Presidential vacations

Caretaker of Ft. Jefferson, Russell A. Gibbs, points out a rusted 16 inch cannon to President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and party while visiting Fort Jefferson National Historic Site in Dry Tortugas, Florida. Others in the presidential party include: Admiral William Leahy, John Steelman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Edwin Locke, Admiral Charles Styer, Captain James Foskett, and Secret Service agent John Gorham (dark shirt). Truman visited the Dry Tortugas Islands while on vacation in Key West. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from left, with cane) and his party prepare to embark in the U.S.S. Stribling tied up at the submarine base where Truman and his party are vacationing in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan (background), President Truman, General Wallace Graham, Admiral Charles W. Styer, unidentified man in hat (background), and Naval Aide Captain James Foskett. They are boarding en route to the Dry Tortugas Islands. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and his party on a tour of the interior of Fort Jefferson National Monument, Mr. Russell Gibbs, custodian, conducting. Others pictured include: Captain James Foskett, Clark Clifford, Edwin Locke, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary Charles Ross, Admiral Charles Styer, and Chief C.J. Langello, USN (in background). President Truman and his party traveled to the Fort on Dry Tortugas while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Admiral William D. Leahy makes his bid off the Dolphin while fishing with President Harry S. Truman off the Dry Tortugas Islands on vacation in Key West, Florida. Cecil Sewell, an Office of Naval Intelligence agent, stands in the background. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Fort Jefferson National Monument, Dry Tortugas, Florida. President Harry S. Truman and his party visited the Fort during his vacation in Key West. View from water, taken aboard the Dolphin. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Captain Bra Saunders (left) unhooks a 2 pound yellowtail for President Harry S. Truman (second from right). Truman went fishing off the Dry Tortugas Islands while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.