Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

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Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. A view from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The photograph was taken on Memorial Day, May 30, 1917, the day of the "launch" of the ship

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