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Foundation for the mast of the <i>Maine</i> with names of the dead inscribed
Photographer: Richard E. Miller
Taken: August 30, 2008
Caption: Foundation for the mast of the Maine with names of the dead inscribed
Additional Description: The crypt in the Maine Memorial's foundation has served as the temporary resting place for foreign heads of state who died in exile in the United States during the Second World War, pending the return of their remains to their homeland. These were Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippines and Ignacy Jan Paderewski of Poland.
Submitted: September 1, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p33969
File Size: 0.636 Megabytes

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