Presidential trips

A group at a dinner in Berkeley, California, during President Harry S. Truman's trip to the West Coast. Front row, left to right, are Albert Kam Chow (unofficial mayor of San Francisco's Chinatown), Harry Vaughan, Dr. Wallace Graham, Myra Houck, Myrtle Bergheim, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. The second row, across the table, are Captain Robert Dennison (partly visible), Colonel Robert Landy, Rose Conway, and Matthew Connelly. (Same as 96-122) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Officers and civilians stand outside a building at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, for Flag Day exercises where President Harry S. Truman (not visible) will give an address as part of his West Coast presidential trip. (Similar to 98-1267) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4s5 negative.

Aerial view of extensive flooding from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. Photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Aerial view of extensive flooding from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. Photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Aerial view of the Columbia River flood disaster at Vanport, Oregon, where President Harry S. Truman made a stop on his presidential trip to the West Coast to inspect the flooding. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Aerial view of flood damage along the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. This photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's western trip (he is not pictured), during which he viewed the flood damage. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman, surrounded by reporters, stands on the bank of the Columbia River while an unidentified officer points out the flood disaster at Vanport, Oregon. The photos were taken during President Truman's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

First Lady Bess Truman (right) and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall wait at Washington National Airport for the arrival of President Harry S. Truman, returning after a two-week vacation in Florida. From: Truman Home.

A view of the Columbia river, Washington, taken from the bridge that goes across the top of the Grand Coulee Dam, looking north, during the 1948 flood. The flood is mentioned in President Truman's speech of June 9, 1948, during his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-241) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcoming committee as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the Columbia River flood at Vanport. (See 2012-253.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.