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Effect of Ballast on Economy of Liberty EC-2 Ships
Single page measuring 8 3/8 in wide by 10 3/4 in high on a piece of thin memorandum paper. The bottom right corner is torn off.
"Shipworker Building Ships for Victory" Sticker
4.75 in. wide by 5 in. tall
2 Oregon Shipbuilding Postcards
both are 5 3/8 in wide by 3 3/8 in high postcard, unmailed. Writing along the bottom edge of both.
2100 Shipbuilding Terms and 410 Abbreviations
Booklet, 6 in. tall and 4.25 in. wide. Minor wear on binding
4 recently developed photographs from World War II
Four photographs, black and white, developed by Kodak, all measuring 4 7/8 in wide by 6 7/8 in high
7 Pictures from the Maritime Commission
7 photographs that are 9 3/4 in wide by 8 in high.
Anti-Aircraft Defense of Merchant Ships
Bound with two metal binders, paper is yellowed from time, cover has been ripped off.
Appraisal and Report on Pensacola Shipyard
9 in wide by 12 in high by 1/4 in deep file with papers bound by three holes punched. Papers are yellowed and cover is bent at the corners. The file also includes real estate maps and maps of building interiors.
Baggage Tags
Three baggage two sided baggage tags with string still attached that are dirty and slightly bent and one small tag from Camp Kilmer, NJ.
Blueprint for Four Liberty Ships
Three pages. Complete blueprint is 3' 11" x 20"
Bo's'n's Whistle
16 page bifolded with staples for binding magazine style. The 1945 edition is in a newspaper format. Magazine style measure 8 1/2 in wide by 11 in high. Newspaper style measure 11 in wide by 17 1/4 in high. The December 1942 issue has the back two…
Bos'n's' Whistle: Swan Island
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A set of Swan Island newspapers prints stories relative to the events of Swan Island shipbuilding workers.
Calship Log
9 in. wide by 11 3/4 in high and roughly 16 pages each with cover. Small tears in the edges of most copies; yellowed and dirtied with age.
Calship Ways
4in wide x 5.75in high booklet bound with two rusted staples. Approximately 30 pages, color, includes illustrations.
Capacity Plan, Victory Ship, VC2-S-AP1
One very large blue background capacity plan.
Cargo Paperwork, SS John W Brown
Two legal and three letter sized pieces of paper, all yellowing and slightly brittle.
Certificate of Cooperation
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Certifies "that Miss Caroline Vey has given valuable assistance in the making of fur-lined vests to be distributed to the merchant marine of the United States and United Nations."
Certificate of Inspection: SS John W Brown
Single piece of letter sized paper, pre printed and information typed in. Paper is yellowed heavily and the bottom right corner is torn.
Certificate of Shellback
Paper has been laminated and is yellowing
Classified Confidential File: SS Malantic
Several pieces of legal sized thin memorandum paper.
Classified Documents for the Master of the SS Oliver Kelley
One opened letter in an envelope classified as secret and addressed to the master of the SS Oliver Kelley and several documents stapled together including vessel port clearance certificate, crew list, and cargo manifest.
Collection of materials used for marketing
All letter sized photocopies, pieces of scrap paper, cutouts from calendars, sketches, etc.
Collection of Naval Armed Guard Memorabilia
Menus are 5.25in wide x 7 in high, 5.25in wide x 8.25in high, 7in wide x 10.25in high, respectively. Booklet is 8 3/8in wide x 11in high. Menus are yellowed and creased from storage and time.
Commemorative Advertisements
Two letter sized photocopies on plain white paper.
Commemorative Envelope, USMSTS Santa Catalina Island
Opened envelope that was mailed to Lynwood, CA. There is a small picture on the bottom left that is developed and adhered to the envelope.
6 3/8 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches high
6 3/8 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches high
Commemorative Postcard from Oregonship
5 3/8 in. by 3 5/16 in. wide post card. the back is blank.
Confidential Navigational Documents
8" x 13". Paper yellowed.
Contra Turning Propeller File
A file from Weaver Associates, an naval architecture firm based in Washington DC, about an experimental contra-turning propeller they were designing. This file contains all the correspondences, patents, and designs associated with the project.
Cooper-Bessemer Type-GN
letter sized eight page booklet, 16 pages
Correspondence From P. W. Kenney
Roughly 56 letters between two and six pages each on various types of paper. All are heavily creased from being mailed in envelopes.
Crew Pass
6.25in wide x 4in high, paper is yellowed and folded.
Daily Commercial News: Business Manual 1942
73 page book with a blue cover. Measures 8 7/8 in wide by 11 3/4 in high
Drawing of a AP-5 Victory Ship Plan
Small drawing of a Victory Ship for construction purposes. It measures 8 1/4 in wide by 5 1/4 in high. Fits into an envelope that is included when folded in half.
Envelope of Documents from Captain Hugh E. Clever
Three letter sided documents and a letter sized envelope. All objects are dirty, yellowed and creased from age and storage.
Envelope w/Launching Ink Stamp
6.25 in. wide by 3.5 in. tall. Little to no damage.
Faster Merchant Ships
A multiple page memorandum written by Mr. Russell Palmer proposing a project to build 100 cargo ships that can reach 21 knots that are privately funded.
File about the conversions of the SS Cambridge and SS Virginia
All correspondences, memorandums, drafts, and other pieces pertaining to Weaver Associates role in converting two vessels for wartime use during WWII.
Files of the Radio Officer aboard the SS John LaFarge
Paper is yellowed throughout and staples are creating rust stains.
Fore 'n' Aft
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This series of 4 magazines published articles based on the personal lives of U.S Shipbuilders and foreign military personnel. The date range is March of 1943 to February of 1946.
Fore & Aft
Eight page folded magazine style with no binding or staples measuring 9 in wide by 11 3/4 in high. The special year in pictures issue has a stapled binding and measures 8 7/8 in wide by 11 3/4 in high.
Fore & Aft Vol.11 No. 3
8 7/8 in. wide by 11 7/8 in. long. 15 pages. Black and white.
Four Photocopies of Project Material
Four letter sized photocopies
Fuel Ration Calendar
11 in wide x 16 in high calendar with a 4 in x 3 in card. Both items are yellowed with time.
Full Speed Ahead
Issue Vol 1 no 7 contains stories about Maritime Day, Oregon Shipbuilding production, editorials by shipyard workers, a popeye cartoon, and pictures of shipyard workers.