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Description NH 54603: Opening Bids for Three New Battleships, 2 November 1938. Scene in the Secretary of the Navy's office, as bids are opened for the construction of the battleships South Dakota (BB-57), Indiana (BB-58) and Massachusetts (BB-59). Seated at the table are (left to right): Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations; Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson; Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General; and Rear Admiral William G. DuBose, Chief, Bureau of Construction and Repair. Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Chief, Bureau of Engineering, is standing at the far right, talking to Rear Admiral DuBose. The others present are not identified. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. (2016/08/25).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/28598904734 (archive). It was reviewed on 11 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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