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Item
Title
D13245-6
Date(s)
- 1942-08-10 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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On August 10, 1942, a group of war heroes were scheduled to speak at Birchfield Boiler Inc. A large crowd has gathered to hear the speakers and an automobile with a public address system and horns on the roof is parked out front. During World War II, Birchfield also built boats and held several contracts for steel tugs. Three tugboats can be seen in the background: Port Discovery, Port Ludlow and Port Blakeley. Birchfield was located on the Port Piers, next to Western Boatbuilding.
Boiler industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma;