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President Harry S. Truman and Members of his Party Aboard a Navy Crash Boat

President Harry S. Truman (center) and members of his vacation party stand on board the Navy crash boat "The Big Wheel" for a fishing excursion at Key West, Florida. Standing on the right is Press Secretary Charles Ross. The others in his party are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson Arrives at Boca Chica Airport, Florida

General Harry Vaughan (second from left) and General Robert Landry (right) are on hand at the Boca Chica Airport to greet Eben Ayers (left) and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (third from left) as they arrive to join President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West, Florida. They flew from Washington, D. C. on the President's plane, The Independence. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Slab of Stone Placed on the Rollins College Walk of Fame by President Harry S. Truman

This is a view of a slab of stone which was dropped into place in the Presidential section of the Walk of Fame at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, by President Harry S. Truman during his vacation in Key West. The stone was from Truman's ancestral home in Grandview, Missouri. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and Rollins College President Dr. Hamilton Holt

President Harry S. Truman (center) and Dr. Hamilton Holt (left of Truman) on the Rollins College Walk of Fame in Winter Park, Florida, where the President will place a memorial stone from his home in Grandview, Missouri. The others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.