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“You Hit The Nail On The Head”

Unknown1942-07-16

The Valentine

The Valentine
Richmond, United States

Virginia’s First Lady Mrs. Colgate W. Darden drives the first spike into a model of the U.S.S. Merrimac being built as a recruitment headquarters for the Navy’s Lee Volunteer campaign. Lt. Charles L. Kessler holds the gold spike for Mrs. Darden.

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  • Title: “You Hit The Nail On The Head”
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: 1942-07-16
  • Location: Richmond, Virginia
  • Type: Photograph
  • Submitted by: John Norton
  • Caption: Untimely sneeze from onlooker has devastating consequences
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