Fishing

Lyle Watts of the Forest Service holds the three fine fish he caught. Photo made from original glass negative included in this collection.

U.S. Forester Fechner fishing somewhere in Michigan.

U.S. Forester Fechner fishes in Michigan.

U.S. Forester Amos fishes in Michigan.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's staff pose with the fish they caught while on vacation with the President in Key West, Florida. Captain Robert Dennison (center) holds up the 29 pound mackerel he caught. From left to right, General Wallace Graham, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy (wearing hat and glasses), Eben Ayers (partly obscured), Captain Dennison, unidentified reporter, Colonel Robert Landry (mostly obscured), and Special Counsel Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party pose for a photo with the fish they caught during their fishing trip off of Key West, Florida. From left to right: Colonel Francis Williams, Plane Commander of the Independence; Lieutenant Colonel Elmer Smith, First Pilot of the Independence; and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary; unidentified man; and Horace D. Warden.

General Robert Landry holds up a fish he caught while on vacation in Key West, Florida with President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman fishes at Sun Valley, Idaho with the manager of the main lodge and Joseph Burgy, Director of Sports and Recreation at Sun Valley (in white ball cap). President Truman stayed overnight on his western tour of the United States. (See also, 2012-197)

General Wallace Graham (left, President Truman's doctor) and a member of his fishing party show their catch. General Graham caught a 46 pound amberjack. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

General Wallace Graham (President Truman's physician) and his 46 pound Amberjack. General Graham is in Key West, Florida, traveling with President Truman. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.