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

Robert E. Lee

Artifact IDMO 1942.240.9
Object Type Model
Maker
Gifter
Mediumwood, paint, string, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 13 1/2 in x W 30 in x D 8 1/4 in (34.3 cm x 76.2 cm x 21 cm )
Physical DescriptionA wooden model of an elaborately decorated river excursion boat, the ROBERT E. LEE. The boat has a white, red, and light green hull and white, gold-tone, and black trim throughout. Two large black smokestacks are at the center. The boat has five levels, including a promenade deck and a hurricane deck, and has a control room at the top. An American flag flies at the bow. At the stern, two boarding planks hang from chains and a mast sports a weather vane and flag marked, ROB E. LEE. The name of ship is found in black and gold-tone on both port and starboard sides near the stern and bow. The model is fixed to a wooden base.
Historical NoteThis model was presented to President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift by Helen Hull (previously Mrs. Vincent Astor), the wife of Mr. Lytle Hull of Rhinebeck, New York, in 1941.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 9, 1942. 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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