Hoover discards presidential yacht – Antique Wall Art
(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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This historic photograph of Hoover discards presidential yacht brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hoover discards presidential yacht
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Few presidential vessels are as closely tied to a single decision as the *Mayflower*, the steam yacht the government had used for presidential travel and entertaining for decades. This 1929 print records the moment Herbert Hoover moved to get rid of it, a cost-cutting step that fit his broader push for economy in the federal budget. Steam yachts of this period were expensive to crew, fuel, and maintain, which made them an easy target for an administration looking to trim spending. The photograph is a useful record of how a symbol of presidential privilege became a question of public money.
| Created / published | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | No. 67389RU. |
| Subjects | Mayflower (Yacht)--1920-1930. Steam yachts--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-178913 |
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