Eleanor Roosevelt Photos

Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Eugene Vocational School in 1941

Image Title Eleanor Roosevelt and Lillian Van Loan at Eugene Vocational School
Photographer Karl Rose, The Register-Guard
Date May 1, 1941
Description/Notes First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt visits Eugene Vocational School on May 1, 1941. Lillian Van Loan, director of EVS, explains the aircraft factory to Mrs. Roosevelt. Left to right, Eleanor Roosevelt, Melvina Thompson, Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary, Lillian Van Loan. Photo published in The Register-Guard, May 1, 1941, page 1.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Van Loan, Lillian
Object Type b/w, negative and contact print, 4 x 5"
Collection 2000-023/ box 1, folder 2 (VAR 1002279)
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Eugene Vocational School in 1941

Image Title Eleanor Roosevelt and Lillian Van Loan at Eugene Vocational School (Photo courtesy of The Register-Guard)
Date May 1, 1941
Description/Notes First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt visits Eugene Vocational School on May 1, 1941. Lillian Van Loan, director of EVS, shows Mrs. Roosevelt around the school.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Van Loan, Lillian
Object Type b/w, contact print, 4 x 5"
Collection A-031 / box 4, folder 13
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Eugene in 1941

Image Title Eleanor Roosevelt visits Eugene
Date May 1, 1941
Description/Notes Newspaper article describing Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the Eugene and the University of Oregon April 30, 1941. The Register-Guard, May 1, 1941, page 1.
Subject University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Object Type Digital scan of microfilmed copy of newspaper
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031

Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Eugene Vocational School in 1941

Image Title Eleanor Roosevelt visits Eugene Vocational School
Date May 1, 1941
Description/Notes Newspaper article describing Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the Eugene Vocational School on May 1, 1941. The Register-Guard, May 1, 1941, page 3.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Van Loan, Lillian
Object Type Digital scan of microfilmed copy of newspaper
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031

Aviation Mechanics at Eugene Vocational School

Image Title Aviation Mechanics shop at Eugene Vocational School
Date c. 1941-1945
Description/Notes Women and men in training in Aviation Mechanics at Eugene Vocational School during World War II.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Object Type b/w, photoprint, 8" x 10 "
Collection A-031/ box 4, folder 10
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Aviation Mechanics at Eugene Vocational School
"Rosie the Riveters"

Image Title Aviation Mechanics Shop at Eugene Vocational School
Date c. 1941-1945
Description/Notes "Rosie the Riveters" - women in the Aviation Mechanics Shop, Mel Gaskill, instructor, Eugene Vocational School, c. 1941-1945. The women worked in pairs - the riveter used a gun to shoot rivets through the metal and fasten it together, and the bucker used a bucking bar on the other side of the metal to smooth out the rivets.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Gaskill, Mel
Object Type b/w, photo print, 8" x 10 "
Collection A-031/ box 4, folder 10
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Aviation Mechanics at Eugene Vocational School

Image Title Aviation Mechanics shop at Eugene Vocational School
Date c. 1941-1945
Description/Notes Women in training in Aviation Mechanics at Eugene Vocational School during World War II.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Object Type b/w, photoprint, 8" x 10 "
Collection A-031/ box 4, folder 10
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Instrument Repair Class at Eugene Vocational School in 1942

Image Title Instrument Repair Class at Eugene Vocational School
Date 1942
Description/Notes Instrument Repair class, Eugene Vocational School, 1942.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Object Type b/w, negative and contact print, 4 x 5"
Collection 2000-023/ box 1, folder 2 (VAR 1002279)
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Geary School

Image Title Geary School
Date n.d.
Description/Notes Geary School, located at 4th and Madison, was built in ???? and became the home of Eugene Vocational School in 1938.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Geary School (Eugene, Ore.)
Object Type b/w, negative and contact print, 4 x 5"
Collection 2000-023/ box 1, folder 2 (VAR 1002279)
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

Eugene Vocational School in 1941

Image Title Eugene Vocational School with shop buildings
Date c. 1941
Description/Notes Eugene Vocational School at 4th and Madison. EVS was housed in the former Geary School. Shop buildings were built by National Youth Administration (NYA) students. c. 1941.
Subject Eugene Vocational School (Eugene, Ore.)
Object Type b/w, negative and contact print, 4 x 5"
Collection 2000-023/ box 1, folder 2 (VAR 1002279)
Related Material Eugene Vocational School / Eugene Technical Vocational School Records, A-031
Restrictions Permission to use must be obtained from the Lane Community College Archives

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