Potsdam Conference, 1945

The U. S. S. Augusta moored at the Municipal Pier, Antwerp, Belgium. The ship has just carried President Truman and his party to attend the Potsdam Conference. Sailors are visible in foreground. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

A destroyer of the British honor escort for the U. S. S. Augusta heads back to sea as President Harry S. Truman (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes wave good-bye. They have just arrived in Antwerp, Belgium on the Augusta to attend the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

In Antwerp, President Harry S. Truman (not visible) acknowledges greetings from the shore as he arrives in Belgium to attend Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, waving hat) acknowledges greetings from the shore as the USS Augusta arrives in Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman and his party are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Seated on President Truman's left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured), and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (seated, right) on a boat approaching Antwerp, Belgium. President Truman is en route to the Potsdam Conference. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, is Captain James Vardaman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy. Others are unidentified. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

President Truman looking through binoculars at the shore of Antwerp, Belgium, with General Harry Vaughan, unidentified naval officer, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy and Charles Ross on the deck also. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes, General Harry Vaughan (standing), and President Harry S. Truman on the USS Augusta, approaching Antwerp, Belgium. They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. Others in the background are unidentified. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Two destroyers of the British escort of the U. S. S. Augusta pass by and "cheer ship". The U. S. S. Augusta is carrying President Harry S. Truman and his party to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

Two destroyers of the British escort for the U. S. S. Augusta pass by and "cheer ship". The view is from the U. S. S. Augusta, the ship that is carrying President Truman and his party to the Potsdam Conference. There are officers viewing the British ships going by. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.

The crew of the British cruiser Birmingham "cheer ship" as they pass the U. S. S. Augusta in the English Channel. President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James Byrnes are standing at the rail (back to camera). They are en route to the Potsdam Conference. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.