Newport News, Virginia. A C-3 passenger and cargo boat. The two tall posts in the middle are called "Samson posts" and are used to support derrick arms, cranes, etc, in loading and unloading the ship. They also serve as ventilators, as can be seen from the holes near their tops. The boat being built on the ways here, is of all steel construction, and is about forty percent completed. "C-3" refers to the type of design
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Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Newport News (Va.), 36.97889, -76.42806
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain