Ships under construction at Pendleton Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1942-43
Gift in Memory of Pendleton & Hannah Lehde
Description:
Aerial photograph of Pendleton Shipyards ship construction site; construction of boats occurring along riverfront. Personal Caption: "Pendleton Shipyards N.O.La. [New Orleans, Louisiana] during the war." New Orleans, Louisiana. 1942-43
See also: 2010.366.019, .020, .021
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1942
1943
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This collection contains items from the civilian service of Pendleton E. Lehde, who was the President of Pendleton Shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana. The yard opened in 1941 and was located at the Florida Avenue Wharf. The shipyard handled the inspection of many smaller vessels that were built further upriver as well as the construction of Liberty ships. The collection consists of photographs depicting the construction and launching of ships at the shipyard from 1942-1944.
Geography:
New Orleans
Latitude:
29.950
Longitude:
-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Boat & ship industry--Louisiana
Aerial photographs--Louisiana
Ships--American--Louisiana
Canals--Louisiana
Railroad tracks--Louisiana
Factories--Louisiana