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Water flows into Pearl Harbor Drydock No. 1 for the first time on 21 Aug 1919, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The dock was flooded with the push of a button from Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the Secretary of The Navy.

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Caption     Water flows into Pearl Harbor Drydock No. 1 for the first time on 21 Aug 1919, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The dock was flooded with the push of a button from Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the Secretary of The Navy. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Date 21 Aug 1919
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress
Identification Code   HAER HI-53
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 4,226 x 2,988 pixels



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