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2B launch day - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - August 27, 1942

USS Iowa Launching program cover - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - August 27, 1942
USS Iowa Launching program cover - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - August 27, 1942
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USS Iowa launch admission ticket at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (front) - August 27, 1942.
USS Iowa launch admission ticket at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (front) - August 27, 1942.
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USS Iowa launch admission ticket at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (back) - August 27, 1942.
USS Iowa launch admission ticket at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (back) - August 27, 1942.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard's "Shipworker" newspaper launching issue for USS Iowa - August 27, 1942
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USS Iowa launch day shipyard workers and guests identification badges - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - August 27, 1942
USS Iowa launch day shipyard workers and guests identification badges - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - August 27, 1942
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National Museum of the Surface Navy Plank Owner certificate

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