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[Nine huge Liberty cargo ships at outfitting docks of California Shipbuilding Corporation's Los Angeles yards, nearly ready to be delivered to the U.S. Maritime Commission] – Historic Photograph Print

[Nine huge Liberty cargo ships at outfitting docks of California Shipbuilding Corporation's Los Angeles yards, nearly ready to be delivered to the U.S. Maritime Commission], 1943 Dec. 4. — historic photograph
[Nine huge Liberty cargo ships at outfitting docks of California Shipbuilding Corporation's Los Angeles yards, nearly ready to be delivered to the U.S. Maritime Commission], 1943 Dec. 4.. Historic photograph from the Los Angeles collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Nine Liberty ships sit side by side at the outfitting docks of the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, close to delivery to the U.S. Maritime Commission when this Acme photograph was taken in early December 1943. Liberty ships were mass-produced cargo vessels built in large numbers during the Second World War, and the Los Angeles yards were among the many West Coast facilities that turned out hulls at a pace unthinkable before the war. The picture shows the wartime industrial effort in Los Angeles at its height, when shipbuilding had become one of the city's largest employers and the harbor was busy with new construction.

Created / published1943 Dec. 4.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1940-1950.
NotesPhotograph by Acme. No. LA 23727.
SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--California--Los Angeles. Cargo ships--California--Los Angeles--1940-1950. Piers & wharves--California--Los Angeles--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,143 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163453

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