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Workers in cafeteria or restaurant, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing unidentified workers sitting at the counter in a cafeteria or restaurant at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 63 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.”

Clinton English? holding playing card with cigarette in the center, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is facing front and smoking a cigarette. With his right hand, he appears to be gesturing toward his left hand, in which he is holding a playing card with a cigarette protruding through a hole in the center of the card. An Albina company button is pinned to his overalls. The worker is unidentified, but he may be Clinton English, who was a magician as well as an Albina employee. The number 112 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Three workers looking at equipment, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing three unidentified employees at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They standing in a row at a table, smiling, and looking at pieces of equipment, possibly shrinking equipment (see image Nos. 375A0401, 375A0402, and 375A0403). The worker at left has an Albina company button pinned to his hat; on the button are the words “SHIPFITTER / LEADMAN.” The number 110 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Crowd of workers listening to address, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing a crowd of workers gathered for an address at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The workers in the front rows are seated; the others are standing. The number 205 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. Also see image Nos. 375A0682 and 375A0683.

Workers carrying woman with injured foot at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing two unidentified male workers carrying a third employee, a woman, with a bandaged foot at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The workers were probably taking her to or from her seat for an address at which she was taking notes. The number 198 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0686, 375A0687, 375A0688, 375A0689, and 375A0692.

Man reading from poster during address to workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph, taken from the side, showing an unidentified man facing to the left , holding a poster, and reading the text on the poster aloud during an address to workers at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The poster depicts a U.S. Marine with one fist raised and bears the words: “And if our lines should form and break, / Because of things you failed to make — The extra tank or ship or plane / For which we waited all in vain, / And the supplies that never came / Will you then come and take the blame? / For we, not you, will pay the cost / Of battles you, not we, have lost.” The poster is shown in full in image No. 375A0635. Image note: The number 197 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The number 199 was written on the negative, then crossed out. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0685, 375A0686, 375A0687, 375A0689, and 375A0692.

Workers eating in restaurant or cafeteria, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing a group of workers sitting at a table and eating a meal in a restaurant or cafeteria at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 200 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.”

Francis Fieger holding Albina Engine & Machine Works’ pledge against absenteeism

Photograph showing Francis Fieger, an employee at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland, sitting at a table and holding open a large notebook. On the top page is the following text: “Pledge to My Country / And to / Franklin D. Roosevelt / President of the United States, as its leader, / We, the undersigned workers at / Albina Engine and Machine Works & Shipyard / builders of Subchasers, Portland, Oregon, aware that every man-hour counts in America’s War for Freedom, / do hereby pledge that we will refrain from taking even one hour off work unnecessarily, until the war is won. / May God give you and our country strength to achieve a glorious victory.” On the bottom page are two columns of handwritten signatures. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 15 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 28, 1943. It had the following caption: “NATIONAL PLEDGE, which President Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins say will be used as a national pledge to help curb absenteeism in defense plants. Francis Fieger, Albina worker, signs the document which originated here.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Pledge to Become National / Albina Plan Wins Honors.” According to the story, the pledge was signed by every worker in the shipyard and by management. Image note: The number 227 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Vincent, Ralph

Workers on break at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing workers sitting on the ground outside the office during a break at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Some of the workers are eating or smoking. The number 220 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Crowd of workers at award ceremony, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing a crowd of workers gathered outside the office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland during an award ceremony on Saturday, February 20, 1943. The ceremony was held to present Albina with its second Star Award. Recipients of the Army-Navy “E” Award, which honored outstanding war production, were given stars at regular intervals if they maintained their record after receiving the E award. A related image, No. 375A0722, and a story about the ceremony were published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 21, 1943. See additional related image Nos. 375A0693, 375A0694, 375A0700, 375A0702, 375A0703, 375A0721, 375A0723, 375A0724, and 375A0725. Image note: The number 221 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. Light leak on negative.

Three Navy servicemen and electrician Ed Mabie holding pennant during award ceremony at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing (from left) U. S. Navy servicemen Russell H. Jones Jr., William D. Langston and Edward F. Fox, all machinist mates second class, with Albina Engine & Machine Works electrician Ed Mabie. They are holding up an Army-Navy “E” Award pennant with two stars. The photograph was taken during a ceremony on Saturday, February 20, 1943, to present Albina Engine with the two-star pennant, which denoted that the shipbuilder had maintained a record of outstanding war production for a year after first receiving the E award. Mabie accepted the pennant as the representative of the Albina workers. A related image, No. 375A0722, and a story about the ceremony were published on Page 10 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 21, 1943. See additional related image Nos. 375A0693, 375A0694, 375A0697, 375A0702, 375A0703, 375A0721, 375A0723, 375A0724, and 375A0725. Image note: The number 219 is written on the negative and is faintly visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

George Rodgers? and group of visitors? at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing a group of eight people, six men and two women, outdoors at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The three men at right are citing on pile of supplies, and the two at center are looking at a copy of the Albina Subchaser, the shipyard newspaper. The people in the photograph are unidentified, but the second person from right may be Albina Engine president George Rodgers. The number 217 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0714, 375A0715, 375A0718, and 375A0719.

Worker unwinding cable?, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. In front of her is a wire cable with one end held in a clamp. What appear to be unwound strands of wire are sticking upward from the clamp. The worker is looking downward, using a tool with one hand, and holding one of the wire strands with the other hand. The number 257 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.”

Workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works participating in Fire Prevention Week event

Photograph showing four unidentified workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works participating in an event during Fire Prevention Week. They are holding cloths over a barrel on a platform as a woman standing on the platform watches. She is wearing a formal floor-length dress and a hat with feathers. A sign propped against one of the barrels reads: “Mr. and Mrs PORTLAND! / LET’S PREVENT / FIRE / INSPECT! / DETECT! / CORRECT! / FIRE HAZARDS / An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Ton of Water / FIRE PREVENTION WEEK / OCTOBER 8th-14th.” See related image No. 375A0279. Image note: The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Employee at door of safety engineers office, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified employee standing in the door of a building at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is facing front and smiling. Signs above the door read “FIRE HOUSE” and “SAFETY ENGINEERS OFFICE.” In the background, an unidentified woman is watching. The text “15X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Sub chaser / 11/25/44.”

Employees at desk, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing two unidentified employees sitting a desk in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are looking toward the front and smiling. A ledger is open on the desk in front of them, and the woman at right is holding a pen over the ledger. The text “9X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image. Information based on the following note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Sub chaser / 11/25/44.” A calendar in the background of this photograph is turned to November 1944; the other information is unverified.

Group of workers, possibly welders, at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing a group of unidentified workers gathered in a room with a blackboard at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Most of the workers are sitting on benches and are facing a man who is standing in front of the blackboard and holding up a rectangular object. Some of the workers are wearing welders’ masks on their heads. The text “3X” is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding / Sub chaser / 11/25/44.”

Officials and workers at keel laying for Dutch cargo ship, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing officials and workers gathered to watch the keel laying for a cargo ship at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland on March 16, 1945. According to two stories in the Oregon Journal on March 16, the cargo ship was to be the first of 20 that the Netherlands had ordered from the Albina shipyard for use in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. In this photograph, the officials are gathered on a platform draped with bunting, and workers are gathered on a pier or other wooden structure in the background. In front of the platform at right is 9-year-old Jean de Graaf, daughter of Oregon tulip grower Jan de Graaf, wearing traditional clothing of the Netherlands and carrying a Dutch flag. Image note: The text “Albina shipbuilding / Keel laying / Dutch ship / 3/16/45” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0598, 375A0600, 375A0601, 375A0602, 375A0603, 375A0604, 375A0605, 375A0606, and 375A0607.

Unidentified official speaking at keel laying for Dutch cargo ship, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified official speaking during the keel laying for a cargo ship at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland on March 16, 1945. He is standing on a bunting-draped platform and speaking into a microphone. Workers are watching from a pier or other elevated wooden structure in the background. According to two stories in the Oregon Journal on March 16, the cargo ship was to be the first of 20 that the Netherlands had ordered from the Albina shipyard for use in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Image note: The text “Albina shipbuilding / Keel laying / Dutch ship / 3/16/45” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0598, 375A0599, 375A0600, 375A0602, 375A0603, 375A0604, 375A0605, 375A0606, and 375A0607.

Keel laying for Dutch cargo ship, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing cranes lowering pieces of metal onto a wooden framework during the keel laying for a cargo ship at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland on March 16, 1945. According to two stories in the Oregon Journal on March 16, 1945, the cargo ship was to be the first of 20 that the Netherlands had ordered from the Albina shipyard for use in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Image note: The text “Albina shipbuilding / Keel laying / Dutch ship / 3/16/45” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0598, 375A0599, 375A0600, 375A0601, 375A0602, 375A0603, 375A0605, 375A0606, and 375A0607.

Employee eating doughnuts, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Portrait showing an unidentified employee of the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is sitting at a dining table, smiling, and facing front. On the table in front of her are plates of doughnuts and a mug, and she is holding a piece of a doughnut. On her sweater is a pin that reads “ALBINA ENGINE & MACHINE WORKS / U. S. N. / 73.” The number 51 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Four workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Half-length portrait of four unidentified workers, all women, standing at a table at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are facing front and smiling. On the table in front of them are rectangular sheets, possibly metal, marked with specifications. Three of the workers are wearing Albina Engine identification buttons. The worker at right is wearing a button with the number 2311 on it; the second from right is wearing a button with 1419 on it; and the third from right is wearing a button with 2449 on it. Image note: The number 50 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Full-length portrait of a group of workers, all men, posing among machinery in a work area at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The number 45 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the photograph. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.” Image note: Damaged negative emulsion.

Welder, probably Pat Mulligan, working at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing a welder, probably Pat Mulligan, working on a metal frame at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The welder is kneeling next to the frame, looking downward, and wearing a mask. The number 165 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. Also see image No. 375A0624 of Mulligan.

Vincent, Ralph

Worker with diagrams, Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. He is leaning on a table and holding a pencil. Diagrams are spread in front of him on the table. An Albina identification button is pinned to his hat. The number 178 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The note “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve.

Two workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland

Photograph showing two unidentified workers, both men, at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are standing outdoors and facing each other. The man on the right is wearing a button with the word “FOREMAN” on it. The number 172 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.”

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