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Unidentified Man at Crossing the Equator Ceremony, USS Missouri

2015-2116
Accession Number
2015-2116
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350896082
Keywords
Presidential trips
Sailors
Ships
Rights

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Credit:
Eugene Van Vooren

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
An unidentified man is dressed up like a pirate during a ceremony held aboard the USS Missouri to mark the ship's crossing the equator. This ship was en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
September 11, 1947