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Model of a Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1934

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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Model of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe carved from one piece of highly polished brown Koa wood. One paddle. Inscribed metal plaque "TO / PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / FROM / HAWAIIAN - JAPANESE CIVIC ASSOCIATION / JULY 1934." Mounted to the top of the plaque is a multi-colored enamel shield. Presented to FDR in July 1934 by the Hawaiian Japanese Civic Association. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1941.7.113.

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  • Title: Model of a Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe
  • Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1934
  • Location: Hawaii
  • Physical Dimensions: Model of a Hawaiian outrigger canoe carved from one piece of highly polished brown Koa wood. Dimensions: 6 1/4" h x 30" w x 15 1/2" d
U.S. National Archives

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