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An
editorial cartoon
from the
New York Herald
depicting (left to right)
Uncle Sam
,
George Washington
, and
Theodore Roosevelt
on a pier welcoming the
Great White Fleet
back into port. Roosevelt had ordered the fleet, which consisted of 16
battleships
and various escort ships, to circumnavigate the globe as a demonstration of growing American military power and
blue-water navy
capability.
Artist:
William Allen Rogers
; Restoration:
Lise Broer
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