Rush plans for new U.S. Battleships. Washington, D.C., June 23. Scene in Construction and Repair Division of the U.S. Navy Department where plans for the two new 35,000 ton battleships are being rushed to completion. Work on the ships will get underway in four to six months, Charles Edison, Assistan
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"Rush plans for new U.S. Battleships. Washington, D.C., June 23. Scene in Construction and Repair Division of the U.S. Navy Department where plans for the two new 35,000 ton battleships are being rushed to completion. Work on the ships will get underway in four to six months, Charles Edison, Assistan" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rush_plans_for_new_U.S._Battleships._Washington,_D.C.,_June_23._Scene_in_Construction_and_Repair_Division_of_the_U.S._Navy_Department_where_plans_for_the_two_new_35,000_ton_battleships_are_LCCN2016871892.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 294967.
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