Boats and boating

Snapshot of (from left to right) Margaret Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, and Bess W. Truman on a ferry boat. Woman on the extreme left is unidentified. Written in Margaret's handwriting on the back of the photo: "When Dad was still on the Hill - about '38 or '39." Similar to 83-90-13 and 83-90-14.

Photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. This photo shows a rowboat filled with unidentified people.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a race between rowing teams.

This is a photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a race between two rowing teams.

Photo taken during a cruise President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. This is a view of a rowing race in which one team has capsized in the water.

Photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team arriving at dock, with crowd standing waiting. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team on a long boat, with sailboats in the background. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team on a long boat, with a seaplane flying overhead. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a rowboat and a metropolitan police boat.

Group of people on deck of Hitler's yacht. From left to right: Skipper of the yacht (U.S. Army officer); Ellen Downes; Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies; and Captain Thomas Higginson. Yacht was a gift by the city of Cologne and was captured intact by U.S. Army at Wiesbaden.