australianamericanmaritimeexperiencecollection

15 photos tagged australianamericanmaritimeexperiencecollection, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1908

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USA Fleet illuminations in Sydney Harbour from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2013
USA Fleet illuminations in Sydney Harbour from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2013
Searchlight practice, USA Fleet from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded September 2013
'To the kinship of the Mayflower', Customs House, Sydney from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded September 2013
Spectators watching the arrival of the US Great White Fleet from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
On the deck of US battleship CONNECTICUT from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
US battleships in Sydney from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
Stereoscope card of a procession in Sydney to commemorate the visit of the Great White Fleet from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
Postcard of USS NEW JERSEY to commemorate the visit of the Great White Fleet to Australia from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
Postcard featuring a photographs of USS NEBRASKA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
US pinnace in Sydney Harbour from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
Captain Franck T Evans of the United States Navy from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
US battleships of the Great White Fleet in Sydney Harbour from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded May 2012
Watching the arrival of the Great White Fleet in Sydney from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2012
The Great White Fleet in Sydney Harbour 1908 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2012

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'To the kinship of the Mayflower', Customs House, Sydney

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Nathan Arizona said:
Seriously you just take some good pictures!
BobMeade said:
This is an outstanding image of the illuminations which welcomed the fleet. I've seen plenty, but I've not seen such a detailed view before.
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
BobMeade Great! Keep an eye on our blog as we will be sharing some more images of these Fleet Celebration illuminations in the coming weeks :)

Captain Franck T Evans of the United States Navy

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

jamica1 said:
For Captain Evans: www.arlingtoncemetery.net/ftevans.htm

Searchlight practice, USA Fleet

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

beachcomber australia said:
Evidently there was a real drama at the time - the searchlights were used to locate a Man Overboard. Read All About It and the rest of the occasion same page - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15018778
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia Wow what a great angle to the story of the event :)
Peter D. Tillman said:
Wow, cool photo. Added to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_in_Australia#Events Thanks for posting these!