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Baltimore, Maryland. Rivet heater engaged in the construction of the Liberty ship Frederick Douglass at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards

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Smith, Roger

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1943 May.
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  1. Baltimore
  2. Maryland
  3. Nitrate Negatives
  4. United States

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