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UA 493.16 RADM Adolphus E. Watson Collection

UA 493.16 RADM Adolphus E. Watson Collection
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Title: UA 493.16 RADM Adolphus E. Watson Collection
Caption: Collection Photo # UA 493.16.01 - RADM A.E. Watson at the launching of USS Washington (BB-56) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: Collection of photographs from RADM Adolphus E. Watson. Photographs show: the launching of USS Washington (BB-56) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Philadelphia; and ID card from the Naval Club dated to 1928; Photograph of a plaque of the French ship Charlemange presented to LCDR Mitchell W. Matthews, 27 May 1942; RADM Watson congratulating a graduate of the Philadelphia University.
Accession #: UA 493
Catalog #: UA 493.16
Tags: ship_types/battleshipNHHC_Tags:epublishing_tags/philadelphiaNHHC_Tags:epublishing_tags/philadelphia_navyyardroosevelt_franklindelano
Donor: RADM Adolphus E. Watson
Copyright Owner: NHHC
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