originals

I was born in Humboldt County California. Trinidad from my house was about 5 miles North on 101. The Vintage Pic and the Lighthouse they talk about in the vintage photo. The Great White Fleet Passing Humboldt - View from Trinidad Light House. Image taken in 1908 by J.A. Meiser. In 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt directed the U.S. Navy to circumnavigate the earth with 16 battleships as a goodwill tour with countries friendly with the United States. However, the real purpose was to demonstrate to the world that the U.S. was now a world power. The hulls of the ships were painted white, thus the name.