SS America

An empty dining room on the S.S. America. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Passengers sit in a lounge aboard the S.S. America. Pictured: Reathel Odum (third row, third from left). All others unidentified. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Passengers gather in a lounge aboard the S.S. America. Pictured: Reathel Odum (third row, second from left). All others unidentified. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Margaret Truman (right) and Annette Wright sit on the couch in their suite aboard the S.S. America. Margaret, Annette, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Left to right: James Burke, Secret Service; Reathel Odum; and Guy Spaman, Secret Service, have dinner on their first night aboard the S.S. America. All others unidentified. At this time, Reathel Odum was personal secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman and was accompanying Margaret Truman on her trip to Europe.

The S.S. America at sea. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Crowds of unidentified people gather on the deck of the United States Lines building while waiting for the cruise ship S.S. America to leave the harbor. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board the S.S. America.

Margaret Truman (fourth from left) and Annette Wright (second from left) have dinner at the Captain's table on their first night aboard the S.S. America. All others unidentified. Margaret Truman was bound for a vacation in Europe at this time.