Coast Guard honors first African-American woman in historic building renaming ceremony [Image 4 of 4]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

03.12.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Blackburn 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York

Dr. Olivia Hooker watches as a plaque is unveiled during a building dedication ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector New York in Staten Island, New York, March 12, 2015. The sector’s galley was renamed after Hooker, who holds the distinction of being the first African-American woman admitted into the Coast Guard in 1945. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi)

• Date Taken: 03.12.2015
• Date Posted: 03.12.2015 18:34
• Photo ID: 1811976
• VIRIN: 150312-G-AE983-366
• Resolution: 6140x4543
• Size: 10.11 MB
• Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US
• Hometown: WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, US