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April
18th to April 25th, Redondo, CA
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This card
shows the BBQ planned for the fleet sailors during their
visit to Los Angeles. The event was planned for
thousands with yound women waiting on the sailors' tables.
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These
three cards show the USS Washington in Redondo Beach.
As a Pathfinder,
the Washington preceded the fleet around the horn and
into San Francisco for the naval review.
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Local merchants
were eager to be involved with the visit of the fleet.
The card to the right is from Bullock's which
displayed a 17-foot model of the USS Connecticut to
welcome the fleet.
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Correspondence
showing units of the fleet sent during the visit to
Los Angeles
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