Caption | Raising of the French flag aboard the ex-USS Langley upon being commissioned as the La Fayette in the French Navy, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 2 Jun 1951 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-429464 | |||||||
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Photo Size | 740 x 572 pixels | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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