Presidential trips

The lobby of the Hotel Fontenelle in Omaha, Nebraska, displays a hanging sign reading "Hotel Fontenelle Welcomes President Truman." The photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's 1948 western trip. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The kitchen staff and their supervising officer pose for a photo in the kitchen of the Williamsburg, anchored somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Williamsburg heading out to sea. President Truman sails through the Delaware Bay on one of his frequent cruises to Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Five unidentified officers aboard the Williamsburg somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A sailor inspects the machinery that operates the Williamsburg while anchored somewhere in the Caribbean during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Five unidentified officers sit at a table on the Williamsburg somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An officer kneeling down flanked by two sailors holding life preservers and four standing sailors poses for a photo in front of the presidential seal aboard the Williamsburg, somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An unidentified officer climbs the stairs aboard the Williamsburg, anchored somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A cook and aide demonstrate a machine used to prepare vegetables in the kitchen of the Williamsburg, anchored at a base in the Caribbean during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A sailor reads a book while he turns the chickens on a spit in the kitchen of the Williamsburg, somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.