Presidents

From the back of a train, President Harry S. Truman greets residents of Roseville, California, a stop on his presidential trip to the West Coast. Second from left is military aide General Harry Vaughan; on the right is Captain Robert Dennison. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman, surrounded by reporters, stands on the bank of the Columbia River while an unidentified officer points out the flood disaster at Vanport, Oregon. The photos were taken during President Truman's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcoming committee as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the Columbia River flood at Vanport. (See 2012-253.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and two unidentified men walk alongside boats moored to a dock on the Columbia River to view flood damage in the Vanport, Oregon area. The photo was taken during his presidential trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-390) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves his hat as he, Margaret Truman (left) and unidentified others take in the view on an observation platform at Dry Falls Overlook, near the Grand Coulee Dam, a stop on Truman's trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-236) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcomers as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the flood damage from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (center) stands under the protective wing of an Air Force plane on a rainy day at Portland, Oregon, where he awaits transportation to view the Columbia River flood damage at Vanport, Oregon. The others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington (left), President Harry S. Truman (second from left), Frank Arthur Banks (third from left, Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation), and other unidentified men are shown standing before the Columbia River during President Truman's visit to the Grand Coulee Dam, a stop on his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (behind Truman), and unidentified others stand on the banks of the Columbia River and inspect flood damage from the river in Vanport, Oregon. (Same as 98-1254). From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman sits high (back to camera) on the back seat of an open motorcar before a welcoming crowd in Coulee City, Washington. A Welcome Truman sign can be seen in the background. (Similar to 66-690) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.