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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 | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Portland, Oregon, United States | ||||||||
Date | 23 Sep 1942 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
Identification Code | NH 46489 | ||||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
Photo Size | 1,252 x 1,058 pixels |
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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.