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America on the Move: Transforming the Waterfront, San Francisco and Oakland, California
URL: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/exhibition_17_1.html

Description:
This exhibition uses the example of the ports of Oakland and San Francisco to demonstrate the development of shipping container use at U.S. ports. Topics include the container system (as compared to conventional freighters), the longshoremen who work with the containers, varieties of cargo hooks, the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), and more. Part of a larger exhibit on transportation from the National Museum of American History.

LII Topics: Industries, Ports & Maritime Transportation, Transportation

Publisher:
National Museum of American History

Extra Keywords
Matson Navigation Company Harry Bridges containerization

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Containerization
Harbors -- California -- Oakland
Harbors -- California -- San Francisco
Shipping -- History

LII Database Information:
Record 20755 created by Jennifer English on 02/27/2006
Last modification on 02/28/2006
Published: 03/02/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20755

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