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New Chief of Naval Ordnance assumes post. Washington, D.C. Aug. 27. Rear Admiral William. Furlong receiving his commission as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, (left) native of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral relieves Rear Admira
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"New Chief of Naval Ordnance assumes post. Washington, D.C. Aug. 27. Rear Admiral William. Furlong receiving his commission as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, (left) native of Roscoe, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral relieves Rear Admira" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Chief_of_Naval_Ordnance_assumes_post._Washington,_D.C._Aug._27._Rear_Admiral_William_(...)_Furlong_receiving_his_commission_as_Chief_of_the_Bureau_of_Ordnance,_U.S._Navy,_from_Assistant_LCCN2016872253.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290320.
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