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 1943USAHS Dogwood in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, late 1945 or early 1946USAT George Washington Carver, mid-1946
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 1943USAHS Dogwood in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, late 1945 or early 1946USAT George Washington Carver, mid-1946
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