Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland, with “Corn Huskers” painted on the side. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 1 of 16).

Photograph showing workmen at Oregon Shipyards boarding a bus, which appears to be parked in a lot with other buses. On the front of the bus are signs that read “Fifty Second” and “52nd via Greely and BT Line.” Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 15 of 16).

Photograph showing workmen walking through an open area at Oregon Shipyards in Portland. Beyond a metal fence are several buildings, with “Rigging Loft” and “Sheet Metal Ship” written on them. On the metal fence is a sign that reads “No Work Today for E Men.” Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 10 of 16). Also see: negative 567-16.

Photograph showing workmen at Oregon Shipyards, standing around a man on a motorized mini bike. Several of the men are wearing hard hats and carrying lunchboxes. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 16 of 16). Also see: negative 567-10.

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland, with “Rockwood Defense Club, Phone Sunset 9087” painted on the side. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 4 of 16).

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 3 of 16).

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 2 of 16).

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland, with “Multnomah 70 to Oregon Shipyard” on the front. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 5 of 16).

Photograph showing workmen from the Oregon Shipyards in Portland, seated on a couch and benches. Most likely taken inside a cooperative bus, arriving at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 6 of 16).

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland, with “Sandy Blvd Defense Club, Members Wanted” painted on the side. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 7 of 16).

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland, with “Deer Island to Oregon Shipyards, Riders Wanted” on the front. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 8 of 16).

Photograph showing a cooperative bus at Oregon Shipyards in Portland, with “Oregon City Liberty Club” painted on the side. The vehicle appears to be at a parking area at Oregon Shipyards, with the west hills visible in the distance. Likely taken at Kaiser’s Oregon Shipbuilding Company northwest of St. Johns (negative 9 of 16).

A band, made up of war workers wearing work wear and hard hats, performs at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. The musicians are seated behind podiums painted with “TH” and a hardhat, while a man in a suit and holding a conducting baton stands in front (negative 1 of 17). See negative 598-3.

Four men in uniforms sing behind a microphone at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. They’re wearing wide brimmed hats and badges (negative 4 of 17).

People playing instruments in a band at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. A man wearing a hardhat is playing the stand-up base while another plays the drums. At the left side of the frame is a woman seated at a piano (negative 3 of 17). See negative 598-1.

A woman wearing overalls stands with her hands out towards war works at Commercial Iron Works in Portland. Several people are holding glass bottles of milk, while one man is looking through his wallet (negative 1 of 3).

People working in an office at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Two wooden desks are pushed together, holding stacks of paper cards and what appear to be small punch machines? (negative 10 of 25).

Office workers at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. One woman is seated at a desk behind a typewriter, while other women are standing around her and smiling. One woman is sitting on a desk and looking down at pieces of paper (negative 11 of 25).

Four men use a large machine to bend a sheet of metal at Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. Three men are holding sheet, while a third holds a chain and looks toward the machine. Braces can be seen along the high ceiling (negative 15 of 25).

A woman using a sewing machine at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland. She is wearing a hair handkerchief and is sewing a large piece of cloth (negative 1 of 6).

A woman using a sewing machine at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland. She is wearing a hair handkerchief and is sewing a large piece of cloth (negative 1 of 6).

A woman, wearing glasses and a handkerchief, uses a scraper on a piece of metal. She is smiling and leaning downward (negative 5 of 6).

Four women, some wearing handkerchiefs and hard hats, using scrapers on a metal structure. Several of the women are kneeling under the metal, while one is standing (negative 6 of 6).

Five workers at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation standing in a circle and holding various tools. Some of the men are wearing hard hats and smiling to one another (negative 1 of 4).

Two women warehouse workers at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. One is holding a dolly cart piled with burlap sacks, while the other holds a clipboard (negative 2 of 4).

People line up outside a “new hires” window at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Several women are in line, holding lunch boxes or bags (negative 1 of 11).

New hires seated in a classroom at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. A man stands in front of the class, next to a poster with a diagram. This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 2 of 11).

New hires in front of a window at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. A woman is seated inside the window and looking downward at a desk. Next to the window are cards printed with “New Hire.” This photograph was published on page 1 of the Oregon Journal’s “Picture Parade” section on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (negative 5 of 11).