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Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are attaching parts for a new cruiser under construction to the overhead crane which will deliver the metal to the building ways

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Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are attaching parts for a new cruiser under construction to the overhead crane which will deliver the metal to the building ways

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are attaching parts for a new cruiser under construction to the overhead crane which will deliver the metal to the building ways

Rushing the SS George Washington Carver to completion. Negro skilled workers played an important part in the construction of the SS George Washington Carver, second Liberty Ship named for a Negro, in the Richmond Shipyard No. 1 of the Kaiser Company. Approximately 1,000 Negro women are included among the more than 6,000 colored workers in the four Kaiser shipyards at Richmond. Miss Anna Bland, a burner, is shown at work on the SS George Washington Carver

Rushing the SS George Washington Carver to completion. Negro skilled workers played an important part in the construction of the SS George Washington Carver, second Liberty Ship named for a Negro, in the Richmond Shipyard No. 1 of the Kaiser Company. Approximately 1,000 Negro women are included among the more than 6,000 colored workers in the four Kaiser shipyards at Richmond. Miss Anna Bland, a burner, is shown at work on the SS George Washington Carver

Migratory worker at the "number one" end of the grader at Belcross, North Carolina

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A black and white photo of a man working on a fire hydrant, possibly related to: Tacking down canvas on queen's platform before opening of National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

A black and white photo of a man working on a fire hydrant, possibly related to: Tacking down canvas on queen's platform before opening of National Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Shipbuilding (Newport News). These workers are attaching parts for a new cruiser under construction to the overhead crane which will deliver the metal to the building ways

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01/01/1941
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
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Newport News (Va.), 36.97889, -76.42806
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