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Two Battleships to be Scrapped in Port Newark

96-880
Accession Number
96-880
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350880514
Keywords
Battleships
Ships
World War, 1939-1945
HST Keywords
Ships - New Mexico; Ships - Idaho; World War II - Ships - Ref. to
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Photocraft Co., New Haven, CT

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Two proud battleships the "New Mexico" and the "Idaho" will be scrapped with acetylene torches. Both ships were used in World War II. They are docked in Port Newark. Their combat record will go down in history. Original is an oversize photo, stored in oversize file.

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