The Morans "Hang Out"

I read a review today in USA Today of a new book called "America 1908," which chronicles an amazing year in American history, including the introduction of the Ford's Model T, two Americans quest to reach the North Pole and Wilbur Wright's record setting flight. This photograph of President Teddy Roosevelt bidding farewell to some of the 13,000 Navy sailors in the Great White Fleet as they begin their 43,000-mile journey around the world in December 1907 appears in the book. The Moran built USS Nebraska was a part of this fleet of battleships.



Before the Nebraska was launched, the Moran Family took many photographs on the battleship at the Moran Shipyards in Seattle. Here is one of Robert's brother William posing with his family, in which he seems very interested in the woman's hat!