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President Harry S. Truman flashes a bright smile and waves his Panama hat after his arrival at Key West from his Caribbean cruise. From: Houston Post.

Escorted by two masked members of the Krewe of Moslem, First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman walk across the ballroom floor at the Ball of Moslem held in New Orleans. The two Air Force officers in the background acted as escorts and were also featured in the Ball, which depicted wings and birds. From Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman arrived here aboard the "Sacred Cow." He is shown as he left the airport for the naval base. L to R: Captain Cecil Adell, Commander of the Key West Base, President Truman, and Admiral William D. Leahy. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, William H. Hastie (left), looking at a plaque honoring Truman and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. The plaque was on the bandstand of Emancipation Park, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman today stands bareheaded as he inspects "Honey," a mare which Ned Kennedy rode up the White House driveway when he called on the Chief Executive. Kennedy, who operates a ranch near Tacoma, Washington, and a companion crossed the country on horseback. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (center) poses with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (left) and Frieda Miller, Director of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor, today at the opening of a conference of women leaders. The meeting commemorates the 100th anniversary of the movement for women's rights. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman, smiling broadly, waves in response to an ovation just before he began his Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Address at the Mayflower Hotel tonight. Senator Alben Barkley (D-KY) (right) applauds. Wilson W. Wyatt (rear, left of the President) was Chairman of the dinner committee. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman left Washington by air today for a Caribbean vacation. Mr. Truman, en route to Key West, Florida, on the first lap of a 2-week trip which includes inspection of the nation's Caribbean outposts, took off from Washington National Airport in the Presidential airplane "Sacred Cow." Left to Right: unidentified soldier; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Myers, recently retired Presidential pilot; President Truman; and Presidential pilot Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. Williams. From: Houston Post

President Harry S. Truman poses at a microphone today as he rehearses his radio address opening the 1947 Community Chest campaign for funds. From: Houston Post.

Hans Kindler (right), Director of the National Symphony Orchestra, demonstrates baton technique to President Harry S. Truman tonight before the opening concert of the symphony at Constitution Hall, attended by the President and his party. From: Houston Post.