U.S. Navy

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from left) shaking hands with members of the reception committee welcoming him to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, as Governor William Hastie (left) looks on. All others are unidentified. Truman visited St. Thomas during a vacation cruise of the area.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in white suit) inspecting an honor guard composed of St. Thomas Home Guardsmen upon his arrival at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. President Truman visited the Virgin Islands as part of a vacation cruise.

Harbor at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, as seen from Bluebeard Hill, on the occasion of President Harry S. Truman's visit to the Virgin Islands.

The harbor at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, on the occasion of President Harry S. Truman's visit to the island.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with the Governor of Puerto Rico, Jesus T. Pinero (right). They are in an automobile, leaving a hotel in Aguas Buenas to return to San Juan.

President Harry S. Truman (standing in car) getting into his automobile after lunch at a hotel near Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, for the return to San Juan. The other man seated in the car is Jesus Pinero, the Governor of Puerto Rico. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right, just behind podium) receiving congratulations from Governor Jesus Pinero of Puerto Rico following his address at the Naval Air Station in San Juan, during ceremonies welcoming the President to Puerto Rico. Standing on the left, from left to right are Colonel Robert Landry, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and President of the Puerto Rican Senate Luis Munoz Marin (smoking cigarette). Standing between Governor Pinero and President Truman is Vice Admiral Daniel Barbey. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman waving from the speaker's platform at the Naval Air Station in San Juan during ceremonies welcoming him to Puerto Rico.

Admiral William D. Leahy (left, back to camera), President Harry S. Truman (center), and Captain Cecil Adell (right, in uniform) get into a car and prepare to leave Boca Chica Airfield for the President's Quarters at the naval base in Key West, Florida. Truman is beginning a vacation trip to Key West, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman doffs his hat as he is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd after arriving at Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, from his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. He will go on to Washington, D.C., after spending a night at the summer White House in Independence, Missouri. (Same as 68-1597) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.