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Manitowoc Shipbuilding Floating Drydock
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View across water towards the Manitowoc Shipbuilding floating drydock. Pilings and grass are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings on a hill among the trees. Machinery and industrial buildings are on the right, including multiple cranes. The floating drydock is made of concrete.
July 2, 1960
Wood, Donald F.
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