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Picnic Lunch in Garden

President Harry S. Truman and his family host members of his staff for a picnic lunch on the grounds of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the circle from left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross (mostly obscured), President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Stanley Woodward, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Matthew Connelly, and two unidentified men. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

Shell Knob Picnic Ground Showing the White River in the Missouri Ozarks

Shell Knob picnic ground showing the White River in the Missouri Ozarks. Photos 2009-3080-01 through 2009-3080-107 were originally mounted in a leather bound binder with the gold embossed title, "Picture Memories of Region Nine." Region Nine, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, covered twenty states in the Eastern Region: Maine, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware, and New Jersey.

Foresters Picnic with Lyle Watts

Collage of photos of a forester's picnic. Notice the men in suits and ties. Clockwise from lower left: Men sporting bibs in line to eat. Men with paper plates. Cooks having a beer. Picnic scene with firepit. Car came at the table. Lyle Watts, far right, salting his food. Men finishing the food line. Three unidentified men chatting.

President Harry S. Truman attends Picnic at Fort Jefferson

President Harry S. Truman attends a picnic at Fort Jefferson. He visited Fort Jefferson during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Far left: Press Secretary Joseph Short, unidentified (mostly obscured by tree), Administrative Assistant David Stowe, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, and Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts. Others are unidentified.

Picnic on the Grounds of the Little White House

Banquet tables are set up on the North Grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, while members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party serve themselves in the buffet line. Standing on the far side of the table, from right to left, are Admiral William Leahy, Admiral Robert Dennison, and Joseph Feeney. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.