Presidential trips

View from the Williamsburg as the yacht passes a farm along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Library from the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An unidentified man doffs his hat as he hangs in mid-air on a ski lift at Sun Valley, Idaho. He was accompanying the president as he took a brief respite from his Western Whistlestop campaign tour. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Frank Spina (left) with Battery D flag march in the 35th Division Reunion Parade in Omaha, Nebraska. President Truman is on his western trip, and stopped to participate in the reunion event and speak at the memorial park. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A tour guide takes a group of people through the World War II Memorial Park, in Omaha, Nebraska, where President Harry S. Truman spoke at the dedication while on his western campaign trip. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Military and civilians assemble for the dedication of the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska, where President Harry S. Truman (not visible in this photo) made a stop on his Western tour and addressed the assembly. The Thirty-Fifth Division reunion was also being held in Omaha. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A crowd gathers at the railroad station in Kearney, Nebraska, and spills across the tracks to see President Harry S. Truman on his whistlestop trip to the west coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

View of the World War II Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska, where President Harry S. Truman spoke at the dedication while on his western campaign trip. (Same as 59-335) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Enlisted men observe the Williamsburg's narrow passage through the draw bridge. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An automobile with a platform holding several sailors, including a yeoman, radioman and pharmacist passes the reviewing stand in a 35th Division Reunion parade in Omaha, Nebraska. President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) attended this event. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A crowd lines up at a railroad station in a small town in Nebraska to see President Harry S. Truman during his 10,000 mile, cross-country tour. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.