Page 38: USS L. Mendel Rivers Submarine Keel Laying

Description:

Photograph of (from left) Congressman F. Edward Hebert, Margaret "Peg" Middleton (Rivers) Eastman, Lennis "Bud" Ackerman, and Lois Marion Rivers sharing a light moment at the reception following the keel laying ceremony for the USS L. Mendel Rivers. Eastman is holding a silver commemorative plate and Margaret (Middleton) Rivers is visible to the far right. The image was removed from an old photograph album.

Gift of Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman.

• Title: Page 38: USS L. Mendel Rivers Submarine Keel Laying
• Creator: Unattributed
• Date: June 26, 1971

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• Collection: Photograph Album Collection
• Object Name: USS L. Mendel Rivers Keel Laying
• Object Id: 2018.30.23.38

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