Airplanes

President Harry S. Truman, Bess, and Margaret Truman walk down the steps of their plane (the Independence) upon arrival at Key West, Florida, for a three-week vacation. See 92-210 for a similar pose.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, waves as he comes down the steps from his plane at the National Airport in Washington D.C. He is arriving back in the Capital from his home state where he heard election returns. See 89-37, 66-2609 and 97-2079 for similar poses.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, waves his hat as he steps to the door of his plane at National Airport in Washington D.C. He is arriving back in the Capital from his home state where he heard election returns. See 89-37 and 66-2609 for similar poses.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, visits with an unidentified uniformed Air Force man while aboard the airplane which is taking him from Kansas City, Missouri to Washington, D. C. following his victory election as Vice President. See 97-2075, 97-2076, 89-37 and 77-104 for additional shots of this trip.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, sits aboard a plane bound for Washington D. C. from his home state where he heard election returns. See 97-2075, 97-2077, 89-37 and 77-104 for additional shots of the trip.

Senator Harry S. Truman, Vice-President Elect, waves his hand as he boards the plane for a trip to Washington D. C. See photos 97-2076 and 97-2077 for views of Truman on the plane and 89-37 and 77-104 for shots of his landing in Washington.

Snapshot of former President Truman seated with a pillow behind his head during a flight aboard a plane.

The Prince Regent of Belgium, Prince Charles, aboard a plane during his visit to the United States.

President Harry S. Truman welcomes Secretary of State George Marshall on return from London Conference of Foreign Ministers.

Snapshot of an airplane landing at an airport. The photo is from the James E. Webb papers, and it is concluded that the series of snapshots numbered 97-1653 through 97-1727 are of places he had visited and his relatives or acquaintances. Each includes an original snapshot size negative and is on a contact sheet of three pictures a page.