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

Barque Model

Object numberMO 1942.119.5
Name Model, Commemorative
Maker
Dateca. 1939
Mediummodel: soap, paper (parchment) string
case: glass, paper (cardboard)
Dimensionsoverall H 14 1/4 in x W 17 in x D 4 1/4 in (36.2 cm x 43.2 cm x 10.8 cm )
DescriptionAn all-white ship model of a barque (or bark) under full sail. The ship's hull and the base are made of soap and the unfurled sails are made of parchment paper. The model is placed in a glass case with black cardboard trim and back. Inscribed in white on the backer: PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / COMMEMORATING THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PAN AMERICAN AIRWAY'S YANKEE CLIPPER AZORES TO U.S.A. APRIL 1939.
Label TextThis model was presented to President Roosevelt in commemoration of the first flight of the Pan American Airways Yankee Clipper from the Azores to the United States in April 1939.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 27, 1941. 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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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