593 results for: Maritime
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Willie Turner working at Foss Shipyard, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.376
Date:1983
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Larry Kelly operating the Shelley Foss, Seattle, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.377
Date:1983
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Oral history interview with Horace W. (H.W.) McCurdy, April 25, 1985
This interview was conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on April 25, 1985. H.W. McCurdy built Naval bases in Alaska and ships in Seattle during the 1930s, and in this interview he talks of the trials of running his business prior to and during World War II. He discusses being under attack from…
ID Number:1985.134.13
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Wilfred Miller, Nels Nelson, and Roy St. Clair, January 17, 1985
Interview with Wilfred Miller, Nels Nelson, and Roy St. Clair about their employment at the Lake Washington Shipyards. Topics discussed include the production changes brought by war, the shortage of Navy inspectors, worker wages, working conditions, safety standards, women welders, union activity, and a worker strike prior to Pearl Harbor.The interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the…
ID Number:1985.134.15
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Horace W. McCurdy, January 18, 1985
Horace Winslow (“H.W.”) McCurdy (1899-1989) was a maritime construction executive, civic leader, and avid supporter of maritime research in the Pacific Northwest. A Washington native, McCurdy was born and raised in Port Townsend, and attended University of Washington in Seattle and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After graduating in 1922, he got a job at the Puget Sound Bridge…
ID Number:1985.135.17
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with George Nickum, September 1985
George C. Nickum (1910-1990), internationally recognized naval architect and longtime Northwest resident, headed the naval architectural firms of W.C. Nickum & Sons, and later Nickum & Spaulding Associates, before his retirement in 1986. Nickum apprenticed in the practice of naval architecture with his father, W.C. Nickum, during the Depression years. His father had designed early Seattle fireboats, including the fireboat…
ID Number:1985.135.18
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with David E. "Ned" Skinner, August 12, 1985
David E. "Ned" Skinner II (1920-1988) was a shipping heir and philanthropist in Seattle. He was the grandson of David E. Skinner (1867-1933) of the Skinner & Eddy shipyard, the Pacific Steamship Co., and the Port Blakely Mill. Skinner was born in Seattle, attended the Lakeside School, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1942. During World War, Skinner served in…
ID Number:1985.135.25
Date:1985
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Ship shafts at Isaacson Iron Works, Seattle, 1943
In 1907, John Isaacson established a small blacksmith shop called Isaacson Iron Works. During World War II, Isaacson Steel incorporated the Jorgensen Steel forging operations and was an integral supplier of iron products for West Coast Naval shipyards, including forged and machined ship shafting. Isaacson Iron Works was in operation from 1907 until 1983. Written on sleeve: INDUSTRIES, Isaacson Iron…
ID Number:1986.5.4446.3
Date:1943
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Ship shaft production line at Isaacson Iron Works, Seattle, 1943
In 1907, John Isaacson established a small blacksmith shop called Isaacson Iron Works. During World War II, Isaacson Steel incorporated the Jorgensen Steel forging operations and was an integral supplier of iron products for West Coast Naval shipyards, including forged and machined ship shafting. Isaacson Iron Works was in operation from 1907 until 1983. Written on sleeve: INDUSTRIES, Isaacson Iron…
ID Number:1986.5.4446.4
Date:1943
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Women demonstrating welding suit at Associated Shipyards, Seattle, 1943
During World War II, many women worked in Seattle's shipyards while the men fought overseas. Here, at Associated Shipbuilders, a part of the Seattle-based Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company on Harbor Island, two well-dressed women show off their fashions. The woman on the left is wearing a new style of protective welding gear. She has tipped her mask up…
ID Number:1986.5.11800.1
Date:1943