Sujet

Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service.

Légende

Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. A view from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memorial Day, May 30, 1917, the day of the "launch" of the ship.

Date

1890

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A13_325

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41,6Mo (2,0Mo) / 42,0cm x 24,8cm / 4960 x 2931 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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