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NH 42167 Christening of USS Akron (ZRS-4), 8 August 1931

Photo #: NH 42167 Christening of USS Akron (ZRS-4), 8 August 1931
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Title: Christening of USS Akron (ZRS-4), 8 August 1931
Description: Notables on the speakers' stand during Akron's christening ceremonies, held in the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation air dock hangar at Akron, Ohio. Paul W. Litchfield, President of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation is seated just to left of the microphones. Seated to the right of the microphones are (left to right): Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics; First Lady of the United States Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Akron's Sponsor; and David S. Ingalls, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aviation. Photograph received from the Navy Recruiting Bureau, 1932. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 42167
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