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80-G-K-17611 (Color) Admiral Halsey's Saddle

Photo #: 80-G-K-17611 (Color) Admiral Halsey's Saddle
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Title: (Color) Admiral Halsey's Saddle
Description: Fancy tooled leather saddle presented to Admiral William F. Halsey, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, by the Reno, Nevada, Chamber of Commerce in 1945. The saddle, which was highlined to USS Missouri (BB-63), Halsey's flagship, on 25 August 1945, had been made in response to an earlier comment by the Admiral's Flag Secretary, Commander Harold Stassen, that It won't be long before Admiral Halsey is riding the Emperor's white horse. Though Halsey never had an opportunity to put the saddle to its intended use, it became part of the collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, in Annapolis, Maryland. This photograph was taken there on 5 October 1954. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-17611
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