F. Tom Humphrey Photographs Collection 1908-1946 1941-1945

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F. Tom Humphrey Photographs Collection 1908-1946 1941-1945

Includes one group of aviation-related images, which emphasizes the airplanes of World War II, and a second group of photographs related to the shipyards of the Vancouver-Portland area, also during World War II. Several images document a visit by Henry J. Kaiser to the Kaiser Company shipyards in Vancouver, Washington.

114 photographic prints, b&w; 2 photomechanical prints, color, mounted; 3 film negatives

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