Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
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USS Iowa Guest Register
Object/Artifact
This is the guest register book from Iowa's captain's cabin.
Red leather embossed cover with gilt design 11" x 17"
Printing on the cover reads:
Guest Register USS Iowa
Presented by the Walcott-Taylor Company, Washington, D.C.
Signatures include:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Admiral William Leahy
Admiral Ernest King
General George C. Marshall
General Hap Arnold
General Brehon B. Somervell
Admiral Oscar Badger
General Laurence S. Kuter
Wilson Brown
Admiral Oscar Badger
Admiral Chester Nimitz
President Syngman Rhee
Admiral Husband Kimmel
General James Van Fleet
Governor / Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren
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