This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Roosevelt the collector and his sea memorabilia
Franklin D Roosevelt was a prolific collector whose passion spanned ship models, paintings, and prints. His Navy era acquisitions included a notable 51 inch Constitution model and the Macedonian frigate, with his study and White House rooms packed by his lifelong collecting habit, described by historian Samuel Eliot Morison as making him “a great collector” even without other deeds.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
U.S
Constitution
Washington Navy Yard
Bailey Washington
New York
White House
U. S
United
Sing Sing
Usher
Tle
Samuel Eliot Morison