Sixth War Loan Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1944

Posters are a Gift in honor of Robert Bonaparte, Roy Bonaparte, Benjamin Evans, Sam Evans, Sheldon Evans, Robert Guthrie, and Carmen Pontillo.
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Photograph. Bethlehem Steel Company factory workers walking down a street in the rain during an event for the Sixth War Loan Drive. Quincy, Massachusetts. 1944

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11/02/1944
12/16/1944
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Items from the civilian service of Mr. Joseph V. Flanagan, who was a ship builder at Fore River Shipyard owned by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. During World War II, Fore River Shipyard had around 32,000 male and female workes and it produced over 220 ships. The collection consists of photographs Flanagan took during fundraisers in 1945.
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Quincy
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42.250
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-71.000
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War bonds & funds--United States--Massachusetts