World Globe
Object numberMO 1953.1386
Name
Globe
Maker
Unknown
Date1945
Mediummetal (24 karat gold)
Dimensionsbase H 4 in x W 4 in x D 4 in (10.2 cm x 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm )
object (globe) H 9 1/8 in x W 4 1/2 in x D 4 in (23.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 10.2 cm )
object (globe) H 9 1/8 in x W 4 1/2 in x D 4 in (23.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 10.2 cm )
DescriptionA small world globe made of gold and mounted on a gold-covered stand and base. The globe's semi-meridian is inscribed with the message: TO FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF / AMERICA FROM HAILE SELASSIE EMPEROR FEBRUARY, 14, 1945.
Label TextEmperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia gave Franklin D. Roosevelt this globe when the two rulers met on February 13, 1945 aboard a U.S. Navy ship on the Great Bitter Lake in Egypt.Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.No expuestos
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