
Caption | First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt preparing to christen the USS Casablanca, the lead ship in a new class of escort carriers, 5 Apr 1943, Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington, United States. ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Louis Lee | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 5 Apr 1943 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Vancouver, Washington, United States | ||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
Added Date | 8 Jan 2022 | ||||||||||
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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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