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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Producing fifty-foot steel ramp boats in one of the plants of a large Southern boat building company. In addition to these steel ramp boats, the company is also making wooden ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Boats were under construction on these lines before the building was completed. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Producing fifty-foot steel ra...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fifty-foot steel ramp boat in a Southern yard, building boats used in landing men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. Torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft are also made at this yard

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fif...

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Training. Ramp boats. A thirty-six foot ramp boat lands a Marine Corps truck from a ship to a beach position as the leathernecks perfect themselves in new invasion techniques at a Gulf Coast point. The company that makes this boat and other naval craft conducts a training school in which the men are taught the fine points of handling the equipment

Training. Ramp boats. A thirty-six foot ramp boat lands a Marine Corps...

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Training. Ramp boats. Marines in training at a Southern point learn the technique of landing men and equipment with ramp boats. The squared-ended craft coming in is a ramp boat, a thirty-six-footer made of wood and capable of setting troops and lighter vehicles and guns ashore at beach positions. The manufacturer of the boat cooperates in the training of men. Higgins Industries

Training. Ramp boats. Marines in training at a Southern point learn th...

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Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for landing men and equipment on beaches. These thirty-six-foot boats, just launched at a large Southern shipyard, will soon be delivered to the Navy. The high bottom-hinged sterns of these boats are used as ramps to make fast, dry-shod landings at beach locations of any kind. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for land...

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Manpower. Boatyard workers. This arc welder, an American of Chinese origin, is one of many efficient workers making steel ramp boats at a large Southern boatyard. Some of these ramp boats may be used in the invasion of areas where our sailors and Marines will fight shoulder to shoulder with Chinese fighters. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This arc welder, an American of Chinese or...

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Manpower. Boatyard workers. This operator of a portable power grinder is one of many efficient workers producing steel ramp boats which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on enemy shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This operator of a portable power grinder ...

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

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Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern boatyard examines a bead he has just run on a steel ramp which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Night view of one of the four plants of a Southern boat building company now producing ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Production of fifty-foot steel ramp boats was underway before the building itself was completed. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Night view of one of the four...

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Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for landing men and equipment on beaches. These thirty-six-foot boats, just launched at a large Southern shipyard, will soon be delivered to the Navy. The high bottom-hinged sterns of these boats are used as ramps to make fast, dryshod landings at beach locations of any kind. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for land...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. An electric arc welder "runs a bead" on a joint in a fifty-foot steel ramp boat on the production line of a Southern boat building equipment on hostile shores. The plant is also turning out torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industry

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. An electric arc welder "runs ...

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

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Production. Small ramp boats. Small wooden ramp boats for landing men and equipment on beaches, under construction at a Southern shipyard. The frames of these thirty-six-foot carriers are made of prefabricated parts and sections. The completed boats are launched by crane and delivered in tows of six to eight. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. Small wooden ramp boats for landing men ...

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.

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This drill press operator is one of many efficient workers producing steel ramp boats which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on enemy shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This drill press operator is one of many e...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Public domain photograph of Louisiana in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Public domain photograph of Louisiana in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Steel ramp boats, fifty feet long, powered by twin diesel engines, are being made in great numbers at a large Southern boat building yard. Two of the ramp boats, one with the ramp partly lowered, shown at the right. The materials in the foreground are for the construction of buildings that will house the production lines, which have heretofore been in the open. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Steel ramp boats, fifty feet ...

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Manpower. Boatyard workers. This mechanic, an American of Chinese origin, belting on a hinge section of a steel ramp boat, is one of the many efficient workers at a large Southern boatyard. This man has relatives fighting in the Chinese army and it is possible that the ramp boats he helps make will carry soldiers of his race cooperating with American forces in recapturing Japanese-held territory. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This mechanic, an American of Chinese orig...

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

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Higgins shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

Higgins shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Training. Ramp boats. Young sailors learn the art of making beach landings with ramp boats. To the right of the powerboat just discharging its landing party is a thirty-six-foot wooden ramp boat used to carry men, trucks and lighter field equipment. Off shore is a fifty-foot steel ramp boat capable of landing tanks and other heavy equipment

Training. Ramp boats. Young sailors learn the art of making beach land...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a truck, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Training. Ramp boats. The Marines prepare to set a truck ashore from a fifty-foot ramp boat at a Navy school conducted by the Southern shipyard at which the boat was made. When the ramp is raised it closes tightly against the boat, making it entirely seaworthy. Higgins Industries

Training. Ramp boats. The Marines prepare to set a truck ashore from a...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a truck, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat, just completed at a Southern boatyard, makes a trial run. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat,...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of three men in suits and hats. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of three men in suits and hats. Office of War ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat, just completed at a Southern boatyard, makes a trial run. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats, and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat,...

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A black and white photo of a man on a ladder. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man on a ladder. Office of War Informatio...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. Installing one of the twin diesel engines which will power a fifty-foot steel ramp boat to be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and equipment on enemy shores. The large Southern boatyard doing the work is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Manpower. Boatyard workers. Installing one of the twin diesel engines ...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Producing fifty-foot steel ramp boats in one of the plants of a large Southern boat building company. In addition to these steel ramp boats, the company is also making wooden ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Boats were under construction on these lines before the building was completed. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Producing fifty-foot steel ra...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Three fifty-foot steel ramp boats, just completed at a Southern boatyard, await trial runs. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Three fifty-foot steel ramp b...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fifty-foot steel ramp boat in a Southern yard, building boats used in landing men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. Torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft are also made at this yard

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fif...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fifty-foot steel ramp boat in a Southern yard, building boats used in landing men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. Torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft are also made at this yard

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fif...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Small ramp boats. Small wooden ramp boats for landing men and equipment on beaches, under construction at a Southern shipyard. The frames of these thirty-six-foot carriers are made of prefabricated parts and sections. The completed boats are launched by crane and delivered in tows of six to eight. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. Small wooden ramp boats for landing men ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This operator of a portable power grinder is one of many efficient workers producing steel ramp boats which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on enemy shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This operator of a portable power grinder ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for landing men and equipment on beaches. These thirty-six-foot boats, just launched at a large Southern shipyard, will soon be delivered to the Navy. The high bottom-hinged sterns of these boats are used as ramps to make fast, dryshod landings at beach locations of any kind. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for land...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp boat ready for shipment from a Southern boatyard. Boats of this kind, powered by twin diesel engines, are used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. The boat building company that makes them is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp b...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Suggestions from employees are welcomed by a large Southern boat building company now producing ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. The management has received many good ideas in this way. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Suggestions from employees ar...

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Training. Ramp boats. A class of young Marines learning the art of handling ramp boats and other invasion craft. The classroom was once part of the display rooms of a well know Southern boat builder. At its various yards this company is now making torpedo boats and barges, some large enough to land tanks and heavy guns at beach positions

Training. Ramp boats. A class of young Marines learning the art of han...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Working on the gunwale of a fifty-foot steel ramp boat used to land men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. The Southern boat plant that builds these boats also produces torpedo boats, wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Working on the gunwale of a f...

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Higgins shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

Higgins shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Building construction goes on at a Southern boat building yard now producing large numbers of ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Long before the buildings were finished many of the boats had been turned out on open-air assembly lines. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Building construction goes on...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Southern shipyard. These twenty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equipment. They are delivered from the shipyard in tows of six to eight boats. Higgins Industries

Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Sou...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp boat, ready for launching, is rolled off the production line of a Southern boatyard. This boat will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a construction site. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a construction site. Office of War Informat...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This arc welder, an American of Chinese origin, is one of many efficient workers making steel ramp boats at a large Southern boatyard. Some of these ramp boats may be used in the invasion of areas where our sailors and Marines will fight shoulder to shoulder with Chinese fighters. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This arc welder, an American of Chinese or...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for landing men and equipment on beaches. These thirty-six-foot boats, just launched at a large Southern shipyard, will soon be delivered to the Navy. The high bottom-hinged sterns of these boats are used as ramps to make fast, dry-shod landings at beach locations of any kind. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. A tow of wooden ramp boats used for land...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a boat on the beach. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a boat on the beach. Office of War Informat...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars at the Higgins shi...

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A black and white photo of a man standing next to a sign - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a sign - FSA / Offic...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Small ramp boats. Fitting and painting small wooden ramp boats at a Southern shipyard. These thirty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equipment. The completed boats are launched by crane and delivered in tows of six to eight. Higgins Industries

Production. Small ramp boats. Fitting and painting small wooden ramp b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Night view of one of the four plants of a Southern boat building company now producing ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Production of fifty-foot steel ramp boats was underway before the building itself was completed. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Night view of one of the four...

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A black and white photo of a group of people - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people - FSA / Office of War Inf...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp boat, ready for launching, is rolled off the production line of a Southern boatyard. This boat will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A new fifty-foot steel ramp b...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat, just completed at a Southern boatyard, makes a trial run. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats, and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat,...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a canal, barge, historic place, water reflection, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern boatyard examines a bead he has just run on a steel ramp which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Building construction goes on at a Southern boat building yard now producing large numbers of ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Long before the buildings were finished many of the boats had been turned out on open-air assembly lines. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Building construction goes on...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Three fifty-foot steel ramp boats, just completed at a Southern boatyard, await trial runs. Boats of this kind are used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also making torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Three fifty-foot steel ramp b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern boatyard examines a bead he has just run on a steel ramp boat which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks, and other equipment on hostile shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. An electric arc welder at a large Southern...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A boat with people on it is on the beach. Office of War Information Photograph

A boat with people on it is on the beach. Office of War Information Ph...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Training. Ramp boats. A class of young Marines learning the art of handling ramp boats and other invasion craft. The classroom was once part of the display rooms of a well know Southern boat builder. At its various yards this company is now making torpedo boats and barges, some large enough to land tanks and heavy guns at beach positions

Training. Ramp boats. A class of young Marines learning the art of han...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Training. Ramp boats. A well known Southern boat building company turned its peacetime display rooms into a training school where Marines and sailors are instructed in the art of handling ramp boats and other invasion craft. At its various yards, the company is large enough to land tanks and heavy guns at beach positions

Training. Ramp boats. A well known Southern boat building company turn...

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This mechanic, an American of Chinese origin, belting on a hinge section of a steel ramp boat, is one of the many efficient workers at a large Southern boatyard. This man has relatives fighting in the Chinese army and it is possible that the ramp boats he helps make will carry soldiers of his race cooperating with American forces in recapturing Japanese-held territory. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This mechanic, an American of Chinese orig...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a machine. Office of War I...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. Rest period for some of the workers at a Southern boatyard now producing steel ramp boats to be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on enemy shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft

Manpower. Boatyard workers. Rest period for some of the workers at a S...

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fifty-foot steel ramp boat in a Southern yard, building boats used in landing men, tanks and other equipment on hostile shores. Torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft are also made at this yard

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Gas welding a plate for a fif...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This drill press operator is one of many efficient workers producing steel ramp boats which will be used in making beach landings of men, tanks and other equipment on enemy shores. The yard is also turning out motor torpedo boats, smaller wooden ramp boats and other Navy craft. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This drill press operator is one of many e...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of two men in uniform. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men in uniform. Office of War Informati...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars at the Higgins shi...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Every visitor is "frisked" for weapons or other forbidden articles as he enters the plant of a Southern boat building company producing ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Production of fifty-foot steel ramp boats was underway at this plant before the buildings themselves were completed. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Every visitor is "frisked" fo...

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Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Every visitor is "frisked" for weapons or other forbidden articles as he enters the plant of a Southern boat building company producing ramp boats, torpedo boats and other Navy craft. Production of fifty-foot steel ramp boats was underway at this plant before the buildings themselves were completed. Higgins Industries

Production. Fifty-foot steel ramp boats. Every visitor is "frisked" fo...

Public domain photograph related to US navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training. Ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat capable of landing tanks and large forces of men at beach positions. The large gate-like section facing the beach is hinged to drop forward on the sand and form a ramp for the passage of men and equipment. The Southern shipyard that makes these boats cooperates in the training of crews

Training. Ramp boats. A fifty-foot steel ramp boat capable of landing ...

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New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Southern shipyard. These twenty-six-foot carriers, built of prefabricated sections, are used for making beach landings of men and equipment. They are delivered from the shipyard in tows of six to eight boats. Higgins Industries

Production. Ramp boats. Launching a wooden ramp boat by crane at a Sou...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats on railroad cars

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of people on a boat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of people on a boat. Office of War Information...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Training. Ramp boats. A well known Southern boat building company turned its peacetime display rooms into a training school where Marines and sailors are instructed in the art of handling ramp boats and other invasion craft. At its various yards, the company is large enough to land tanks and heavy guns at beach positions

Training. Ramp boats. A well known Southern boat building company turn...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of two boats on the beach. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two boats on the beach. Office of War Infor...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins shipyards

New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramp boats under construction at the Higgins s...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description