US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox receiving a USD $63,000,000 check from Chairman of the City of Atlanta John Connor during a War Bond selling campaign, nominally for the replacement for the sunken cruiser USS Atlanta, Mar 1943; note Rear Admiral George Murray at left of photograph and Captain Samuel Jenkins at right of photograph

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Caption     US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox receiving a USD $63,000,000 check from Chairman of the City of Atlanta John Connor during a War Bond selling campaign, nominally for the replacement for the sunken cruiser USS Atlanta, Mar 1943; note Rear Admiral George Murray at left of photograph and Captain Samuel Jenkins at right of photograph ww2dbase
Date  Mar 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NH 70035
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Additionally, 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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