
Caption | Splattered with champaign, Anna Boettiger (daughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt) has just christened Liberty-ship SS Joseph N. Teal at Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland, Oregon, United States, 23 Sep 1942. ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
Identification Code | NH 46489 | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,252 x 1,058 pixels | ||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 23 Sep 1942 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Portland, Oregon, United States | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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19 Mar 2022 06:02:44 PM
Mrs. Boettiger is wearing a corsage and is holding a bouquet made of Defense Stamps and she is accepting a gift from a company official. Franklin Roosevelt’s first cousin Laura Delano smiles at left. The President was present at the shipyards at the time and watched from a nearby automobile.