Bethlehem Steel administrator sitting at a desk, Fore River Shipyard, Massachusetts, 1945
Posters are a Gift in honor of Robert Bonaparte, Roy Bonaparte, Benjamin Evans, Sam Evans, Sheldon Evans, Robert Guthrie, and Carmen Pontillo.
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Photograph. Older civilian man sitting behind a desk and posing as if writing in a ledger. Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts. 1945
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1945
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Items from the civilian service of Mr. Joseph V. Flanagan, who was a ship builder at Fore River Shipyard owned by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. During World War II, Fore River Shipyard had around 32,000 male and female workes and it produced over 220 ships. The collection consists of photographs Flanagan took during fundraisers in 1945.
Geography:
Quincy
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42.250
Longitude:
-71.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War bonds & funds--United States--Massachusetts
Men--Clothing & dress--Pennsylvania
Offices--Pennsylvania