People working in an office at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Two wooden desks are pushed together, holding stacks of paper cards and what appear to be small punch machines? (negative 10 of 25).
Office workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. One woman is seated at a desk behind a typewriter, while other women are standing around her and smiling. One woman is sitting on a desk and looking down at pieces of paper (negative 11 of 25).
Oregon Journal secretary Kay Fralick points at a large carved pumpkin with a glowing face. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Monday, October 31, 1949 (negative 1 of 1).
Photograph showing an unidentified office worker sitting at a desk and using a telephone at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is facing to the left and holding a document. The text “32X” 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 ship / Swing shift / 12/7/44.”
Three-quarters portrait of an unidentified office worker at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is sitting at a typewriter, facing to the left, and smiling. The text “32X” 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 ship / Swing shift / 12/7/44.”
Photograph showing a smiling woman in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is sitting at a desk and facing to the left. A piece of office equipment and a stack of narrow documents are on the desk in front of her. Information based on the following unverified note written on the negative sleeve: “Albina shipbuilding.”
Photograph showing an unidentified employee sitting at a desk in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is facing right, looking over her shoulder toward the front, and smiling. The text “14X” 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.”
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.
Photograph showing a group of eight unidentified employees, all women, posing in a office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The woman at center is sitting at a desk, facing front, and the others are gathered behind her. The text “6X” 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.”
Photograph showing an unidentified employee at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. She is in an office, sitting at a desk and facing to the right. She is writing on the bottom of a typewritten letter on the desk in front of her. Photographs are tacked to the wall behind her; among them are prints of image Nos. 375A0358 and 375A0367. The number 47 is written on the negative and is visible in the bottom right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding” is written on the negative sleeve. Image note: Damaged negative emulsion.
Photograph showing six unidentified employees, five men and a woman, posing in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. They are smiling and looking toward the front. The number 176 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.”
Photograph showing two unidentified employees, a woman and a man, sitting in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. The woman is sitting at a typewriter, facing left, and smiling. The man is holding a pen in one hand and a cigarette in the other. The number 175 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.”
Photograph showing three unidentified employees, all women, working in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Each employee is sitting at a desk. The woman at left is flipping through rectangular objects from a long drawer lying on the desk in front of her. The woman at right is using a piece of office equipment. The number 187 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.”
Photograph showing three unidentified employees sitting at a desk or table in an office at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland. Two of the women are eating sandwiches. The number 236 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.”
Photograph showing a woman sitting at a desk, facing forward, while looking downward at a piece of paper. On the side of the negative is written "49-219." (Image note: see related image PGE 49-220).
Photograph showing a woman sitting at a desk, facing forward, while looking toward her right. On the side of the negative is written "49-220." (Image note: see related image PGE 49-219).
Photograph showing two receptionists behind a wooden built-in desk with glass dividers. Behind the women is a large photograph of a dam structure with flowing water. Both of the women look downward at their desk. On the negative is written "49-271." (Image note: see related image PGE 49-52).
Photograph showing two receptionists working at desks in an office space. Both individuals are facing forward at their desks while looking downward. The woman towards the back of the image appears to be speaking on a telephone headset, while the front receptionists works on a typewriter. On the negative is written "49-272."
Photograph showing a group of unidentified women (secretaries?) in work attire sitting or standing around a table. Behind the group, an office kitchen with a hot plate and kettle are visible. On the table are several plates and cups,
Photograph taken in a office showing a group of women sitting or standing around a desk area. On the desk is a small tinsel laden Christmas tree with cards and wrapped gifts. Written on the negative is "49-312." (Image note: see related image PGE 49-313).
Photograph taken in a office showing a group of women sitting or standing around a desk area. Holiday decorations can be seen on the windows around the group, and a Christmas tree can be seen at the very edge of the frame. Written on the negative is 49-303 (Image note: see related image PGE 49-312).
Photograph showing a group of women seated at a long dining table, set up in an office space with a blackboard. The group is looking at the camera, and in front of each person is a plate setting with food. Written on the negative is "49-314."
Photograph showing a gathering of people in an office setting. Two women in dresses stand next to a table, one of which (Mabel P. Maxwell) is holding a purse unwrapped from a gift. In the background, three seated people look at the woman. (Image note: see related image PGE 49-330, PGE 49-331, PGE 49-332).
Photograph showing a man and woman standing in front of a table with flowers and cake. The woman is looking at an object in her hands, while the man stands next to her with his hands in his suit pockets. On the negative is written "49-33."
Photograph showing a gathering of people in an office setting. Near the center of the frame, a man in a suit shakes hands with a seated women (Mabel P. Maxwell). Behind the man is a blackboard with "Mabel P. Maxwell, best wishes from the gang." Other people are seated around the table, in conversation or looking towards the man and woman shaking hands. Written on the negative is "49-330." (Image note: see related image PGE 49-329, PGE 49-331, PGE 49-332).
Photograph showing a smiling Mabel P. Maxwell surrounded by coworkers at a party. Wrapped gifts and paper can be seen on the table in front of her. Written on the negative is "49-331." (Image note: see related images 49-329, 49-330, 49-332).