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War Jobs For Women
5 in wide x 8 in tall booklet bound with one staple. Paper is yellowed from time.
Vessels Construction Progress Report No. 47
17 page bound book, paper heavily yellowed but in good condition.
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
Two commemorative pictures From Baltimore, MD.
One photograph and one picture printed on card stock
The Story of Calship
4.75in high x 7in wide booklet. The cover is worn from use. bound with two staples.
The Marine News
Large book of 334 pages with several missing. The last page is an index that ends at the letter "P" The binding is falling apart from use and time.
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.
The Delta Shipbuilder
Shipyard new paper
The Delta Shipbuilder
Only the front cover, heavily yellowed and torn around the edges. Torn in half.
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.
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.
Specifications for Conversion of SS Virginia
An envelope containing multiple copies, and amendments to, a document produced by Weaver Associates, Inc. pertaining to the conversion of the SS Virginia for use as a cargo and passenger ship on the Amazon River.
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.
Southern Marine Review
9 copies of Southern Marine Review from between February of 1942 and June of 1943.
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.
Shipbuilder, Four issues
All three newspapers are heavily creased at the seam, unbound, as well as down the middle for storage.
Shipbuilder
Five issues of Shipbuilder published between March 1943 to July 1943
Series of 6 Photographs of Ships
6 individual photographs, reproductions, blank and white, all are letter size or larger.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On The Square
four page bi-folded newsletter with various articles about safety as well as jokes and other entertainment and informational articles
Notice of Termination
Two blue copy (employee copy) pieces of paper measuring 7 3/4 in. wide by 8 1/4 in. high
National Geographic Article
One page, good condition. 6.75" x 9.75"
List of Requirements for Placing Orders
One sheet of paper, typed, dated March 24, 1942; release WPB 645.
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.…
Law Governing Marine Inspection
223 page bound book, paper is yellowed and the top of the binding has been slightly torn.
Launching Pass
a 2 13/16 in wide by 1 13/16 in high piece of green paper, one sided.
Labor Day Ceremonies
One ceremony program
Labor Day at California Shipbuilding Corporation
One program for a ceremony
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Commemorative Postcard from Oregonship
5 3/8 in. by 3 5/16 in. wide post card. the back is blank.
Calship Ways
4in wide x 5.75in high booklet bound with two rusted staples. Approximately 30 pages, color, includes illustrations.