Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Company Photographs and Publications, 1889-1980

Four folders (Box 1, Folders 1-4) of black and white photographs containing images of bridges constructed by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company and its Canadian affiliate, the British Columbia Bridge and Dredging Company. This subseries consists mainly of 8 x 10 prints, but other formats, as well as some negatives are also present. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Twenty-two folders (Box 1, Folders 5-26) of black and white photographs containing images of various construction projects undertaken by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. Of particular interest may be a folder containing several images of the construction of the I-5 freeway through downtown Seattle. This subseries consists mainly of 8 x 10 prints, but other formats, as well as some negatives are also present. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Thirteen folders (Box 1, Folders 27-39) of black and white photographs and other items relating to dam construction. Also included are some unsorted clippings on the Grand Coulee and Skookumchuck dams. This subseries consists mainly of 8 x 10 prints, but other formats, as well as some negatives are also present. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Seventeen folders (Box 1, Folders 40-56) of black and white photographs including images of shipyard facilities, owned, operated, or utilized by Lockheed, including Long Beach, California and the Puget Sound Naval Yard in Bremerton. The bulk of the images, however, are of the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company facility on Harbor Island, dating from the peak shipbuilding period of the 1940s. This subseries consists mainly of 8 x 10 prints, but other formats, as well as some negatives are also present. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Ninety-two folders (Box 2, Folders 1-92) comprised of black and white photographs. The subjects chiefly fall into three categories: images of shipyard employees, mainly dating from the World War II period; dignitaries and guests at ship launches, and formal portraits of the owners of the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. It is not clear how the alphanumerical filing system indicated on the smaller format prints functioned; the 8 x 10 most likely duplicate the smaller. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Six folders (Box 2, Folders 93-98) consisting of mainly 8 x 10 prints and contact sheets depicting non-shipbuilding, miscellaneous projects. Most of the products appear to date from the Lockheed period of ownership. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Eighty-three folders (Box 3, all) of images of ships in various states of construction, from keel laying through christening to launch. The negatives most likely were on file for use for press releases. This subseries consists mainly of 8 x 10 prints, but other formats, as well as some negatives are also present. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Twelve folders (Box 4, all) of photographs and other items relating to tunnel construction. The tunnel projects appear to originate entirely with Lockheed. This subseries consists mainly of 8 x 10 prints, but other formats, as well as some negatives are also present. Oversize materials have been placed in the Oversize series.

Six photo albums containing images on the following topics: Alaska, Beacon Hill regrade, Lockheed history, naval vessels, naval yards and the ship YF 269. A table of contents for the Beacon Hill album has been placed in the Oversize series.

This subseries consists of three boxes of negatives and contact sheets, many unsorted. Many of the negatives are nitrate or safety film.