Page 19: USS South Carolina Keel Laying

Description:

Photograph of Margaret (Middleton) Rivers announcing that the USS South Carolina keel has been "truly and fairly laid." Margaret "Peg" Middleton (Rivers) Eastman is visible in the background. The image was removed from an old photograph album.

Gift of Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman.

• Title: Page 19: USS South Carolina Keel Laying
• Creator: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
• Date: December 1, 1970

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• Collection: Photograph Album Collection
• Object Name: USS South Carolina Keel Laying
• Object Id: 2018.30.22.19

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