Airports

President Harry S. Truman and reporters await the late arrival of Washington newspapermen and photographers at the Boca Chica airport, Florida. They had been scheduled to arrive in advance of the President's plane, but were delayed. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

From left to right, Emily Gardiner, Arthur Z. Gardiner, and Charles B. Fahs at the airport in Tokyo, Japan.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with military and civilian personnel in a receiving line welcoming him to the Orlando Air Force Base, Florida, where he and his party will embark in automobiles to Rollins College at Winter Park, Florida, where the President will receive an honorary degree. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

After disembarking from the presidential airplane "Independence" at the Naval Airfield, Boca Chica, Florida, President Harry S. Truman is greeted by Admiral William Leahy and others and remains at the airfield to await the late arrival of the Washington newspapermen and photographers. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman steps down from the airplane Independence after his arrival at the Naval Airfield, Boca Chica, Florida, en route to the Naval Station at Key West, Florida, for a fortnight's vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

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

President Harry S. Truman and Captain Cecil C. Adell embark from the Boca Chica airport in a waiting automobile for the drive to the Naval Station at Key West, Florida, where President Truman will begin a fortnight's vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman is surrounded by photographers and the press after his arrival at the Boca Chica Airport en route to the Naval Station, Key West, Florida, for a fortnight's vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman arrives at the Boca Chica Airport en route to the Naval Station, Key West, Florida, for a vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (center near car, on left, shaking hands) exits the "Sacred Cow" at the Naval Airfield in Boca Chica, Florida, after his return to Key West from his speech at Everglades National Park. Others are unidentified.