Navy-yards and naval stations

Sailors "man the rail" in anticipation of President Harry S. Truman's arrival at the Southard Street Gate, United States Naval Submarine Base in Key West, Florida. President Truman spent his vacation in Key West. All those in this photo are unidentified.

Admiral Dennison (second from the right) at an airfield, presumably Boca Chica, Florida. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negatives.

A fire at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some ships are trying to extinguish fires on other ships at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Smoke clouds billow into the air at a fire at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some ships are trying to extinguish fires on other ships at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

Some ships are trying to extinguish fires on other ships at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

A fire at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Ships in the background are on fire, and some of the ships in the foreground are trying to put out the fires.

Navy personnel enjoy the swimming pool at the Naval Station, Key West, Florida, where President Harry S. Truman is enjoying a post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 transparency.

Rear Admiral James Foskett (fifth from right) inspects the guard and meets the officers at the Laguna del Sauce Naval Air Station in Uruguay. The Minister of National Defense of Uruguay is third from the left. All others are unidentified.