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Margaret Truman Breaking Champagne Bottle on the Bow of the USS Missouri

58-769-14
Accession Number
58-769-14
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
HST Keywords
Ships - USS Missouri - Launching; Truman - Ships - USS Missouri - Launching; Truman, Margaret - Christening - Ships - USS Missouri
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Jane Tunstall Lingo (left) and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly (right) on the podium with Margaret Truman (center) while she breaks the champagne bottle against the bow of the USS Missouri during its christening ceremonies.
Date(s)
January 29, 1944