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G68.1-071
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- 1923-07-05 (Creation)
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Hand-tinted photograph of dreadnought. The battleship Tennessee, anchored in waters near Stadium Bowl, greets visiting President Warren G. Harding with a mighty 21-gun salute on July 5, 1923. The President was visiting Tacoma for a mere five hours before departing on the USS Henderson for Alaska. Some 25,000 people stood in the rain at Stadium Bowl to welcome President Harding and the presidential party. He, in turn, appeared touched at the vast outpouring of affection from Tacoma's residents and called Tacoma "City Beautiful." (TNT 7-5-23, p. 1-article)
Battleships--United States; Visits of state--Tacoma--1920-1930; Guests--Tacoma--1920-1930;