Exhibition: Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal
Item appears in the following exhibition pagesFrances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal: Trade Unions & Strikes: Trade Unions Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal: Trade Unions & Strikes: Trade Unions & Strikes Item Information Dublin CoreTitleFrances Perkins shakes hands with workers at Todd Shipyards
SubjectPerkins, Frances, 1880-1965
Todd Shipyards Corporation
DescriptionFrances 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.
DateMarch 29, 1941
Languageeng
CoverageTodd Shipyards Richmond, CA
Additional Item MetadataProvenanceGift of Frances Perkins
MODSKey Date1941-03-29
Type of Dateex
Place of OriginRichmond, California
Form/Genrephotographs
Repository Namennc-rb
Shelf LocationBox 100, Envelope Unidentified
Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
CollectionFrances Perkins Papers
Citation“Frances Perkins shakes hands with workers at Todd Shipyards,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 2, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/perkins/item/343. |