Women Shipfitters Working on the USS Nereus

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Description

The original caption for this photograph reads: Women shipfitters worked on board the USS Nereus, and are shown as they neared completion of the floor in a part of the engine room. Left to right are Shipfitters Betty Pierce, Lola Thomas, Margaret Houston, Thelma Mort, and Katie Stanfill. US Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments.

National Archives Identifier: 296892

Full Citation: Photograph 181-MINSYHISTSUBJ-WOMEN1917(1951)-WOM8; Women shipfitters worked on board the USS NEREUS, and are shown as they neared completion of the floor in a part of the engine room.; ca. 1943; Women Workers 1917-1951; Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181; National Archives at San Francisco, San Bruno, CA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/women-shipfitters-uss-nereus/, December 3, 2025]

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