Two women stand next to a table laden with strips of waste paper at the Pacific Paper Materials Company, most likely in the Portland area. Stacks of paper can be seen throughout the frame (negative 2 of 8).

Women stand amid piles of newsprint at the Pacific Paper Materials Company, most likely in the Portland area. A large stack of loose paper can be seen in a corner of the room, with towers of newsprint in other areas (negative 4 of 8).

Two women stand next to a table laden with pieces of waste paper at the Pacific Paper Materials Company, most likely in the Portland area. Behind the pair is a large pile of paper (negative 3 of 8).

A duck pond next to a Crown Zellerbach Corporation factory in Lebanon. Several smoke stacks rise from the top of the wooden buildings (negative 2 of 6).

People gathered in a laboratory at the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Camas, Washington. A large machine occupies the center of the room, used to process paper. The people seem to be observing the machine, several of which are pointing. Paper cards have been affixed to the machine, likely providing information for the viewers (negative 1 of 12).

The exterior of a “Development Laboratory” at the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Camas, Washington. Automobiles are parked in front of the building (negative 11 of 12).

People gathered in a laboratory at the Crown Zellerbach Corporation in Camas, Washington. A large machine occupies the center of the room, used to process paper. A man points towards a portion of the machine featuring calendar rolls, used to smooth paper (negative 8 of 12).

Photograph taken at a high vantage point, looking north, of paper mills in Oregon City, showing railroad tracks and the Willamette River. The Oregon City Bridge (Arch Bridge) can be seen in the distance crossing the river. Industrial buildings line the river on the opposite banks. Written on the top of a building is a large sign with “Crown Willamette Paper Company” and “Hawley Pulp and Paper Company.”

Photograph looking across the water showing several large industrial buildings on the shore. On the left side is a pulp and paper company, and a white building with a large smokestack can be seen in the center of the frame. Along the shore are stacks of wood (possibly crates).

Photograph showing a wooden building and dock for a paper and pulp company. Shallow water can be seen throwing through a trench towards the left side of the frame.