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From left to right of the frame, Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, daughter Edna May Wilbur, and wife, Olive Wilbur, at the christening and launch of USS Saratoga (CV-3) at New York Shipbuilding, in Camden, NJ, on April 7, 1925 (see reversed date in the upper left corner of the frame). Olive Wilbur would have the honor of christening the ship. See also:

See also photo of the christening of the ship with mineral water from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. in the Evening star. [volume], April 08, 1925, Page 17 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1925-04-08/ed-...

Thanks to you both, and especially for full names of the women. I love the detail about the mineral water! We will get the names and specific date into the record on our next update.

Benjamin F. Tracy. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during the Civil War and Thirty-Second Secretary of the Navy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_F._Tracy

Thank you for the information! We'll add the first name to the source data and reload the description.

This is my great-great grandfather. Thank you for sharing the picture.

Sec. of the Navy during WWI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_Daniels

The Sunday Oregonian, August 25, 1912, SECTION FIVE, Image 63 used this photo with the caption: "Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina, is chairman of the publicity committee of the Wilson campaign for the Presidency. This photograph was made to day In the Wilson headquarters in New York City. Mr. Daniels is a newspaper man. He was born In Washington, D. C, May 18, 1862. He Is editor of the News and Observer of Raleigh, N. C. He has twice been delegate to Democratic National conventions."

Thanks for locating this photo and article in the newspaper. We'll update the date in the catalog record.