BHPD Photo Exhibit

A sample of photos presented by the Boilermakers History Preservation Department.

The fifth San Antonio Class ATD under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding Avondale Operation, Avondale, Louisiana

The fifth San Antonio Class ATD under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding Avondale Operation, Avondale, Louisiana
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The USS New York, built with steel from the world trade centers, on a sea trial, Ingalls Shipbuilding Avondale Operation, Avondale, Louisiana, 2007

The USS New York, built with steel from the world trade centers, on a sea trial, Ingalls Shipbuilding Avondale Operation, Avondale, Louisiana, 2007
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The DDG Jason Dunham on Sea Trial after completion by skilled craftsmen including Boilermakers, 2009

The DDG Jason Dunham on Sea Trial after completion by skilled craftsmen including Boilermakers, 2009
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A Boilermaker spotting a tube wall as it is maneuvered into place, Prairie State Energy Campus, Illinois, 2010

A Boilermaker spotting a tube wall as it is maneuvered into place, Prairie State Energy Campus, Illinois, 2010
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The Bow of the USS McLean with suspension lines attached, NASSCO Shipyards, National City, California, 2011

The Bow of the USS McLean with suspension lines attached, NASSCO Shipyards, National City, California, 2011
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The Bow of the USS McLean with suspension lines attached, NASSCO Shipyards, National City, California, 2011

The Bow of the USS McLean with suspension lines attached, NASSCO Shipyards, National City, California, 2011
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Worker carrying a keel block at the launch of the USS McLean, NASSCO Shipyards, National City, California, 2011

Worker carrying a keel block at the launch of the USS McLean, NASSCO Shipyards, National City, California, 2011
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An exhaust stack at Syncrude, Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada

An exhaust stack at Syncrude, Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada
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An expert forger working a ten thousand pound forge hammer at Portland Forge, Indiana, 2011

An expert forger working a ten thousand pound forge hammer at Portland Forge, Indiana, 2011
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A Boilermaker MIG welding the inside of a package boiler, Bryan Steam, Peru, Indiana

A Boilermaker MIG welding the inside of a package boiler, Bryan Steam, Peru, Indiana
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A railroad Boilermaker replacing boiler bolts in the firebox of the X-844, Union Pacific, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2011

A railroad Boilermaker replacing boiler bolts in the firebox of the X-844, Union Pacific, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2011
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The front view of boiler in the Union Pacific X-844, one of the last coal fired trains, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2011

The front view of boiler in the Union Pacific X-844, one of the last coal fired trains, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2011
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Boilermaker grinding a seam on a tank, O’Connor Tank, Toronto, Canada, 2011

Boilermaker grinding a seam on a tank, O’Connor Tank, Toronto, Canada, 2011
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The S.S. War Storm, one of the three such freighters, Wallace Shipyards, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, World War One era

The S.S. War Storm, one of the three such freighters, Wallace Shipyards, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, World War One era
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Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th street shop of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Chicago, 1942

Working on the boiler of a locomotive at the 40th street shop of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Chicago, 1942
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Welder at the Chicago and North Western Railway Company locomotive shops, 40th street shops, Chicago, 1942

Welder at the Chicago and North Western Railway Company locomotive shops, 40th street shops, Chicago, 1942
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Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Chicago, 1942

Working on a locomotive at the 40th Street shop of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Chicago, 1942
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Boilermaker at the roundhouse at the Proviso Yard, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1942

Boilermaker at the roundhouse at the Proviso Yard, Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1942
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Chicago and Northwestern railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, 1942

Chicago and Northwestern railroad locomotive shops, Chicago, 1942
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Train fireboxes being constructed Santa Fe Rail Road locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas, 1943

Train fireboxes being constructed Santa Fe Rail Road locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas, 1943
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A Blacksmith's helper at the roundhouse of the Rock Island Rail Road, Blue Island, Illinois, 1943

A Blacksmith's helper at the roundhouse of the Rock Island Rail Road, Blue Island, Illinois, 1943
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Blast furnace No. 3, Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen, Pennsylvania

Blast furnace No. 3, Pittsburgh Steel Company, Monessen, Pennsylvania
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Boilermakers tube rolling

Boilermakers tube rolling
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A boilermaker inspecting feeder tubes in a water wall

A boilermaker inspecting feeder tubes in a water wall
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Assembling a burner box condenser, Wedock Plant, Essexville, Michigan

Assembling a burner box condenser, Wedock Plant, Essexville, Michigan
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Detroit Edison St. Clair coal fired power plant, Michigan, 1953

Detroit Edison St. Clair coal fired power plant, Michigan, 1953
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Boilermakers riding a headache ball, Detroit, Michigan

Boilermakers riding a headache ball, Detroit, Michigan
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A liberty ship nears completion; on the twenty-fourth day the ship will be ready for launching, Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland, 1943

A liberty ship nears completion; on the twenty-fourth day the ship will be ready for launching, Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland, 1943
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Storage tanks, Phillips Gasoline Plant, Borger, Texas, 1942

Storage tanks, Phillips Gasoline Plant, Borger, Texas, 1942
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Rigging a pre-assembled roof on the main structure of a nuclear facility, Indiana & Michigan Power Company, Bridgman, Michigan, 2011

Rigging a pre-assembled roof on the main structure of a nuclear facility, Indiana & Michigan Power Company, Bridgman, Michigan, 2011
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Ross Power House Butterfly Valve

Ross Power House Butterfly Valve
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A welder welds hull sections together at Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, 1943

A welder welds hull sections together at Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, 1943
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James Lynch, a Boilermaker at the roundhouse at the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Proviso yard, Chicago, 1942

James Lynch, a Boilermaker at the roundhouse at the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, Proviso yard, Chicago, 1942
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Portrait of a welder, Tennessee Valley Authority, Cherokee Dam, Jefferson and Grainger Counties, Tennessee, 1942

Portrait of a welder, Tennessee Valley Authority, Cherokee Dam, Jefferson and Grainger Counties, Tennessee, 1942
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Robert L. Hill, Rivet Driver, Santa Fe Rail Road locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas, 1943

Robert L. Hill, Rivet Driver, Santa Fe Rail Road locomotive shops, Topeka, Kansas, 1943
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