Presidential vacations

The presidential yacht the U.S.S. Williamsburg under way off Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman used the yacht while he was taking a post-election vacation in Florida.

Miss Margaret Truman boards ship The Big Wheel with the assistance of several unidentified sailors. She is boarding the ship for fishing excursion off of Key West, Florida. She is with President Harry S. Truman and other members of his party for a post-election vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (far right with cane) tour Fort Jefferson National Monument with members of his White House staff and advisors. Also present are First Lady Bess Truman (foreground, in solid dress) and Margaret Truman (foreground, in patterned dress). All others are unidentified. The Truman family and staff were on a post-election vacation.

State Department Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward fishes while on board the Big Wheel off Key West, Florida. He joined President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) on a post-election vacation in Key West.

President Harry S. Truman (at far right with cane) listens as a guide conducts a tour of Fort Jefferson National Monument, off of Key West, Florida. Other members of President Truman's party are unidentified. President Truman and members of his staff visited Fort Jefferson and Key West while on a post-election vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (with hat and cane on left) and his party are given a tour of Fort Jefferson National Monument by one of the historical guides at Fort Jefferson, off of Key West, Florida. Standing on the right of President Truman is First Lady Bess W. Truman. All others are unidentified. President Truman and members of his staff took a post-election vacation in Key West.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left) and Miss Margaret Truman (second from right) approach the entrance to Fort Jefferson National Monument accompanied by two unidentified naval officers. They are at Fort Jefferson with President Harry S. Truman and other members of his party for a post-election vacation.

(L-R) Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, unidentified naval officer, and First Lady Bess Truman on board the ships The Big Wheel on the way to Fort Jefferson National Monument, which is off the coast of Key West, Florida. They are in Florida for a post-election vacation.

President Harry S. Truman stands in his Lincoln convertible automobile and waves at the welcoming Key West, Florida crowd on his way to the Little White House as Captain Cecil Adell sits in the center. Naval signal flags flutter in the breeze over the street. President Truman is in Key West for a post-election vacation. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Senator and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, and Mr. Leslie Biffle pose outside the Little White House upon the gentlemen's arrival. President Truman is in Key West for a post-election vacation. Others in background are unidentified.