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80-G-429464 La Fayette

Photo #: 80-G-429464 La Fayette
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Title: La Fayette
Description: (French Aircraft Carrier, ex-USS Langley, CVL-27) Raising of the French national flag, as the ship was formally transferred to France in ceremonies at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania, 2 June 1951. Note U.S. Navy bandsmen in the center foreground. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-429464
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