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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The USS Potomac, originally named Electra, was built and commissioned in 1934 by the United States Coast Guard. In 1936 the U.S. Navy commissioned it and gave the vessel its current name. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used it as his Presdential Yacht until his death in 1945. Photograph caption dated August 22, 1963 reads, "Painter puts final touches on Potomac's bow."; See images #00119753 through #00119755 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
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