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Junior Naval Scouts - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Summary
Photograph shows members of the Junior Naval Scouts aboard 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. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)
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Date
01/01/1917
Contributors
Bain News Service, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
