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USS Texas “Fleet Passing” [Cover]Description
Black cachet silhouette of President Roosevelt aboard the cruiser USS Indianapolis with "U.S. FLEET / REVIEW / NEW YORK, N.Y." and "U.S.S. TEXAS / FLAGSHIP COMBAT DIV-1." On bottom is "REAR ADMIRAL T.T. CRAVEN / COMDR COMBAT DIV-1" and "CAPTAIN J. H. LEAHY / COMMANDING". Recognized “FLEET PASSING / IN REVIEW” inserted between the killer bars. Posted aboard USS Texas on May 31, 1934. Mailed from and addressed to “E.O. Tauer, U.S.N.,” the cachet designer, and attributed to his personal collection.Context
The review took place on May 31, 1934, and involved President Roosevelt aboard the cruiser USS Indianapolis. The event was a display of U.S. naval power, with ships from various classes participating. The film footage shows the USS Columbia, possibly an excursion steamship, as the review platform, along with other vessels like a Coast Guard cutter and J.P. Morgan's yacht, Corsair. The USS Texas, along with her sister ship USS New York, were also present, with the Texas positioned just behind the New York.