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Title
Launching Day of the liberty ship William N. Byers
Creator
Permanente Metals Corporation
Date Created and/or Issued
1943 July 17
Publication Information
Richmond Public Library
Contributing Institution
Richmond Public Library
Collection
Richmond Local History Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Unknown
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Description
Photograph of the podium where the McVittie family awaits the launching of the S.S. William N. Byers liberty ship at Shipyard Number One, July 17, 1943, Richmond, California.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 35 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7h4nd4mq
cabri_050
1L-7
Language
English
Subject
Boat & ship industry--California--Richmond
Launchings--California--Richmond
Liberty ships--California--Richmond
World War, 1939-1945--California--Richmond
Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.)
McVittie, Mary
William N. Byers (Ship)
Place
Richmond (Calif.)

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