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New York, New York. Mrs. Frank Romano and her month-old baby in their apartment on East Fourth Street and Second Avenue. Her husband works in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

New York, New York. Mrs. Frank Romano and her month-old baby in their ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

At chapel, Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

At chapel, Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Title from jacket. "1520" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32378. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

New York, New York. Mrs. Frank Romano and her month-old baby in their apartment on East Fourth Street and Second Avenue. Her husband works in the Brooklyn Navy Yard

New York, New York. Mrs. Frank Romano and her month-old baby in their ...

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Military Field Massachusetts., in order, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y.

Military Field Massachusetts., in order, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y.

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Capt. F.S. Wilds [i.e. Wildes], commanding Brooklyn Navy Yard

Capt. F.S. Wilds [i.e. Wildes], commanding Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Flag-making, Brooklyn Navy Yard, ironing a flag

Flag-making, Brooklyn Navy Yard, ironing a flag

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

Military Field Massachusetts., in order, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y

Military Field Massachusetts., in order, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard

Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Capt. F.S. Wildes, Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Capt. F.S. Wildes, Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Title from jacket. "1709" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32380. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[The Clock, Brooklyn Navy Yard]

[The Clock, Brooklyn Navy Yard]

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Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard

Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard

Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32418. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard]

[Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard]

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The Clock, Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

The Clock, Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Title from jacket. "1073" and "standard time" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32376. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard

Admiral Barker, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021437. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Making flags, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Making flags, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

Battleship Kearsarge, U.S.N., in dry dock at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Battleship Kearsarge, U.S.N., in dry dock at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Battleship Kearsarge, U.S.N., in dry dock at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Battleship Kearsarge, U.S.N., in dry dock at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

"27" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021817. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

New York Navy Yard - Brooklyn Navy Yard

New York Navy Yard - Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York Navy Yard - Brooklyn Navy Yard

New York Navy Yard - Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

New York Navy Yard - Four Sheets Posted on a Board

New York Navy Yard - Four Sheets Posted on a Board

This is a photograph of four sheets posted on a board. The sheets show logistics for the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburgh Bridge, and a Clearance Diagram for third rail construction. Ph... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

"28" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021816. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Brooklyn Navy Yard. Warship photograph collection

Brooklyn Navy Yard. Warship photograph collection

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Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Sands Street entrance, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sands Street entrance, Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Sands Street entrance, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sands Street entrance, Brooklyn Navy Yard

"23" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021814. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

U.S.S. Columbia in Brooklyn Navy Yard

U.S.S. Columbia in Brooklyn Navy Yard

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021836. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Coal hoist, Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Coal hoist, Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negati...

Date based on negative D4-21818. "25" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021819. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Brooklyn Navy Yard. Warship photograph collection

Brooklyn Navy Yard. Warship photograph collection

"21" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021822. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

U.S.S. Columbia in Brooklyn Navy Yard

U.S.S. Columbia in Brooklyn Navy Yard

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mayflower, President Roosevelt's i.e. Theodore Roosevelt's yacht, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Mayflower, President Roosevelt's i.e. Theodore Roosevelt's yacht, Broo...

"26" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021820. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Photo shows on the left, with 4 stacks, the protected cruiser USS Columbia. (Source: C. Seavey, 2018) "29" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021818. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Detroit publishing company photo

Brooklyn Navy Yard, Detroit publishing company photo

Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30655. Title on transparency jacket: View from Sands St. entrance ... "20" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021821... More

A flock of Uncle Sam's peace doves at the Brooklyn navy yard

A flock of Uncle Sam's peace doves at the Brooklyn navy yard

Battleship INDIANA, armored cruiser PENNSYLVANIA, armored curiser COLORADO, battleship ALABAMA, armored cruiser MARYLAND, and armored cruiser WEST VIRGINIA in foregrd. Halftone repro. of photoprint. Illus. in: ... More

Altar at open-air Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Altar at open-air Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Open-air Massachusetts, police traffic squad, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, police traffic squad, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New ...

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Firemen, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Firemen, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

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Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

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Open-air Massachusetts, police traffic squad, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, police traffic squad, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New ...

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Open-air Massachusetts, Jas. Simcox, Mascot of Spanish War Veterans, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, Jas. Simcox, Mascot of Spanish War Veterans, B...

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Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 69th Reg't, Percy Nagle, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 69th Reg't, Percy Nagle, N...

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Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

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Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 69th Reg't, Percy Nagle, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 69th Reg't, Percy Nagle, N...

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Altar at open-air Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Altar at open-air Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

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Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Firemen, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, Brooklyn Firemen, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Crowd at Massachusetts in Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Brooklyn Naval Reserve at Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y.

Brooklyn Naval Reserve at Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y.

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Brooklyn Naval Reserve at Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y

Brooklyn Naval Reserve at Massachusetts, Brooklyn Navy Yard, N.Y

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

Open-air Massachusetts, Jas. Simcox, Mascot of Spanish War Veterans, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Open-air Massachusetts, Jas. Simcox, Mascot of Spanish War Veterans, B...

Corresponding print in LOT 10947 is cropped version of negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negativ... More

Brooklyn Navy Yard, US Navy Photogrpah

Brooklyn Navy Yard, US Navy Photogrpah

Bird's-eye view showing barracks and men doing exercises; harbor in background. Copyright by Irving Underhill. No. D-460.

Flag making - Brooklyn Navy Yard

Flag making - Brooklyn Navy Yard

Women at sewing machines. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Industry; Flags; ... More

Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock No. 4, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock No. 4, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Title from jacket. "G 9332" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500754. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock no. 4

Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock no. 4

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock No. 4, Brooklyn, N.Y.]

[Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock No. 4, Brooklyn, N.Y.]

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Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock no. 4

Brooklyn Navy Yard, dry dock no. 4

Photo shows the battleship North Dakota, launched in 1908. (Source: C. Seavey, 2018) Detroit Publishing Co. no. 073024. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Floral ship in memory of MAINE victims, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Floral ship in memory of MAINE victims, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

Photograph of the Battleship USS Michigan at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photograph of the Battleship USS Michigan at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

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UTAH at Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image of steamship

UTAH at Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain image of steamship

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UTAH at Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain portrait photograph

UTAH at Brooklyn Navy Yard - Public domain portrait photograph

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

Funeral Services -- Brooklyn Navy Yard

Funeral Services -- Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photograph shows crowd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, for the National Memorial Service on May 11, 1914 in honor of the seamen and marines who were killed in Veracruz, Mexico during the Mexican Revol... More

Sailors at play, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sailors at play, Brooklyn Navy Yard

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[President Wilson and his secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty in automobile at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 11, after the solemn funeral service held over the bodies of the 17 sailors and marines who fell at Vera Cruz]

[President Wilson and his secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty in automobile a...

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Funeral - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Funeral - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows crowd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, for the National Memorial Service on May 11, 1914 in honor of the seamen and marines who were killed in Veracruz, Mexico during the Mexican Revol... More

Sailors at play, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sailors at play, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American Baseball Research, 2006. Forms par... More

Funeral Services -- Brooklyn Navy Yard

Funeral Services -- Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photograph shows crowd at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City, for the National Memorial Service on May 11, 1914 in honor of the seamen and marines who were killed in Veracruz, Mexico during the Mexican Revol... More

Sewing flags, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sewing flags, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photograph shows women hand-sewing American and other flags as a man watches at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) Title from data provided by the Bain News Servi... More

Flag shop, Navy Yard, US Navy Photogrpah

Flag shop, Navy Yard, US Navy Photogrpah

Photograph shows busy flag shop with women sitting at sewing machines making flags. Bain negative number LC-B2-4261-3A.

Ceremonies and Parades - The impressive scene at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital during the celebration of the annual field Mass

Ceremonies and Parades - The impressive scene at the Brooklyn Navy Yar...

Photographer: Underwood & Underwood © Ceremonies and Parades Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ceremonies and Parades - Field Mass at Brooklyn navy Yard Hospital, Father Muhy

Ceremonies and Parades - Field Mass at Brooklyn navy Yard Hospital, Fa...

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Sewing flags, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Sewing flags, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Photograph shows women hand-sewing American and other flags as a man watches at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Jacob Ruppert & Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard (baseball)

Jacob Ruppert & Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett, Commandant of Brookl...

Original data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards: Ruppert and Amd. Plunkett. Corrected title and date based on research by the Pictorial History Committee, Society for American ... More

[Jacob Ruppert & Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett, Commandant of Brooklyn Navy Yard (baseball)]

[Jacob Ruppert & Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett, Commandant of Brook...

A group of men standing next to each other at a baseball game. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rush plans for new U.S. Battleships. Washington, D.C., June 23. Scene in Construction and Repair Division of the U.S. Navy Department where plans for the two new 35,000 ton battleships are being rushed to completion. Work on the ships will get underway in four to six months, Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, announced. One will be built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the other at Philadelphia, 6/23/37

Rush plans for new U.S. Battleships. Washington, D.C., June 23. Scene ...

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Rush plans for new U.S. Battleships. Washington, D.C., June 23. Scene in Construction and Repair Division of the U.S. Navy Department where plans for the two new 35,000 ton battleships are being rushed to completion. Work on the ships will get underway in four to six months, Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, announced. One will be built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the other at Philadelphia, 62337

Rush plans for new U.S. Battleships. Washington, D.C., June 23. Scene ...

A black and white photo of a group of people working in a factory, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris &... More

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

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Navy yard, Brooklyn, New York. Marine messengers on their daily tour of the yard with important orders for various commanders

Navy yard, Brooklyn, New York. Marine messengers on their daily tour o...

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Work for steady hands. Carelessness does not mix with molten brass as the concentration of workers shows in this closeup of foundary operation at an eastern Navy yard

Work for steady hands. Carelessness does not mix with molten brass as ...

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It takes the palm. A sailmaker wields palm and needle in the sail loft at an eastern Navy yard, as an apprentice looks on. The canvas is being prepared as a deck awning for one of Uncle Sam's warcraft

It takes the palm. A sailmaker wields palm and needle in the sail loft...

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Minor unit for the U.S. fleet. Building 26-foot whaleboats in the shipright shop at an eastern Navy yard. Large numbers of these craft are under construction as auxiliaries for the two-ocean Navy

Minor unit for the U.S. fleet. Building 26-foot whaleboats in the ship...

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Not as easy as it looks. The men may be seated, but drilling boat holes in the keel of a Navy motor-launch is no child's play. The boat is under construction in the shipwright shop at eastern Navy yard

Not as easy as it looks. The men may be seated, but drilling boat hole...

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Little but tough. Skilled carpenters working on a 26-foot whaleboat, one of the small but necessary units to bring the two-ocean Navy up to full defensive strength. Work like this is being rushed at an eastern Navy yard

Little but tough. Skilled carpenters working on a 26-foot whaleboat, o...

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Tending their "tatting." Men at an eastern Navy yard manufacture a boat grippe in the rigging loft of the big government plant now rushing parts and appliances of all kinds for our Navy

Tending their "tatting." Men at an eastern Navy yard manufacture a boa...

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Stout cloth for a stout purpose. Bolts of canvas, piled high at an eastern Navy yard will soon be turned in deck awnings, hammocks and accessories as our Fleet grows into a two-ocean Navy

Stout cloth for a stout purpose. Bolts of canvas, piled high at an eas...

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Boy scout training helps. He may not have learned to tie knots from a Scoutmaster, but this worker at an eastern Navy yard has plent on hand. He's manufacturing canvas accessories in the yard's sail-loft

Boy scout training helps. He may not have learned to tie knots from a ...

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Stout cloth for a stout purpose. Bolts of canvas, piled high at an eastern Navy yard will soon be turned in deck awnings, hammocks and accessories as our Fleet grows into a two-ocean Navy

Stout cloth for a stout purpose. Bolts of canvas, piled high at an eas...

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A blow for democracy. A heavy steam hammer at Navy yard is used in the forging of hot metal into a turnbuckle for one of the Uncle Sam's new ships

A blow for democracy. A heavy steam hammer at Navy yard is used in the...

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Another string saver. Uncle Sam needs lots of out-size cord for his Navy. Here at an eastern Navy yard manilla hawser is examined for defects before going into service

Another string saver. Uncle Sam needs lots of out-size cord for his Na...

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Metal for munitions. Hot brass pours into moulds at an eastern Navy yard, rush foundary operations for greater U.S. fleet

Metal for munitions. Hot brass pours into moulds at an eastern Navy ya...

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Brawn and skill team up. Workers at an eastern Navy yard hand forge a shackle in an operation that requires clear eyes and the skillful placing of a mighty blow

Brawn and skill team up. Workers at an eastern Navy yard hand forge a ...

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Putting on the heat. Brass ingots are brought to the "boiling" point in fiery furnances at an eastern Navy yard, where production for defense is stepped up to new highs

Putting on the heat. Brass ingots are brought to the "boiling" point i...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Trimming a fast one. A skilled workman fits the beading around the cockpit of a fast motor launch intended for the U.S. fleet. Boats of this type are being turned out rapidly at an eastern Navy yard

Trimming a fast one. A skilled workman fits the beading around the coc...

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Like stars for the flag. Glistening sparks, like the constellation in the blue field of Old Glory, issue from a semi-steel heating operation at an eastern Navy yard

Like stars for the flag. Glistening sparks, like the constellation in ...

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"Block" that tackle. Holding off would-be aggressor nations take all kinds of equipment, like these metal blocks being sorted in the forge shop at an eastern Navy yard

"Block" that tackle. Holding off would-be aggressor nations take all k...

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