The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
Life aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) comes into view through photographs of her air group in formation, a 1945 Christmas party on the hangar deck, and boisterous Crossing the Line ceremonies at the equator. Together with port calls in Rio de Janeiro and visits by dignitaries, these images capture the ritual, recreation, and quiet diplomacy of postwar naval service.
Senior Officers Confer Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) During Formal Visit
U.S. Navy Officers Saluting During Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Farewell Party Invitation, Lt. Col. and Mrs. John W. Edwards, Hotel Minzah
Massed Carrier Air Group Formation Flight, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Era
Aerial View of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) with Overflying Air Group
Navy Fighters in Formation Flyby over USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Flight Deck
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Commissioning Ceremony, New York, October 27, 1945
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) — Bow View in Dry Dock
Commander R.E.C. Jones's First Landing Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
F4U-Series Corsair Fighter of VF-75 over Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aerial View of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Cruise Album)
"Davy Jones Comes Aboard" — Equator Crossing (Line-Crossing) Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Crossing the Line Ceremony -- Pollywogs Paraded on Flight Deck, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
'Royal Queen and Party' — Crossing the Line Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
'Rex's Servants' — Crossing the Line Ceremony, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
'Davy Jones Court' — Equator-Crossing Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Equator-Crossing 'Crossing the Line' Ceremony, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), Hangar Deck
"Royal Doctors at Work" - King Neptune Equator-Crossing Ceremony, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
'Royal Dentist' Shipboard Initiation Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Shellback Initiation Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) — "Bad Sports, Eh!!"
Shellback Initiation Ceremony, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Sailors Engage in Shipboard Hazing Ritual Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Shellback Initiation Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Shellback Initiation Ceremony, Flight Deck, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) — 'General View'
Sailors at Improvised Below-Decks Pool, 'Take Your Dunking, Sport', USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Sailors Participate in 'Crossing the Line' Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Sailors' Water Fight / Shipboard Initiation Ceremony Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), 'Give It To Him, Mates!!'
Sailors Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) During 'Crossing the Line' Equator Initiation Ceremony
Ship Christening Ceremony, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), New York Navy Yard — 'Mrs. Towers Christens Her'
Naval and Civilian Dignitaries Seated at USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Commissioning Ceremony
Captain R. Soucek Addresses Crowd from Podium Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Personnel Inspection in Hangar Bay, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Officers and Dignitary Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) in Foreign Harbor, Identified as Capt. Soucek, Adm. Cassady, and LaGuardia
Air Group 75 Aerial Flyover Formation, Navy Day, New York Harbor, October 27, 1945
Eleanor Roosevelt Presenting Certificate at Commissioning Ceremony (USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, CVB-42 Collection)
Reception Crowd on Hangar Deck, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), circa 1945-1946
Dance on the Hangar Deck, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Christmas Party on Hangar Deck, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42), New York, 1945
U.S. Navy Sailor Shoveling Snow Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Under Tow Through New York Harbor, 'Being Towed Out of Bayonne'
Sailors on Leave at Rio de Janeiro Beach, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Collection
Officers Rendering Honors in Hangar Bay, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
Handwritten Caption Card: Brazilian Minister of Navy and Adm. Cassady Coming Aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42)
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Sailors Departing on Liberty Launch, South American Port Call, 1947
Handwritten Album Divider Page: "Liberty Landing, Rio" — USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Photo Album
Harbor View with Moored Sailing/Training Ship, Likely Rio de Janeiro – USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Cruise Album
Album Page with Hand-Written Caption: 'Brazilian Training Ship' — USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Cruise Album
U.S. Navy Sailors on Liberty in a South American City Street, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) Cruise
