Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes

Saluting Naval officers shown on the speakers' platform at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

Overview of crowd and speakers' platform during the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

Naval officer shown at podium at the dedication of the "Harry S. Truman Annex" at the Naval Station, Key West. From: White leather album given by unknown donor.

President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman greet representatives of a foreign nation at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

Honors just before President Harry S. Truman and his party leave the United States Naval Academy. Standing from left to right are: General Harry Vaughan; Admiral Robert Dennison; President Harry S. Truman; and Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball. All others are unidentified. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

First Lady Bess Truman called before King Neptune's Court on the USS Missouri (equator passing ceremony). From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album.

President Harry S. Truman enjoys watching people who have not previously crossed the equator participate in "Shellback" ceremonies aboard the U.S.S. Missouri en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Norfolk, Virginia. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photos in the Audiovisual area.

Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri en route from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, to Norfolk, Virginia, President Harry S. Truman meets Davy Jones and King Neptune, goes through a ceremony to become a "Shellback," and receives a certificate (Imperium Neptuni Regis) which is presented to people on board who have not previously crossed the equator. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photos in the Audiovisual area.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair at the podium during a visit to the Naval Air Station in Olathe, Kansas. Others are unidentified.

Company Waves, United States Navy, in the inaugural parade. Donor: General Harry Vaughan for Major General Akins.