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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Merchant seamen may enroll in a three month, fully furnished training course, for a salary of $36 a month, the completion of which qualifies the enrollee to be offered regular enrollment, for a salary of $125 a month, in the Maritime Service.
The U.S. Maritime Commission presents the 'M' burgee, the victory fleet flag, and maritime merit badges for all employees in a ceremony to commemorate the Delta Shipping Company's outstanding production achievement in shipbuilding.
Each publication prints articles with interest to workers of the Oregon Shipbuilding Company of Portland, Oregon, and the Kaiser Company of Vancouver. These include the history/production of ships, safety tips, and editorials about the happeningsā¦
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.
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
Thick commemorative postcard from USMSTS Bayboro Harbor, St. Petersburg, FL. The postcard is a print of a painting of an iconic building at the training station with a three sentence explanation of the training station on the back.