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View of the Weymouth Fore River and Weymouth, MA shoreline from the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard's (previously Fore Engine Company) East Braintree location. The bow of the ship named Diamond Shoals is visible on the right.

"Des Moines" [BS_VP_1_68]

"Diamond Shoals" No. 72 after launching [BS_VP_1_25]

Assembling main engine "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" [BS_VP_1_32]

Boiler for a steam yacht for Thomas A. Watson, No. 1142 W.S.H. [BS_VP_1_5]

Center truss for ship tool shop, steam shovel can be seen at work on "Des Moines" bvuildinbg slip also masts of schooner discharging lumber. [BS_VP_1_46]

Construction crew at noon time, C.O. Millar on crane with derby hat. [BS_VP_1_62]

Corner of machine shop showing main engines "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" Fore River Engine Works-Weymouth Landing [BS_VP_1_33]

Corner of powerouse, machine shop, "Des Moines" on stocks, ship tool shop, and end of joiner shop [BS_VP_1_73]

East end of machine shop [BS_VP_1_56]

Engine for U.S. Torpedo boat destroyers "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" [BS_VP_1_36]

Engines for U.S.T.B.D. "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" built at Weymouth Landing [BS_VP_1_34]

Engines for U.S.T.B.D. "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" built at Weymouth Landing [BS_VP_1_35]

Excavating o grade for shipway foundations for "Des Moines" [BS_VP_1_45]

Feed pump "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" [BS_VP_1_31]

Fore River Engine Co. Bulkhead Blower & Engine for Heating Old Offie Building [BS_VP_1_6]

Fore River Ship and Engine Co. East Braintree, "Diamond Shoals" [BS_VP_1_24]

Fore River Ship and Engine Company [BS_VP_1_18]

Fore River Ship and Engine Company [BS_VP_1_19]

Forge Shop in Frame [BS_VP_1_63]

Foundaions for machine shop [BS_VP_1_42]

Foundations for joiner shop in foreground, machine shop in background [BS_VP_1_43]

Foundations for large hammer anvil block and forge building looking to the east, between the derricks can be seen work on the foundations for the power house. [BS_VP_1_41]

General view of East Braintree Plant of Fore River Engine Company [BS_VP_1_14]

Grading for building sie "Des Moines" [BS_VP_1_44]

Image depicting the launch of the USS Diamond Shoals built at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard's (previously Fore Engine Company) East Braintree location. This was the first steel vessel built on the South Shore.

Image of two engine models from the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard (previously Fore River Engine Company).

Interior of power house looking southwest [BS_VP_1_72]

Interior view of powerhouse looking east [BS_VP_1_71]

Interior view of powerhouse looking northwest [BS_VP_1_70]

Iris [BS_VP_1_3]

Joiner and pattern shop in frame with powerhouse in background [BS_VP_1_67]

Ladoga [BS_VP_1_1]

Launch of "Lawrence" at East Braintree. Note width of river compared to length of vessel. [BS_VP_1_38]

Launch of "Lawrence" [BS_VP_1_37]

Launch of "MacDonough" at East Braintree Plant [BS_VP_1_40]

Launch of "MacDonough" at East Braintree [BS_VP_1_39]

Launch of lightship "Diamond Shoals" No. 72. Pen and ink sketch from Newspaper [BS_VP_1_26]

Looking southeasterly from Howard Street at head of Bent's Creek, old stone polishing shed at right. [BS_VP_1_66]

Looking towards the north, showing masonary foundation walk under construction for the machine shop. [BS_VP_1_21]

Machine shop in frame [BS_VP_1_48]

Machine shop under construction [BS_VP_1_53]

Machine shop under construction [BS_VP_1_60]

Machine Shop [BS_VP_1_54]

Machinery [BS_VP_1_8]

No. 1136 - W.S.H. & No. 1147 - W.S.H Style 3 [BS_VP_1_7]

No. 1145 - W.S.H. & No. 1146 - W.S.H. [BS_VP_1_10]

No. 1149, W.S.H. [BS_VP_1_2]

Old bridge over Weymouth Fore River at Weymouth Landing and East Braintree with the bulkhead of the old plant in the foreground. Wreck of the "Yankee Blade" on mud. [BS_VP_1_22]

Old plant at East Braintree showing building shed over the "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" and the Cape Cat Bort "Alida" [BS_VP_1_16]

Original boiler equipment in powerhouse looking north [BS_VP_1_69]

Original brass foundry Quincy plant, immediately behind this building was later built the large ship crane structure. [BS_VP_1_59]

Original Machine shop closed in [BS_VP_1_64]

Powerhouse and machine shop [BS_VP_1_57]

Powerhouse showing generator on foundation [BS_VP_1_55]

Powerhouse showing natural contour of ground at Bent's Creek [BS_VP_1_65]

Riker Dynamo and Wellington Engine [BS_VP_1_4]

Ship tool shop under construcion, steam shovel can be seen in distance excavating for "Des Moines" building slip, also masts of schooner discharging lumber.

Shiptool shop in frame [BS_VP_1_50]

Shiptool shop in frame, building in center first office in new plant used by C.O. Millar for construction work. [BS_VP_1_49]

Shiptool shop [BS_VP_1_51]

Site of joiner and pattern shop [BS_VP_1_61]

Steam yacht "Caprice" generating set [BS_VP_1_13]

Steering engine "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" [BS_VP_1_28]

T.A. Watson's Houseboat [BS_VP_1_12]

Teaming steel plates from Briaintree to new plant [BS_VP_1_52]

The Fore River Shipbuilding Co. [BS_VP_1_76]

View of shiptool shop looking towards northeast corner [BS_VP_1_75]

View of the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard (previously Fore Engine Company) in Quincy, MA. Text written on the image reads "Looking through plate yard with joiner and pattern shops and mold loft at left, power house and machine shop in center and ship tool shop with shed over furnaces at right."

View of the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard (previously Fore River Engine Company). Pictured is the site of the machine shop, F.O. Wellington and C.O. Millar behind a lumber delivery, the barn that became the Fire Engine House, as well as a house on the "Redding Estate", patches coal wharf, and the tower at Shepard's Coal Wharf in the background.

View of the Weymouth Fore River and Weymouth, MA shoreline from the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard's (previously Fore Engine Company) East Braintree location. The bow of the ship named Diamond Shoals is visible on the right.

Water front view of East Braintree Plant showing arrangement of buildings. Slip in center where "Diamond Shoals" was built. [BS_VP_1_17]

Waterfront view of East Braintree Plant showing arrangment of buildings [BS_VP_1_15]

Windlass engine "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" [BS_VP_1_29]

Windlass engine "Lawrence" and "MacDonough" [BS_VP_1_30]