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Unidentified Men Dressed Up for Crossing the Equator Ceremony, USS Missouri

2015-2119
Accession Number
2015-2119
Black & White
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NAID 350896088
Keywords
Presidential trips
Sailors
Ships
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Brazil - 1947
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Credit:
Eugene Van Vooren

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Two unidentified men dressed as King Neptune and Queen Amphitrite during the crossing the equator ceremony on board the USS Missouri. The ceremony took place as the ship traveled Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Norfolk, Virginia during President Harry S. Truman's visit to Brazil. All are unidentified.
Date(s)
September 11, 1947