Transcription from slide: “Sawmill at Port Angeles, Washington.”

Transcription from slide: “Sawmill at Toledo, Oregon.”

Transcription from slide: “Material Yards, Yaquina, Ore.”

Man standing in saw mill next to large logs. Transcription from slide: “New method of sawing twisted log. Warren Spruce Co., Portland, Ore.”

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a lumber yard at the Park Lumber Company in Estacada, Oregon. There are stacks of lumber scattered across the yard. There is a large pile of logs in the background. Handwriting on negative reads, "Park Lumber Co. - Estacada, Ore. Christian 11-6008."

A man stands next to sections of vertical lumber at a shop on Montavilla. Some of the wood appears to be cut for trim (negative 10 of 17). Original sleeve title: Portland communities - Montavilla district.

Crew members aboard the cargo ship Mormacsea, seen in front of the Willamette river (?). Two men on the deck stand on top of a pile of cut wood, which is stacked and lashed together with chains. Piers and industrial warehouses can be seen across the river. During WWII, the Mormacsea later served as a troopship (negative 16 of 22).

Photograph showing logs and timber being used to construct raised decks at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Logs can be seen laying on the ground throughout the frame (negative 1 of 16).

Photograph showing bundles of short boards stacked on a cart with wheels. The cart is on a loading pier; the stack of a ship is visible in the background at left.

Photograph, taken from the edge of a pier, showing stacked lumber in midair as it is hoisted onto a moored ship at left. Unidentified workers are standing on stacks of lumber already placed on the deck of the ship. The number 6 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing three men with a lumber carrier on a railroad track. Th men are looking at the camera and standing on the railroad car, which is loaded with planks of cut wood. In the background are piles of dirt and lumber. Written on the negative is “0258.”

Photograph showing a construction site Bull Run. Two men face away from the camera while standing next to piles of cut wood. A small building and wooden tower with ladder can be seen in the background.

Photograph showing a wooden sawmill building at Davis Ranch taken in the snow. Logs can be seen on the ground in front of the building. Smoke or steam is coming out of several pipes on the building, and men can be seen standing in and in front of the structure. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-336.”

Photograph showing a group of men standing with piles of cut wooden boards and logs. One man leans down while the rest of the group looks on. In the foreground is a steam tractor with an attached belt used to run the saw blade. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-105.”

Photograph taken at Willamette Falls in Oregon city showing a barge loaded with piles of cut wood, tied to a rough wooden dock. Across the river, other buildings and wooded hills can be seen.

A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front and Couch Streets. The Steel Bridge is in the background. Lumber is piled on the waterfront. Taken March 8, 1939.

A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front and Couch Streets. The Steel Bridge is in the background. Lumber is piled on the waterfront. Taken April 9, 1939.

View of the Portland waterfront. There are logs and debris in the Willamette River. The Broadway Bridge is in the background, with the Steel Bridge visible behind it. Taken July 13, 1939.

View from above of the Portland Lumber Mills in St. Johns. Piles of lumber are stacked across the grounds. In the background, a swing bridge is turned on its axis.

A large tree stands in the middle of a lumber yard, with stacks of lumber all around.

View from above of the Portland Lumber Mills in St. Johns. Piles of lumber are scattered across the grounds. A boat passes on the Willamette River, pushing cargo belonging to the Western Transportation Co. Taken August 4, 1939.

View from above of the Portland Lumber Mills in St. Johns. Piles of lumber are scattered across the grounds. Some logs are in the Willamette River. A ship is docked nearby. Taken August 4, 1939.

View from above of the Portland Lumber Mills in St. Johns. Piles of lumber are scattered across the grounds. Some logs are in the Willamette River. Taken August 4, 1939.

Two pieces of lumber sit on a large wooden dock south of the Hawthorne Bridge. The City of Portland and the Hawthorne Bridge are visible in the distance across the Willamette River. A Holman Fuel Co. cart is stacked with wood.

A sternwheeler tugboat pushes cargo through an opening in the Steel Bridge on the Willamette River. The drawbridge is up. Piles of lumber sit on a dock in the foreground. The Burnside Bridge is visible in the background.

A tugboat pulls logs down the Willamette River, as viewed from above. Both sides of the waterfront are visible.

Men work with piles of lumber stacked on the deck of a ship docked in the Willamette River. The Steel Bridge is visible in the background.

A man unloads a stack of lumber from a crane attached to a ship. Stacks of lumber are piled high on the dock. The ship’s funnel rises into the air behind the dock. Willamette River is visible in the background.