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President Harry S. Truman and Luncheon Guests Pose for Photographers

President Harry S. Truman and his luncheon guests pose for photographers at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal; President Truman; and Florida Senator Claude Pepper. Back row, left to right: Paul E. Fitzpatrick, New York Democratic State Chairman; the Honorable Fuller Warren, Governor-elect of Florida; the Honorable George A. Smathers, member of Congress; Mr. C. V. Griffin, citrus grower; and Mr. Leonard Hicks, operator of the Casa Marina Hotel at Key West. The cameraman in the corner is unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Matthew Connelly, and Charles Ross at Key West, Florida

Matthew Connelly (left), President Harry S. Truman, and Press Secretary Charles Ross (right) discuss the merits of a cap during the President's post-election vacation at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. (Similar to 96-202-1 and 2) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

View of a Ship

Sailors "man the rail" and salute the USS Augusta at is reaches Antwerp, Belgium. The USS Augusta is carrying President Harry S. Truman and members of his party to the Potsdam Conference. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Acknowledges Greetings from the Shore at Antwerp, Belgium

President Harry S. Truman (seated, waving hat) acknowledges greetings from the shore as the USS Augusta arrives in Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman and his party are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Seated on President Truman's left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Others Approaching Antwerp, Belgium

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (seated, right) on a boat approaching Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, is Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified.