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Photo #: NH 75892

"Great White Fleet" World Cruise,
December 1907 -- February 1909

Embroidered tapestry commemorating the cruise, featuring portraits of (from left to right):
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, who commanded the Fleet during its voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific;
President Theodore Roosevelt; and
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, who commanded the Fleet after it reached the U.S. West Coast.
Below the portraits are a depiction of the Fleet underway in column formation, and a round group photograph of three unidentified enlisted men.

Courtesy of Mrs. Winnie Stanfill, 1969. She retained the original tapestry at that time.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Image posted 27 August 2008