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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.)

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025804
Bending of ship frames during the construction of Liberty ships at shipyards in California during World War II

Steps in the building of Liberty Ship during World War 2. Steel frame bars are heated and then bent by a presser. Workers monitor the progress of the bars being bent. (Note: May include scenes from Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California as well as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.)

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025787
Assembly of liberty ships at Kaiser Shipyards, assembly of airplanes at aircraft factories in America during World War II

Opening scene shows U.S. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, demonstrating, on a scale model, how prefabricated parts are assembled into a Liberty Ship, in World war 2. Closeup shows each section of ship labeled by number and name, such as, “Transverse Bulkhead, number 44.” Scene shifts to Permanente Metals Corporation No. 2 shipyard in Richmond, California, where Liberty ships are seen in various stages of construction. Views of keels being laid, superstructures being raised into position, View from interior as skeleton of a ship is being completed. Sign atop the Liberty Ship, Robert E. Peary, as it is being launched, announces that it was completed from keel laying, to launch, in 4 days, 15 hours and 29 minutes. (This was a record for shortest time.) Camera view of the Robert E. Peary, from across the yard area where she was built. A brief view of shipyard activity at night, followed by camera panning over shipyard in daytime. Change of scene to an aircraft factory where B-17 bomber aircraft are being built. Women are seen riveting inside a plane’s fuselage. Other women work on a vertical stabilizer and still others work inside airplane structural members Men assemble an aircraft engine. Women fasten parts of engines together. Engines move through the plant on overhead cranes. An engine and propeller being placed into position on a wing with use of a crane. A right wing with two engines installed is moved into position for installation on a B-17 aircraft. Scene shifts to other aircraft factories building Martin Marauder B-26 aircraft; P-47 fighter aircraft;Navy Catalina aircraft; Douglas A-20 fighter bomber aircraft; and more B-17 bomber aircraft.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051748
A model of the Statue of Liberty is unveiled at the launching of Liberty ship Benjamin Warner in Richmond, California.

Launching of the last Liberty ship in Richmond, California. 'Benjamin Warner' written on a Liberty ship in the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards. A miniature model of the Statue of Liberty is unveiled in the presence of Henry Kaiser. People cheer as the ship is launched.

Location: Richmond California USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050659
The Governor's Mansion and the White House of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia

Important buildings in Richmond, Virginia. Exteriors of the Governor's Mansion (Capitol Sq, Richmond, VA 23219, United States) and the State Library on Capitol Square. Exteriors of the White House of the Confederacy (1201 E Clay St, Richmond, VA 23219, United States). A downtown street as rain pours down. People get in a car on the street. Exteriors of the Virginia State Capitol (1000 Bank St, Richmond, VA 23218, United States). Exteriors of the Old City Hall (Old City Hall, 1001 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA) in Richmond, Virginia.

Location: Richmond Virginia USA
Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066838
A fire dog slides, climbs up stairs and rides a wheel board with children in Richmond, California.

A fire dog plays with children in Richmond, California. Girls play in a park. Children slide from a slider. A dog slides too. The dog climbs up the stairs of slider. He moves on a wheel board.

Location: Richmond California USA
Date: 1930, June 14
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046582
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