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1939 USA: Eleanor Roosevelt christens 'Yankee Clipper'
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0:37Now PlayingDate: 20th March 1939
Location: ANACOSTA, D.C., U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: Washington: Anacosta:
General view Yankee Clipper & crowd / Yankee Clipper on water / Mrs. Roosevelt talking to press / Mrs. Roosevelt breaks bottle & splashes herself / General view crowd / Clipper taking off / AIR VIEW Yankee Clipper in air / General view Clipper over Capitol.
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Sound Effects. Mrs. Roosevelt asks press whether they're finished.
Personalities - Relatives; Ceremonies - Launchings; Aviation; Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1882-1962), United States of America
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