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Watching the arrival of the Great White Fleet in Sydney

This glass plate negative depicts a group of spectators watching from South Head the arrival of the United States Great White Fleet on 20 August 1908.

 

The images in this set document the arrival in Sydney of 16 American warships as they circumnavigated the world during a goodwill voyage from December 1907 February 1908.

 

Object number 00017218

 

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Taken in August 1908

Watching the arrival of the Great White Fleet in Sydney

This glass plate negative depicts a group of spectators watching from South Head the arrival of the United States Great White Fleet on 20 August 1908.

 

The images in this set document the arrival in Sydney of 16 American warships as they circumnavigated the world during a goodwill voyage from December 1907 February 1908.

 

Object number 00017218

 

Interested in other items relating to the Great White Fleet? Check out our blog: bit.ly/IEoF7B

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Uploaded on April 30, 2012
Taken in August 1908
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