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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Cordova Alaska - [Boat hauling cargo] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Cordova Alaska - [Boat hauling cargo] - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Steel plates of wasteless dimensions stacked ready for laying out, one of the first operations on the production line of multiply cargo ship construction. All parts are prefabricated in this huge Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are then carried six miles to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Steel plates of wasteless dimensions st...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. The symbol of democracy, newly painted on a heavy bomber at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, brings hope to enslaved people in Axis-dominated lands. Most important are the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. The symbol of democracy, new...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mighty warship of the air that will soon be ready for "launching." New consolidated transport plane get a fueling and final checkup before leaving the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the county

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mighty warship of the ai...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Men and women make efficient...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Sandbags protect vital plant areas of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, against air raids. Most important are the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Sandbags protect vital plant...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator Express is equipped with twenty portable chairs that are set up when the plane is used to carry human cargo. When Army officials saw the need for transport planes early in the war, plans for the Liberator Express were drawn to utilize the B-24 Liberator bomber so that no time was lost in the production changeover

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator E...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line of a Western aircraft plant at which consolidated B-24 bombers and transports are made. This new transports, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Even scraps of rope are reclaimed for remaking into sturdy new lines at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircrafts made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Even scraps of rope are recl...

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Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. A gear shaper in a large Midwestern farm implement plant works on the production of gears for essential farm equipment and for marine cargo winches. Gun slides and other military equipment are also produced in this plant since its conversion from straight farm equipment manufacture

Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. A gear shaper in a large...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing planes for their men at the front. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at the plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. American mothers and sisters...

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A portrait of a typical officer of the British Royal Navy who has been at sea since leaving school. He was photographed aboard an ex-American destroyer, part of a convoy escort across the Atlantic protecting cargo ships laden with planes, food, and other supplies

A portrait of a typical officer of the British Royal Navy who has been...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wing at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

V-mail. Finished V-mail letters are sorted and prepared for forwarding to addressees at the Pentagon building, Washington, D.C. V-mail is available to and from the armed forces stationed outside the United States. It is only 1/65th the weight of ordinary mail and saves ninety-eight percent of the cargo space required for ordinary letters. 1,600 letters can be placed on a roll of film little larger than a pack of cigarettes

V-mail. Finished V-mail letters are sorted and prepared for forwarding...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women in essential services. Ethel Peterson, twenty-seven, an expert lift-truck operator at the Paraffine Company in Emeryville, California. Her job demands manual skill and excellent driving judgement, for sharp curves must be rounded and the cargo must be handled with precision and speed at all times

Women in essential services. Ethel Peterson, twenty-seven, an expert l...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Beaumont, Texas. Hull of a cargo vessel under construction at the Pennsylvania shipyards

Beaumont, Texas. Hull of a cargo vessel under construction at the Penn...

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Cargo vessel under construction at the Higgins shipyards. New Orleans, Louisiana

Cargo vessel under construction at the Higgins shipyards. New Orleans,...

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A new design developed to explore the feasibility of carrying very large equipment by glider. This has the largest cargo space of any glider and the largest payload

A new design developed to explore the feasibility of carrying very lar...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

C-82. Newest transport shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. First war plane designed solely for hauling military cargo: troops, paratroops and equipment up to the size of tanks. This aircraft is now in production for the Army Air Forces

C-82. Newest transport shown at demonstration of equipment held by Uni...

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[Longshoremen loading cargo onto a ship at Port Authority Piers, Furman St., Brooklyn, New York] / World Journal Tribune photo by Matthew Black.

[Longshoremen loading cargo onto a ship at Port Authority Piers, Furma...

NYWT&S staff photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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Frederiksted, Saintt Croix Island, Virgin Islands. Loading cargo on a freighter in the harbor. Because there is no pier, the ship must anchor far from shore

Frederiksted, Saintt Croix Island, Virgin Islands. Loading cargo on a ...

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Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. A steam cargo winch for the Maritime Commission is put under test in a Midwest plant converted from the production of power farming implements

Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. A steam cargo winch for ...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Wings for C-47 transport planes ready for the assembly line at Long Beach, California, Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Wings for C-47 transport planes rea...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made to the shell of a consolidated transport plane in preparation for its trip down the final assembly line of a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wings at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Women are proving themselves excellent technicians at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. These airplane engine mechanics learned all they know about their jobs at the company school, and now there putting their knowledge to use. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of trrops and cargo

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Women are proving themselve...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Sheet metal scrap is carefully held and segregated for maximun salvage value at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Sheet metal scrap is careful...

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Production. C-47 transport plane. Enough power to drive a fast ocean liner is represented by this line of engines ready for installation in C-47 transport planes at the Long Beach, California, plant Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport plane. Enough power to drive a fast ocean l...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Prefabricated plane parts await installation on the assembly lines at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Prefabricated plane parts aw...

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Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Hobbing a gear for a cargo winch for the Maritime Commission. This machine in the converted Midwestern plant of a farm implement manufacturer was used to produce gears for tractors and other farm equipment

Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Hobbing a gear for a car...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Experienced men help women trainees to learn the intricacies of modern airplane construction at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Experienced men help women t...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Tons of vital war materials will pass through this cargo door of a C-47 transport plane under construction at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Tons of vital war materials will pa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

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Beaumont, Texas. Cargo vessels waiting to be outfitted at the Pennsylvania shipyards

Beaumont, Texas. Cargo vessels waiting to be outfitted at the Pennsylv...

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Front side view of C-82, the newest transport shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. It has twin boom tail, wing span of 106 feet, and tricycle landing gear. Engines are mounted at forward ends of the booms. Wings are of gull design. Developed solely for hauling heavy military cargo on rough fields near battle points

Front side view of C-82, the newest transport shown at demonstration o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rear view of new C-82 showing twin boom tail and square interior. This is the first war plane designed solely for hauling military cargo. It is in the 50,000 pound class and in its weight and bulk carrying capacity, will enable the air transport of ninety percent of the heavy equipment of a standard triangular Infantry Division. It may be used to carry troops, paratroops, and equipment up to the size of tanks

Rear view of new C-82 showing twin boom tail and square interior. This...

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Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Assorted cargo for the return trip

Assorted cargo for the return trip

Diplomat, possibly Johann von Bernstorff, seated on ship cargo at pier labeled: "Embassy pets, Count von Bernstorff, Berlin, Germany, via U submersible freight" and "Von Egels safe." "Plot to sink the Lusitania... More

New England hurricane. Cargo boat on bay shore near Providence, Rhode Island

New England hurricane. Cargo boat on bay shore near Providence, Rhode ...

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Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new Consolidated transport, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. This new ship, adapted from the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, carries one of the greatest human and cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

How lend-lease strikes at the Axis. A lend-lease tank coming over the side of a cargo ship in a United States Atlantic Coast port. Many tanks are carried as deck-load

How lend-lease strikes at the Axis. A lend-lease tank coming over the ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting system in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a Western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new consolidated transport. This new ship adapted from the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Helen Bray, who left sc...

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Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Steam cargo winches for the Maritime Commission roll off the assembly line of a converted Midwestern plant which formerly produced power farming implements

Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Steam cargo winches for ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bound for Minneapolis, a Mississippi River towboat pushes a cargo of mixes freight upstream

Bound for Minneapolis, a Mississippi River towboat pushes a cargo of m...

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Cargo vessel under construction at the Higgins shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cargo vessel under construction at the Higgins shipyards, New Orleans,...

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[Tugboats and cargo ships on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China]

[Tugboats and cargo ships on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China]

Photo shows a bird's-eye view of tugboats and cargo ships on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

New York, New York. A scene at the Fulton fish market showing the dock where New England fishing boats unload their cargo

New York, New York. A scene at the Fulton fish market showing the dock...

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Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport innerwings before they are assembled on the fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport i...

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Distributing ship cargo of standard buggies coast of Australia

Distributing ship cargo of standard buggies coast of Australia

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Cincinnati Lith. Co.

Wood pattern (of sugar pine) for the metal propeller of a cargo ship for USSR. Western Pine Association, Portland, Oregon

Wood pattern (of sugar pine) for the metal propeller of a cargo ship f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Riverboat carrying cargo leaving dock along waterfront on Ohio River. Louisville, Kentucky

Riverboat carrying cargo leaving dock along waterfront on Ohio River. ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Drilling a wing bulkhead for a consolidated transport plane, that will carry American soldiers and equipment to our far-flung battle lines. One of these girls was a worker in a potato products factory, one was a laundering demonstrator and one is holding her first job. The plane they are helping to make will carry one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Drilling a wing bulkhead...

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First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese seamen on United Nations' vessels may now obtain shore leave in American ports. Heretofore, because of the large number of desertions by Chinese crew members, alien seamen of Chinese nationality have been detained on board when their ships touched American ports. As a result of conferences between representatives of the Chinese Embassy, the Recruitment and Manning Organization of War Shipping Administration, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice, Chinese seamen may now be granted shore leave if guarantees are given that they will not desert. Lee Ah Ding, Chinese seaman from the crew of a British cargo boat, is shown outside the gates of the dock getting his first glimpse of wartime America from the inside

First Chinese seamen granted shore leave in wartime America. Chinese s...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A girl mechanic in a large Western aircraft plant rivets the belly of a new consolidated transport plane. The Cleco fasteners which protrude from the surface hold the sections of metal in place while the riveting job is being done. This new transport, adapted from the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A girl mechanic in a la...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Sheet metal work benches at a large Western aircraft plant form an interesting pattern. Consolidated transport and bomber planes are built here. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Sheet metal work benches...

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Conversion. Farm implements to gun parts. A milling operation is performed on a Bofors gun slide in a large Midwestern farm implement plant now converted to war production. The plant also makes marine steam cargo winches for the Maritime Commission

Conversion. Farm implements to gun parts. A milling operation is perfo...

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Beaumont, Texas. King masts for cargo vessels under construction at the Pennsylvania shipyards

Beaumont, Texas. King masts for cargo vessels under construction at th...

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Beaumont, Texas. Cargo vessels under construction at the Pennsylvania shipyards; welding barges are moored in the foreground

Beaumont, Texas. Cargo vessels under construction at the Pennsylvania ...

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Bushing a welded section on the hull of a cargo vessel at the Higgins shipyards. New Orleans, Louisiana

Bushing a welded section on the hull of a cargo vessel at the Higgins ...

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[American cargo ship exploding after being hit by Nazi dive bombers in an air raid on a convoy in the invasion of Sicily]

[American cargo ship exploding after being hit by Nazi dive bombers in...

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Crews of an American bomber squadron somewhere along the African coast take on their cargo of calories while their planes are being refueled and fresh bombs and ammunition loaded for delivery across the Mediterranean

Crews of an American bomber squadron somewhere along the African coast...

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Front side view of C-82 shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. The after end of the fuselage opens to the complete height and width of the interior, which is square. To allow freight to be stowed directly from a truck, bottom of fuselage is the height of a standard truck from the ground. This plane carries heavy military cargo, and is designed to land such loads safely on rough fields near battle points

Front side view of C-82 shown at demonstration of equipment held by Un...

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Truck being loaded into the new C-82 at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. The after end of the fuselage opens to the complete height and width of the interior, which is square. This is first plane designed solely for hauling military cargo, and is the product of the combined engineering staffs of Air Technical Service Command and the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation

Truck being loaded into the new C-82 at demonstration of equipment hel...

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Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cargo Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...

Significance: Known to posterity as the structure where the famed "Spruce Goose" was built, the monumental Building 15 is constructed entirely of wood and consists of two parallel gabled hangar bays, designated... More

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft...

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Negro stevedores returning to boat after unloading cargo at Venice, Louisiana

Negro stevedores returning to boat after unloading cargo at Venice, Lo...

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Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Compan...

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Launching of 10,000 ton ships. Carolina Shipbuilding Company. One year ago this bustling shipyard was a river bog. Partial view of newly-constructed shipyards on the south-east Atlantic Coast, which are soon to be turning out one 10,000 ton cargo vessel every week for 90 weeks, a goal set by the U.S. Maritime Commission

Launching of 10,000 ton ships. Carolina Shipbuilding Company. One year...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Lowering one of the four engines of a mighty consolidated transport plane at a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24, which is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Lowering one of the four...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Women become skilled shop te...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing fittings and operating equipment in the body of a consolidated transport plane under construction in a Western plant. View is looking forward from the tail fuselage. Note how the wing center section (top center) passes through the plane body. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing fittings and ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mated sections of a consolidated transport plane are lifted by a monorail crane from a fuselage mating fixture of a Western aircraft plant. It will next be deposited in a carriage which will carry it along the assembly line. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mated sections of a cons...

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Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Working on the stern of one of the cargo barges under construction

Decatur, Alabama. Ingalls Shipbuilding Company. Working on the stern o...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant are loaded with cargo. The site of the plant and flying field was a cow pasture not so long before Pearl Harbor. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated trans...

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Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Grinding a crankshaft for a farm tractor engine in a large Midwestern implement plant before the machine was converted to the grinding of axles for marine cargo winches

Conversion. Farm implements to cargo winches. Grinding a crankshaft fo...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Two assembly line worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, enjoy a well-earned lunch period. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. Most important are the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Two assembly line worker at ...

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Production. Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. First Liberty Ship named for a Negro, the SS Booker T. Washington is shown at the California Shipbuilding Corporation's yards a short time before it was christened by Marian Anderson, the celebrated contralto. The cargo vessel was placed in command of Captain Hugh Mulzac, a Negro skipper.

Production. Launching of the SS Booker T. Washington. First Liberty Sh...

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American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Up from the hold of a cargo ship, a precious package is hoisted to the deck of an African port. It is an American fighter plane--a P-40 consigned to U.S. and Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots in the African theatre

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Up from the hold of a carg...

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[Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo] / G.W. Rice, photo.

[Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo] / G.W. Rice, pho...

Photograph shows the steamship Proteus in Discovery Harbor after discharging cargo for the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Conger is in the background. No. 119.

[Cargo ships near pier, possibly in Michigan]

[Cargo ships near pier, possibly in Michigan]

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The great Nile Bridge at Cairo open for the passage of the daily fleet of cargo boats--(N.E.) Egypt

The great Nile Bridge at Cairo open for the passage of the daily fleet...

Cargo boat and sailboats by bridge. No. 15. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1,200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif. Picture taken at the Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their ...

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