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Navy Personnel at Frederiksted, St. Croix, Await Arrival of President Truman

2012-99
Accession Number
2012-99
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350382682
Keywords
Presidential trips
Presidential yachts
Sailors
HST Keywords
Ships - Williamsburg - Trips - Caribbean; Truman - Trips - Virgin Islands
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U.S. Navy

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Description
Navy personnel at a Naval base in Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands hold the mooring rope steady as they await the arrival of an aviation rescue boat transporting President Harry S. Truman from the Williamsburg to shore. The President is on a trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Date(s)
ca.
February 1948