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Identifier	RG0600-0004
Title	Aerial view of shipyard looking due east
Photographer	Payne, Elwood M.
Contributors	Donor, Bessie Hamaker
Description	General aerial view looking due East. New shipways 7, 8, and 9, at right center from left to right. Hull number 7 now being constructed on way number 7. Original facilities shipways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, from left to right in center of picture. Hulls numbers 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 from left to right on original facilities. Outfitting Pier under construction along Ship Channel at left of yard. Administration Building, Clock House, Cafeteria, Personnel Building, and Clock Alley shown in group of buildings at extreme right center. Corner of parking lot may be seen adjacent to this building group. Building in group at left tip of Shipyard area is Outside Office and Issue Building, Receiving Building, and Paint House. Large building in center background is Main Shop building, with Mold Loft running transverse to the longitudinal axis of building. New Plate and Angle Shop between ways number 6 and 7 at center of picture.
Date Original	October 30, 1941
Source	4 x 5 ; black-and-white negatives
Type	Image
Language	English
Subject Keywords	Shipyards--Texas--Houston ; Warships ; Shipbuilding--Texas--Houston ; Shipbuilding--Equipment and Supplies ; Ships
Coverage Spatial	Irish Bend Island Yard -- Houston Shipyard (Houston, Tex.)
Coverage Temporal	1941-1945
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas.
Collection	RG0600 Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Photographs
HPL Location	Houston Shipbuilding Corporation Photographs, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
Rights	Please contact the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston, Texas.
Date Digital	2012
Format	jpg
Digitization Specifications	800dpi ; tiff ; Epson Perfection V700 Photo
Filename	RG0600-0004.tif

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