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NH 42163 Christening of USS Akron (ZRS-4), 8 August 1931

Photo #: NH 42163 Christening of USS Akron (ZRS-4), 8 August 1931
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Title: Christening of USS Akron (ZRS-4), 8 August 1931
Description: Paul W. Litchfield, President of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, speaking at Akron's christening ceremonies, held in the Goodyear-Zeppelin air dock at Akron, Ohio. Seated to the right of the speaker are Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and First Lady of the United States Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Akron's Sponsor. Photograph received from the Navy Recruiting Bureau, 1932. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42163
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