PHOTO GALLERY FOUR:
The photos in this gallery document the construction of the USS ERIE at the New York Navy Yard (known locally as the Brooklyn Navy Yard) during the period December 1934 through the ship’s commissioning on July 1, 1936.
These images are scans of 8X10 inch back and white photographs contained in a special photo album at the National Archives and Record Administration's Northeast Regional Office in New York City. All but one of the originals have been edited to remove photo identifications, dates and other markings, and to enhance the viewing of these photographs. All of these photographs are in the public domain and may be freely copied.
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