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Image of SS Edgefield in water, December 1918
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SS Edgefield in water, December 1918

Caption on photo: S. S. Edgefield, built by Skinner & Eddy Corporation, launched Dec. 7, 1918, trial trip Dec. 31, 1918, Seattle U. S. A.Photographer's Reference Number: 70223
ID Number:2009.56.69
Date:1918
Image of SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, November 10, 1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, November 10, 1917

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.136
Date:1917
Image of SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 1, 1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 1, 1917

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.140
Date:1917
Image of SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 8, 1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 8, 1917

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.141
Date:1917
Image of SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 15, 1917
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SS David Rodgers under construction, Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, December 15, 1917

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.142
Date:1917
Image of Carrie Rodgers with bouquet on SS David Rodgers launch day, Seattle, February 9, 1918
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Carrie Rodgers with bouquet on SS David Rodgers launch day, Seattle, February 9, 1918

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.147
Date:1918
Image of Launch of SS David Rodgers, Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard, Seattle, February 9, 1918
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Launch of SS David Rodgers, Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard, Seattle, February 9, 1918

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.148
Date:1918
Image of David Rodgers at Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918
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David Rodgers at Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, circa 1918

David Rodgers was a master shipfitter who is credited with revolutionizing the shipbuilding industry. Born 1865 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, he worked for noted shipyards in the Great Lakes area, San Francisco, and Vancouver, B. C. In Seattle Rodgers worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station and then Moran Brothers Company (later Seattle Construction & Drydock Company), overseeing the building of…
ID Number:2009.56.156
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Boat
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Boat "Everett" launching from Proctor Boat Company yard, Seattle, circa 1903

The Proctor Boat Company, established in 1900 and located at Smith Cove in Seattle, advertised "Launches, Yachts and Small Boats in Wood or Steel, Life Boats and Rafts." Owner George R. Proctor sold the company to his brother-in-law Frank Tregoning in around 1904, and the business was renamed the Frank Tregoning Boat Company. In 1907, the newly renamed Tregoning Boat…
ID Number:2010.17.9
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Sidewheel steamboat Kirkland docked on east side of Lake Washington, circa 1890
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Sidewheel steamboat Kirkland docked on east side of Lake Washington, circa 1890

Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.45
Date:Circa 1890
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