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Photo #: NH 95247-KN (color)

USS Bennington Monument, Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, California

Color-tinted postal card, published by I.L. Eno, San Diego. It was mailed on 1 May 1939.
This monument was erected in memory of the Navy personnel who lost their lives in the boiler explosion on board USS Bennington (Gunboat # 4) at San Diego on 21 July 1905.
North Island is in the right background.

Courtesy of H.E. ("Ed") Coffer, 1983.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 2 February 2005