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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. These are prefabricated inner bottom tank sections, ready to be set in place and welded into a unit. Fabricated in an old freight car plant, they will be used in ships of the "Liberty Fleet" being built in a large Eastern shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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. These are prefabricated inner bottom tank sections, ready to be set in place and welded into a unit. Fabricated in an old freight car plant, they will be used in ships of the "Liberty Fleet" being built in a large Eastern shipyard. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. 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. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flatcars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This 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. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

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

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01/01/1941
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United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Baltimore (Md.) ,  39.29028, -76.61222
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label_outline Explore Eastern Yard, Liberty Fleet, Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards Inc

Production. Small ramp boats. Fitting and painting small wooden ramp boats at a Southern shipyard. These thirty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equipment. The completed boats are launched by crane and delivered in tows of six to eight. Higgins Industries

Cargo vessel under construction at the Higgins shipyards. New Orleans, Louisiana

[Canal ("Washington Canal"), Washington, D.C. Plans and sections of a wooden lock]

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

Production. Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. The SS Booker T Washington, first Liberty Ship named for a Negro slides down the ways at the Wilmington yards of the California Shipbuilding Corporation at its launching on September 29, 1942

Denver, Colorado. The interior of a shipbuilding plant, showing a workman who previously worked on incubator parts and amusement park devices, now working on parts of hulls and decks of escort vessels. He and his co-workers will be invited to Mare Island, 1,300 miles away, to help launch the ships they are building

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

Greater New York Brewery Inc., 501 First Ave., New York City, Cypress Ave., brewery & vicinity. No. 4, east side Hancock, toward Cypress Ave.

Pier 42 Bulkhead Building, Pier 42, Embarcadero, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Noland Plumbing Co., Inc. Noland building and yards by railroad tracks

[Dead Sea album prepared for the Palestine Potash Ltd. Panorama in three sections from an upper floor from the factory showing south end of Jebel Usdum and the vast area of evaporating pans with dams & decauville tracks]

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Shell frame sub-assembly

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