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Shipbuilding (Newport News). A section for a new U.S. Navy cruiser is being delivered by overhead crane to the building ways. Four cruisers and a battleship are under construction here
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Shipbuilding (Newport News). A section for a new U.S. Navy cruiser is being delivered by overhead crane to the building ways. Four cruisers and a battleship are under construction here

United States. Office For Emergency Management, Palmer, Alfred T. · 1941-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineShipbuilding (Newport News). A section for a new U.S. Navy cruiser is being delivered by overhead crane to the building ways. Four cruisers and a battleship are under construction here. 1941-01-01. United States. Office For Emergency Management, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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