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Caption | Carrier Shangri-La launching ceremony, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | ||||||||
Date | 24 Feb 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
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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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 443 x 503 pixels |
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