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Two War Correspondents Provide Some Entertainment at Camp Dealey

Two unidentified men, one with a war correspondent patch visible, appear to be providing entertainment, probably at Camp Dealey. A third unidentified man stands in the back. Camp Dealey was located on the island of Guam and was a recreation camp for submarine sailors between 1944 - 1945. Photograph is part of an album entitled "Submarine Pictures WWII."

President Harry S. Truman Holds a Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman was host to newspaper and radio correspondents and photographers at a picnic in the north garden of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Following the picnic the President held a press conference. Here (center, in white shirt and darker jacket), he is chatting with a reporter. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

President Harry S. Truman Holds a Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman (center) hosted newspaper and radio correspondents and photographers at a picnic in the north garden of the Little White House. Following the picnic the President held a press conference. Standing behind the President, from left to right: two unidentified men, David Niles (wearing glasses), Stephen Spingarn, Stanley Woodward, Donald Dawson, Matthew Connelly (smoking cigarette), General Harry Vaughan (with mustache), Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, unidentified man, General Wallace Graham, and Charles Ross. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Greets News Photographers at the Boca Chica Airport, Florida

President Harry S. Truman greets news photographers upon their late arrival at the Boca Chica airport with an inquiry as to why they were late and "interviews" Robert G. Nixon, President of the White House Correspondents Association (in front of Truman). Standing behind President Truman, in uniform, is Admiral William Leahy. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Ambassador James Dunn Touring Flood Damage in Italy

Exterior view showing a group of men, including reporters and government officials, standing by an Italian airplane. United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952), James C. Dunn, is seen standing in the center holding a light colored topcoat. The other men are not identified. The photograph is identified as: "visit to Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia to see flood damage caused by storm, October 31, 1951." According to newspaper clippings accompanying the photograph the two-week old flood had caused extensive damage with at least 110 persons killed and 9,000 people left homeless.