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Item
Title
D158074-31C
Date(s)
- 1970-04-04 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Susan Ford, age 12, daughter of House Minority Leader and future President Gerald Ford, brandishes a bunting-wrapped champagne bottle with which she will christen the gunboat "USS Grand Rapids" at Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. on April 4, 1970. A Navy officer holds a bouquet of roses which will be presented to the young sponsor. (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;