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Mrs. John H. Hoover Speaking to Miss Berline F. Cashwell
1943-04-26
Intrepid Museum
New York, United States
Helen Smith Hoover, wife of Vice Adm. John Howard Hoover, christened USS Intrepid (CV-11) on April 26, 1943. In this photograph, Hoover (right) poses with Berline F. Cashwell, one of the women who worked as a riveter at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, where Intrepid was constructed. Hoover holds a gift she received from the shipyard, while Cashwell holds the gloves that she wore at work.
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- Title: Mrs. John H. Hoover Speaking to Miss Berline F. Cashwell
- Date Created: 1943-04-26
- Location: Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
- Historic Owner: Unknown
- Credit Line: Collection of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Gift of Mrs. William H. Hoover. P2009.13.11
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