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8 Dec 1941 Headlines in the Richmond (California) Daily Independent announcing the Pearl Harbor Attack from the day before. Note the sub-headline on the launching of a ship at the Todd Shipyard.Aerial view of the seven original shipways of Kaiser Richmond Shipyard No. 1, early 1943. The large buildings in the upper right are the prefabrication sheds and Shipyard No. 2 is beyond them.Interior of the Kaiser Field Hospital and clinic, Richmond, California, United States, circa 1943. Note the diversity of the patients waiting for treatment, bearing out their motto “Illness knows no color line here.â€Transfer of after peak section of a Liberty ship under construction at Kaiser Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, 1940s
8 Dec 1941 Headlines in the Richmond (California) Daily Independent announcing the Pearl Harbor Attack from the day before. Note the sub-headline on the launching of a ship at the Todd Shipyard.Aerial view of the seven original shipways of Kaiser Richmond Shipyard No. 1, early 1943. The large buildings in the upper right are the prefabrication sheds and Shipyard No. 2 is beyond them.Interior of the Kaiser Field Hospital and clinic, Richmond, California, United States, circa 1943. Note the diversity of the patients waiting for treatment, bearing out their motto “Illness knows no color line here.â€Transfer of after peak section of a Liberty ship under construction at Kaiser Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, 1940s
A welder working at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Female welder working at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943
A welder working at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Female welder working at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Shipyard workers arriving at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards by ferry, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Shipyard workers arriving at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards by ferry, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943The prefabrication center at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards where deckhouses and other structures were pre-assembled before being moved by crane and rail to the shipways for installation into the hulls, 1943.
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards workers aboard a ferry between San Francisco and Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Shipyard workers arriving at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards by ferry, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943Shipyard workers arriving at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards by ferry, Richmond, California, United States, Feb 1943The prefabrication center at Kaiser Richmond Shipyards where deckhouses and other structures were pre-assembled before being moved by crane and rail to the shipways for installation into the hulls, 1943.
Female African-American shipyard worker Anna Bland working on Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver at Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943Female African-American Welders Alivia Scott, Hattie Carpenter, Flossie Burtos, and another unidentified worker working on the Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver, Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943Female African-American worker Eastine Cowner working on Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver, Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943Welder trainee Josie Lucille Owens working on the Liberty ship George Washington Carver, Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943
Female African-American shipyard worker Anna Bland working on Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver at Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943Female African-American Welders Alivia Scott, Hattie Carpenter, Flossie Burtos, and another unidentified worker working on the Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver, Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943Female African-American worker Eastine Cowner working on Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver, Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943Welder trainee Josie Lucille Owens working on the Liberty ship George Washington Carver, Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond, California, United States, Apr 1943
George Washington Carver sliding down the shipway after launching, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943Lena Horne at the launching of SS George Washington Carver, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943Aerial view of the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, 11 Jan 1944.Chart published in the United States Maritime Report of Progress showing Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, under the name Permanente, had the lowest average number of days for Liberty-ship construction through 1 Jun 1944.
George Washington Carver sliding down the shipway after launching, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943Lena Horne at the launching of SS George Washington Carver, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943Aerial view of the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, 11 Jan 1944.Chart published in the United States Maritime Report of Progress showing Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, under the name Permanente, had the lowest average number of days for Liberty-ship construction through 1 Jun 1944.

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