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Scrapbook regarding the life and career of John H. Johnston, including a biography, newspaper clippings, photographs, technical drawings of ships, correspondence, citizenship papers and papers relating to Johnston Propeller Works and the ships he designed and built.

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Two letters sent to Swan Island Shipyard tanker production workers by Kaiser Shipyards owner Henry J. Kaiser and manager A. R. Nieman during World War II. The letters congratulate the workers on building a record number of tankers.

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Oral history interview with Charles B. Maxey conducted by Jim Strassmaier from February 25 to November 18, 1994. Maxey was a barber in North Portland, Oregon, and was active in the Oregon Republican Party.

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Photographs and ephemera relating to the Willamette Iron and Steel Company. The materials were collected by Joseph Meyers (1910-1997), a marine engineer who worked for the company.

Abstract Includes work by photographer Al Monner for the Oregon Journal newspaper from 1936 to 1974. A small selection of pre-1938 photographs were likely taken for the Oregonian newspaper, where Monner worked from 1936 to 1938. The photographs cover a wide variety of people and topics, primarily in the greater Portland area. Of particular interest are photographs documenting World War II efforts in Portland, as well as large dam-building projects. Large-format negatives from 1936 to 1959 have been...