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Prefabrication of Liberty ship superstructure at shipyards in California during World War II
View of steel plates laid out on concrete at shipyard in California during World War 2. The plates are stacked in labeled areas. A crane lifts a plate and is guided by worker. Steel plates and related parts stacked and being picked up by a Hyster Straddle Carrier and transported to the superstructure assembly area. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Deck Plates being trimmed with double acetylene torches during construction of Liberty ship in World War II
Workers at shipyard in California, during World War 2, use a set of double acetylene torches to trim steel deck plates for a Liberty ship. The device maintains parallel cuts in adjoining deck plates, preparing for union melt. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Preparing Liberty ship deck plates for union melt at shipyards in California during World War II
Preparing to join Liberty Ship deck plates by union melt at shipyard in California during World War II. Worker uses mechanical buffer to prepare edges of two plates prior to joining by union melt. Welder makes several tack welds. Another worker buffs the tacked spots. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)
Japanese American travelers being stopped on a highway, and having their belongings searched during World War II.
Several trucks and automobiles carrying Japanese-Americans citizens are stopped and directed to the side of a highway, where policemen search their personal baggage (during time in World War 2 when the U.S. government was sending many Japanese-American citizens to internment camps or relocation centers). Police officers being directed by officials in civilian clothes, search open suitcases and other containers of clothing and personal items, laid out on the pavement. The Japanese American owners repack their suitcases after they are searched. One truck open stake truck is carrying many items of luggage and clothing rolled up and tied. These are all off-loaded and spread out on the pavement for search. A Japanese American woman stands near a 1937 Chevrolet 4-door sedan, in which children are seen looking out from the back seat. The woman helps a man roll up a bundle of clothes, as a uniformed policeman, nearby, searches another one. The woman and and two men repackage and tie the bundle with cord, as a policemen looks in the car trunk. More views of Japanese Americans with their luggage laid out on the pavement being searched. One woman has belongings tied up in a cardboard box labeled: "Sunland Biscuit Company, Los Angeles & San Francisco." Under direction of a civilian official holding a walkie talkie telephone, a policeman helps people load their belongings into an open truck after they have been searched.
Military policemen process arriving internees at the Santa Anita Assembly Center internment camp for Japanese
United States military policemen search and question Japanese-Americans passengers at railroad train station depot next to Santa Anita Assembly Center (horse racing track converted to interment camp), during relocation of Japanese-American citizens in World War 2. Policeman lifts a baby down from the train, women get down from the train and soldiers watch them. Woman and children sit on chairs and officer writes on a paper in front of the woman. Close up views of internees arriving at center including many young children. Inspector frisks pockets and shoes of Japanese-American men. Japanese-American man carries a baby. Girl stands at a table. Inspector inspects suitcase of a woman and points with finger. Men stand at table and talk. A Japanese-American family stands in front of a train. They each have name tags on. Queue of people. Inspector searches a man. Woman walks with inspector. Wide shot of internment camp. (World War II period).
Wide view of barracks and race track of Santa Anita Assembly Center and relocation center for Japanese.
Scenes of Santa Anita Assembly Center for interment of Japanese citizens in the United States, during World War 2. Aerial view of houses and racetrack at Relocation Center. Wide elevated view of road, racetrack, and barracks buildings erected at the Center. Views inside empty horse racing stadium and track area, and view of entry gates. Statue of a horse in a garden. View of barracks erected in parking lot and infield. Cars at the Relocation Center.