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USS IDAHO IV in Sydney Harbour
USS IDAHO IV in Sydney Harbour

USS IDAHO IV in Sydney Harbour

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Printer
DateJuly 1925
Object number00020962
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 83 x 110 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionNew Mexico-class battleship USS IDAHO IV in Sydney Harbour for the 1925 United States Navy's goodwill cruise.SignificanceThis photograph is significant as a souvenir of the 1925 goodwill cruise of the United States Battle Fleet to Australia, which renewed the Australian-American alliance established by the Great White Fleet visit in 1908. The 1925 visit contributes to a long history of US Naval visits to Australian ports starting with the US Exploring Expedition in 1839-1840, followed by the 1908 visit of the Great White Fleet and later visits in the 1940s in the lead-up to World War II.