Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker is watching for signals from a colleague as he rolls cold steel plate to a desired shape on this plate roller, designed in Germany. All parts are prefabricated in this Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are carried to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Sourced from the Library of Congress.
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