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Albina Engine & Machine Works women’s bowling team

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.”

Albina Engine & Machine Works women’s bowling team

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.”

Albina Subchasers and unidentified soccer team

Photograph showing two soccer teams posing on an athletic field. In the back row, except for the player at far right, are the members of the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard soccer team, the Subchasers. They are wearing matching uniforms with a letter “A” on their jerseys. From left to right, the Subchasers players are: B. Carlson, S. Bergman, W. Carlson, B. Swank, K. Hunger, T. Doig, E. Philipp, R. Anderson, L. Ottman, T. DeWitt, and K. Anderson. In the front row, all kneeling, are the members of an unidentified soccer team. They players wearing matching jerseys with an “S” logo on the chest. The unidentified team is probably a group of visiting British sailors. This photograph was probably taken in December 1942. A related photograph, image No. 375A0652, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal sports section on January 3, 1943, along with a story about a soccer game to be played that day between the Albina team and the British sailors. It was to be the second game between the two teams. The number 68 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. 375A0650, and 375A0658.

Two U. S. Navy servicemen posing with Portland Gas & Coke Co. car

Photograph showing two unidentified United States Navy servicemen posing next to a Portland Gas & Coke Company car. They are smiling and attaching a sign to the side of the car. The sign reads: “CHOOSE NAVY NOW / WHILE YOU CAN.” An unidentified Portland Gas & Coke employee is sitting in the driver’s seat of the car. The number 2629 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0842. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Sid Woodbury IV with group of men at Albina Engine & Machine Works during cigarette drive

Photograph showing 7-year-old Sid Woodbury IV with six men outside the office at Albina Engine & Marine Works in Portland. The photograph was taken during a cigarette drive at the Albina shipyard for United States troops serving in World War II. Woodbury and his grandfather had offered to match up to $1,000 in cigarette contributions by Albina workers. Boxes of cigarettes are stacked behind the men. In front of them are collection barrels labeled “SOLDIERS” and “MARINES.” Woodbury is standing on a box next to one of the barrels and leaning on an open box of cigarettes on top of the barrel. He and the man at right are holding up a piece of paper money. The other men are standing in a row behind them. The men are unidentified, but the second man from right may be Albina president George Rodgers, and the second man from left may be Woodbury’s grandfather, Sid Woodbury III. Image note: The number 95 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942 but the exact date is unverified.

Worker at Albina Engine & Machine works donating cigarettes for United States troops

Photograph showing an employee at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland holding boxes of Camel cigarettes over a collection barrel labeled “MARINES.” He is smiling and facing front. The photograph was taken during a cigarette drive for United States troops serving in World War II. The number 104 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The date is unverified.

Worker at Albina Engine & Machine works donating cigarettes for United States troops

Photograph showing a worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland smiling as she holds boxes of Camel cigarettes over a collection barrel labeled “SAILORS.” The photograph was taken during a cigarette drive for United States troops serving in World War II. The number 100 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942, but the exact date is unverified.

Workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works during cigarette drive for United States troops

Night photograph showing a male worker at Albina Engine & Machine Works handing cash to a female worker for a box of Camels during a cigarette drive at the Portland shipyard for United States troops serving in World War II. The number 87 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942 but the exact date is unconfirmed.

Sid Woodbury IV with group of workers during cigarette drive at Albina Engine & Machine Works

Night photograph showing a group of unidentified workers, all women, at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland posing with 7-year-old Sid Woodbury IV during a cigarette drive for United States troops serving in World War II. Woodbury and his grandfather offered a $1,000 match for cigarettes contributed by workers at the Albina shipyard. The two women at center are carrying Woodbury, who is holding up a box of Camel cigarettes in one hand and a 5-dollar bill in the other. On either side side of them is a collection barrel heaped with boxes of cigarettes; the barrel on the left is labeled “SOLDIERS” and the barrel on the right is labeled “MARINES.” Image note: The number 85 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942 but the exact date is unconfirmed.

Workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works donating cigarettes for United States troops

Night photograph showing a group of five unidentified workers at the Albina Engine & Machine Works shipyard in Portland donating cigarettes during a drive for United States troops serving in World War II. The workers, all women, are smiling and holding boxes of cigarettes over a collection barrel labeled “SAILORS.” Image note: The number 84 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The text “Albina shipbuilding / Packing cigarettes for armed forces / 10/24/42” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was taken in October 1942 but the exact date is unconfirmed.

Albina Engine & Machine Works men’s bowling team

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.”

Albina Engine & Machine Works women’s 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.”

Albina Engine & Machine Works men’s 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.”

Albina Engine & Machine Works men’s 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.”

Swing-shift workers on stage at Playhouse Theatre, Portland

Photograph showing a group of people on a stage. At front is a man standing at a microphone. The rest of the group is standing behind him; in the background at left is a man sitting at a piano. The number 22 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding / Swing shift / Playhouse Theatre / 1/16/43” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was probably taken at a vaudeville show performed by workers from Albina Engine & Machine Works and Commercial Iron Works in Portland. A short preview of the show was published on Page 4, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 15, 1943: “SHIPYARD SHOW–Even the national War Labor board has set its seal of approval on the Albina-Commercial swing shift show slated for 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Playhouse. Besides a sneak preview and ‘This is Blitz,’ or what Hitler does to conquered countries, the workers will give their own 10-act vaudeville, featuring Clinton English, Albina magician, and Helene Landsvert, Commercial dancer.” See related image Nos. 375A0462, 375A0463, 375A0464, 375A0465, 375A0467, 375A0468, 375A0469, 375A0470, 375A0471, 375A0472, 375A0473, and 375A0474.

Swing-shift worker performing at Playhouse Theatre, Portland

Photograph showing an unidentified man on a stage. He appears to be singing or speaking. A second unidentified man is sitting at a piano behind him. The number 16 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower right corner of the image. The unverified note “Albina shipbuilding / Swing shift / Playhouse Theatre / 1/16/43” is written on the negative sleeve. The photograph was probably taken at a vaudeville show performed by workers from Albina Engine & Machine Works and Commercial Iron Works in Portland. A short preview of the show was published on Page 4, Section 2, of the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 15, 1943: “SHIPYARD SHOW–Even the national War Labor board has set its seal of approval on the Albina-Commercial swing shift show slated for 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Playhouse. Besides a sneak preview and ‘This is Blitz,’ or what Hitler does to conquered countries, the workers will give their own 10-act vaudeville, featuring Clinton English, Albina magician, and Helene Landsvert, Commercial dancer.” See related image Nos. 375A0462, 375A0463, 375A0464, 375A0465, 375A0466, 375A0467, 375A0468, 375A0469, 375A0470, 375A0471, 375A0473, and 375A0474.

Florists soccer team, Lind & Pomeroy?

Players and coaches for the Florists soccer team (Lind & Pomeroy?), posing in front of a fence on a Portland soccer field. “Florists” is written across the front of their soccer jerseys (negative 11 of 25).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Albina Engine & Machine Works, steamfitters bowling team

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.

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Women welders masquerade party

People dressed in costume for a women welder masquerade party, likely in Portland. They’re walking out a arched doorway, towards the camera (negative 4 of 13).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation guards and mistletoe, with Sam Hair, June Hatfield, Lem Rewdon, and Charles Walters

Security guards Sam, Lem Rewdon, and Charles Walters with June Hatfield at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. The group is standing under mistletoe, which has been attached to a sign that reads “Pedestrians, No Exit Without Proper Identification” (negative 1 of 1).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Crowd buying meat day before rationing in Portland

A crowd at a butcher shop in Portland, one day before meat rationing begins. People are standing behind a long counter, with shop attendants with and pieces of cut meat on the other side (negative 3 of 3).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Victory Center dedication at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland

A large crowd gathers outside of a newly dedicated Victory Center in downtown Portland, at S.W. 6th Ave. between S.W. Morrison and S.W. Yamhill Streets. People can be seen on a stage, including the Portland Rose Festival court. The building was setup in front of Pioneer Courthouse, which can be seen in the background. A similar photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 9, 1943 (negative 1 of 5).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Church at Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, St. Johns

A small wooden church building at the Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, near the Oregon Shipyards in St. Johns, Portland. A sign on the building reads “Church of God.” The camp owner, J.F. Gilmore, was arrested multiple times in 1943 for running a camp without a certificate of inspection (negative 3 of 10).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, St. Johns

A woman stands next to several chairs at the Meadowlark trailer camp for shipyard workers, near the Oregon Shipyards in St. Johns, Portland. She’s holding a paint brush in one hand, and has one chair on top of a table lined with newsprint. The camp owner, J.F. Gilmore, was arrested multiple times in 1943 for running a camp without a certificate of inspection (negative 5 of 10).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Service Men's Club - packages for soldiers

Photograph showing a group of people holding gifts, as part of the Service Men’s Club in Portland. A row of men in uniform kneel in front of a table, also laden with gifts. Behind the table is another row of people (negative 1 of 1).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

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