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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 1779
"Great White Fleet" World Cruise, 1907-1909
Scene at Colombo, Ceylon, during the Fleet's visit there in December
1908.
Note rickshaws awaiting customers at left and the welcoming gateway
in the background.
Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, 1928.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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