You Hit The Nail On The Head
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- Source:
- The Valentine
- Collection:
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
- Date:
- 6/16/1942
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source) - Description:
- Black and white photograph of Mrs. Colgate W. Darden wielding a sledge hammer as Lt. Charles L. Kessler holds the first gold spike of the 1942 Merrimac; Mrs. Darden wears a color-block dress and straw hat; Kessler wears his Navy uniform "dress whites"; a crowd of people looks on; the Merrimac is a 40-foot model being built as a recruiting headquarters for the Navy's Lee Volunteer campaign; likely in Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Stamped __Red date stamp - Jul 16 1942 __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.
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