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English: Shipyard riveter, September 1917   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Shipyard riveter, September 1917
Description
English: Wooden hulled ships had been built in the Puget Sound area for many years. Local shipyards began building steel-hulled ships when the United States entered World War I in 1917.

In this photo, a Seattle shipyard worker prepares to rivet a steel plate on the deck of a large ship.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Boat & ship industry--People; Men--Employment; World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date Taken on 1 September 1917
Medium
English: 1 negative : glass, b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
5197
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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