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Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews Touring Navy Supply Center in California

70-3355
Accession Number
70-3355
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 337952602
Related Collection
Matthews, Francis P. Papers
Keywords
Aerial photographs
Cabinet officers
Military supplies
Naval officers
Navy-yards and naval stations
Ships
HST Keywords
California - Oakland
People Pictured
Matthews, Francis Patrick, 1887-1952
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews, standing in the center wearing a top coat, is seen while on an inspection tour of the Naval Supply Center (later called Fleet and Industrial Supply Center) located in Oakland, California. He is standing with a group of unidentified Navy officers and they are looking at an aerial photograph resting on an easel and which is probably the supply station. A ship is in view behind them.
Date(s)
May 17, 1951