2006.61.6

Launching Day of the S.S. "John E. Wilkie"
8-Jul-43
11 in HIGH x 14 in WIDE
(27.94 cm HIGH x 35.56 cm WIDE)
Gift of Mrs. Mary Lew Chinn
2006.61.6

change neg. no to 51
Launching Day of the S.S. "John E. Wilkie," The Permanente Metals Corporation, Shipyard Number Two, Richmond, California. July 8, 1943. Photograph No. 2L-51

Black and white photograph of eleven shipwrights at the hull of the S.S. John E. Wilkie, preparing the ship for launching. (Other workers are standing in the distance.) This image is interesting because it shows the workers in their hard hats (helmets), some wearing gloves and some using tools.

Used: souvenir

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