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Margaret Truman Preparing to Break Champagne Bottle

58-769-10
Accession Number
58-769-10
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 345251495
Keywords
Battleships
Dedication services
Legislators
Naval officers
Shipyards
HST Keywords
Ships - USS Missouri - Launching; Truman - Ships - USS Missouri - Launching; Truman, Margaret - Christening - Ships - USS Missouri
People Pictured
Kelly, Monroe, 1886-1956
Lingo, Jane Tunstall, 1924-2007
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Kennedy, Sherman S.
Location
Brooklyn (N.Y.)
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

The Truman Family attends christening and launching ceremonies of the battleship USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York. From left to right: Margaret Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, Jane Tunstall Lingo, and Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy. Margaret prepares to christen the ship with a bottle of champagne. Drucie Snyder appears below.

Date(s)
January 29, 1944