FDR Shrine: US - Canada Dedicate Campobello Home
FDR Shrine: US - Canada Dedicate Campobello Home
The Roosevelt summer home on Campobello Island, off the coast of Maine, but part of New Brunswick, Canada, is dedicated as an international shrine in memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Inaugural ceremonies are led by the First Ladies of the United States and Canada - Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and Mrs. Lester Pearson. Here are pictures made just 25 years ago during a vacation of the Roosevelt s on Campobello.
FDR Shrine: US - Canada Dedicate Campobello Home
View of the Campobello Island and the homes. Roosevelt's Summer Home. MS - Crowd of people gathered outside the home. Sign "Roosevelt Cottage Open Daily 9 AM to 12 Noon. Lady Bird Johnson and Mrs. Lester Pearson, First Ladies. American and Canadian Flag.
FDR Shrine: US - Canada Dedicate Campobello Home
President Roosevelt and some members of his family. President Roosevelt. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
FDR Shrine: US - Canada Dedicate Campobello Home
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. The two First Ladies, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Pearson cutting a ribbon and the once retreat now becomes a memorial.