A portrait of weaving expert Mary Meigs Atwater, seated in a rocking chair and holding a textile. She wears a hairband and is looking directly at the camera. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, July 28, 1954 (negative 1 of 5).

A woman holds a Norwegian weave apron created during a master course with weaving expert Mary Meigs Atwater in Portland. The woman grasps each side of the apron as she holds it in front of her waist. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, July 28, 1954 (negative 2 of 5).

Weaving expert Mary Meigs Atwater teaching an advanced weaving course in Portland. She stands behind a small tabletop loom, holding a board with woven fabric samples. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, July 28, 1954 (negative 3 of 5).

Florence Johnston, a weaver, holds a display of her hand-woven neckties as she looks at the camera and smiles. A second display of neckties sits in her lap. She is seated on a sofa in front of a window (negative 1 of 3).