Betty Lou Bernards, standing inside a small looking building in North Plains. A volunteer for the Ground Observer Corps, she is holding a telephone and looking towards her brother, Emmett Bernards, who stands outside a window. This photograph was published on the front page of section 4 (editorial) of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 1, 1943 (negative 12 of 14).

Photograph showing members of several civilian defense organizations standing in formation on the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. At lower right are members of the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps. The other groups are unidentified. The number 2648 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0798, 372A0799, 372A0800, 372A0801, and 372A0802.

Three men, likely members of the United States Air Force and Ground Observer Corps, around a switchboard. One man is standing, with one arm on the switchboard, while the other two are seated with phones. Air Force patches can be seen on their shirts. Location not unidentified, but likely in the greater Portland area. (negative 12 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center.

Two Air Force members in uniform talk to a woman and two children, likely at an unidentified observation post in the greater Portland area. The woman is likely a member of the Ground Observer Corps, a civil defense program under the United States Air Force. One man is holding a clipboard and pen, while leaning on a wooden railing outside a building (negative 3 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center. See negative 635-9.

A woman, likely a member of the Ground Observer Corps, at the Bald Peak observation post, likely outside Portland (Yamhill County). She is standing in front of a wall-mounted shelf, which holds an oil lamp, clock, and other objects. Pieces of paper are posted on the walls, including a sign that reads “Bald Peak Observation Post” (negative 11 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center.

Members of the Ground Observer Corps outside of a small wooden lookout building in North Plains. Several people and a dog are outside an open doorway, while two people stand holding a book. The lookout is set up in an open field area. The woman seated at the far left is Mrs. Raymond Westcott. A similar photograph from this series was published on the front page of section 4 (editorial) of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 1, 1943 (negative 5 of 14).

A Ground Observer Corps lookout tower on a hilltop in the Portland area. Four aircraft can be seen in the sky, and people can be seen looking towards them from the lookout tower. A bench is in the foreground towards the camera (negative 1 of 14).

Photograph showing members of a civil defense organization on horseback, possibly at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. They are in a line and the riders are saluting. The number 2650 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. This photograph is probably related to image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0799, 372A0800, 372A0801, and 372A0802.

Photograph showing members of civil defense organizations on the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. At bottom and left are people marching off the field; at right are groups still standing in formation. The women at center right, toward the bottom, are members of the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps. The other groups are unidentified. The number 2652 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0798 372A0799, 372A0801, and 372A0802.

Photograph showing members of the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps marching off the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. Captain Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson leads the row (second from left). This photograph was published on the front page of the September 28, 1942 issue of the Oregonian. The number 2654 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the photograph. See related image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0798 372A0799, 372A0800, and 372A0801. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to negative damage.

Photograph showing members of the Oregon Women’s Ambulance Corps standing in formation on the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. The number 2651 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0798 372A0800, 372A0801, and 372A0802.

Photograph showing members of a civil defense organization, possibly the Women’s Emergency Corps, marching off the field at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. The number 2653 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. See related image Nos. 372A0797, 372A0798 372A0799, 372A0800, and 372A0802.

Mrs. Raymond Westcott, speaking into a telephone inside of aircraft lookout at North Plains, as part of the Ground Observer Corps. Holding the ear piece in one hand, she’s facing towards the wall-mounted telephone and standing in front of a small window. A clock and pieces of paper at attached to the wall. This photograph was published on the front page of section 4 (editorial) of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 1, 1943 (negative 10 of 14).

Photograph showing two unidentified men standing behind a table at the front of a room and holding a large piece of paper as others look on. The man at right is wearing a U. S. Army uniform. Hanging on the wall behind them is a large sign bearing the civilian defense insignia. The number 4321 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image. The unverified note “Civil Defense award / (McKee)” is written on the negative sleeve.

Photograph showing three people participating in a capping ceremony for Red Cross volunteer nurses’ aides at Marylhurst College on May 10, 1944. The person at center, who may be Colleen Carroll, is having a cap placed on her head and a pin fastened to her smock by the women on either side of her, who are unidentified. The civil defense insignia for nurses’ aides is visible on the sleeve of the woman on the right. The note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0266 and 375A0267.

Full-length portrait of 12 unidentified young women in nurses’ aide uniforms standing in a row on the stage at the Marylhurst College auditorium on May 10, 1944. A cropped version of this photograph was published in the Oregon Journal final edition on Monday, May 15, 1944. The photograph had the following caption: “CAPPING CEREMONY for these 12 Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aides, members of Marylhurst college’s first class, was held in the college auditorium. From left—Betty Bishop, Peggy Roche, Georgette Pulver, Patsy Ann Duffy, Marilynn Olsen, Mary Farnan, Dorothy McKiernan, Patricia Bird, Colleen Carroll, Stella Lulay, Maryanne Smith and Verna Adams.” The note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0265 and 375A0267.

Photograph showing Portland City Commissioner Fred Peterson administering the oath of civilian defense to 12 Red Cross volunteer nurses’ aides in the Marylhurst College auditorium on May 10, 1944. The volunteers are standing in a row facing Peterson, and each is raising her right hand. From left are Verna Adams, Colleen Carroll, Stella Lulay, Maryanne Smith, Patsy Ann Duffy, Patricia Bird, Dorothy McKiernan, Mary Farnan, Marilynn Olson, Georgette Pulver, Peggy Roche and Betty Bishop. The note “Marylhurst College nurses bldgs 5/10/44” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image Nos. 375A0265 and 375A0266.

A woman kneels in a field in front of a Ground Observer Corps lookout in North Plains. She’s holding a bucket and is surrounded by plants. People can be seen standing in front of the lookout building in the background (negative 11 of 14).