Boats and boating

John L. Sullivan (center), Secretary of the Navy, is surrounded by unidentified officers as he stands on the deck of the ship Lenore watching the Cornell-Navy crew races at Annapolis, Maryland, during President Harry S. Truman's visit to the U.S. Naval Academy. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with a Naval officer as he leave his motor car to watch the Cornell-Navy crew races aboard the ship Lenore at Annapolis, Maryland. Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) on the deck of the ship Lenore recording the Cornell-Navy crew races with his movie camera. (Same as 98-791). From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (left), Press Secretary Charles Ross (right), and unidentified others stand on the deck of the boat Lenore watching the Cornell-Navy crew races during a visit to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. (Same as 98-793) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Unidentified man poling a boat along a klong (canal) in Thailand. This canal is near the home of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) Director in Thailand.

Klong (canal) in Thailand with structures built on pylons and unidentified people near small boats. This canal is near the home of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) Director in Thailand.

Unidentified man standing on small boat in a canal near the Marble Wat in Bangkok, Thailand.

Numerous small boats a short distance from the shore near Pho Quoc, Vietnam.

Fishing boats and a net on poles above the water near Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Boats anchored near Nha Trang, Vietnam.