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The Delta Shipbuilder
Shipyard new paper
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.
Radio Advertisement, Montgomery Broadcasting Company
8.5 in wide x 7.25 in high piece of paper, typed over form, heavily yellowed, rust stains from paperclips.
Labor Day Ceremonies
One ceremony program
Shipbuilder
Five issues of Shipbuilder published between March 1943 to July 1943
The Challenger
25 page publication measuring 8 1/4 in wide by 10 1/2 in high. The paper is yellowed but otherwise in good condition.
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.
The Story of Calship
4.75in high x 7in wide booklet. The cover is worn from use. bound with two staples.
Calship Ways
4in wide x 5.75in high booklet bound with two rusted staples. Approximately 30 pages, color, includes illustrations.
Labor Day at California Shipbuilding Corporation
One program for a ceremony
The Delta Shipbuilder
Only the front cover, heavily yellowed and torn around the edges. Torn in half.
Personal Papers of Ernest E Bowman
Manila file, one inch thick containing copies of newspapers, awards, a pin, and several pieces of paperwork from Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard.
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.
Southern Marine Review
9 copies of Southern Marine Review from between February of 1942 and June of 1943.
Portland Ships are Good Ships
102 page book that measures 6 in wide by 9 in high by 1/4 in deep. The binding is starting to fall apart but otherwise in good condition.
Houston Ways
News that is happening at the shipyard:
Vol.3 March 15, 1943 No.1
Vol 3. April 1, 1943 No.2
Vol. 3 May 15, 1943 No.5
Vol. 3 Aug 15, 1943 No. 10
Vol. 3 Sept 1, 1943 No. 11
Vol.3 March 15, 1943 No.1
Vol 3. April 1, 1943 No.2
Vol. 3 May 15, 1943 No.5
Vol. 3 Aug 15, 1943 No. 10
Vol. 3 Sept 1, 1943 No. 11
Schematics for Fuel Oil Heating Coils
11.5 x 7.5 in, the paper is yellowed by time. There is a lot of writing in pencil on every schematic.
Our Merchant Marine: Facts and Comments
28 page booklet 8 1/4 in wide by 11 1/2 in high. printed in color, pages are yellowed from time.
National Geographic Article
One page, good condition. 6.75" x 9.75"
Telephone Directory
5.25 in wide x 8.5 in high booklet with 48 pages, bound with two staples. Paper is yellowed, cover is dirty and staples are rusting.
SS Pocahontas Launching Pamphlet
Single piece of paper, folded once. folded dimensions are 3 7/8 in wide by 6 5/15 in high. The bottom right corner is ripped off.
Launching Pass
a 2 13/16 in wide by 1 13/16 in high piece of green paper, one sided.
War Jobs For Women
5 in wide x 8 in tall booklet bound with one staple. Paper is yellowed from time.
Liberty Ship postcards
The Liberty: Joseph N. Teal, SS John I. Nolan
Liberty ships moored in basin, Day shift workers, parking area in shipyard and The Ways and pre-erection area.
SS Laconia Victory postcard, Honor card for junior shipmates with a message from Mrs.…
Liberty ships moored in basin, Day shift workers, parking area in shipyard and The Ways and pre-erection area.
SS Laconia Victory postcard, Honor card for junior shipmates with a message from Mrs.…
Oregon Shipbuilding Service Record
5 3/8 in high by 3 3/8 in wide envelope that contained a card of the same dimensions. It also contains a laminated card 3 3/4 in wide by 2 1/2 in high.
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.
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…
Photograph of the Launching of the SS Appleton Victory
9in wide x 7.125in high developed photograph. Yellowed from time. Typed caption on the back.
Vessels Construction Progress Report No. 47
17 page bound book, paper heavily yellowed but in good condition.
Commemorative Postcard from Oregonship
5 3/8 in. by 3 5/16 in. wide post card. the back is blank.
Ups and Downs of our Merchant Marine
small 8 page bi-folded booklet reprinted in 1941 by the Coca-Cola Company for an unknown reason
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.
Sou'Easter Volume 1 Number 10
5 3/16 in. wide by 7 3/8 in. high. 18 pages in total and heavy creases from folding.
Sou'Easter
12 different copies of this publication. They all measure 5 1/4 in. wide by 7 5/8 in. high. They are all roughly 20 pages, including cover. They are all dirty from use, age and storage.
Sparrows Point Objects
The launch ceremony program is one piece of stock paper, folded in half and heavily yellowed. The M Award ceremony program is a 6 page booklet bound with two staples, excellent condition.
Investigation of the National Defense Program: Additional Report for Senate Resolution 71, 77th Congress
75 page publication printed on thin memorandum paper and bound with two staples. 5 3/4 in wide by 9 1/4 in high. The cover is brittle from wear and storage, paper is yellowed.
Shipbuilder, Four issues
All three newspapers are heavily creased at the seam, unbound, as well as down the middle for storage.
The Keel, two issues
22 pages magazine style publication bound with staples that measures 8 3/8 in wide by 11 3/8 in high. Features color prints of art and black and white photographs.
Law Governing Marine Inspection
223 page bound book, paper is yellowed and the top of the binding has been slightly torn.
Two commemorative pictures From Baltimore, MD.
One photograph and one picture printed on card stock
Program for the Maritime Award to Inland Steel Company
6 in wide by 9 1/4 in high program made of folded paper and stapled at the seam. Paper is dirty and yellowed.
Series of 6 Photographs of Ships
6 individual photographs, reproductions, blank and white, all are letter size or larger.
Blueprint for Four Liberty Ships
Three pages. Complete blueprint is 3' 11" x 20"
List of Requirements for Placing Orders
One sheet of paper, typed, dated March 24, 1942; release WPB 645.
Progress Photographs Savannah Shipyards
Bound collection of photographs and one drawn map. Measures 11.5 in wide x 8.75 in high x 3.75 in deep. Bound with cardboard covered in green cloth and leather ends on the opening side.
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.
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.