
Caption | Launching of battleship Washington, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, United States, 1 Jun 1940, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via navsource.org | |||||
Identification Code | ARC 518859 | |||||
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Photo Size | 2,955 x 2,388 pixels | |||||
Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |||||
Photos on Same Day | 1 Jun 1940 | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: 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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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