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[Photograph 2012.201.B0927.0638]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Navy ships steaming their way to port after a successful battle in the old days would stick a broom in the masthead to symbolize their victory."
Date: July 28, 1975
Creator: Carter, Pat J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0927.0639]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "During World War II when a submarine returned after a successful mission crewmen hoisted a broom on the mast as a symbol of a "clean sweep."
Date: December 21, 1979
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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