Sailors

The United States Naval Band performs at the ceremonies commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. All are unidentified.

Crew members aboard the U.S.S. Requin, a submarine at the United States Naval Base in Key West, Florida, lined up for inspection during a visit by President Harry S. Truman. Truman spent part of his vacation at the naval base in Key West. All are unidentified.

Crew members aboard President Harry S. Truman's yacht, the U.S.S. WILLIAMSBURG, as it approached anchorage at Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. All are unidentified. Truman visited St. Croix during a vacation cruise of the area.

President Harry S. Truman walking off the gangplank of the U.S.S. Williamsburg at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. President Truman visited the Virgin Islands as part of a vacation cruise. Sailors in the background are unidentified.

At the naval air station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, President Harry S. Truman (third from left), Governor Jesus Pinero (left) and Admiral Daniel Barbey (center) inspect the Guard of Honor.

President Harry S. Truman stands at attention between rows of sailors saluting on a dock at the Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Washington, a stop on his presidential trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The crew of the U.S.S. Williamsburg, docked at a naval base in the Caribbean Sea, sits down to a meal in the Mess Hall, during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Navy personnel at a Naval base in Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands hold the mooring rope steady as they await the arrival of an aviation rescue boat transporting President Harry S. Truman from the Williamsburg to shore. The President is on a trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An officer stands in front of a line of sailors on a Navy aviation rescue boat waiting for President Truman to board from the Williamsburg and transported to Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, during the President's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

An unidentified sailor at the wheel of the Williamsburg cruising on the Caribbean Sea during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. Another unidentified sailor is on the bridge. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.