Looking forward in the Executive Stateroom of "The Independence," special mission Douglas DC-6, showing swivel reclining chair facing the conference table. Built-in seats opposite the table, and bed-divan partly visible at the extreme right, are covered in natural elk hide. Carpeting and leather wainscoting are chocolate brown, curtains above the wainscoting are a light gray wool gabardine. All wood is bleached mahogany. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
In the executive stateroom of "The Independence": three flight instruments, indicating the speed, altitude, and compass heading of the special mission Douglas DC-6; a clock over the six locking drawers of the built-in wardrobe; roll maps pulled down from a case recessed in the ceiling, and the elk hide-covered bed-divan. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
Looking aft in the Executive Stateroom of the ATC's special mission Douglas DC-6, "The Independence", named in honor of President Harry S. Truman's home town. Swivel and reclining chair faces a bleached mahogany conference table on which the Great Seal of the United States is inlaid in natural wood. Built-in-bed divan on the left is covered with natural elk hide. Door at the rear leads to the private dressing room. At the right of the door is a file case and behind the chair is a magazine rack. Controls for a special radio set are visible at the right of the chair.
Close-up of the ATC's special mission Douglas DC-6 transport, The Independence, shows the stylized eagle head painted on the nose. The beak is light brown, the feather motif dark blue. A lighter blue stripe runs down the side of the fuselage. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company, the 315 mile an hour transport was equipped with every known flying safety device. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
President Harry S. Truman sits at a window of his private plane, "The Sacred Cow," prior to taking off for England from Antwerp, Belgium. From the album, "The President's Trip to Potsdam, Album #2."