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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is more important than ever before in shipbuilding, saving time, weight and steel. This welder is working on the foundation for steel pillars to support the decks on top of the shaft tunnel of a new merchant ship under construction at a large Eastern plant. All
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Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is more important than ever before in shipbuilding, saving time, weight and steel. This welder is working on the foundation for steel pillars to support the decks on top of the shaft tunnel of a new merchant ship under construction at a large Eastern plant. All

Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information · 1941-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineShipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. Welding is more important than ever before in shipbuilding, saving time, weight and steel. This welder is working on the foundation for steel pillars to support the deck. 1941-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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