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NH 69164 Wash day aboard USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40)

Wash day aboard USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40)
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Title: Wash day aboard USS NEW MEXICO (BB-40)
Caption: Friday was wash day for sailors of the Pacific Fleet. Their clothing can be seen hung out to dry under the protection of two three-gun turrets aboard NEW MEXICO, anchored in San Francisco Bay, 9 September 1929. Two other battleships can also be seen: USS IDAHO (BB-42) [middle ship] and USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41) [far ship].
Description: Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969.
Catalog #: NH 69164
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Sep 09, 1929
After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: BW Photo
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