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California Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Prefabricated double bottom section in position on the assembly platform before being swung into place by a giant crane
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Credit lineCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation, Wilmington, California. Prefabricated double bottom section in position on the assembly platform before being swung into place by a giant crane. 1942-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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