Crew members standing on the bowsprit of the 44-gun sail frigate USS CONSTITUTION remove their hats during a salute to the nation. The ship is taken from its pier once a year on July 4 for it annual turnaround cruise. After firing a 21-gun salute to the nation the ship will be returned to its berth facing the opposite way to help it weather evenly and preserve the wood
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Boston Harbor
State: Massachusetts (MA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LT Emmett Francois
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/07/1986
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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