To christen U.S.S. Savannah. Washington, D.C., May 3. Jane Dowden who is the niece of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. of Georgia was chosen to christen the cruiser Savannah at Camden, New Jersey this Saturday. She is shown with her uncle Sen. Russell as she visited at the Capitol today, 5/3/1937
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"To christen U.S.S. Savannah. Washington, D.C., May 3. Jane Dowden who is the niece of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. of Georgia was chosen to christen the cruiser Savannah at Camden, New Jersey this Saturday. She is shown with her uncle Sen. Russell as she visited at the Capitol today, 5/3/1937" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:To_christen_U.S.S._Savannah._Washington,_D.C.,_May_3._Jane_Dowden_who_is_the_niece_of_Senator_Richard_B._Russell,_Jr._of_Georgia_was_chosen_to_christen_the_cruiser_Savannah_at_Camden,_New_LCCN2016871635.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 298105.
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