Photo #: NH 68102
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's South American Goodwill Cruise,
1936
USS Chester (CA-27) approaches the pier at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, while preparing to dock, 27 November 1936. At right,
already tied up, is USS Indianapolis (CA-35), which was
carrying President Roosevelt.
Note the crowds awaiting the President, who was making his first
stop during the "Good Neighbor" cruise.
Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, collection of Rear
Admiral Paul H. Bastedo, USN.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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