The Winners! Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Capt. Roger Williams, (left) Vice President of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., whose bid of $17,500,000 for the construction of the proposed new vessel to replace the Leviathan in the North Atlantic, was found to be t lowest when the bids were
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"The Winners! Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Capt. Roger Williams, (left) Vice President of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., whose bid of $17,500,000 for the construction of the proposed new vessel to replace the Leviathan in the North Atlantic, was found to be t lowest when the bids were" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Winners!_Washington,_D.C.,_Sept._15._Capt._Roger_Williams,_(left)_Vice_President_of_the_Newport_News_Shipbuilding_and_Dry_Dock_Co.,_whose_bid_of_$17,500,000_for_the_construction_of_the_LCCN2016872346.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 297849.
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