Naval officers

The Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization (left), is greeted by Admiral Robert L. Dennison upon his arrival at Key West, Florida, to meet with President Harry S. Truman, who is on vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

The Honorable Charles E. Wilson, Director of Defense Mobilization (left), is greeted by Admiral Robert L. Dennison upon his arrival at Key West, Florida, to meet with President Harry S. Truman, who is on vacation. In the background is a C-47. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman with Naval officer and Admiral William Leahy in a motorcade. The airplane Independence can be seen in the background. Photographers and press are in the background as well. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman has arrived at the Little House in Key West, Florida. He is passing by military personnel. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negatives.

President Harry S. Truman (left) sits with military personnel in the back of a car. He is in Key West, Florida to visit the Little White House. Also in the car with President Truman is Captain Cecil Adell (center), and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negatives.

President Harry S. Truman tips his hat at military personnel assembled presenting colors. He is at the Little House in Key West, Florida. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negatives.

The Presidential motorcade in Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman is partially obscured in the open car. He is vacationing at the Little White House. Admiral William Leahy is seated at left in the car. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negatives.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, left) sits in the car during the Presidential motorcade as he arrives in Key West, Florida. Also seated in the back of the car are Captain Cecil Adell (center, in white uniform), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negatives

This scene includes a partial view of what appears to be a Gray Line sightseeing bus filled with U.S. Navy personnel taken during an inspection tour visit of Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews to the U.S. Naval Shipyard at San Francisco, California. Secretary Matthews is seated in civilian clothes directly behind the bus driver. Other Navy officers in view are not identified.

Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews is seen on the far left standing with various U.S. Navy officers and personnel. He is on an inspection tour visit to the U.S. Naval Shipyard at San Francisco, California. An unidentified ship is in view in the background.