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Governor Mon Wallgren Displays His Fish

Senator Warren G. Magnuson (fourth from the left) reels in a fish, while on a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington with President Harry S. Truman and Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington. From left to right: two unidentified men; Major General Harry Vaughan (standing on rail); Senator Magnuson; three unidentified men; Governor Wallgren; unidentified man; President Truman; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly; unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman On a Fishing Trip in Puget Sound, Washington

President Harry S. Truman (sixth from the left) enjoys a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington with General Harry H. Vaughan (second from the left), Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (fourth from the left), Secret Service Agent George Drescher (fifth from left), and Governor Monrad C. Wallgren (seventh from the left). Also present is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (eighth from left, wearing pinstripe suit). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. United Press correspondent Merriman Smith is behind Ross's left shoulder. Associated Press reporter Ernest (Tony) Vaccaro is behind Leahy's left shoulder.

King George VI and President Harry S. Truman Aboard the USS Augusta

King George VI of Great Britain (foreground, left) and President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center, wearing civilian suit) on board the USS Augusta as King George prepares to leave. Standing between King George VI and President Truman is Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind President Truman, mostly obscured, is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing opposite King George VI is Captain James Foskett, Commanding Officer of the Augusta. All others are unidentified.