Automobiles

President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman in the back seat of a car. Nice quality photo in black and white shows the First Family around Christmas time in Independence, Missouri. Margaret Truman and the President had flown home to see the First Lady in Independence.

Exterior, almost full view of a horse haltered and standing in what appears to be a sports related field. A building, truck and a car are in view in the background. No identification or location given. Charles Thayer did attend West Point Military Academy and this photograph may be associated with that place. Library has original negative.

Arthur Z. Gardiner in the passenger seat of a car and a man identified as Mr. Lewis in the driver seat. The exact location is unknown.

President Harry S. Truman, seated on the back of the open car, receives a scrapbook from twelve year old William Barrett, son of Chief Pharmacist's Mate P.W. Barrett of the United States Navy, while Admiral William Leahy (front seat) looks on. Young Barrett presented the scrapbook to the President on behalf of his schoolmates during the President's visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. All others are unidentified.

From left to right President Harry S. Truman, Mr. Stanley Woodward, Captain Adell, Mr. John R. Steelman and a Secret Service agent walk together to Truman Beach, Key West, Florida during President Truman's vacation to the area.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. arrived at Leghorn, Italy during a tour of United States military installations in Europe. Leghorn was the headquarters of the 7656 Logistical Command, Chief Port of Supply of the United States forces in Austria. Here an Honor Guard composed of Italian government police (left with plumed headgear) and United States Military Police stand by as Mr. Pace (center, in civilian clothes) followed by Colonel Norman Vissering, Commanding Officer of the Logistical Command, exit a car and prepare to visit troop billets. All others are unidentified.

Women's Army Corps (WAC) Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (left) poses for a photograph next to a car with an unidentified WAC.

Colonel Westray Battle Boyce (center) poses in front of a car with a group of unidentified WACs at an undisclosed location.

United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins is standing beside a car, shaking hands with Corporal Wilfong during an inspection trip made by General Collins to Fort Richardson, Alaska. All others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) and United States Army Chief of Staff General J. Lawton Collins (second from left) are speaking with a group of boys at Fort Richardson, Alaska, during their inspection trip of Alaskan defenses. One of the boys is on a bicycle, and various cars can be seen in the background. Other soldiers in the background are unidentified.