Launching of the SS William C.C. Claiborne, New Orleans, 1942

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Photograph. The Liberty ship SS William C.C. Claiborne being launched from Delta Shipbuilding Company shipyard. Official stamp on front: "Neg. No. 62 Date 3-28-42 / Delta Shipbuilding Co. / Title LAUNCHING / Hull Nos: MCE 120 Delta 1." Official stamp on reverse: "Photo by A. E. Stewart / Union Street, New Orleans." New Orleans, Louisiana. 28 March 1942.

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This collection consists of sixteen photographs of the Delta Shipbuilding Company shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1940s.
Geography: 
New Orleans
Latitude: 
29.950
Longitude: 
-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Boat & ship industry--Louisiana
Liberty ships--Louisiana
Launchings--Louisiana