Sixth War Loan Drive at Quincy, Massachusetts, 1944
Posters are a Gift in honor of Robert Bonaparte, Roy Bonaparte, Benjamin Evans, Sam Evans, Sheldon Evans, Robert Guthrie, and Carmen Pontillo.
Description:
Photograph. United States Army band preparing setting up in a bandstand to play at an event during the Sixth War Loan Drive; Bethlehem Steel Company factory workers are in the background. Quincy, Massachusetts. 1944
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11/02/1944
12/16/1944
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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
Latitude:
42.250
Longitude:
-71.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War bonds & funds--United States--Massachusetts
Military bands--American--United States--Massachusetts
Posters--Pennsylvania