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Caption | Christening of battleship New Jersey by Carolyn Edison, wife of New Jersey Governor and former Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 7 Dec 1942 ww2dbase | |||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||
Date | 7 Dec 1942 | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Courtesy of Robert Elliott | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Dec 1942 | |||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Photo Size | 2,129 x 2,668 pixels |
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