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NH 68102 President Franklin D. Roosevelt's South American Goodwill Cruise, 1936

Photo #: NH 68102  President Franklin D. Roosevelt's South American Goodwill Cruise, 1936
Title: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's South American Goodwill Cruise, 1936
Description: 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 History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 68102
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