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

William P. Frye

Artifact IDMO 2007.11
Object Type Model
Maker
Dateca. 1914-1918
Mediumpaint on wood, string, cotton
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 21 3/4 in x D 7 1/2 in (35.6 cm x 55.2 cm x 19.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA model of the four-masted ship, WILLIAM P. FRYE. The wooden ship has a white, green and red painted hull with the name of the ship painted at both sides of the bow. There are no sails. The model is mounted inside a wood and glass case, the interior base of which is covered in blue and white painted cotton representing the sea. A paper tag, formed from a piece of White House stationery, is attached to an exterior side of the case and has a handwritten note in pencil: From / President / Office / 270.
Historical NoteThis model of the WILLIAM P. FRYE was made from a piece of teakwood from the ship. The WILLIAM P. FRYE was sunk during World War I by the German ship, PRINCE EITEL FREDRICK. This model was made by the crew of the PRINCE EITEL FREDRICK.
Additional Details
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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