Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, four unidentified women, are posing in a row on a staircase, each woman standing on a different step. They are wearing matching collared shirts. A bowling pin is arranged next to each woman’s feet, and the women at right and at second from left are holding bowling balls. The number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, four unidentified women, are sitting on a staircase and are holding bowling balls. Three bowling pins are arranged on the step next to the women in front. The bowler at front left is wearing a shirt with the name “Julia” embroidered on it. The number 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, six unidentified men, are at a bowling alley, posing in two rows next to a rack of bowling balls. They are wearing matching collared shirts. Each man’s first name is embroidered on his shirt. The men in the front row are Jim, Ray, George, and Ernie. The man at back left is also Jim; the name on the sixth man’s shirt is not visible. The text “V8” 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 / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified women, are in an office, posing in a row. The two women at each end are sitting on a desk, and the other three are standing between them. They are wearing matching short-sleeved button-up shirts. The text “V2” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are posing in two rows next to a rack of bowling balls. All but the second man from left are wearing matching shirts with a name embroidered on the pocket. The name “Jack” is visible on the shirt of the man at center, and the name “Blackie” is visible on the shirt of the man at right. The other names are partially obscured. The text “V5” 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 / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are posing between a table and a bulletin board labeled “The Albina Paddock.” The four men in front are wearing matching collared shirts. The text “V10” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”
Opal Fay (left) stands next to score keeper Jean Gorman at a Portland bowling alley. Fay holds a bowling ball and smiles downward at a seated Gorman. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 24, 1950 (negative 4 of 8).
Model Marilyn Porter with a set of bowling pins at an unidentified bowling alley in Portland. A Hollyettes team member, she kneels down behind the bowling pins, which have been setup on a wooden alley floor. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 5, 1950 (negative 2 of 4).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, wearing jerseys embroidered with “Abina E & M Steamfitters Local 235.” They are standing in a line and facing away from the camera (negative 13 of 25). See negative 642-8.
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Warehousemen.” Lockers and bowling balls can be seen in the background (negative 14 of 25).
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting in two rows on a staircase and are wearing matching collared shirts. Three bowling pins are arranged on the step next to the women in front, and the bowler at front right is holding a bowling ball. The number 5 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Three-quarters portrait of a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are standing a row and facing front. They are standing next to a rack of bowling balls. The man at center has the name “Harold” embroidered above his shirt pocket. The text “V4” is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are sitting in a row on a bowling-ball rack and facing right. They are looking toward the front and are wearing matching shirts with “Albina” embroidered on the front. The text “V6” 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 / Bowling team.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are posing in two rows. The two men in front are sitting on a rack of bowling balls and the other three are standing next to them. The team members are wearing matching collared shirts and ties. The text “V9” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team.”
A bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Machinists.” Each man has his hand on a bowling ball at the center of the group, displayed on a stand (negative 15 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Boiler Makers.” Each man is holding a bowling ball (negative 20 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Welders & Fitters.” The team is gathered around a score keeping table (negative 21 of 25).
Members of a bowling team for the Albina Engine & Machine Works, holding a paper sign reading “Pipe Fitters.” They are sitting along the edge of a bowling lane, with a pinsetter machine visible on the right side of the frame (negative 25 of 25).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, after throwing a bowling ball down a lane, likely at Oregon Alleys. She is wearing shorts, bowling shoes, and a jersey (negative 7 of 20).
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The members, five unidentified women, are sitting in two rows on a staircase, and four of them are wearing matching collared shirts with a name embroidered on the front. Bowling pins are arranged at the feet of the women in the front row, and three of the women are holding bowling balls. The name “Blanche” is visible on the shirt of the woman at front right, and the name “Rosalie” is visible on the shirt of the woman at back right. The number 2 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Girl bowling teams / 1/9/45.”
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified men, are sitting in a row on a bowling-ball rack. Each of the three men at left has one arm around the shoulders of the man next to him. The team members are wearing matching collared shirts. The text “V7” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The note: “Albina shipbuilding / Bowling team” is written on the negative sleeve.
People from assorted bowling teams for Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. They’re displaying signs for different company teams (negative 18 of 25).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, leans downward towards a set of bowling balls on a track. She is holding a ball between two hands and smiling towards the camera (negative 10 of 20).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, stands with her hands on her waist at a bowling alley (likely Oregon Alleys). She is wearing shorts, bowling shoes, and an embroidered bowling jersey with “Welcome Inn, N.E. 2nd & Alberta.” Behind her is a bowling lane and hand painted sign hung from the ceiling (negative 19 of 20).
A woman, identified as Jo Woodman, faces toward a bowling lane, likely at Oregon Alleys. She is wearing a bowling jersey with “Welcome Inn, N.E. 2nd & Alberta” embroidered on the back. Next to her is a set of bowling balls, and several hand painted signs hang from the ceiling over the lanes (negative 6 of 20).
A group of unidentified women bowlers, kneeling next to a wrapped box and bowling bag. They wear jerseys printed with “Lettering by Parkhurst, 215 Morgan Building.” A woman at the right side of the frame is “H. Pruyne.” Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, February 24, 1950 (negative 1 of 8).
Portrait showing a bowling team from the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard. The team members, five unidentified women, are posing around a desk in an office. They are wearing matching button-up short-sleeved shirts. The text “V3” 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 / Bowling team.”
