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

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 Division; 1944.
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Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 1472.