Shell assembly at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California during World War 2. Women riveters at work. Deck plates hoisted aboard Liberty ship in ways. Welders and burners on fore peak assembly. Hoisting after mast on ship in ways. Large crane hoisting and setting in place LIberty Ship midship deck house weighing 75 tons.
Liberty ship construction in World War 2. Midship deck houses weighing 75 tons hoists on board ship in ways at Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California. Welders work on bow peak. Men work on after peak. Deck house rose aboard ship by large crane.
Construction of Liberty Ships during World War 2. Sign over entrance to the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California, one of the U.S. shipyards where Liberty ships were being constructed. Change of shift in Kaiser Company shows huge numbers of workers leaving at end of their shift . Words on large building read 'Machine Shop'. Traffic passes on road in yard. Views from high vantage point of buildings and ships under construction. Crane and moving parts at dusk. Welders at work on several ships. Cranes against evening sky.
Republican New York Congressman Hamilton Fish III rehearsing a public statement on the steps of the Capitol in Washington DC. In his statement, Congressman Fish, known as Hamilton Fish Jr. in the Congress, objects to President Roosevelt's pact in which Britain will lease navy bases to the United States in return for 50 destroyers. He repeats his statement several times for the camera and microphone, rewording the statement somewhat each time.
Union members picketing alongside Goodyear Plant in Akron, Ohio, during strike in February, 1936. Sign at entrance of building reads 'Join Now'. Traffic along road. The U.S. flag on top of building. Men walk alongside the building. A tent of sorts is erected on the sidewalk where pickets can get hot drink. Police officers are seen. But the activity is peaceful.
Workers gathered outside Goodyear Plant during Goodyear strike in Akron, Ohio. Workers stand alongside road. Traffic passes on road. Men mill around outside gates of the Goodyear Plant. Automobiles parked along road.
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