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Sailors of the Great White Fleet pose in front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt while seated on camels.

Sailors of the Great White Fleet ring an arena in Lima, Peru for a bullfight in 1908.

Mascot on board the battleship USS Missouri during the cruise of the Great White Fleet, presented by people of Seattle, Washington.

One of the many mascots on board the battleship USS Connecticut during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

The battleship USS Connecticut, flagship of the Great White Fleet, leads a line of 15 other battleships out of Hampton Roads for the worldwide cruise, December 16, 1907.

President Theodore Roosevelt (right, standing on turret) addresses the crew of USS Connecticut, on February 22, 1909, during the final week of his presidency. Photo taken at Hampton Roads, upon the return of the Great White Fleet.

Coxswain Deglen feeds a bear, one of the mascots on board the battleship USS Connecticut during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

A kangaroo mascot on board the battleship USS Connecticut poses with Lieutenant John E. Lewis in 1908 during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

Two officers on board USS Connecticut steady themselves for a try at a wheelbarrow race on the Fourth of July, 1908, during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.

Crew of the USS Connecticut participate in lively games on the Fourth of July, 1908.

A drawing depicting a Christmas Eve toast on board the battleship USS Kansas in 1908, during the cruise of the Great White Fleet.