When the S.S. President Roosevelt departed the New York harbor in the summer of 1928 with all the U.S. Olympics competitors aboard. The ship’s passenger list included a large Baltimore contingent — the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team. The Baltimoreans and Hopkins alumni filled the dock as the ocean liner sailed. Lacrosse ... Read More »
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America’s Lacrosse team sails to Europe for the Olympics aboard the SS President Roosevelt.
When the S.S. President Roosevelt departed the New York harbor in the summer of 1928 with all the U.S. Olympics competitors aboard, her passenger list included a large Baltimore contingent — the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team. The Baltimoreans and Hopkins alumni filled the dock as the ocean liner sailed. Lacrosse was ... Read More »
STARS AND CELEBRITIES AT SEA DURING THE 1920s and 1930s
SS President Roosevelt. The SS President Roosevelt was a passenger liner of the United States Lines that was involved in a famous heroic rescue of the crew of the British ship Antinoe in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926. The captain of the ship, George Fried, was given a ticker-tape ... Read More »
SHIPBOARD CELEBRITIES ABOARD THE UNITED STATES LINE’S SS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. FROM HELEN KELLER AND GENERAL DOUGLAS MCARTHUR TO JOHNNY WEISMULLER AND THE 1928 US OLYMPIC TEAM.
SS President Roosevelt. The SS President Roosevelt was a passenger liner of the United States Lines that was involved in a famous heroic rescue of the crew of the British ship Antinoe in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926. The captain of the ship, George Fried, was given a ... Read More »