Airplanes

President Harry S. Truman rushes to chastise the "tardy" Washington newspapermen and photographers as they disembark from their plane after a late arrival at the Boca Chica Naval Airfield, Florida. He is arriving for a vacation in Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Ambassador Stanton Griffis, third from right, stands with unidentified officials beside a U.S. airplane in Poland.

United States Embassy Economic Counselor Arthur Z. Gardiner, Nguyen Luong, Trung Van Le, and a man identified only as F.E.N., inspect the cargo area of a C-133 Douglas Cargomaster.

An unidentified group of men are standing in front of an airplane before touring the Mekong River flood from Saigon to Moc Hoa, Vietnam.

United States Operations Mission in Vietnam(USOM) plane, Piper twin engine Apache aircraft.

Airplane interior view with United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) James C. Dunn seated in the center and viewing a map, surrounded by three other unidentified men. The men were part of a U.S. Congressional tour visiting flooded areas in the Po Valley region of Italy. They were distributing aid and trying to determine what part Americans could play in helping the area.

Airplane interior view with United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) James C. Dunn seated on the left. The man next to him is unidentified. Both men were part of a U.S. Congressional tour visiting flooded areas in the Po Valley region of Italy. The group was distributing aid and trying to determine what part Americans could play in helping the area.

View taken out of an airplane window with the land in view identified as the Isle of Stromboli. The photograph may have been taken while James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) was touring flood ravaged areas in southern Italy.

Exterior view showing a group of men, including reporters and government officials, standing by an Italian airplane. United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952), James C. Dunn, is seen standing in the center holding a light colored topcoat. The other men are not identified. The photograph is identified as: "visit to Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia to see flood damage caused by storm, October 31, 1951." According to newspaper clippings accompanying the photograph the two-week old flood had caused extensive damage with at least 110 persons killed and 9,000 people left homeless.

Upon arrival at the Boca Chica Airfield, Vice-President elect Alben Barkley (2nd from right) and Leslie L. Biffle are welcomed to Key West, Florida, by Captain Robert L. Dennison (2nd from left) and an unidentified officer. They are joining President Harry S. Truman for a post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.