Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 09/14/1943

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Extracted from Naval Photographic Center film #1146. National Archives description "1) MS MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT walking into barber shop; MISS C.R. RYAN walks into shop for inspection tour. 2) MS MRS. ROOSEVELT and MISS RYAN coming out of barber shop; group of Officers follow. 3) MS Several Officers and MRS. ROOSEVELT walking up alleyway between quonset huts. 4) MCU MRS. ROOSEVELT speaking into microphone addressing group of Sailors. 5) MS MRS. ROOSEVELT coming out of building; number of people follow. 6) MS MRS. ROOSEVELT and MISS RYAN coming out of quonset hut. 7) LS MRS. ROOSEVELT and party walking along quonset hut village; they enter a hut. 8) MLS They walk out of hut holding inspection, SV. 9) MS They walk along streets of quonset hut village, SV. 10) MS MRS. ROOSEVELT shakes hands and talks to a group of enlisted men, SV. 11) MCU Sailor presenting flowers to MRS. ROOSEVELT, UX." National Archives Identifier: 75851 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals -- New Hebrides, Espíritu Santo Island (Vanuatu), World War II, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American

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