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Photo #: NH 106226 USS Maine (Battleship # 10) The ship's Commanding Officer, Captain GilesB. Harber (right center, with moustache) greets "King Neptune" (center) and members of the Royal Party at the beginning of Equator crossing ceremonies, 6 January 1908. The ship was then steaming south off the Brazilian coast during the "Great White Fleet"'s World cruise. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 605 pixels

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Image posted 15 November 2008