
Caption | Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft. ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Quincy, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 13 Aug 2020 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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