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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 (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 (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 (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

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This welder is torch flaming a part ...

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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

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Red-hot, this steel plate is shaped on ...

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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 (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 (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. 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

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

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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

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). One of the major advances in shipbuilding during the last few years has been the substitution of welding for rivets in a number of vital parts of warcraft. Welding means much less weight and much less steel for each ship. This welder, working on the nose section of a new destroyer, is one of hundreds working on vessels under construction at Norfolk

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). One of the major advances in shipbui...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are marking off the design for a ship's plate, using a template as a guide

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are marking off the design ...

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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 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 worker in the mold loft is paintin...

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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). 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 shell frames and deck brackets ready to be welded between deck beams and frames for ship of the Liberty Fleet 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 flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These are shell frames and deck bracket...

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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. Heavy anchor chains are among the parts produced here, and powerful presses are used in the various machining operations

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

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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 (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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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 (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. A new vessel has just moved off these ways, and the keel is being assembled for yet another, in a large Eastern yard. The bottom and side shell plating and the inner tank sections are being assembled. Another new keel has been laid on the ways to the left. 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

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. A new vessel has just moved off these w...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). There are many complicated machining operations involved in the production of ships for our two-ocean Navy. This skilled worker is one of thousands at the Newport News ways

Shipbuilding (Newport News). There are many complicated machining oper...

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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). These two workers are assembling the hull section of a new cruiser. Four new navy cruisers are on the ways here, and a huge battleship

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These two workers are assembling the hull...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These stacks of steel plate are in readiness for an uninterrupted flow toward the production line of a large Eastern plant fabricating sections for ships built at a nearby yard. This plant was formerly used for Pullman car construction. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These stacks of steel plate are in read...

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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. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is more important than ever before in shipbuilding, saving time, weight and steel. This welder is working on the foundation for steel pillars to support the decks on top of the shaft tunnel of a new merchant ship under construction at a large Eastern plant. 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 (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. These are prefabricated bulkhead sections for ships of the Liberty Fleet being welded together before they are hoisted into position in a new ship in front of a large Eastern yard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These are prefabricated bulkhead sectio...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Behind all the scaffolding a new cruiser is beginning to take shape, one of four under construction on the Newport News ways

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Behind all the scaffolding a new cruiser ...

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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. "Liberty" ships. Knee brackets ready to be welded between the ship's deck beams and frames ( or ribs) at the start of the production line. 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. Knee brackets ready to be welded betwee...

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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 (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 (Newport News). These workers are red-leading a plate, to prevent corrosion. Only the highest quality materials will serve for the new warcraft under construction for Uncle Sam's two-ocean fleet

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are red-leading a plate, to...

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

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

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These workers are punching stainless steel for use in galleys and mess rooms in naval craft under construction at Norfolk

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These workers are punching stainless...

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). Here is driving power for the Navy, a group propeller shafts waiting for installation in new destroyers for our two-ocean Navy

Shipbuilding (Newport News). Here is driving power for the Navy, a gro...

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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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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This group of four of the 3,000 workers are engaged in building the huge 70 milllion dollar battleship Alabama, is working on the superstructure of the vessel, which will make a huge addition to the U.S. two-ocean Navy when it is launched in February 1942

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). This group of four of the 3,000 work...

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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

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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 (Newport News). These workers are attaching parts for a new cruiser under construction to the overhead crane which will deliver the metal to the building ways

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are attaching parts for a n...

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These workers are punching stainless steel for use in galleys and mess rooms in naval craft under construction at Norfolk

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). These workers are punching stainless...

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Defense housing, Norfolk, Virginia. One of the many houses being built by private industry under the terms of the liberalized Title VI of the National Housing Act. These homes help to alleviate the housing shortage at Norfolk which is the center of vastly expanded shipbuilding activity

Defense housing, Norfolk, Virginia. One of the many houses being built...

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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 flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Red-hot, this steel plate is shaped on ...

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

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

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Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Time out to lunch, then back to work on ships for the defense of America. These are workers in the plate shop, where steel plate is fashioned for Uncle Sam's warcraft. There are several cafeterias on the grounds

Shipbuilding (Norfolk Navy Yard). Time out to lunch, then back to work...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Workers at a prefabricating plant turn out steel parts for a large Eastern shipyard building units of Uncle Sam's "Liberty Fleet." Here they operate a giant shear. This plant was originally used to produce freight cars, and the shears are part of the plant's original equipment. 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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