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Activities of staff and crew of the USS Missouri

63-1383-140
Accession Number
63-1383-140
3.75x4.75 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348305377
Related Collection
Foskett, James H. Papers
Keywords
Presidential trips
Sailors
Ships
Visits of state
HST Keywords
Truman - Trips - Brazil - 1947; Ships - U. S. S. Missouri - Brazil - 1947
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U.S. Navy

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Description
Another "shellback" is launched from the tank. This is part of the "Crossing the Equator" ceremony that took place on the USS Missouri. President Harry S. Truman and members of his party participated in the ceremony as they returned to the United States from a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."
Date(s)
September 11, 1947