
Caption | Eleanor Roosevelt at the launching ceremony of carrier Yorktown, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 4 Apr 1936 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | ARC 195630 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 4 Apr 1936 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Newport News, Virginia, United States | ||||||||
Added By | Alan Chanter | ||||||||
Added Date | 4 Jul 2018 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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