Three-quarters portrait of (from left) Mrs. Charles Piez, wife of the vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation; Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation; Emma Eurana Dinkey Schwab, his wife; and Mary Mock. The photograph was taken on Saturday July 13, 1918, after the party’s arrival in Portland, where Schwab was inspecting shipbuilding operations. That day, a similar photograph, image No. 373G0186, was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal under the headline “Shipbuilding Chief Has Happy Environs.” That photograph had the following caption: “Portland has been signally honored by the visit of Charles M. Schwab, director general, and his party of Emergency Fleet Corporation officials, whose delightful traveling companions are enthusiastic as to the beauty they have found here. Mrs. Schwab and Mrs. Piez are keenly anticipating a Sunday afternoon trip over the Columbia river highway. In the picture, from left to right, are Mrs. Charles Piez, Charles M. Schwab, Mrs. Schwab, Miss Mary Mock, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Schwab.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Schwab Sees Portland Shipyards / World Record Set In Launching Of 6 Ships In Day From 1 Yard.” See additional related image Nos. 373G0055, 373G0166, 373G0167, 373G0182, 373G0183, 373G0184, and 373G0185. Image note: Spots of negative damage at upper and lower right.

Three-quarters portrait of (from left) Mrs. Charles Piez, wife of the vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation; Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation; Emma Eurana Dinkey Schwab, his wife; and Mary Mock. The photograph was taken on Saturday July 13, 1918, after the party’s arrival in Portland, where Schwab was inspecting shipbuilding operations. That day, a cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal under the headline “Shipbuilding Chief Has Happy Environs.” The photograph had the following caption: “Portland has been signally honored by the visit of Charles M. Schwab, director general, and his party of Emergency Fleet Corporation officials, whose delightful traveling companions are enthusiastic as to the beauty they have found here. Mrs. Schwab and Mrs. Piez are keenly anticipating a Sunday afternoon trip over the Columbia river highway. In the picture, from left to right, are Mrs. Charles Piez, Charles M. Schwab, Mrs. Schwab, Miss Mary Mock, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Schwab.” The photograph accompanied a story headlined “Schwab Sees Portland Shipyards / World Record Set In Launching Of 6 Ships In Day From 1 Yard.” See related image Nos. 373G0055, 373G0166, 373G0167, 373G0182, 373G0183, 373G0184, 373G0185, and 379G0077.

Photograph, taken from the side, of Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, giving an address in Portland on Saturday, July 13, 1918. The speech was part of a three-day visit Schwab made to inspect shipbuilding operations in the Portland area. A cropped version of this photograph was one of six published on Page 12 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 14, 1918. This photograph had the following caption: “Charles M. Schwab addressing workmen at Northwest Steel company plant.” See related image Nos. 373G0055, 373G0166, 373G0167, 373G0182, 373G0183, 373G0185, 373G0186, and 379G0077.

Photograph showing Charles M. Schwab (center), director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, walking between two unidentified men as he tours a Portland-area shipyard on Saturday, July 13, 1918. The photograph was taken during a three-day visit Schwab made to inspect shipbuilding operations in Portland and the vicinity. A cropped version of this photograph was one of six published on Page 12 of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 14, 1918. This photograph had the following caption: “Mr. Schwab strolling through shipyard with yard officials.” See related image Nos. 373G0055, 373G0166, 373G0167, 373G0182, 373G0184, 373G0185, 373G0186, and 379G0077.

Half-length portrait of Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, taken in Portland on Saturday, July 13, 1918. A cropped version of this photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 14, 1918, under the headline “Head of Emergency Fleet Corporation.” The photograph had the following caption: “Charles M. Schwab, director general of the Emergency Fleet corporation, who is a Portland visitor. Mr. Schwab’s rise in the industrial world from a humble beginning to the recognized position of the ablest steel man forms one of the greatest dramas of American business. With Charles Piez, vice president of the Emergency Fleet corporation, and other officials, Mr. Schwab is spending three days inspecting shipbuilding in Portland and vicinity.” See related image Nos. 373G0055, 373G0166, 373G0167, 373G0183, 373G0184, 373G0185, 373G0186, and 379G0077.