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

Franklin

Object numberMO 1945.32.3
Name Model
Maker
Gifter
Dateca. 1944
Mediumwood, metal, paint, wire
Dimensionsoverall H 23 1/2 in x W 20 in x D 7 1/4 in (59.7 cm x 50.8 cm x 18.4 cm )
DescriptionA model of a single-masted yacht named, FRANKLIN. The yacht's wood and metal hull is painted black and the unfurled sails are made of white-painted metal. Painted on the main sail is the image of a flying condor holding the flags of the United States and Chile in its talons. The opposite side of the same sail has the painted image of the American and the Chilean flags crossed. On the masthead is a Chilean pennant. The model is mounted to a wood and metal base which bears the inscription: Construido por S. Sanhueza G. Aviacion, Chile. Resting unattached on the base is a small black and brass plaque inscribed: F. FEDERIGI e HIJOS / MARMOLERIA / BALCARCE 600 / MERCEDES / SAN LUIS.
Label TextThis model was presented to President Roosevelt by General Manuel Tovarias of the Chilean Air Force (through the Honorable Claude G. Bowers, U.S. Envoy to Chile) on July 7, 1944.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 22, 1944. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesShip Models (National Archives Identifier 782457)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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