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Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the second day all horizintal beams have been laid and keel blocks set at the proper pitch. Keel plates are being put in place
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Credit lineBethlehem Fairfield shipyards, near Baltimore, Maryland. Construction of a Liberty ship. On the second day all horizintal beams have been laid and keel blocks set at the proper pitch. Keel plates are . 1943-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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