Boats and boating

President Harry S. Truman on the South Quay Wall near the bow of the U.S.S. Williamsburg awaiting the return of Mr. William D. Hassett's and Commander Horace D. Warden's fishing party, arriving in the picket boat. Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, back to camera, is talking to Commander Warden (cap) and Mr. Hassett (obscured by Moore) who are still on the picket boat. Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison is talking to President Truman (in white cap and colorful shirt). Ms. Margaret Truman is cranking up her Polaroid Land Camera Model 95 for some 1-minute pictures. From: Robert L. Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman on the North Quay Wall awaiting the returning members of Mr. William D. Hassett's and Commander Horace D. Warden's fishing party arriving in the picket boat. From left to right: Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, President Truman (white cap), Ms. Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, and Major General Robert B. Landry. On the stern of the picket boat operating his Argoflex camera is Commander Horace D. Warden.

Fighting raft of 1864 and a row boat. From: Milton Perry.

Fighting raft of 1864. From: Milton Perry.

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross and Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan watch speed races at Annapolis, Maryland, from the deck of the escort ship Lenore. From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album.

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, (unidentified Navy officer in background), Press Secretary Charles Ross, Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan and Stanley Woodward, Chief of Protocol, watching speedboat races at Annapolis, Maryland from the deck of the escort ship Lenore. From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album.

William Hillman, Mutual Broadcasting System executive, and Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (seated) aboard the Manana. They are on a trip with President Truman to Bermuda. Same as 63-1374-29. From: 12x18 Metal Album with initials CGR.

Photo of Press Secretary Charles G. Ross in casual pose on a boat during his trip to Bermuda. Same as 66-1506.

Sailors cast off a motor launch as President Harry S. Truman and others on board prepare to depart for a tour of the Pearl Harbor Naval Station. The President landed at Hickam Field, Hawaii, for a stopover on his way to Wake Island to meet with General MacArthur. (Same as 98-1160). From: The Album - A memento of the visit of the President of the United States - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 13 October to 16 October, 1950

Former President Harry S. Truman and former First Lady Bess Truman seated on a couch on board the boat Intrepid. The family was in Key West, Florida on a trip. These photos were found in the right hand drawer of the credenza in the former President's desk.