From: Picture History of the SS United States
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Saturday, June 23,1951: the great day arrived. Dignitaries, including Mrs. Connally, are assembled on the mounted platform for speeches, dedications, and the naming of the ship. Great, billowing bunting has been affixed to the top of the sleek, razorlike bow.
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