Sailors of the "Great White Fleet"
Image
Title
Sailors of the "Great White Fleet"
Identifier
12206.23 NP
Source
Helen Robertson Collection, Thacher Album, 1986
Description
Scene showing parade of sailors in Santa Barbara from "the Great White Fleet," a nickname for a fleet of U.S. Navy battleships that circumnavigated the globe. Sailors are in the foreground, standing in a straight line. Decorations and decorated poles are above them. The ocean and the fleets are in the background.
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[#11]
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1907-1908
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Sailors
Military parades
United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force
Coverage
California
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Sailors of the "Great White Fleet",” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 14, 2026, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/9598.