FDR visiting US Sub Base on 8/12/1940 Submarine USS TAUTOG (SS199) visible

Photograph

Groton Public Library

FDR visiting US Sub Base with USS TAUTOG in view.

Name/Title

FDR visiting US Sub Base on 8/12/1940 Submarine USS TAUTOG (SS199) visible

Entry/Object ID

2026.032.294

Description

B & W photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt visiting US Submarine Base on August 12, 1940 - USS TAUTOG (SS199) with crew in dress whites lined up on deck. Open touring car on shore 6 men in it, 1 being FDR. One man out of car staring at camera (possibly Secret Service) 2 more submaringe and crews are docked in the background.

Collection

Groton Public Library Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.032

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 12, 1940

Place

Location

Groton

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Automobiles, Photographs, Piers & wharves, Submarines, Uniforms

Search Terms

Communications & Public Utilities, Photography, Submarine Base, Submarines, World War II, Groton, United States Submarine Base, Unites States Navy, USS TAUTOG ( SS-199), Presdential visits, Submarine Base, World War II

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

9.25"x14"

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Copy Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-08-03