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USS Missouri Christening Ceremony

58-769-11
Accession Number
58-769-11
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 345251497
Keywords
Battleships
Crowds
Dedications (Monuments, etc.)
Naval officers
Shipyards
HST Keywords
Ships - USS Missouri - Launching; Truman - Ships - USS Missouri - Launching; Truman, Margaret - Christening - Ships - USS Missouri
People Pictured
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
Lingo, Jane Tunstall, 1924-2007
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Kelly, Monroe, 1886-1956
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Snyder, Drucie
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

A large crowd gathers for the christening and launching ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. On the platform, left to right are: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly. Standing in front of the platform, left is Bess Truman, left center is Drucie Snyder, and center is Senator Harry S. Truman.

Date(s)
January 29, 1944