Photo Gallery

Visitor Education Center

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Photos of the Visitor Education Center, part of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park. Included are a few photos of some of the exhibits inside the center.

Betty Reid Soskin

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Betty Reid Soskin (born Betty Charbonnet; 1921), now retired, was a Park ranger with the National Park Service, assigned to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California.

Real "Rosies"- Volunteers at t...

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This gallery contains images of "Rosie's" and men who worked on the Home Front during WWII. Currently, these men and women volunteer at our park, generally on Fridays, and share their stories with the public. We have tried to provide a short Bio or information about each person in the photo. If you have additional questions, regarding these volunteers, please contact the park at 510-232-5050.

Superintendent K. Lynn Berry

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Photos of General Superintendent K. Lynn Berry who overseas four Contra Costa County Parks in the East Bay, in California. The sites are: Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park, John Muir National Historic Site, Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.

Rosie Rally 2016

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Rosie Rally 2016. Official NPS photos/Luther Bailey.

Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Fr...

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Images here come from the park's museum collection. The collection is made up primarily of stories and memorabilia that were donated to the park by ordinary individuals who experienced the WWII home front era first hand. Donations to the collection have come from people all across the nation, and represent a diverse array of experiences from men and women of all racial/ethnic and social backgrounds. The images you see here are just a small sample of highlights! For more images, please visit the NPS Web Catalog at museum.nps.gov. For more information about any of these images, or about the museum collection, please contact the park's staff museum curator at [phone] x 6643.

SS Red Oak Victory Ship

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The SS Red Oak Victory is the last surviving ship built in the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards during World War II. Today, the Red Oak Victory remains a monument to the men and women who worked in war related industries as part of the World War II Home Front. In 1998, the ship was saved from the Naval Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay by a courageous group of men and women and has been under restoration since that time. While the Red Oak Victory is part of the WWII Home Front story, the NPS does not own or manage the ship. Please call 510-237-2933 to find out more information.

Rosie the Riveter Memorial

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Three years before the national park was created, the City of Richmond initiated the Rosie Memorial to celebrate the important aspect of their community's history. The design uses abstracted forms of Liberty ships in sculptures reminiscent of the prefabricated ships assembled by shipyard workers. Meant to draw parallels between the acts of constructing ships and reconstructing memories, the Memorial's form is that of a vessel in the process of being built. Quotes from "Rosies" and a World War II timeline are incised into the granite walkway of the memorial. This memorial is the touchstone of the national park here in Richmond, and is located in Marina Bay Park.

Maritime Child Development Cen...

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Photos from the Maritime Child Development Center in Richmond, CA.

 

Ranger Raphael Allen Memorial ...

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This gallery is dedicated in loving memory to Ranger Raphael Allen who was a significant part of the four parks in the East Bay, including Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Site, John Muir National Historic Site and Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site. Photographs are from park staff and friends.

 

WWII Home Front Worker Wall of...

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These posters were designed by the Rosie the Riveter Trust as part of a fund raising project. They were created in one of two sizes and were placed in temporary public displays to help honor the home front workers that are listed. Donors provided funding for the creation and display. This gallery is a permanent home to those creations.