Frances Perkins shakes hands with workers at Todd Shipyards
- Title:
- Frances Perkins shakes hands with workers at Todd Shipyards
- Place of Origin:
- Richmond (Calif.)
- Date:
- March 29, 1941
- Format/Genre:
- photographs
- Language:
- English
- Note:
- Gift of Frances Perkins
- Summary:
- Frances Perkins wrote on the verso of the photograph above left: “The first view of Henry Kaiser’s latest Mud & hope.� His Richmond shipyard became famous for producing cargo ships, known as Liberty ships, on the average of one every 45 days, and by November, 1942, production had been cut to just 14 and ½ days.
- Subjects:
- Richmond (Calif.); Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965; Todd Shipyards Corporation
- Library Collection:
- Frances Perkins Papers
- Library Location:
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Shelf Location:
- Box no. 100, Box 100, Envelope Unidentified
- Digital Project:
- Frances Perkins