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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." The "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship to be named for a Negro, is shown being rushed to completion on one of the ways of the California Shipbuilding Corporation

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." The "Booker T...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit Lucas, skilled Negro worker, regulates electric current from generator as lead man looks on. Both were employed in the construction of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, at the California Shipbuilding Corporation

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit ...

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The rudder and propeller of an EC-2 Liberty ship prior to her launching at a West coast shipyard

The rudder and propeller of an EC-2 Liberty ship prior to her launchin...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Howard Glover, right, and T.W. Cole, left, are shown fabricating the second deck of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Howard Glover...

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A Liberty ship carrying supplies destined for Russia docked at a port in the Middle East

A Liberty ship carrying supplies destined for Russia docked at a port ...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. The sixteen-ton chain locker and collision bulkhead assembly being lowered into position in the forepeak of the ship

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Ratchets, turnbuckles and "dogs" hold these deck units of a new Liberty ship in place as a welder in a large Eastern shipyard uses the torch to fuse them

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Ratchets, turnbuckles and "dogs" hold t...

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Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months from keel laying to launching ceremony was the record set by the Patrick Henry. This time is being reduced to 60 days in the construction of her sister ships of the "Liberty Ship" design. This standard design was selected by the Martime Commission to meet the need for ships that can be built in existing yards in minimum time with the additional purpose of conserving materials vitally needed for the war production effort. Prefabrication of sections in special plants, replacing of riveting wherever possible by welding and other new departures all contribute to the speed of construction and saving of material and dead weight in these ships which are already proving their worth in the war on the Axis

Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months fr...

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United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Lend-lease material is stacked on the docks at an Indian port city. This picture was taken from aboard the Liberty ship which brought the equipment

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Lend-lease materi...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. The ship sliding down the ways just twenty-four days after her keelplates were laid. It will take ten days longer to install furnishings. The ship weighs 3200 long tons and is known as a 10,500 ton cargo vessel

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. With two days to go before launching, all structural work is being completed. Underwater installations are in place and the hull has been painted

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Navy armed guard sighting in practice the five-inch rifle of a Liberty ship in convoy at sea

Navy armed guard sighting in practice the five-inch rifle of a Liberty...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the second day all horizintal beams have been laid and keel blocks set at the proper pitch. Keel plates are being put in place

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. James Bibons, soldier in the battle of production, carrying insulated electric cables for engine room

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglas. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Electric welders Walter Norman and Louis Grisanti on stern of ship

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglas. More than 6,00...

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Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Smiling from porthole of the dock house is rivet heater Willie Smith

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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Workers watch the launch of a ship at the Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouver, WA

Workers watch the launch of a ship at the Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouve...

This photograph by Louis Lee shows a completed Liberty ship leaving its dry dock at the Vancouver Kaiser Shipyards.

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Workmen going aboard a partially-completed Liberty ship after lunch

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Workmen g...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Booker T. Washington believed in industrial education for Negroes. One Negro youth who heeded his advice and attended Tuskegee Institute in Alabama is now a skilled worker in the shipyard, which has named a liberty ship for the noted Negro educator. Ernest Enloe Cotton, who studied sheet-metal work at Tuskegee, is shown in his welding job at the California Shipbuilding Corporation yards

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Booker T. Was...

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Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Oscar Sean and Jerry Evans holding machines used for bolting up

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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A couple of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of men standing next to each other. Office of War Information...

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

Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Men setting bulkhead in place, running from tank deck to flat deck in aft of ship

Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard wor...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the fourteenth day the upper deck has been erected and mast houses and the after-deck house are in place. Electrical conduits and engine and boiler room piping are being installed

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the second day all horizintal beams have been laid and keel blocks set at the proper pitch. Keel plates are being put in place

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, San Francisco, California

Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, San Francisco, California

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. In June 1943 the Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien sli... More

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Booker T. Washington believed in industrial education for Negroes. One Negro youth who heeded his advice and attended Tuskegee Institute in Alabama is now a skilled worker in the shipyard, which has named a liberty ship for the noted Negro educator. Ernest Enloe Cotton, who studied sheet-metal work at Tuskegee, is shown in his welding job at the California Shipbuilding Corporation yards

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Booker T. Was...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

"THE GREATEST INSURANCE OF ALL!"

"THE GREATEST INSURANCE OF ALL!"

Liberty ship named for John Merrick - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglas. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Riveters Dave Martin and Walter Shired pose for cameraman

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglas. More than 6,00...

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

A black and white photo of a harbor. Office of War Information Photogr...

Annotation on original negative jacket. This image in a jacket marked "Killed" Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washi... More

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing a Liberty ship. Ten hours after the laying of the first keelplate the bottom of the ship begins to form. Bottom shell plates are added which are bolted at first and will be riveted together later

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing ...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Ernest Enloe Cotton, former Tuskegee student now employed by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, is shown with a lead man examining the weld-head put on a section of the double bottom of a liberty ship. The "Booker T. Washington," first ship named for a Negro, was constructed in this yard. Mr. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Ernest Enloe ...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." G.M. Matthews, Negro burner assigned to the steel plate ship of the California Shipbuilding Corporation, is one of the more than 500 skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled Negro workers in the yards which built the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." G.M. Matthews...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the twenty-fourth day the ship is ready for launching. The christening platform is in place

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Two workers bolting plates for welding on the second day of construction

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit Lucas, experienced Negro welder at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards, is shown instructing his white welder apprentice, Rodney Gail Chesney, as the two work on the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

A black and white photo of a boat in the snow. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a boat in the snow. Office of War Informati...

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

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the tenth day 1575 tons of ship are in place. The lower deck is being completed and the upper deck amidship is erected with the inner stack installed

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Ship to railroad car to truck--no time is lost moving supplies for Russia from a Liberty ship to a railroad car to a truck somewhere in the Middle East

Ship to railroad car to truck--no time is lost moving supplies for Rus...

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Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Smiling from porthole of the dock house is rivet heater Willie Smith

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Ratchets, turnbuckles and "dogs" hold these deck units of a new Liberty ship in place as a welder in a large Eastern shipyard uses the torch to fuse them

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Ratchets, turnbuckles and "dogs" hold t...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More

Production. Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Director of Negro Affairs, National Youth Administration (NYA); an identified member of the local committee; Marian Anderson, celebrated contralto; Dr. William J. Thompkins, Recorder of Deeds, Washington, D.C.; Reverend F.D. Jordon, Los Angeles; and Mrs. Portia Washington Pittman, only living daughter of Booker T. Washington, wave farewell as the Liberty Ship named for the great Negro educator and leader, slides down the ways at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards at Wilmington, California

Production. Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. Mrs. Mary McLeod...

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Navy armed guard sighting in practice the five-inch rifle of a Liberty ship in convoy at sea

Navy armed guard sighting in practice the five-inch rifle of a Liberty...

Image source: U.S. Maritime Commission, 3005. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More inform... More

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Cargo winches and superstructure on the deck of a Liberty ship in the final stages of construction

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Cargo win...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit Lucas, experienced Negro welder at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards, is shown instructing his white welder apprentice, Rodney Gail Chesney, as the two work on the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit ...

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California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Workmen going aboard a partially-completed Liberty ship after lunch

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Workmen g...

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

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. Laying of the keelplates to which will be attached the vertical keel

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Davy Crockett removal, Portland, Maine

Davy Crockett removal, Portland, Maine

PORTLAND - A salvager guides the last remaining section of the Flat Deck Davy Crockett to a barge where it will be decontaminated on Aug. 25, 2011. The removal of Davy Crockett has been an approximately 20 mill... More

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." This general view of three shipways at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards shows three sister ships of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, being rushed to completion

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." This general ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. With two days to go before launching, all structural work is being completed. Underwater installations are in place and the hull has been painted

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Petty Officer stands watch over flat deck barge Davy Crockett

Petty Officer stands watch over flat deck barge Davy Crockett

PORTLAND, Ore. - Petty Officer Michael Shannon, a marine science technician from Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, stands safety watch over the 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett as disassembly continues on... More

A couple of men working on a piece of metal. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of men working on a piece of metal. Office of War Information...

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

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." T.W. Cole and Howard Glover, white and Negro welders at the California Shipbuilding Corporation, are shown watching a crane operator hoist steel plates into place on the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship to be named for a Negro

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." T.W. Cole and...

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

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. Engineer Gorman in the foreground lining up keelblocks with his transit and signalling to workmen as they set the blocks. This is the first step in laying a new keel

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Bow of a Liberty ship just before a launching ceremony

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Bow of a Liberty s...

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

Davy Crockett deconstruction, Portland, Maine

Davy Crockett deconstruction, Portland, Maine

PORTLAND, Ore. - The 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett continues disassembly on the Columbia River, Wash., Ore., border on May 21, 2011. Metal is cut away from the floating stern section, transferred to a ... More

Davy Crockett flyover, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Davy Crockett flyover, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

SEATTLE - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Andre Altavilla, an avionics electrical technician, maintains watch on an MH60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Astoria, Ore., on May 31, 2011. Air Station Astor... More

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
13. "Outward Bound", Royal Australian Historical Society collection

13. "Outward Bound", Royal Australian Historical Society collection

Johnson's description: 'Outward bound frieghter, Sydney Harbour, 1948 - taken on a Sydney Camera Club outing'. The image shows captures the 'Ocean Angel and shows Fort Denison in the background.

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Riveters Dave Martin and Walter Shired pose for cameraman

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of men working on a building. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men working on a building. Office of War Information Photog...

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

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing a Liberty ship. Ten hours after the laying of the first keelplate the bottom of the ship begins to form. Bottom shell plates are added which are bolted at first and will be riveted together later

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Constructing ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Ship launched at Kaiser Shipyards

Ship launched at Kaiser Shipyards

Louis Lee's photographs from the Kaiser Shipyards at Vancouver, Washington, show scenes from the shipyards, including the launch of this Liberty ship.

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. These workers are doing a dual welding operation on fuel oil tanks for the bottom of a "Liberty 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...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Welder working on the hull of a Liberty ship

California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Welder wo...

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

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Electric Welder Bill Seward and Plate Burner John Smith in Layout Department of way no. 8

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit Lucas, skilled Negro worker, regulates electric current from generator as lead man looks on. Both were employed in the construction of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, at the California Shipbuilding Corporation

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jesse Kermit ...

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

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the third day the bottom is completed except for forward and aft ends, and on it have been set inner bottom tanks for fuel or ballast. The midships bulkhead has been raised

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,000 Negro shipyard workers are employed at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards where the Liberty ship is being rushed to completion. The noted orator and abolitionist leader worked as a ship caulker in the vicinity of this yard before he escaped from slavery. Mechanics take time out for lunch

Baltimore, Maryland. Building the SS Frederick Douglass. More than 6,0...

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

Davy Crockett deconstruction, Portland, Maine

Davy Crockett deconstruction, Portland, Maine

Petty Officer James Burris, a machinery technician from Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team, stands safety watch over the 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett as disassembly continues on the Columbia River, Wash., ... More

Davy Crockett final removal, Portland, Maine

Davy Crockett final removal, Portland, Maine

PORTLAND - Coast Guard Capt. Daniel LeBlanc, Commander of Marine Safety Unit Portland and Federal On Scene Coordinator of the Davy Crockett Unified Response, and Troy Nylander, Salvage Master for Ballard Diving... More

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Governor Irwin (built 1878; tugboat) under way in San Francisco Bay, CA, undated

Governor Irwin (built 1878; tugboat) under way in San Francisco Bay, C...

Print enclosure describes the view as the GOV. IRWIN handling a freighter. Negative enclosure describes the view as an unidentified Liberty ship behind the GOV. IRWIN. G - Al Graves 10/7/51.

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Howard Glover, right, and T.W. Cole, left, are shown fabricating the second deck of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Howard Glover...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Bow of a Liberty ship just before a launching ceremony

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Bow of a Liberty s...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. The sixteen-ton chain locker and collision bulkhead assembly being lowered into position in the forepeak of the ship

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the tenth day 1575 tons of ship are in place. The lower deck is being completed and the upper deck amidship is erected with the inner stack installed

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Davy Crockett flyover, Portland, Maine

Davy Crockett flyover, Portland, Maine

PORTLAND, Ore. - The 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett continues disassembly on the Columbia River, Wash., Ore., border on May 20, 2011. Metal is cut away from the floating stern section, transferred to a ... More

Davy Crockett deconstruction, Portland, Maine

Davy Crockett deconstruction, Portland, Maine

PORTLAND, Ore. - The 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett continues disassembly on the Columbia River, Wash., Ore., border on June 30, 2011. Large sections of the double hull are cut and removed from the floa... More

Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
Mary Church Terrell Papers: Speeches and Writings, 1866-1953; 1944, June 23 , "Launching of the Liberty Ship, Harriet Tubman"
The final piece of the STURGIS sits on land, marking

The final piece of the STURGIS sits on land, marking

The final piece of the STURGIS sits on land, marking the major milestone of the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the STURGIS vessel. This historic vessel was converted into the world’s first... More

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Negro skilled workers in many crafts participated in the construction of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro. James Kermit Lucas, welder, is shown working on the top deck of the vessel which bears the name of the noted Negro educator

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Negro skilled...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. Laying of the keelplates to which will be attached the vertical keel

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

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The STRUGIS project team commemorated the final section

The STRUGIS project team commemorated the final section

The STRUGIS project team commemorated the final section of the vessel being removed from the water and placed on the dock for sectioning into smaller pieces to be made available for recycling. This milestone m... More

A black and white photo of a person on a climbing wall. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a person on a climbing wall. Office of War ...

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

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jack Dover, Filipino welder assigned to work on the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, is one of the workers of many racial groups who rushed to complete the vessel which bears the name of the noted Negro educator

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Jack Dover, F...

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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." This general view of three shipways at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards shows three sister ships of the "Booker T. Washington," first liberty ship named for a Negro, being rushed to completion

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." This general ...

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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the sixth day, 850 tons of the ship are in place. Bulkheads and girders below the second deck are in place. The bulkheads and inner bottom tanks were prefabricated

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. The ship sliding down the ways just twenty-four days after her keelplates were laid. It will take ten days longer to install furnishings. The ship weighs 3200 long tons and is known as a 10,500 ton cargo vessel

Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction ...

Image source: Saint Louis Dispatch, May 23, 1943. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More in... More

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Indian coolies unload lend-lease steel tubing from a Liberty ship

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Indian coolies un...

Annotation on negative and/or original negative jacket. Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washing... More

A piece of the STURGIS sits on land after the final

A piece of the STURGIS sits on land after the final

A piece of the STURGIS sits on land after the final water piece of the vessel was removed. After serving in World War II, the STUGIS was converted into the world’s first floating nuclear plant in the 1960’s, ho... More

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. These workers are doing a dual welding operation on fuel oil tanks for the bottom of a "Liberty 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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Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months from keel laying to launching ceremony was the record set by the Patrick Henry. This time is being reduced to 60 days in the construction of her sister ships of the "Liberty Ship" design. This standard design was selected by the Martime Commission to meet the need for ships that can be built in existing yards in minimum time with the additional purpose of conserving materials vitally needed for the war production effort. Prefabrication of sections in special plants, replacing of riveting wherever possible by welding and other new departures all contribute to the speed of construction and saving of material and dead weight in these ships which are already proving their worth in the war on the Axis

Biography of a Liberty Ship. Birth of a ship. Less than five months fr...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Image source: Maritime Commission. Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informati... More

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Ernest Enloe Cotton, former Tuskegee student now employed by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, is shown with a lead man examining the weld-head put on a section of the double bottom of a liberty ship. The "Booker T. Washington," first ship named for a Negro, was constructed in this yard. Mr. Washington founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Ernest Enloe ...

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

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