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DescriptionNH 73048 Shinonome.jpg
English: Title: Shinonome
Caption: Shinonome, Japanese destroyer, 1927
Catalog #: NH 73048
Donor: Courtesy of Mr. Kazutoshi Hando
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: BW Photo
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Source
Naval History and Heritage Command
Author
Presumed official USN or IJN photographer
Licensing
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH-73048. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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