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Title
D158074-19C
Date(s)
- 1970-04-04 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Susan Ford, age 12, daughter of House Minority Leader and future President Gerald Ford, with flowers and bunting-wrapped champagne bottle with which she will christen the Navy gunboat "USS Grand Rapids" at Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. on April 4, 1970. She is wearing a bright red and white dotted dress under a white wool coat. Susan is the youngest of the Ford's four children and the only daughter. (Color image) ALBUM 1. (TNT 4-5-70, A-1)
Ford, Susan; Launchings--Tacoma--1970-1980; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Gunboats--United States; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Roses--Tacoma;