Louise Aaron, of the Oregon Journal, swinging a bottle at the hull of the U.S.S. Battle Mountain, upon its launching from Kaiser Swan Island. A man with a microphone is standing behind Aaron. This photograph was published on the last page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 13, 1944 (negative 5 of 11).

The S.S. Forbes Road sliding down a ways into the Willamette River at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Workers in safety hats are watching the ship, and wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ways. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 9 of 9).

A crowd gathered to watch the launching of the S.S. Forbes Road at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. People stand along a raised fenced area, with the shipyard visible in the background. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 7 of 9).

People in a suspended metal box at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, at the launch of the S.S. Forbes Road. Other people stand at ground level and point upward towards the box. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 5 of 9).

Mrs. Ted Gamble, holding a wrapped champagne bottle, launches the S.S. Forbes Road from Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Warren Hull is holding a microphone, and Swan Island shipyard general manager A.R. Nieman stands on the left side of the frame. This photograph was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 3 of 9).

Doris Michaelis operates a burning machine while being watched by Burner Foreman Walt Keffer, at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Michaelis is leaning downward towards the machine, which appears to be setup on a piece of metal. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 11, 1944 (negative 6 of 6).

Burney Steigelmier uses a Isherwood web burner at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Steigelmier is kneeling downward, wearing a head cover and face shield, next to a metal surface. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 11, 1944 (negative 2 of 6).

Phil Espeseth, wearing a safety hat and goggles, leans downwards towards a double torch burning machine at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Sparks are coming from the metal. This photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 11, 1944 (negative 1 of 6).

Welder Evangeline Feyereisen, wearing work wear and a welding helmet, at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. A cropped version of this photograph was published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (negative 2 of 7).

Nela Selzler (left) and Lucille Rastad (right), sitting together inside a metal structure, at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. They’re both wearing welding helmets. Two cropped photographs were published on page D1 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (negative 1 of 7).

Two kitchen staff workers at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. One man is holding a scoop of flour over a scale, while another watches. Both men are wearing kitchen aprons and hats (negative 8 of 11).

Kitchen staff at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area, with commercial fryers. Two men are holding fryer baskets over oil, while a third look on. A container is raw meat is at the right side of the frame (negative 7 of 11).

Two women in a kitchen at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. A large amount of dough can be seen on a table, under shelves of muffin tins. The women are using dough cutters to place dough into the tins throughout the scene (negative 6 of 11).

A display of food at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. People are standing at either side, reaching towards plates of melon and or pie, which appear to be placed on ice on a lower shelf (negative 5 of 11).

Two people unloading melons from a flatbed truck at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. A man is standing on the flatbed, and appears to be handing melons down to a woman, who is placing them in a wagon. Other fruit and vegetable crates can be seen on the truck (negative 4 of 11).

A double exposed photograph of a man eating, and kitchen worker at a Kaiser Company location in the Portland or Vancouver area. The kitchen worker is stirring a large pot, while the other photograph shows a man holding a spoon to his mouth and a plate of food (negative 3 of 11).

Three women seated at a table at a Kaiser Company shipyard restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. Plates of food are on the table, and other tables and people can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 11).

Two kitchen staff workers at a Kaiser Company restaurant in the Portland or Vancouver area. On man is holding a sack of potatoes over an industrial appliance, while a woman holds a string and knife. The man appears to be dumping the potatoes into the appliance (negative 10 of 11).

Two kitchen workers at a Kaiser Company shipyard location in the Portland or Vancouver area, breaking down meat on a large wooden butcher block. The two men are wearing kitchen uniforms and hats, while looking downward at pieces of meat (negative 1 of 11).

Mrs. Oscar Cox holds a wrapped bottle of champagne next to the hull of the tanker Bladensburg at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. She stands next to an unidentified man (Oscar Cox?) wearing a suit, before breaking the bottle of the ship’s hull (negative 6 of 7).

The tanker Bladensburg, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River. Scaffolding lines either side of the ways, and workers watch from the sides of the ramp (negative 4 of 7).

A groups stands in front of a shipping ways at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, at the launching of the tanker Bladensburg. The women photographed from left to right: Barbara Crowe, Mrs. Mary Hare, Mrs. Oscar Cox (sponsor), and Mrs. Marian Sanasac. Three of the women are holding large bouquets of flowers (negative 3 of 7).

A sign in front of housing barracks at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. The sign reads “Invite Him Out, We’ll Advance The Fare, Ask At Personnel.” Behind the sign are several two-story buildings (negative 1 of 2).

Women workers seated in a break room at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. From left to right: Dorothy Simonton, Verna Selesky, Marie Stout, Emily Block, Beth Williams, Mable Lundquist, Opal Todhunter, Ines Marquis, June Melow, Bessie Lovo, Naoma Black, and Ada Geiser. The tables are covered with a floral print. This photograph was published on page 2C of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 4, 1943 (negative 2 of 2).

A group of steelyard swing shift workers at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. The group is standing in front of a building with a sign over a doorway reading “Steel yard equipment office.” This photograph was published on page 2C of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 4, 1943 (negative 2 of 4).

Crane operators Dotty Gossler (left), Frances Westover (right) at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. The two women are in raised boxes with “7” and 6” painted on the front, in an industrial building. This photograph was published on page 2C of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 6, 1943 (negative 1 of 3).

The first woman machinist, “Jo,” at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, in Portland. She’s standing next to a machine, with both arms extended (negative 1 of 1).

A new hire at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, shakes hands with a man wearing a hard hat. The woman is smiling at standing on the other side of a table. This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 7 of 11).