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

Lele Sailing Boat

Artifact IDMO 1945.32.1
Object Type Model
Maker
Gifter
Dateca. 1944
Mediumpaint on wood, fabric, string, reed
Dimensionsoverall (with sail dismantled) H 4 1/4 in x W 29 in x D 6 in (10.8 cm x 73.7 cm x 15.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA model of a Lele (possibly an African Dhow) sailing boat. The wooden boat has a plain hull with white, black, yellow, and red trim. The boat comes with fabric sails which are currently dismantled, as well as three fork-shaped oars and one plain oar.
Historical NoteThis model was presented to President Roosevelt by Captain W. N. Sullivan, Headquarters Central African Wing, Air Transport Command, Miami, Florida on March 25, 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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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