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Weld Noir: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 11:18am.
May 1943. "Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Liberty ship construction. Welding on a hatch assembly at night." Medium format negative by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Nautical Terms
Submitted by Horace T. Water on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 12:54pm.
A hatch is an opening between decks. A door is an opening in a bulkhead. The welder is working on a door.
[It's a hatch subassembly. There is no ship yet. - Dave]
There are more handlebars in this photo
Submitted by Papa Bear on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 11:34am.
than there are bicycles.
[Looking for the house across the street? - Dave]
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