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Production. Small ramp boats. A thirty-six-foot wooden ramp boat, just completed at a Southern shipyard, in tow of a fast power launch. The high bottom-hinged stern of this boat is used as a ramp to make beach landings of men and equipment. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. A thirty-six-foot wooden ramp boat, just...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man with a pipe in his mouth. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man with a pipe in his mouth. Office of W...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Wooden motor torpedo boats for the Navy are built of prefabricated parts and sections in a large Southern shipyard. These fast seventy-eight-footers are built under roof and moved to a nearby waterway for launching and fitting. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Wooden motor torpedo boats f...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Wooden motor torpedo boats for the Navy are built of prefabricated parts and sections in a large Southern shipyard. These fast seventy-eight-footers are built under roof and moved to a nearby waterway for launching and fitting. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Wooden motor torpedo boats f...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp boat, which has just passed its trial runs at a Southern boatyard, is removed from the water to be prepared for railroad shipment. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. They are powered by twin diesel engines. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Prefabricated sections of a new seventy-eight-foot motor torpedo boat are clamped in place at a large Southern shipyard. The hulls of these speedy boats are built indoors and are then moved to nearby water for launching and fitting. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Prefabricated sections of a ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man on a ladder. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man on a ladder. Office of War Informatio...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under construction at a Southern shipyard. In addition to wooden torpedo boats, the yard also turns out many steel boats for the Navy. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Coast Guard sentry stands ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Small ramp boats. Small wooden ramp boats for landing men and equipment on beaches, under construction at a Southern shipyard. The frames of these thirty-six-foot carriers are made of prefabricated parts and sections. The completed boats are launched by crane and delivered in tows of six to eight. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. Small wooden ramp boats for landing men ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Higgins Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., makes torpedo boats and other boats for the Navy

Higgins Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La., makes torpedo boats and ot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man holding a baby. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a baby. Office of War Informa...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This operator of a portable power grinder is one of many efficient workers producing steel ramp boats which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on enemy shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This operator of a portable power grinder ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp boat, which has just passed its trial runs at a Southern boatyard, is removed from the water to be prepared for railroad shipment. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. They are powered by twin diesel engines. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Checking a prefabricated section for a wooden torpedo boat at a Southern shipyard. Many fast seventy-eight-foot motor driven boats of this class are built here indoors, of ready-made sections. The completed hulls are then moved to nearby water for launching and fitting. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Checking a prefabricated sec...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under construction at a Southern shipyard. In addition to wooden torpedo boats, the yard also turns out many steel boats for the Navy. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Coast Guard sentry stands ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Mounting a torpedo tube on a new wooden motor torpedo boat under construction at a big Southern shipyard. This yard also produces steel boats for the Navy. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Mounting a torpedo tube on a...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Coast Guardsman standing watch over 78-foot torpedo boat. Continual watch is kept. Higgins Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La

Coast Guardsman standing watch over 78-foot torpedo boat. Continual wa...

12002-17. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under construction at a southern shipyard. In addition to wooden torpedo boats, the yard also turns out many steel boats for the Navy. Higgins Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La

A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under constr...

12002-17. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Setting deck beam sections for a new seventy-eight-foot motor torpedo boat at a large Southern shipyard. These fast boats are built of prefabricated parts and sections under roof. When the hulls are ready for launching and fitting they are moved from the plant to nearby water. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Setting deck beam sections f...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a boat being unloaded. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a boat being unloaded. Office of War Inform...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Corrected title information source: Charley Seavey, 2017. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

A black and white photo of a boat on the beach. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a boat on the beach. Office of War Informat...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under construction at a southern shipyard. In addition to wooden torpedo boats, the yard also turns out many steel boats for the Navy. Higgins Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La.

A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under constr...

Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a sign - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a sign - FSA / Offic...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Coast Guardsman standing watch over 78-foot torpedo boat. Continual watch is kept. Higgins Industries, Inc., New Orleans, La.

Coast Guardsman standing watch over 78-foot torpedo boat. Continual wa...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man working on a piece of wood. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a piece of wood. Office of...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Motor torpedo boats (wooden). 8b07680v

Motor torpedo boats (wooden). 8b07680v

Title: Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Negro carpenter working on the framing of a motor torpedo boat at a large Southern shipyard. These fast seventy-eight-footers are built indoors of prefabricate... More

A black and white photo of a large building. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a large building. Office of War Information...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern boatyard examines a bead he has just run on a steel ramp which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man cutting a piece of wood. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man cutting a piece of wood. Office of Wa...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A carpenter at a Southern shipyard checks the framing of a new seventy-eight-foot motor boat. The hulls of these speedy wooden boats are built indoors of prefabricated parts and sections and are then moved to nearby water for launching and fitting. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A carpenter at a Southern sh...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man working on a boat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a boat. Office of War Info...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Planking a new seventy-eight-foot motor torpedo boat at a large Southern shipyard. These speedy wooden vessels are built of prefabricated parts and sections under roof. When the hull is ready for launching and fitting it is removed from the plant to nearby water. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Planking a new seventy-eight...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Southern shipyard. These twenty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equipment. They are delivered from the shipyard in tows of six to eight boats. Higgins Industries

Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Sou...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Coast Guard sentry stands watch over a new torpedo boat under construction at a Southern shipyard. In addition to wooden torpedo boats, the yard also turns out many steel boats for the Navy. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Coast Guard sentry stands ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Setting deck beam sections for a new seventy-eight-foot motor torpedo boat at a large Southern shipyard. These fast boats are built of prefabricated parts and sections under roof. When the hulls are ready for launching and fitting they are moved from the plant to nearby water. Higgins Industries

Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). Setting deck beam sections f...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of two boats on the beach. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two boats on the beach. Office of War Infor...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Training. Ramp boats. 8b07671v

Training. Ramp boats. 8b07671v

Marines in training at a Southern point learn the technique of landing men and equipment with ramp boats. The squared-ended craft coming in is a ramp boat, a thirty-six-footer made of wood and capable of settin... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Building construction goes on at a Southern boat building yard now producing large numbers of ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Long before the buildings were finished many of the boats had been turned out on open-air assembly lines. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Building construction goes on...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Motor torpedo boats (wooden). 8b07679v

Motor torpedo boats (wooden). 8b07679v

Title: Production. Motor torpedo boats (wooden). A Negro carpenter working on the framing of a motor torpedo boat at a large Southern shipyard. These fast seventy-eight-footers are built indoors of prefabricate... More

Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 23, New Orleans, 1942

Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 23, New Orleans, 1942

Original title: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 23 Original Caption: Commissioning ceremonies, at Higgins Industrial Canal Plant, New Orleans, La., 28 June 1942. boats present in right front are: PT - 281, 277 & ... More

Andrew J Higgins and Franklin D Roosevelt in New Orleans, 1942

Andrew J Higgins and Franklin D Roosevelt in New Orleans, 1942

Original Title: Commander-in-Chief of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt Caption: A 1942 photograph taken at the Higgins Co., New Orleans, during a presidential tour. Andrew J. Higgins, Sr., touches a pr... More