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Pre-Inspection Catastrophe

Two sailors with dirty hands are closing an access hatch and getting fingerprints on everything. An officer is watching with his hands over his eyes behind him are two other sailors one has a bucket the other a mop
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Description: Painting, Oil on Canvas; By Apollo Dorian; 1967; Framed Dimensions 22H X 28W
Accession #: 88-161-NC
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Moments before an inspection, an officer notices several sailors attaching an access hatch with dirty hands and leaving visible marks.  He is worried despite the other sailors waiting with water and a mop to clean up the mess.

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  • People--African Americans
  • Readiness--training and inspection
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  • Art
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
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