Fortification

Caretaker of Fort Jefferson, Russell A. Gibbs, guides the presidential party atop Fort Jefferson National Historic Site in Dry Tortugas, Florida. The party includes: President Harry S. Truman (second from left), Admiral William Leahy, Edwin Locke, John Steelman, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (plaid cap), newspaper correspondent Felix Belair (hand cupped to ear), and Chief C.J. Langello, USN. Truman visited the Fort during his vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

President Harry S. Truman (center, with hat and binoculars) and his party leave the Fort Jefferson National Historic Site at Dry Tortugas, Florida. President Truman visited Dry Tortugas during his vacation in Key West. Others include Russell Gibbs, caretaker of Ft. Jefferson, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, and Secret Service Agent John Gorham. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Caretaker of Ft. Jefferson, Russell A. Gibbs, points out a rusted 16 inch cannon to President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and party while visiting Fort Jefferson National Historic Site in Dry Tortugas, Florida. Others in the presidential party include: Admiral William Leahy, John Steelman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Edwin Locke, Admiral Charles Styer, Captain James Foskett, and Secret Service agent John Gorham (dark shirt). Truman visited the Dry Tortugas Islands while on vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and his party on a tour of the interior of Fort Jefferson National Monument, Mr. Russell Gibbs, custodian, conducting. Others pictured include: Captain James Foskett, Clark Clifford, Edwin Locke, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary Charles Ross, Admiral Charles Styer, and Chief C.J. Langello, USN (in background). President Truman and his party traveled to the Fort on Dry Tortugas while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Fort Jefferson National Monument, Dry Tortugas, Florida. President Harry S. Truman and his party visited the Fort during his vacation in Key West. View from water, taken aboard the Dolphin. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.