The shipyards in the Duluth-Superior area were kept busy with Navy contracts during the mid-years of the war. Women were hired to assist with welding, riveting, and other tasks. This photograph, taken in 1944, shows the launching of the David R. LeCraw at Duluth.
Creator: Rubel
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1944
Identifer: location HE5.25 h1
