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![[Construction inside ship] during World War I](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvY29uc3RydWN0aW9uLWluc2lkZS1zaGlwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/226/jpg "[Construction inside ship] during World War I")
![[Building demolition site; Washington Monument in background. Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzYvMDEvMDEvYnVpbGRpbmctZGVtb2xpdGlvbi1zaXRlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tbW9udW1lbnQtaW4tYmFja2dyb3VuZC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Building demolition site; Washington Monument in background. Washington, D.C.]")
![[A hoist for ship building] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvYS1ob2lzdC1mb3Itc2hpcC1idWlsZGluZy0zMjNhYjgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[A hoist for ship building] - Public domain drawing")
![[Unveiling World War I plaque] - Public domain demonstration photograph](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjEvMDEvMDEvdW52ZWlsaW5nLXdvcmxkLXdhci1pLXBsYXF1ZS0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Unveiling World War I plaque] - Public domain demonstration photograph")
![[The construction department on the dock]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1kZXBhcnRtZW50LW9uLXRoZS1kb2NrLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[The construction department on the dock]")
![[The construction of gunboats in İzmit]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1vZi1ndW5ib2F0cy1pbi1pem1pdC0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[The construction of gunboats in İzmit]")
![[State, War & Navy building] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvc3RhdGUtd2FyLWFuZC1uYXZ5LWJ1aWxkaW5nLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[State, War & Navy building] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![[The construction of gunboats in İzmit]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNvbnN0cnVjdGlvbi1vZi1ndW5ib2F0cy1pbi1pem1pdC02NDAuanBn/40/34/webp "[The construction of gunboats in İzmit]")
