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

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Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1942

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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office of War Information.

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Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.), 33.78000, -118.26250

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Library of Congress

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