A visitor to Grand Central Terminal in New York browses the
Summary
NEW YORK (Oct. 07, 2008) A visitor to Grand Central Terminal in New York browses the "Great White Fleet," an exhibit presented by the Columbus Citizens Foundation in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. The exhibit, which will be on display in Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall through Oct. 17, commemorates the voyage of the Great White Fleet in the early 1900s. Sent out by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, 16 battleships circumnavigated the globe on a goodwill mission and display of American naval power. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chief Petty Officer Eric Durie) File# 081007-N-2022D-002
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Date
1900
Location
NEW YORK
Source
U.S. NAVY
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