This page features, and provides links to, views concerning the "Great White Fleet"'s visit to New Zealand in August 1908.
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Photo #: NH 81437 World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-1909 Cover of the official programme booklet for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit to Auckland, New Zealand, 9-15 August 1908. Courtesy of Mrs. Worth Sprunt, 1974, from the Collection of Rear Admiral B.F. Hutchison, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 96KB; 405 x 925 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101489 World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-1909 A welcoming arch and banners decorate the streets of Auckland, New Zealand, in honor of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit to that city, circa 9-15 August 1908. Note the trolley cars. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 106182 "Great White Fleet" World Cruise, 1907-1909 View looking up Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand, during a parade by crew members of U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships, August 1908. New Zealand or British troops are in the foreground, with a large group of U.S. Navy officers beyond them. The original photograph is printed on "Empire" brand post card stock. Courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 74113 U.S. Navy rifle team that first won the Auckland Cup At Auckland, New Zealand, during the "Great White Fleet"'s visit there in 1908. The team members, all 1906-1907 graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy, are identified in Photo # NH 74113 (complete caption). Note their .30 caliber Krag-Jørgensen rifles, woven cartridge belts and variety of headgear. Donation of Captain Ridley McLean, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 585 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 1176 Ellerslie Race Track, near Auckland, New Zealand Scene during a visit to the track by "Great White Fleet" officers, August 1908. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, 1928. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 475 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 2834 Auckland, New Zealand Race track crowd (presumably at Ellerslie Race Track) during a visit by "Great White Fleet" personnel, August 1908. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright, 1928. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 460 pixels |
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For more images related to this subject, see:
For further pictorial coverage of the "Great White Fleet":
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
Page made 28 October 2008