Shipyards

Large cranes, wharves, and other building material at the California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, California.

The ship Samuel Gompers under construction by the California Shipbuilder Corporation, Terminal Island, California.

Shipyards, California Shipbuilder Corporation, Terminal Island, California.

President Harry S. Truman and two unidentified men walk down a gangplank to board a launch at Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Washington, a stop on his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A ramp used for access to a ship docked at a Naval base somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Sailors cast off a motor launch as President Harry S. Truman and others on board prepare to depart for a tour of the Pearl Harbor Naval Station. The President landed at Hickam Field, Hawaii, for a stopover on his way to Wake Island to meet with General MacArthur. (Same as 98-1160). From: The Album - A memento of the visit of the President of the United States - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 13 October to 16 October, 1950

Le Pont - Les Nouveaux Quais (shipyards) in Bordeaux, France, after World War I. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Unidentified men, probably soldiers, dwarfed by what appears to be the underneath of a large ship. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Views of the vacant way at the Quincy, Massachusetts, shipyard.

Views of the vacant way at the Quincy, Massachusetts, shipyard.