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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Pine Tree
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Pine Tree

Object numberMO 1943.224.4
Dateca. 1943
Mediumpaint on wood, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 7 in x W 24 in x D 6 in (17.8 cm x 61 cm x 15.2 cm )

DescriptionA large model of the USMC barge, PINE TREE. The wooden model is painted gray with red trim, has one mast at the bow, and a quarterdeck at the stern. The name of ship is found on both port and starboard sides at the top of the quarterdeck. The model is fixed to a dark stained wooden base.
Label TextThe PINE TREE was launched on February 8, 1943, by the Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway Company at Camden, Maine. Eleanor Roosevelt was the ship’s sponsor.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 8, 1943. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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