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Wife of James Elkins (sponsor), Lieutenant Commander John Hyde (soon to be the submarine's first commanding officer), Hyde's wife, and Hyde's son at the submarine's launching ceremony, Croton, Connecticut, United States, 16 Feb 1944

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Caption     Wife of James Elkins (sponsor), Lieutenant Commander John Hyde (soon to be the submarine's first commanding officer), Hyde's wife, and Hyde's son at the submarine's launching ceremony, Croton, Connecticut, United States, 16 Feb 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Groton, Connecticut, United States
Date 16 Feb 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseElectric Boat Company via United States Navy via NavSource
Link to Source    Link
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. Please support the navsource.org project and remember the dedication of its founder Paul Yarnall.

This photo is now in the collection of the United States Navy. According to General Dynamics Electric Boat, "Our archives have been donated to the Submarine Force Library and Museum and the U.S. Navy Historical Branch in Washington, D.C."

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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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,500 x 1,170 pixels



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