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Aerial View Near Saigon

Aerial view from the plane carrying Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Indochina. The river is probably the Mekong River. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

Columbia River, Washington, Flooding

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 visits the Grand Coulee Dam, Washington

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.