Abbie Rowe

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a race between rowing teams.

This is a photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a race between two rowing teams.

Photo taken during a cruise President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. This is a view of a rowing race in which one team has capsized in the water.

Photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team arriving at dock, with crowd standing waiting. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team on a long boat, with sailboats in the background. All are unidentified.

Delegation outside the White House attending the bill signing to make the governorship of Puerto Rico an elected office. L to R: Representative Fred Crawford of Michigan; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Antonio Fernos Isern, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico; unidentified lady; Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico and Irving Silverman.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team on a long boat, with a seaplane flying overhead. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a rowboat and a metropolitan police boat.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) in the oval office signing a bill to make the governorship of Puerto Rico an elected office. From left to right: Unidentified woman; Irving Silverman; Representative Fred Crawford of Michigan; Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico; and Antonio Fernos Isern, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

President Harry S. Truman sees off Secretary of State George Marshall and two other delegates as they leave National Airport in Washington, D. C. for Brazil to attend the Rio de Janeiro Conference of Foreign Ministers. From left to right: Carlos Martins, Brazilian Ambassador to the U. S.; President Truman; Secretary Marshall; Senator Arthur Vandenberg; and Warren Austin, U. S. Representative to the United Nations.