Margaret Truman breaks a bottle of champagne during the christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Standing on platform, left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly.
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.
The USS Missouri being launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York after the christening ceremonies.
Margaret Truman prepares to break a champagne bottle on the bow of the USS Missouri to christen it during a ceremony at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Left to right: Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, Senator Harry S. Truman (obscured), and Margaret Truman.
From left to right, Senator Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman with a bouquet of flowers, Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Sherman Kennedy at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York.