Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Return of the Great White Fleet

Original - Political cartoon from page four of the New York Herald, February 22, 1909 depicts Uncle Sam, George Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt greeting the Great White Fleet on its return to home port after a world tour.

Reason: From 1907 to 1909 a fleet of 18 United States Navy circumnavigated the globe. They were known as the Great White Fleet because during that era US warships were painted white during peacetime. This illustration appeared in the New York Herald on February 22, 1909, the day of their return to home port at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Restored version of File:Great White Fleet return.jpg.
Articles in which this image appears: Great White Fleet, New York Herald, William Allen Rogers
Creator: William Allen Rogers

Support as nominator --Durova³⁹¹ 23:35, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is a valuable and high-quality image Nick-D (talk) 22:34, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support What color were the ships painted during times of war? And how long did it take the sailors to paint them all (and how much money!)? upstate NYer 07:31, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Shades of gray, to make them harder for enemies to spot and shoot at. ;) Durova³⁹¹ 00:21, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Although that wasn't always true: [1]. I think dazzle camouflage could make a very interesting subject for a FP... Thegreenj 04:53, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support: GerardM (talk) 23:25, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Clearly has the quality, don't want this to fail with lack of reviewers. Staxringold _talk^contribs 18:49, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support -MBK₀₀₄ 21:06, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Great White Fleet return2.jpg —Maedin\^talk 11:02, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]