Truman's aircraft the "Independence."
View of the "Independence," the presidential airplane. President Harry S. Truman and his party (distance view) are below, waiting to leave on their trip to Brazil.
Presidential aircraft
Truman family with Martins family, leaving for Brazil
President Harry S. Truman and his party prepare to board the presidential airplane, the Independence, to fly to Brazil. L to R: Mrs. Carlos Martins, Margaret Truman, President Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins.
Truman family leaving for Brazil
President Harry S. Truman and his party board the presidential airplane to fly to Brazil. From left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins (partially obscured), Margaret Truman (back to camera), Mrs. Carlos Martins.
Truman leaving for Key West
President Harry S. Truman (right) at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the presidential airplane, shaking hands with the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Myers.
Truman leaving for Key West
President Harry S. Truman at the bottom of the stairs leading to the presidential airplane. He is leaving for a vacation at Key West, Florida. Others in photo are unidentified.
Truman leaving for Key West
President Harry S. Truman preparing to go up the stairs into the presidential airplane to leave for vacation in Key West, Florida. Gen. Harry Vaughan is at the top of the stairs. Others in photo are unidentified.
Aerial Photograph Taken over Washington, D.C.
Aerial photograph taken over Washington, D.C., showing the U.S. Capitol Building and the long mall leading to the Washington Monument (not shown). This was probably taken from the presidential airplane "Independence."
Truman Waves Before Departing for a Holiday Trip to Independence
President Harry S. Truman (on steps) waves to the crowd from the door of his airplane the "Sacred Cow" at Washington's National Airport before departing on a Christmas trip home to Independence, Missouri.
Truman Waves Before Departing for a Holiday Trip to Independence
President Harry S. Truman waving from the door of his airplane the "Sacred Cow" at Washington's National Airport before departing on a Christmas trip home to Independence, Missouri.
Truman and Vaughan in Washington Before Departing for a Holiday Trip to Independence
President Harry S. Truman (center on stairs) waving before boarding his airplane the "Sacred Cow" at Washington's National Airport to take off for a Christmas trip home to Independence, Missouri. His military aide, Harry Vaughan, is to the left of the President. The woman is unidentified.