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Image of Shipyard riveter, September 1917
1983.10.10621
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Shipyard riveter, September 1917

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Wooden hulled ships had been built in the Puget Sound area for many years. Local shipyards began building steel-hulled ships when the United States entered World War I in 1917.//In this photo, a Seattle shipyard worker prepares to rivet a steel plate on the deck of a large ship.

Webster & Stevens number: 59807
ID Number: 1983.10.10621
Date: 1917
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.10621
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: World War I, 1917-1918 (WWI), Maritime, Manufacturing, Labor and Labor Unions

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