Sailors

The crew of the Williamsburg enjoys a swim in the Caribbean Sea as the ship docks at a naval base during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The crew of the Williamsburg enjoys a swim in the Caribbean Sea as the ship docks at a naval base during President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to 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.

Enlisted men observe the Williamsburg's narrow passage through the draw bridge. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The kitchen staff and their supervising officer pose for a photo in the kitchen of the Williamsburg, anchored somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken 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.

A sailor inspects the machinery that operates the Williamsburg while anchored somewhere in the Caribbean 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.

An officer kneeling down flanked by two sailors holding life preservers and four standing sailors poses for a photo in front of the presidential seal aboard the Williamsburg, somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken 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.

A cook and aide demonstrate a machine used to prepare vegetables in the kitchen of the Williamsburg, anchored at a base in the Caribbean 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.

A sailor reads a book while he turns the chickens on a spit in the kitchen of the Williamsburg, somewhere in the Caribbean. The photo was taken 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.

Three sailors in a utility room aboard the Williamsburg with an acetylene torch outside the door. The Williamsburg was anchored at a base somewhere in the Caribbean 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.