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The Old Mechanic's Bell tower [erected by shipwrights about 1800 at Goerck and Stanton streets near the East River, N.Y.C. The tolling of the bell marked the end of a ten-hour day, an act of protest against the employers' practice of compelling artisans to work from "dark to dark"]

The Old Mechanic's Bell tower [erected by shipwrights about 1800 at Go...

Erected by shipwrights about 1800 at Goerck and Stanton streets near the East River, N.Y.C. The tolling of the bell marked the end of a ten-hour day, an act of protest against the employers' practice of compell... More

[The barracks for shipwrights' apprentices]

[The barracks for shipwrights' apprentices]

Public domain photograph - 19th-century gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Submarine chasers. Shipwrights preserve many hand skills. Brace and bit are needed to fit coamings to machine gun wings just aft of the wheelhouse of a wooden subchaser under construction in an Eastern boatyard. Marine Construction Company, Stamford, Connecticut

Production. Submarine chasers. Shipwrights preserve many hand skills. ...

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