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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

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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

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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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Date

01/01/1942

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Contributors

Palmer, Alfred T., photographer

United States. Office of War Information.

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Location

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

Google Map of 33.78, -118.2625

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Library of Congress

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Public Domain