Navy Ships Along the Waterfront, Portland - 1936
Navy ships pause near the Portland Public Market in August, 1936. Opened in late 1933, it was at the time the world's largest public and farmer's market. While it's easy to assume we are in Rose Festival season, this photo was actually taken a few months later.
The Portland Public Market was an ambitious undertaking, and never really achieved profitability. In 1948 the building became the production facility for the Oregon Journal newspaper. In 1969 it was demolished to make way for Waterfront Park.
Note that the ship with number 245 is the USS Reuben James. She was the first US ship sunk by enemy action, Oct. 1941, in the Atlantic before the start of WW2.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon from the original negative, courtesy of the Clackamas County Historical Society.
Photographer | Ralph Eddy |
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Location | Portland, Multnomah County |
Subject | Docks and Harbors, Ships and Boats, Town Views |
Decade | 1930s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Original Negative |
Size of Original | 4.6 x 6.5 inches |
Photographer's Number | Number 214 |