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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Claude C. Bloch under the big guns of the U.S.S. HOUSTON at San Francisco, California – Vintage Print

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Claude C. Bloch under the big guns of the U.S.S. HOUSTON at San Francisco, California, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Claude C. Bloch under the big guns of the U.S.S. HOUSTON at San Francisco, California, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Presidents collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Claude C. Bloch under the big guns of the U.S.S. HOUSTON at San Francisco, California, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Claude C. Bloch under the big guns of the U.S.S. HOUSTON at San Francisco, California

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The president stands with Admiral Claude C. Bloch beneath the big guns of the cruiser U.S.S. Houston at San Francisco, a setting that places the commander in chief among the navy's heavy warships. Heavy cruisers like the Houston, commissioned in 1930, carried eight-inch guns and served in the Pacific, where they became central to naval operations after the United States entered the Second World War. The caption card's subject tags point to the war years, but no date is recorded, so the exact occasion remains unconfirmed. Bloch was a senior naval officer at the time, and the photograph offers a glimpse of the close ties between the White House and the fleet during the war.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotoprint by Press Association, Inc. (Office for Emergenc Management). No. DOA-108. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: WWII--; B.I.; Pres.; Ships. Bloch, Claude Charles, 1878-1967.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,220 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155440

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