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Photo #: NH 68057 James Roosevelt (center), son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt Receives some of the punishment due a "Polywog" at the hands of "Shellbacks", during Neptune Ceremonies on board USS Indianapolis (CA-35), as she crosses the Equator in late November 1936. Indianapolis was then carrying the President and his party on a "Good Neighbor" cruise to South America. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, collection of Rear Admiral Paul H. Bastedo, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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31 December 1998