Presidential retreats

Guest house among the trees at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. The camp is commonly known as Shangri-la and is used as a presidential retreat. It has been renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Guest house among the trees at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. The camp is commonly known as Shangri-la and is used as a presidential retreat. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Guest house among the trees at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. The camp is commonly known as Shangri-la and is used as a presidential retreat. It was renamed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Guest house among the trees at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. The camp is commonly known as Shangri-la and is used as a presidential retreat. It has been renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Sailors assigned to the Naval Rest Camp and presidential retreat known as Shangri-la at Catoctin Mountain, Maryland, pose for a group photo. It was later renamed Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Lounge in the main building of the Navy Rest Camp and presidential retreat known as Shangri-la in the Catoctin Mountains. Maryland, (foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains). It was later named Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

View of the main building at the Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains (foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains) surrounded by a wire and wood fence, known as Shangri-la. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

View of main building at Shangri-la, Maryland, a Navy Rest Camp in the Catoctin Mountains (foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains) seen from across the main road through a grove of trees and bordered by a split-rail fence. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Barrier across the road to Shangri-la, Maryland, the Presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains near Thurmont. The name was later changed to Camp David. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

Two pelicans perched on the roof of a bait shack, taken at Key West, Florida, when President Harry S. Truman was taking a two-week vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative