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Columbia Steel Casting Company
This series contains photographs of steelworkers and equipment detailing the steel casting process used for making large steel components for Liberty Ships constructed in Portland (Or.) area shipyards during World War II.
Supplemental descriptive information contributed in 2019 by Chris Horn, Facilities Director for Columbia Steel.
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Cleaning steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Two employees cleaning steel-cast components with an electric swing grinder and a pneumatic chipping gun at Columbia Steel Casting company.
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Finish work on steel cast pieces at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Unidentified men work on finishing several steel cast pieces at Columbia Steel Casting Company. A stern frame casting is being polished in the foreground.
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Worker at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a small pneumatic grinder to blend the parting line on a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using an acetylene cutting torch to remove a riser from a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Worker at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a small electric grinder on a cast pin at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Worker at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using an electric swing frame grinder on a steel-cast component at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee uses an acetylene cutting torch to cut off rigging from ship hull part at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Worker at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a grinder on a grinding gear blank (end user Hammond Lumber Co.) at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An unidentified employee uses an acetylene cutting torch to cut off rigging from a ship hull part at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Pouring steel in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry
Workers pouring steel from the ladle into molds in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry. Pictured to the left of the ladle is Lee Beavers. In the foreground of the picture, D. C. Gore, furnace department foreman, is preparing to put riser compound on the riser top once pouring is complete.
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Liberty Ship stern subassemblies
A view of the stern subassemblies for a Liberty Ship showing how the stern frames produced by Columbia Steel Casting Company were welded to the ship’s hull plates.
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Interior view of Columbia Steel Casting Company
A large hull casting is being lifted by a crane while below an employee uses a grinder to smooth a propeller at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Cleaning steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Two employees work on stern frame of ship at Columbia Steel Casting Company. One employee uses a cutting torch to remove a riser and one uses a pneumatic chipping gun.
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Interior view of Columbia Steel Casting Company
Two employees help guide a large, ship's hull casting as it is removed from the mold by a crane at Columbia Steel Casting Company. Note mold half in background with employee riding on top as it’s moved with a crane.
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Welding a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee welding a joint on a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company. Several other employees are visible working on other pieces in the background.
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Cleaning steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Employees using pneumatic chipping guns to clean a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee uses an acetylene torch track burner to remove a riser from a ship frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using an acetylene cutting torch with a track to remove a riser from a hull frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using an acetylene torch on a track burner to remove a riser at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee uses track burner to remove riser from stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee uses a track burner to remove riser from a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a hand held acetylene cutting torch to remove a riser at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Loading a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Three employees loading a large, stern frame casting onto a rail cart using a pulley hoist at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Finish work on a steel propeller at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee grinds flaws out of a steel propeller casting while two other men observe at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Cleaning steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
An employee using a swing grinder on a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting company.
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Moving steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Employees guiding a ship hull frame casting on an overhead crane lift at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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Cleaning steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company
Employees using swing grinders, chipping guns, and pneumatic chisels on steel-cast components at Columbia Steel Casting Company.
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