Vintage work crew photos

**PJs** · Jan 21, 2019, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

French girls assembling Liberty planes. Romorantin, France. July 24, 1918.

Interesting pic although a bit fuzzy. I thought all of the DH-4's were built in the states and shipped to France?? The gal on the floor could use some new shoes and found the tail skid assembly an interesting design. And the shot of Kilroy in the back is telling of the shoot.

Here is a link to the DH-4 fully assembled and some history.

And a bit more on National Museum of the Airforce...with great pics of them.

Thanks Jon!

**Jon** · Jan 23, 2019, 05:22 PM

Liberty ships workers gather to watch a launching ceremony, 1940's.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...w_fullsize.jpg

**ranald** · Jan 23, 2019, 08:50 PM

Enough folk there to star in Exodus. Thanks for posting.

**skibo** · Jan 24, 2019, 12:20 PM

Yes this is a good photo, don't know what it is or was exactly, but it reminds me of the border wall the Left might in favor of!

**Frank S** · Jan 24, 2019, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by skibo

Yes this is a good photo, don't know what it is or was exactly, but it reminds me of the border wall the Left might in favor of!

Skibo that is the scaffolding structure that would have been around the bow or is set up for the next liberty ship to be built.

**ranald** · Jan 24, 2019, 06:51 PM

Many have very good vantage points...................unless the structure collapsed. then a good look at biting the dust.

**suther51** · Jan 24, 2019, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by ranald

Many have very good vantage points...................unless the structure collapsed. then a good look at biting the dust.

Makes me think of a NASCAR race back when. There was a bunch of pipe scafold set up in the infeild full of spectators that tiped over, dont remember the causality count but must gave been bad.

Scaffold Disaster at the Indy Speedway
Eric

Nope was Indy 500 memory a fickle thing

**Jon** · Jan 27, 2019, 12:30 PM

Installing a generator at the Adams Power Plant Transformer House in Niagara Falls, New York, 1895

**PJs** · Jan 27, 2019, 12:50 PM

Note the pit on the right side floor to access the bottom side.

Thanks Jon. I've got a picture somewhere of one of the original Tesla Generators from a trip near Kemptville, Ontario. I'll see if I can find it.

**marksbug** · Jan 27, 2019, 12:56 PM

just remember without those guys and all the brains behind these en devours we wouldn't be where we are now. now if we could just figure out how to live with each other.