Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
USS Philippine Sea
- Date of Work
- August 18, 1946
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
USS Philippine Sea
On August 18, 1946, USS Weiss, the escort ship for the Williamsburg moored at the Naval Air Station at Quonset Point. The battleship USS Philippine Sea is seen in this photograph taken from the Williamsburg.
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