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80-G-K-4555 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63)

Photo #: 80-G-K-4555 (Color) USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Description: Crew members get a drink of water from a crew's quarters scuttlebutt, as other men rest and read in hanging berths. Photographed during the ship's shakedown period, circa August 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
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