Photographs of DOROTHEA LANGE: Richmond 1942-1944
October 8, 2011 - May 17, 2012
Photos in the exhibit come from the Dorothea Lange collection, Oakland Museum of California, City of Oakland, Gift of Paul S. Taylor.
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NEW BOOK!

Build ‘Em by the Mile, Cut ‘Em off by the Yard How Henry J. Kaiser and the Rosies Helped Win World War II by Steve Gilford This new book examines Henry J. Kaiser, the Richmond shipyards, and the men and women who contributed tremendously to the war effort on the home front here in Richmond. $25.00 (tax included)

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Spruced up SS Red Oak Victory ship comes home to Richmond

GREAT NEWS!
As of 12:55 PM, October 14, the SS Red Oak Victory is back home. After nearly a month in BAE’s drydocks in San Francisco, the ship successfully made the voyage back to its home at Berth 6A with a new coat of paint and an improved hull among many other improvements.

Also, along with the ships arrival, the Richmond Museum Association proudly welcomed the arrival of a 1942 Ford fire truck used at Kaiser Shipyard #3! Many thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Anthony D’Ambrosio of Potenza Transport for bringing the truck back to the location where it was used during the home front years.

For more information about visiting the Red Oak Victory, please call the ship phone at 510-237-2933 or visit the website http://www.ssredoakvictory.com

WORLD WAR II RELIC READY FOR FACE-LIFT
By Chris Treadway
Oakland Tribune
09/15/2011