Rivers

Aerial view of flood damage along the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. This photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's western trip (he is not pictured), during which he viewed the flood damage. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A view of the Columbia river, Washington, taken from the bridge that goes across the top of the Grand Coulee Dam, looking north, during the 1948 flood. The flood is mentioned in President Truman's speech of June 9, 1948, during his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-241) 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.

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.

Aerial view of flood damage from the Columbia River in Vanport, Oregon, viewed by President Harry S. Truman on his western trip. (Same as 98-1252) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

A sailor keeps watch on the bank of the river as the Presidential yacht Williamsburg sails on a Chesapeake Bay-Delaware trip toward Key West, Florida. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Library from the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A view of the countryside from the presidential yacht Williamsburg making its way to the Delaware and Chesapeake United Bay area. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

View of the Nile River and its banks with people waiting to ferry across the river. Charles Thayer describes as "natives with merchandise waiting for the ferry." Taken while on a safari trip near Juba, Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of the Nile River and its banks with a boat and several people in sight. Charles Thayer describes as "the ferry across the Nile to Juba." Taken while on a safari trip near Juba, Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

View of the Nile River and its banks with full view of native included. Charles Thayer describes as "a naked native waiting for the ferry." Taken while on a safari trip near Juba, Sudan. Photograph taken as part of a trip author and diplomat Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Egypt and Sudan in 1961. Photos of the safari in Sudan intended for a possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.