Photograph showing four people standing in the ring at a boxing match. At left and right are two unidentified boxers. Second from right is an unidentified man in a military uniform. Second from left is Melva Lillian Cole of Fargo, North Dakota, who visited Portland from December 12, 1942 to January 8, 1943. Cole was visiting Portland to christen a ship, PC 816, a submarine chaser known as Hell Hornet, at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Her husband, Navy serviceman Wilson Burnett Cole, was killed in a German submarine attack off Cape Hatteras in 1942. Image note: The number 32 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Launching / Hell Hornet / 1/8/43” is written on the negative sleeve. Also see image Nos. 375A0434, 375A0435, 375A0437, 375A0438, 375A0439, 375A0440, 375A0441, 375A0442, 375A0443, 375A0444, 375A0445, 375A0446, 375A0447, 375A0448, 375A0449, 375A0450, and 375A0451.

Full-length portrait of a man posing in a wrestling stance. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is facing to the right. He has a mustache and is wearing wrestling shorts and shoes. The name “Walter Sirois” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Photograph quality is poor due to extensive deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of a man posing in a lunging position. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is facing to the right. He has a mustache and is wearing wrestling shorts and shoes. The name “Walter Sirois” is written on the negative and is faintly visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows marks and distortion due to deterioration of the negative.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front. He has a mustache and is shirtless. The name “Walter Sirois” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows marks and distortion due to deterioration of the negative.

Full-length portrait of a man posing in a wrestling stance. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony and is facing to the right. He is shirtless and is wearing wrestling shorts and shoes. The name “Herman Olson” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Full-length portrait of a man with his arms crossed. He is standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony. He is shirtless and is wearing wrestling shorts and shoes. The name “Herman Olson” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man without a shirt. The name “Herman Olson” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph. Image note: Damaged negative.

Three-quarters portrait of a man posing in a wrestling stance. He is shirtless and is wearing wrestling shorts. The name “Jack Mitchell” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1272, 372A0401, 372A0402, and 372A0403.

Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a screen and posing in a wrestling stance. He is shirtless and is wearing wrestling shorts and shoes. The name “Jack Mitchell” is written on the negative and is visible on the left side of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1272, 372A0401, 372A0402, and 372A0404.

Half-length portrait of a seated man turned partly to the left and looking at the camera. He is shirtless and is wearing wrestling shorts. The name “Jack Mitchell” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1272, 372A0401, 372A0403, and 372A0404.

Half-length portrait of a man posing in a wrestling stance. He is shirtless and is wearing shorts. The name “Jack Mitchell” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image. See related image Nos. 371N1272, 372A0402, 372A0403, and 372A0404.

Photograph of four canoes, each paddled by two people, possibly during a race. This image may be related to image Nos. 371N5185 and 371N4941D.

Photograph of spectators seated on a barge above a dock. People in swimsuits are standing on the dock and are sitting in canoes next to the dock and barge. Also see image No. 371N4941D and image No. 371N5186.

Portrait of an unidentified shirtless man standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony. He is smiling and is wearing a wrestling belt and shorts.

Portrait of an unidentified man standing on what may be a rooftop or balcony. He is shirtless and is wearing a wrestling belt, wrestling shorts, and leggings.

Photograph of a picture of an unidentified man holding a steer in a headlock. The man is shirtless and is wearing leggings. The background of the original picture has been masked out.

Photograph of three unidentified male wrestlers. The wrestler in the center is holding the wrestler on the right in a headlock as the wrestler on the left watches. Also see image No. 371N4963 and 371N4974.

Photograph of two unidentified men wrestling. The wrestler on the left is holding the wrestler on the right in a headlock. Also see image No. 371N4963 and 371N4975.

Photograph of two unidentified young men wrestling, with arms locked, on the sidewalk outside a building. Both are shirtless and wearing shorts. The shorts of the wrestler on the right have the emblem of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club (now the Multnomah Athletic Club) on one leg. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of two unidentified wrestlers. The wrestler in front is holding the other wrestler in a headlock. The number 3 is written on the negative. Image note: The background of the photograph has been masked out.

Photograph of two unidentified wrestlers. The wrestler on the right is grabbing the wrestler on the left around the chest from above. The number 3 is written on the negative. Image note: The background of the photograph has been masked out.

Photograph of two unidentified wrestlers on what may be a rooftop or balcony. The wrestler on the left has a headlock on the wrestler on the right, who is upside down with his legs in the air and his hands on the other wrestler’s waist.

Photograph of two unidentified wrestlers on what may be a rooftop or balcony. The wrestler on the left has a headlock on the wrestler on the right.

Photograph of two unidentified wrestlers on what may be a rooftop or balcony. The wrestler on the right appears to be jumping in the air and has one arm around the neck of the wrestler on the left.

Portrait of two unidentified wrestlers, one holding the other in a headlock. Image note: The background of the photograph has been masked out.

Portrait of an unidentified man looking toward the left and posing in a wrestling stance. He is wearing shorts and is shirtless.

Group portrait of eleven unidentified men, possibly a wrestling team, posing in two rows. They are wearing shorts and are shirtless. Also see image No. 371N4974 and 371N4975.

Portrait of a shirtless man, possibly a wrestler, sitting on a bench. He has a mustache and is wearing shorts. The name “Jack Wilkins” is written on the negative and is visible at the bottom of the image.