Two men in an egg room at the Santa Clara hatchery in Portland. One man holds a drawer filled with eggs, while the other is writing on a clipboard. In front of the pair is a wall lined with egg drawers. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 13 of 16).

A worker at an unidentified chicken hatchery in Portland, looking at a “Chick Master” chicken incubator machine. He’s looking at a recording thermometer and writing on a clipboard. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 15 of 16).

Two men working in an egg room at an unidentified hatchery in the Portland area. Each man is holding a tilted tray, partially full of eggs. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 16 of 16).

4-H Poultry club member Trudy Rech, with a barred Plymouth Rock Pullet, at 11935 S.E. Holgate Boulevard. She’s seated on a stack of wood, holding the chicken with both hands and smiling at the camera. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 2 of 16).

A young woman kneels in a chicken coop, most likely in the Portland area. She’s in a group of chickens, holding feed in both hands. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 4 of 16).

Chickens at an unidentified hatchery, most likely in the Portland area. They stand on a wooden box with wire. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 7 of 16).

A man stands next to nesting boxes (?) at an unidentified hatchery, most likely in the Portland area. The man appears to be using a large scoop to dump chicken feed into feeders. Chickens can be seen in the boxes. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 6, 1949 (negative 8 of 16).