Queen Street Auckland in Fleet week

Date1908Reference NumberHPWNZ 100DescriptionQueen Street Auckland in Fleet week. This remarkable scene on Queen Street, Auckland, with huge crowds, bunting and welcomes from around the country, was occasioned by the visit of the 'great white fleet' to Auckland in August 1908. The fleet of 16 battleships was sent by US President Theodore Roosevelt to circumnavigate the world as a demonstration of American naval power, and was warmly welcomed to New Zealand.

LevelItemFormatPostcardPhysical DescriptionPostcard is mounted to a piece of card with typed information at top. Postcard is cut and torn at the bottom. SourcesTe Ara

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Subject (keywords)New Zealand -- Foreign relations -- United States -- History -- Pictorial worksAuckland (N.Z.) -- History -- Pictorial worksUnited States -- Navy -- Foreign service -- Pictorial worksBattleships -- United States -- Pictorial worksPostcards -- New ZealandNew Zealand -- History -- Pictorial worksNew Zealand -- Social life and customs -- History -- Pictorial worksKōrero neheWhakaahuaWakaTauiwiPart of Archive Collection Historical Images of the Waikato and New ZealandPlacesAuckland

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