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Negro students working at shipbuilding at the Newport News Shipbuilding Co.

Negro students working at shipbuilding at the Newport News Shipbuildin...

Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural In... More

No. 510, Hull no. 3, Mch. 7, '19. Virginia Shipbuilding Corp.

No. 510, Hull no. 3, Mch. 7, '19. Virginia Shipbuilding Corp.

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English women in shipbuilding yards

English women in shipbuilding yards

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[Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., a triple expansion]

[Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., a triple expansion]

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[Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., two triples and a quadruple]

[Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., two triples and a qu...

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[Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., a triple expansion]

[Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., a triple expansion]

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Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa" [i.e., "Chitose"] /

Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa" [i.e., "Chitose"] /

This film shows the launching of the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Chitose at the Union Iron Works shipyard, San Francisco, on Saturday, January 22, 1898. The camera view is east, across a small inlet of Centr... More

Toledo Shipbuilding Co.'s yards, building a freighter

Toledo Shipbuilding Co.'s yards, building a freighter

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[Foundry, possibly Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Wyandotte, Michigan]

[Foundry, possibly Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Wyandotte, Michigan]

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[Detroit Shipbuilding Co., scratch room, probably Wyandotte, Mich.]

[Detroit Shipbuilding Co., scratch room, probably Wyandotte, Mich.]

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Elswick -- Finishing Big Guns - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Elswick -- Finishing Big Guns - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

Photograph shows a view of the XI shop, the north bay of the Elswick Shipbuilding Yard from a photograph from a 1898 naval magazine. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Str. no. 190, 3 double end boilers, 14' diameter,21'-10" long, Detroit Shipbuilding Co.

Str. no. 190, 3 double end boilers, 14' diameter,21'-10" long, Detroit...

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Launch of QUEEN MARY - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Launch of QUEEN MARY - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows the March 1912 launch of HMS Queen Mary at Palmer's Shipbuilding, Jarrow-on-Tyne, England. She was sunk during battle in 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 1008)

Detroit Shipbuilding Co. life rafts dept.

Detroit Shipbuilding Co. life rafts dept.

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Waterfront view of plant of Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia

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J206224 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; J.P. Bell Co., Inc.; September 6, 1915.

Peninsula yard, Portland, Wooden Auxiliary motor schooner

Peninsula yard, Portland, Wooden Auxiliary motor schooner

Photograph shows the yard of the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company in Portland, Oregon. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015)

Shipways, Virginia Shipbuilding Corp., Feb 14, '19

Shipways, Virginia Shipbuilding Corp., Feb 14, '19

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Virginia Shipbuilding Corps., Nov. 1917

Virginia Shipbuilding Corps., Nov. 1917

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"Gunston Hall," Virginia Shipbuilding Corps., Feb. 14, ' 19

"Gunston Hall," Virginia Shipbuilding Corps., Feb. 14, ' 19

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Virginia Shipbuilding Corp. launching of E.A. Morse

Virginia Shipbuilding Corp. launching of E.A. Morse

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S.S. Nora. View showing 40 ton forward web frame, collision bulkhead and chain locker being put into place by cranes

S.S. Nora. View showing 40 ton forward web frame, collision bulkhead a...

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These men will study the problem of placing diesel engines in the shipping board vessels. Lft. to rt. around the table: A. Conti, Consulting Engineer to Adm. Benson; J.F. Nichols, Chief Engineer, Newport News Shipbuilding Co.; Adm. H. I. Cone, Asst. to Pres. of the Fleet Corportation, Chmn.; Adm. W. S. Benson; Capt. Chas. A McAllister, v-p Amer. Bu. of Shipping; William Francis Gibbs, Pres. Gibbs Bros. Inc.; and Maj. W. D. Styer, Engineer Corps, USA

These men will study the problem of placing diesel engines in the ship...

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Virginia Shipbuilding Corp., Alexandria, Virginia Launching of the Betsy Bell, Mar. 24, '19

Virginia Shipbuilding Corp., Alexandria, Virginia Launching of the Bet...

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No. 568, Hull no. 2, Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, April 25, '19

No. 568, Hull no. 2, Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation, April 25, '19

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No. 566, Hull no. 3, April 25, '19. Virginia Shipbuilding Corp.

No. 566, Hull no. 3, April 25, '19. Virginia Shipbuilding Corp.

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No. 562, Hull no. 5, April 29, '19. Virginia Shipbuilding Corp.

No. 562, Hull no. 5, April 29, '19. Virginia Shipbuilding Corp.

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Munitions quiz opens on shipbuilders. The second phase of the Munitions Committee opened under Sen. Gerald P. Nye, R. of N.D., with representatives of shipbuilding concerns on the stand. This photo shows N.R. Parker, Treasurer of the New York Shipbuilding

Munitions quiz opens on shipbuilders. The second phase of the Munition...

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Approached. Laurence R. Wilder, former Chairman of the Board of Gulf Industries, a Florida shipbuilding concern, was offered an opportunity, according to testimony at the Senate munitions hearing, to get large naval contracts by paying a fee of $250,000

Approached. Laurence R. Wilder, former Chairman of the Board of Gulf I...

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At munitions quiz. C.L. Bardo, former president of the New York Shipbuilding Co., was brought into the munitions quiz concerning a letter commenting on the future of a Florida concern. 2/5/35

At munitions quiz. C.L. Bardo, former president of the New York Shipbu...

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"Pinkertons" tell all, Washington, D.C. Sept. 25. Robert A. Pinkerton, (left) youthful president of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and Asher Rossiter, as they appeared before the Senate committee investigating strike-breaking. Pinkerton told the committee of the gross income of the million dollar company for the years 1934,1935 and part of 1936. The gross income of the Pinkerton Agency for the first seven months in 1936 reached the staggering total of nearly $1,500,000. Rossiter described the labor inquiries his firm made for General Motors, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Baldwin Locomotive Works and the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. Most of the work was in connection with alleged Communistic activity, Rossiter related

"Pinkertons" tell all, Washington, D.C. Sept. 25. Robert A. Pinkerton,...

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The Winners! Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Capt. Roger Williams, (left) Vice President of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., whose bid of $17,500,000 for the construction of the proposed new vessel to replace the Leviathan in the North Atlantic, was found to be t lowest when the bids were opened by the U.S. Maritime Commission today. John M. Franklin (right), President of the U.S. Lines which will operate the new liner. When completed the new vessel will be a twin screw, combination mail, passenger and cargo carrier, and will give the American Merchant Fleet the safest vessel afloat. 9/15/37

The Winners! Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Capt. Roger Williams, (left) ...

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In spotlight at U.S. Maritime commission hearing. Washington, D.C. Aug. 23. The U.S. Maritime Commission opened a general hearing on maritime labor conditions in an attempt to determine methods of avoiding costly industrial disputes which have hampered the American Merchant Marine and discouraged investment of Capital in shipbuilding. Among the first to be heard were, left to right, John W. Meal, of Marine Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific Coast; Mervyn Rathbone, President of the American Radio Telegraphists Association; and Francis J. Goodall, National Maritime Union of Cooks and Stewards. Rathbone told the commission that minimum wages fixed by the government become the maximum rates paid by ship operators. Many telegraphists have thrown out of work [...] the adoption of the automatic alarm system appro[...] [...] F.C.C., Rathbone also told the commission. 8/23/37

In spotlight at U.S. Maritime commission hearing. Washington, D.C. Aug...

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New battleship design board. Washington, D.C., Oct. 8. A special advisory board on battleship plans, which was recently named by Secretary of the Navy Swanson, held their initial meeting at the Navy Department today. The board will be charged with obtaining for the Navy Department the advice of outstanding experts in the principal fields of Naval construction to use in completing the designs of the two new battleships North Carolina and Washington. In the photograph, left to right, (sitting): W.F. Gibbs, President of Gibbs and Cox, Inc.; Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison; and Admiral Joseph Strauss, U.S.N. Standing, left to right: John F. Metton, President, N.Y. Shipbuilding Corp.; Joseph W. Powell, United Shipyards Inc.; and Professor William Hovgaard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 10/8/37

New battleship design board. Washington, D.C., Oct. 8. A special advis...

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Maritime head still insists new method for handling maritime labor problems is necessary Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. Appearing before the Senate Labor and Commerce Committees today, U.S. Maritime Commissioner Joseph P. Kennedy declared that union opposition had failed to shake his belief that a new method for handling maritime problems is necessary. Federal Assistance will be necessary to any new development in American Shipbuilding, Kennedy also told the committee. He is shown with Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Republican of California and a member of the committee, 1/26/38

Maritime head still insists new method for handling maritime labor pro...

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Morris L. Cooke, Technical Consultant to Mr. Sidney Hillman and Chairman of the Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee

Morris L. Cooke, Technical Consultant to Mr. Sidney Hillman and Chairm...

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Lucien Koch, organizer in Quincy, Massachusetts for the IUMSWA (Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of of America). He is active in organizing a committee to demand a housing program for Quincy

Lucien Koch, organizer in Quincy, Massachusetts for the IUMSWA (Indust...

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Brooklyn, New York. Dollies, carrying newly-machined engine parts, being moved in and out of the shipping room of a factory engaged in subcontracting work for aviation, shipbuilding and radio manufacturing concerns. This factory previously made oil burner equipment

Brooklyn, New York. Dollies, carrying newly-machined engine parts, bei...

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Morris L. Cooke, Technical Consultant to Mr. Sidney Hillman and Chairman of the Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee

Morris L. Cooke, Technical Consultant to Mr. Sidney Hillman and Chairm...

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Morris L. Cooke, Technical Consultant to Mr. Sidney Hillman and Chairman of the Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee

Morris L. Cooke, Technical Consultant to Mr. Sidney Hillman and Chairm...

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Mr. John Green, president of IUMSWA (Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America), speaking before a union meeting in Quincy, Massachusetts

Mr. John Green, president of IUMSWA (Industrial Union of Marine and Sh...

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Union meeting of Fore River shipyard workers (IUMSWA-Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America). One of the topics discussed was defense housing

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Union Meeting of the Fore River shipyard workers in Quincy, Massachusetts (IUMSWA-Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America). Defense housing was discussed

Union Meeting of the Fore River shipyard workers in Quincy, Massachuse...

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Vallejo, California. Workman at Mare Island shipbuilding yards in his room at FSA (Farm Security Administration) dormitories

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This is the midship section of a new member of the Liberty Fleet, nearing completion at a large shipyard. In the background is a maze of scaffolding and cranes typical of the scene in many large American shipyards as builders work to make Uncle Sam master of the seas

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This is the midship section of a new me...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker in the mold loft is painting over the marks made on steel plates from wooden templates, or patterns. The original marking is scratched onto the steel, and this man brings them out in white. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker in the mold loft is paintin...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here are two members of the Liberty Fleet lying at anchor in the basin of a large Eastern shipyard, awaiting final fitting and rigging

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here are two members of the Liberty Fle...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Most large shipyards have their own rail systems, with several locomotives and flat cars used for hauling heavy ship parts about the yards. This man operates such a locomotive transporting completed sections from a former freight car plant six miles to the ways where they are assembled into completed ships. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Most large shipyards have their own rai...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). This craftsman is measuring the rudder bearing for a new battleship. Split hair accuracy is required in fashioning these watertight fittings

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This craftsman is measuring the rudder be...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Huge overhead cranes are used for the placing of heavy parts in the naval ships under construction at these ways. The setting up of the scaffolding and other structures for shipbuilding is in itself a major project

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Huge overhead cranes are used for the pla...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of tons of lumber and steel are used in the construction of these ways, where American mechanical genius is employed in the production of ships for our two-ocean Navy

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of tons of lumber and steel are...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). This worker is touching up one of the huge condensers for a U.S. Navy destroyer under construction

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This worker is touching up one of the hug...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This maze of rolling cranes, at a large Eastern shipyard is a typical scene in many large shipyards at work on ships for Uncle Sam's Navy and merchant fleet. Stocks of material are piled up for the cranes to take to vessels under construction so there is no delay in production while waiting for sections or materials. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This maze of rolling cranes, at a large...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Shell plates of a ship at the bow, where the inner plates are first bolted to the outer plates for added strength. The rivets are countersunk to be flush on the outer side. Production scene in a large Eastern shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Shell plates of a ship at the bow, wher...

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Vallejo, California. Workman at Mare Island shipbuilding yards in his room at FSA (Farm Security Administration) dormitories

Vallejo, California. Workman at Mare Island shipbuilding yards in his ...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Wooden templates are used as patterns for the laying out of a number of steel plates. These workers are transferring the templates designs, or patterns, to steel, to be used in ships under construction at a large Eastern shipyard. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Wooden templates are used as patterns f...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Sandwiches, smokes and soft drinks are available to workers at a number of canteens on the grounds. There are also several cafeterias serving hot meals

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Sandwiches, smokes and soft drinks a...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here a shipfitter and a crew foreman check the plans to make certain they properly locate a prefabricated section for a new ship, part of Uncle Sam's "Liberty Fleet," under construction at a large Eastern yard. Bethlehem- Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here a shipfitter and a crew foreman ch...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). In the foreground is the frame section for a new naval vessel under construction. The ways and overhead carriers and cranes are seen in the background

Shipbuilding (Newport News). In the foreground is the frame section fo...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Hundreds of skilled workers are engaged in the welded shop. Welded jointures have many advantages over riveted fittings, and welders are sought in increasing quantities for work on Uncle Sam's growing battle fleet

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Hundreds of skilled workers are enga...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here are two members of the Liberty Fleet lying at anchor in the basin of a large Eastern shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here are two members of the Liberty Fle...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). On this ways are built heavy cruisers and dreadnoughts for the U.S. Navy. Another huge ways is used for construction of destroyers and lighter craft. Setting up of these ways is in itself a major construction job

Shipbuilding (Newport News). On this ways are built heavy cruisers and...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News) These skilled workers are tinpleting an evaporator top, part of a stream turbine which will help to drive a news naval vessel under construction at the Newport News ways

Shipbuilding (Newport News) These skilled workers are tinpleting an ev...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These are some of the 26,000 men whose hands are fashioning powerful new additions to Uncle Sam's rapidly expanding naval forces. A few miles away at the yards of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, other thousands are also coming off their shifts. This scene is typical of dozens of shipyards throughout the nation. Shipyard workers have a lot to smile about, for invariably they have done their work so well and efficiently that production is ahead of schedule

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These are some of the 26,000 men who...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of tons of lumber and steel are used in the construction of these ways, where American mechanical genius is employed in the production of ships for our new two-ocean Navy

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of tons of lumber and steel are...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of tons of lumber and steel are used in the construction of these ways, where American mechanical genius is employed in the production of ships for our new two-ocean Navy

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of tons of lumber and steel are...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This giant plate roller, of German design, is used to roll cold steel shell plates for members of Uncle Sam's new "Liberty Fleet" under construction at a large Eastern shipyard. This prefabrication work is being done at a nearby plant which formerly turned out freight cars. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flatcars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This giant plate roller, of German desi...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Rhythm in defense! Music, both popular and classical, news, sports events, and other programs are broadcast all day long to the thousands of workers at the Norfolk Yard. Officials have found that these broadcasts are beneficial to the morale of the men, and cut down the fatigue brought on by difficult or monotonous tasks

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Rhythm in defense! Music, both popul...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. All assembled and ready to go in place. Prefabrication of sections such as this in a nearby plant formerly making freight cars saves weeks in the building of ships for Uncle Sam's new merchant fleet. This piece is being hoisted into place, and soon the welder will begin his vital work. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. All assembled and ready to go in place....

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This welder is torch flaming a part for a new destroyer on the ways at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Riveted joints have been cut down by as much as two-thirds in the last few years, as welding has been developed to a point where it provides equal strength. Welding means less weight and a saving in steel

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This is the midship section of a new member of the Liberty Fleet, nearing completion at a large Eastern shipyard. In the background is a maze of scaffolding and cranes typical of the scene in many large American shipyards as builders work to make Uncle Sam master of the seas

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This is the midship section of a new me...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Red-hot, this steel plate is shaped on the mold to form a stern section for a member of the "Liberty Fleet," under construction at a large Eastern shipyard. The work is being done at a nearby plant formerly used for the building of freight cars. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flatcars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of workers contribute thousands of skills in the building of ships for Uncle Sam's growing Navy. This worker is topping punching holes on a ship's frame

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Thousands of workers contribute thousands...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Huge naval guns are assembled in the gun shop for installation on the warcraft being built here for Uncle Sam's growing Navy

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Huge naval guns are assembled in the...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here are prefabricated tanks and deck girder sections ready to be hoisted up and set in their place in one of the new merchant ships under construction in a large Eastern shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Here are prefabricated tanks and deck g...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These workers are making the final fitting and checking of the rigging of the masthead of a new member of the "Liberty Fleet" at a large Eastern shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These workers are making the final fitt...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). These are the men whose skill is devoted to the building of the finest, most powerful fleet of naval vessels the world has ever seen. They are leaving the gates of the yard after their regular shift

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These are the men whose skill is devoted ...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These are rolled plates for the shaft tunnel of one of Uncle Sam's new "Liberty Ships," under construction at a large Eastern shipyard. All parts are prefabricated in this large Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flatcars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These are rolled plates for the shaft t...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Skilled work requires brawn as well as brains. This husky navy yard worker is driving home a pin in the propeller shaft of a naval vessel under construction

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Skilled work requires brawn as well as br...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). This worker is touching up one of the huge condensers for a U.S. Navy destroyer under construction

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This worker is touching up one of the hug...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This maze of rolling cranes, at a large Eastern shipyard is a typical scene in many large shipyards at work on ships for Uncle Sam's Navy and merchant fleet. Stocks of material are piled up for the cranes to take to vessels under construction so there is no delay in production while waiting for sections or materials. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This maze of rolling cranes, at a large...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is more important than ever before in shipbuilding, saving time, weight and steel. This work is done at a nearby plant which formerly turned out freight cars. This worker is welding top plates to angle frames for a merchant ship under construction at a large Eastern yard. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flatcars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is more important than ever bef...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. A view from the water of the shipways at a large Eastern yard. At the left is seen the old-style superstructure, with tracks for two-way overhead cranes, while at the right, running on ground tracks, are the more modern cranes, designed for hoisting from any angle. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. A view from the water of the shipways a...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Wooden templates are used as patterns for the laying out of a number of steel plates. This worker is carrying the templates for a gun foundation from the mold loft to the plate working section. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Wooden templates are used as patterns f...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Hundreds of skilled workers are engaged in the welding shop. Welded jointures have many advantages over riveted fittings, and welders are sought in increasing quantities for work on Uncle Sam's growing battle fleet

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Hundreds of skilled workers are enga...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker is watching for signals from a colleague as he rolls cold steel plate to a desired shape on this plate roller, designed in Germany. All parts are prefabricated in this Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are carried to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker is watching for signals fro...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This is one of the huge machine shops, where many of the 26,000 workers in the yard fashion metal parts for the ships under construction for the Navy

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This is one of the huge machine shop...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Manpower for defense is the specialty of the worker with the sledge hammer, about to pound a ship's plate. The sledge hammer is still an important tool in the production of Uncle Sam's new battle fleet

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Manpower for defense is the specialt...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Steel plates of wasteless dimensions stacked ready for laying out, one of the first operations on the production line of multiply cargo ship construction. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Steel plates of wasteless dimensions st...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This is the signal man of a riggers crew at a large Eastern shipyard. He is about ready to give the go-ahead signal to the operator of a large overhead electric crane. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This is the signal man of a riggers cre...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). This is a structural section, where preliminary work is done before the sections for new vessels are brought by overhead carriers to the ways, where they will become part of the assembled ship

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This is a structural section, where preli...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In an abandoned freight car factory near the Atlantic coast, sections of sleek freighters for the merchant fleet are being prefabricated. Present rate of production is one a week. The men shown at work here believe they can increase that rate to one in six days

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. In an abandoned freight car factory nea...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Wooden templates are used as patterns for the laying out of a number of steel plates. This worker is carrying the template for a gun foundation from the mold loft to the plate working section. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Wooden templates are used as patterns f...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Transportation is a vital operation in the huge Newport News Yard, where more than 36,000 workers are employed. These two workers are shown laying his tracks for a new railroad spur, which will carry materials right to the building ways where four cruisers and a large battleship are under construction for our new two-ocean fleet

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Transportation is a vital operation in th...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). A section for a new U.S. Navy cruiser is being delivered by overhead crane to the building ways. Four cruisers and a battleship are under construction here

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). A section for a new U.S. Navy cruiser is being delivered by overhead crane to the building ways. Four cruisers and a battleship are under construction here

Shipbuilding (Newport News). A section for a new U.S. Navy cruiser is ...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). This is the spacious mold loft, where patterns for ship's parts are fashioned in wood. These patterns are then transferred to steel

Shipbuilding (Newport News). This is the spacious mold loft, where pat...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Through the scaffolding may be seen the prow of a battleship under construction. The Norfolk-Newport News section of Virginia is contributing a large portion of the new tonnage of our rapidly expanding two-ocean Navy

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Through the scaffolding may be seen the p...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). These are mold loft workers laying out patterns for various parts of naval vessels under construction. These patterns are subsequently transferred to steel

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These are mold loft workers laying out pa...

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