Photograph of the splintered stump of a broken mast on a boat or ship. The broken mast is lying on the deck next to the stump. A bridge, possibly the Steel Bridge in Portland, is partially visible in the background.

Photograph of the damaged mast of a boat or ship. The mast is broken near the base, just above the deck.

Photograph of an unidentified person sitting in a sling near the top of a ship’s mast. Two buckets are hanging from the sling.

Photograph depicting an upward view of the mast of an unidentified ship. Small flags are strung on a line from the top of the mast.

Photograph of the view ahead of a ship at sea, taken from near the bow. The ship is carrying equipment that may be three buoys, visible on the left and right sides of the image. This photograph may be related to image No. 371N5349.

Photograph, taken aboard a ship, showing two masts, lifeboats, and part of the deck. The ship may also be depicted in image Nos. 373G0433, 373G0434, and 373G0436. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Half-length portrait of an unidentified man, probably a ship captain, facing front and resting one hand on a binnacle. He has a mustache and is wearing a visor cap, a suit jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie.

Photograph showing sailors on the USS Constitution climbing ladders toward a platform on the mizzenmast in August 1933. The photograph was taken while the frigate and crew were in Portland from August 2 to August 22, 1933, as part of a national tour. The photograph may have been taken on August 18, 1933, when sailors on the Constitution set sails on the mizzenmast. A similar photograph was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on August 19, 1933, along with image No. 371N3711 and a story headlined “Landlubbers See Frigate Unfurl Sails.”