River in Portland, most likely looking west. Numerous other industrial buildings can be seen along the river, with the west hills in the distance (negative 33 of 37).

Ramshackle houses line a dirt road at a shipyard trailer camp at N.E. 2nd avenue and N.E. Glisan Street in Portland. At the right side of the frame is a trailer with a “For Sale” sign in the window (negative 1 of 2).

A wreck scene after a collision between a freight and passenger train on the S.P. & S railroad in Portland, at Willbridge. A steam engine is tipped to one side of a train track. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, June 11, 1945 (negative 10 of 10).

A wreck scene after a collision between a freight and passenger train on the S.P. & S railroad in Portland, at Willbridge. A steam engine is tipped to one side of a train track. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, June 11, 1945 (negative 3 of 10).

A portrait of artist Thelma Johnson Streat. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 17, 1945 (negative 1 of 1).

A Portland street parade celebrating a visit from President Harry Truman. A line of cars is traveling down a street lined on both sides with people. Taken from a high angle, a large United States flag hangs over the street between two buildings, with the Meier & Frank building visible on the right side (621 S.W. 5th Avenue) (negative 2 of 2).

Mrs. John Greenslade breaks a bottle on the hull of the U.S.S. Bronx, on the occasion of its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Next to Greenslade is likely her husband, Vice Admiral Greenslade. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 15, 1945 (negative 7 of 8).

Young people gathered in downtown Portland, celebrating the end of World War II. Taken from the ground and looking upward, two couples sit on a cement block and smile downward at the camera. The men are wearing United States Navy Uniforms. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1945 (negative 11 of 40).

People celebrating the end of World War II in downtown Portland. Pieces of paper fly through the air, in front of the Cascade Building on S.W. 6th Avenue and S.W. Alder Street. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1945 (negative 29 of 40).

People gathered on the street in downtown Portland, celebrating the end of World War II. Several young people are seated in and on top of a automobile, on a street strewn with paper. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1945 (negative 30 of 40).

People gathered on the street in downtown Portland, celebrating the end of World War II. A couple stands together while holding a copy of the Oregon Journal, with the “Peace” printed across the front in large letters. The man is wearing a United States Navy Uniform. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, August 15, 1945 (negative 7 of 40).

Workers walk along a building at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, as the company ceases shipbuilding operations. The building runs along the right side of the frame, with a crane visible in the distance (negative 2 of 26).

A wrecked St. Tabor street car at S.E. 76th Avenue and S.E. Taylor Street in Portland. The derailed street car can be seen in the yard and partially inside a home at 7603 S.E. Taylor Street. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, September 3, 1945 (negative 3 of 3).

Willy Fong hands boxes of moon cakes to Michael Leslie Gong and Kathleen Law at Fong Chong & Co. in Portland. Behind Fong are cabinets of various goods. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, September 16, 1945 (negative 2 of 4).

This photograph depicts a bustling street corner near Burnside street outside Erickson's Saloon, with a man riding a motorcycle crossing the intersection. A sign hanging off the building's facade advertises "Eastside," a brand of beer. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "This building (now gone) for more than a generation held Ericson's [sic.] famous bar, a block long, where all adventurers of the west used to meet. Ericson [Sic.] himself, once considered rich, died a prisoner-pauper, in a Portland hospital, charged with bootlegging and unable to procure bail. The sign that hangs awry says Ericson's [sic.]." A transcription from the back of a second copy of the print in the collection reads, "Erickson's before Burnside Street was widened, but after its glory had departed. ca. 1924."

This photograph depicts a gravesite monument, with a sculptural relief on the headstone portraying James and Elizabeth Stephens. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "Lone Fir Cemetery. James B. Stephens and Elizabeth Stephens, wife." This photograph was from the same take as those featured in an article Olsen wrote titled "Lone Fir Cemetery - Necropolis of Pioneers," in the May 8th, 1927 publication of The Sunday Oregonian.

This photograph depicts view of Lone Fir Cemetery and several groupings of headstones and burial plots within fenced areas. A caption on the back of this photograph marks it as "No. 1" and mentions it was likely taken in 1883.

This photograph depicts an exterior view of the William S. Ladd residence, taken from the street. The Ladd residence was located in southwest Portland, near Broadway and Jefferson street. Transcribed from handwritten note on back of the photograph, "6th and Broadway, Jefferson and Columbia. W.S. Ladd residence. This picture taken from about same posture the 1900 picture. Elm trees and shrubbery have grown tall." A second caption mentions this photograph was likely taken in 1927.

This photograph depicts a group of people posing in the entrance of Joe's Bicycle Repair Shop located at 274 Southwest Taylor Street in Portland, Oregon. The owner, Joseph Brown, stands on the right. A note on the photograph mentions that Brown lived at this location from 1913-1914, and that it is next door to the Rialto Cafe.

This photograph is a copy of OrgLot1003_F2_004, depicting a group posing outside the storefront of Joe's Bicycle Repair Shop, located at 266 Southwest Taylor in Portland, Oregon. The owner, Joseph Brown, stands to the left of the group. A note on the photograph mentions this image was featured in the 4/10/24 issue of Motorcycle & Bicycle Illustrated.